BRAINSTORM on TCM 8/29
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by
Dewey1960 »
August 20th, 2011, 12:15 pm
Thanks to ChiO's timely headsup on some other thread, we can now all be duly
alreted to TCM's showing of BRAINSTORM , William Contrad's electrifying...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 24th, 2012, 8:31 am
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Last post by Dewey1960
May 31st, 2012, 1:16 pm
DECOY coming this month!!
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by
Dewey1960 »
April 21st, 2007, 12:37 pm
An updated reminder regarding a personal obsession: One of the absolute best B noir films is going to be a part of the upcoming 10-title Film Noir...
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Last post by kingrat
May 29th, 2012, 2:58 pm
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Last post by JackFavell
May 20th, 2012, 3:18 pm
MIKE HAMMER (the unsold 1954 TV pilot)
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by
Dewey1960 »
July 20th, 2011, 11:13 am
Tonight, as part of the closing night program of our TV NOIR series at the Roxie, we’ll be presenting the insanely rare unsold 1954 pilot episode of...
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Last post by RedRiver
May 7th, 2012, 9:44 am
Suspense (1946)
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by
moira finnie »
March 7th, 2012, 1:12 pm
That neglected sub-genre, Ice Follies Noir, came to TCM today with Suspense (1946), starring Barry Sullivan as an ambitious peanut vendor, Belita as...
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Last post by dickson
March 17th, 2012, 4:32 am
Once a Thief (1965)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
April 26th, 2010, 6:45 pm
A boring heist movie, Ralph Nelson’s Once a Thief would never make anyone’s top twenty list of great crime films, yet it boasts incredible actors...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
February 28th, 2012, 12:44 pm
BLACK FURY / NOWHERE TO RUN (1987)
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by
Dewey1960 »
February 17th, 2012, 11:17 am
Those two short films took nearly five years to complete and really wore me out. It seemed like
a tremendous amount of time and stress to give over...
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Last post by Dewey1960
February 19th, 2012, 1:21 am
BLIND ALLEY (1981)
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by
Dewey1960 »
February 13th, 2012, 9:35 am
After much procrastination I've finally managed to upload some of
the short films I made in the 1980s onto YouTube. I thought I'd share
the first of...
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Last post by Dewey1960
February 13th, 2012, 9:36 pm
I Wake Up Screaming
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by
ken123 »
April 15th, 2007, 2:39 am
Is one of my favorite film noir, with a great performance by Laird Cregar as Ed Cornell , a very zealous cop. I would like to hear comments, either...
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Last post by Maricatrin
February 13th, 2012, 9:27 am
Favorite Heists on Film
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by
moira finnie »
January 21st, 2012, 4:26 pm
Some appreciative comments about the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) on the board made me start wondering if you have particular...
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Last post by JackFavell
February 2nd, 2012, 11:08 am
The Street With No Name
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by
RedRiver »
November 13th, 2011, 4:14 pm
It had been so long since I'd seen this terrific police procedural, I'd forgotten how good it is. Did I say good? Try perfect! Beautifully filmed and...
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Last post by RedRiver
January 20th, 2012, 2:10 pm
TV•NOIR (redux) AT THE ROXIE 9/30 - 10/6
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by
Dewey1960 »
September 24th, 2011, 8:47 pm
Well gang, after many weeks fraught with indecision and peril, my latest installment
of TV NOIR arrives at the 102 year-old Roxie Theater this coming...
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Last post by RedRiver
January 17th, 2012, 6:04 pm
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Last post by JackFavell
November 12th, 2011, 7:43 am
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Last post by JackFavell
November 10th, 2011, 11:00 am
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
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by
kingrat »
November 2nd, 2011, 7:30 pm
So glad TCM showed THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS (1944). GaryJ mentioned liking this film, so maybe it deserves a thread of its own. Although THE MASK OF...
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Last post by RedRiver
November 7th, 2011, 2:29 pm
Dennis O'Keefe: Unlikely Catnip?
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by
moira finnie »
July 23rd, 2011, 1:47 pm
What am I missing when it comes to affable Dennis O'Keefe? Aside from a few brain cells, fried away in this heat wave we are experiencing, I just...
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Last post by mongoII
October 30th, 2011, 7:18 pm
BLACK TUESDAY ON TCM
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by
CineMaven »
November 23rd, 2009, 12:16 pm
Well tomorrow September 24th, 2009 looks like TCM is holding its own: BLACK TUESDAY. Yup, it'll be a day filled with darkness and shadows,...
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Last post by MissGoddess
October 12th, 2011, 3:05 pm
Criminals in films
by
Bilbo »
September 20th, 2011, 3:08 pm
I believe that at least in the 40's the mob had its foot in the door of Hollywood and also ran the unions - also that Ben Siegel wanted to act - but...
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Last post by Bilbo
September 20th, 2011, 3:08 pm
BOGART NOIR on TCM 8/17
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by
Dewey1960 »
August 13th, 2011, 6:05 pm
This coming Wednesday, August 17, TCM is offering up Humphrey Bogart as their Star of the Day, with at least six of the thirteen pictures featured...
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Last post by knitwit45
August 19th, 2011, 10:01 pm
What constitutes Noir?
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by
myrnaloyisdope »
June 14th, 2008, 1:35 am
So what constitutes Film Noir for you?
I was just thinking about how Hitchcock's films never get classified as Film Noir(despite some very noirish...
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Last post by kingrat
August 19th, 2011, 4:49 pm
The Killers - 1946 vs. 1964
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by
Dewey1960 »
April 18th, 2007, 1:23 pm
I know that I'm in a minority here, but I really do prefer the 1964 Don Siegel version. Much as I admire Siodmak's film (largely from a phtographic...
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Last post by Gary J.
August 14th, 2011, 10:05 pm
TV NOIR at the ROXIE!! July 18-20
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by
Dewey1960 »
June 21st, 2011, 8:30 pm
Next month my good friend Johnny Legend and I will be presenting TV NOIR at the Roxie in San Francisco—a three-night fest of dark and forgotten...
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Last post by Lzcutter
August 13th, 2011, 9:38 pm
Your Favorite Sherlock Holmes Movie?
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by
MissGoddess »
May 3rd, 2011, 9:54 pm
I'm slowly going through the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce versions and enjoying them thoroughly. Not until decades later with John Thaw as Inspector...
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Last post by RedRiver
August 12th, 2011, 2:34 pm
My Gun is Quick
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by
mrsl »
May 7th, 2011, 2:09 pm
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I'm not sure if this one is considered a film noir pic. I DVR'd it last night because I caught the name of the star as being Robert Bray whom I...
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Last post by Dewey1960
August 12th, 2011, 11:19 am
LURED
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by
mrsl »
October 17th, 2009, 5:58 pm
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I discussed somewhere on this site how I've been put off by the title of a movie, so I understand the reasoning behind changing the name of this...
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Last post by RedRiver
August 8th, 2011, 6:38 pm
Whistle Stop (1946)
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by
ambervioletta »
July 29th, 2011, 12:09 am
Beautiful Mary returns to her small hometown after many years from Chicago wearing a mink coat and carrying an expensive cigarette case. Her arrival...
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Last post by ambervioletta
August 8th, 2011, 12:03 am
The Prowler - Joseph Losey
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by
MissGoddess »
September 19th, 2010, 7:25 pm
After Secret Beyond the Door is what I believe is another TCM premiere, Joseph Losey's The Prowler (1951).
Another noir I've never seen but have...
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Last post by RedRiver
August 6th, 2011, 3:48 pm
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
August 6th, 2011, 3:35 pm
Miss Marple Mysteries
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by
mrsl »
May 12th, 2011, 12:10 am
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There is no other person who can be Miss Marple than Margaret Rutherford. This unique woman, with her rather unusual looks, brings such love and...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
August 5th, 2011, 7:25 pm
Ruthless (1948)
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by
moira finnie »
July 25th, 2011, 3:16 pm
An old friend of Horace Vendig (Zachary Scott), the financial magnate in Ruthless arrives at a gala party late, explaining that to his host that he...
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Last post by RedRiver
August 3rd, 2011, 8:15 pm
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
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by
moira finnie »
October 26th, 2008, 1:43 pm
The Damned Don't Cry (1950), which I've heard dismissed as minor league Joan Crawford , was a great deal of cynical fun when I saw it for the first...
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Last post by JackFavell
August 1st, 2011, 5:15 pm
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Last post by moira finnie
July 15th, 2011, 6:05 pm
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Last post by ChiO
July 2nd, 2011, 7:53 am
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Last post by JackFavell
June 21st, 2011, 8:45 pm
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Last post by knitwit45
June 20th, 2011, 4:08 pm
Noir at Emory University
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pvitari »
June 8th, 2011, 1:02 pm
Emory University's Cinematheque Series will focus on noir this fall. Here's the advance schedule. More info later regarding locations and times. All...
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Last post by pvitari
June 8th, 2011, 1:02 pm
THE GIRL HUNTERS (1963) on TCM May 6
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by
Dewey1960 »
May 3rd, 2011, 10:29 am
THE GIRL HUNTERS (1963), which airs this Friday night on TCM is a unique opportunity to see Mickey Spillane, the notorious best-selling author of...
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Last post by MichiganJ
May 12th, 2011, 3:22 pm
"Pickup on South Street" (1953)
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by
mongoII »
May 10th, 2007, 9:05 pm
Directed by Samuel Fuller, who also wrote the screenplay, Pickup on South Street is a tough, brutal, well made film about a pickpocket (Richard...
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Last post by MissGoddess
March 21st, 2011, 3:09 pm
Lee Marvin
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by
moira finnie »
February 22nd, 2008, 5:53 pm
I came across this terrific series of interviews by John Gallagher with Lee Marvin (made just a year before he died) on YouTube and thought that you...
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Last post by movieman1957
March 18th, 2011, 8:29 am
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
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by
moira finnie »
October 10th, 2008, 12:05 pm
I recently got my mitts on a recording of Phil Karlson's Kansas City Confidential (1952).
I thoroughly enjoyed this film up to the point where...
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Last post by movieman1957
March 14th, 2011, 10:32 am
For the Love of Film (Noir)
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by
pvitari »
November 22nd, 2010, 10:50 am
Hey all! The second annual Film Preservation Blogathon, for The Love of Film (Noir), hosted by The Self-Styled Siren and Ferdy on Film, will take...
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Last post by pvitari
February 16th, 2011, 1:24 pm
Welcome to the Fleischer Bijou
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by klondike » March 30th, 2009, 6:54 pm
Hey Gang;
Had me a doozy of an idea while watching some of those great old Fleischer Bros. Famous Studios Animated Features (you could call 'em...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
February 12th, 2011, 7:58 pm
Noir City 9 Memorial Reel
by
moira finnie »
February 8th, 2011, 2:15 pm
A tribute reel featuring those among the recently deceased who made contributions to film noir. Some of the individuals shown are:
Richard Hildreth...
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Last post by moira finnie
February 8th, 2011, 2:15 pm
The Bride Wore Black (1968)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
June 18th, 2009, 6:51 am
Julie Kohler is one determined, resourceful woman. Seeking justice for her bridegroom's death, she stalks the five men responsible in Francois...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
February 7th, 2011, 10:29 am
My Noir Pics on the Wall
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by
ken123 »
January 27th, 2011, 4:24 pm
As a kid I collected pics of female leading ladies, mainly from the 1930 - 1960 time period. Seeing Phantom Lady starring Ella Raines last night on...
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Last post by ChiO
January 28th, 2011, 9:52 am
The Finest Noir Director
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by
ken123 »
April 27th, 2007, 3:40 pm
Is it Siodmak, Dassin, Wilder, Otto Preminger, Edgar Ulmer ( remember Detour ), or someone else.For me Dassin and Siodmak rank 1 - 2, even though my...
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Last post by moira finnie
January 23rd, 2011, 3:00 pm
City Streets (1931) and More
Replies: 8
by
moira finnie »
January 21st, 2011, 2:30 pm
A dark premiere on TCM this evening, along with some other great gangster movies. You can click on the title of each film to see more about the...
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Last post by moira finnie
January 22nd, 2011, 5:11 pm
House of Strangers
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ken123 »
November 23rd, 2009, 8:07 am
Eddie G Robinson is in top form as the ruthless patriarch of an Italian - American banking family, modeled after the founders of the Bank of Italy,...
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Last post by ChiO
January 15th, 2011, 11:50 am
Laura
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mrsl »
February 28th, 2010, 2:02 am
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I must be doing something wrong in using the SEARCH because nothing ever comes up and I'm sure we've discussed this movie here previously. Anyway,...
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Last post by MissGoddess
January 13th, 2011, 10:02 am
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