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The Long Goodbye

Last post by Dewey1960 « February 5th, 2009, 10:12 pm
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by MikeBSG » January 30th, 2009, 11:06 am
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I saw this again the other day. I watched it with my daughter. The Long Goodbye is her favorite Chandler novel. She didn't like the movie.

I didn't...
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February 5th, 2009, 10:12 pm
Noir City - 7

Last post by Moraldo Rubini « January 25th, 2009, 6:10 pm
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by Moraldo Rubini » December 26th, 2008, 9:12 pm

Anyone planning on attending the 7th Noir City Festival in San Francisco? Here's the schedule: I'm unfamiliar with a lot of the titles (which excites...

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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
January 25th, 2009, 6:10 pm
Smart Protagonists vs. Dumb Protagonists

Last post by MikeBSG « January 20th, 2009, 12:24 pm
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by MikeBSG » January 9th, 2009, 11:39 am

My daughter recently watched Mildred Pierce and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). She decided that she liked the movies of Double Indemnity and...

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January 20th, 2009, 12:24 pm
The Killing (1956)

Last post by klondike « January 15th, 2009, 9:22 pm
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by moira finnie » January 14th, 2009, 9:35 am

I recently saw Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956) again for the first time in years. Aside from being dazzled by the cinematography of Lucien...

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January 15th, 2009, 9:22 pm
Killer's Kiss (1955)

Last post by MissGoddess « January 15th, 2009, 10:53 am
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by MissGoddess » January 5th, 2009, 12:08 pm

(Spoilers ahead)

Stanley Kubrick was a really fine cinematographer. I like the way
he filmed New York, lit so cold, so impersonal and inhuman in...

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Last post by MissGoddess
January 15th, 2009, 10:53 am
Brighton Rock (1947)

Last post by jdb1 « January 8th, 2009, 3:34 pm
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by Mr. Arkadin » January 6th, 2009, 8:16 am

Brighton Rock (1947) debuts today (Tuesday) in prime time. Possibly the best British noir of the classic era with interesting spiritual ties, which...

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Last post by jdb1
January 8th, 2009, 3:34 pm
The Harder They Come (1972)

Last post by Mr. Arkadin « November 28th, 2008, 2:34 pm

by Mr. Arkadin » November 28th, 2008, 2:34 pm

We are in for a unique treat on TCM Underground tonight. Although other Blaxploitation films mixed violence, drugs, and great music, The Harder They...

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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
November 28th, 2008, 2:34 pm
RALPH MEEKER Double-Bill Sat Nov 15

Last post by Alan K. « November 18th, 2008, 9:58 pm
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by Dewey1960 » November 14th, 2008, 11:39 am
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Tomorrow evening, November 15th, a particularly profound duet of 1955 noir sledgehammer blows featuring the great Ralph Meeker blast their way into...
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Last post by Alan K.
November 18th, 2008, 9:58 pm
MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS (1945) TCM Oct 23rd

Last post by Dewey1960 « October 23rd, 2008, 10:40 am
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by Dewey1960 » October 18th, 2008, 3:03 pm

Thursday, October 23 marks the TCM arrival of MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS , the notorious 1945 B thriller from Joseph H. Lewis, arguably one of the very...

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Last post by Dewey1960
October 23rd, 2008, 10:40 am
Jake " Greasy Thumb " Guzik

Last post by Alan K. « October 20th, 2008, 10:25 pm
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by ken123 » October 14th, 2008, 1:16 pm

Jake Guzik, was the accountant for the Capone, Nitti ,et al mob, might be a figure to be used as the connecting thread in a major motion picture...

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Last post by Alan K.
October 20th, 2008, 10:25 pm
Crime Without Passion (1934)

Last post by rudyfan « October 20th, 2008, 5:10 pm

by rudyfan » October 20th, 2008, 5:10 pm

Upon learning of the new bio of Claude Rains, it got me thinking about one of my favorite films, the 1934 Crime Without Passion. Anyone know if this...

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Last post by rudyfan
October 20th, 2008, 5:10 pm
I'm getting hooked on noir

Last post by myrnaloyisdope « October 11th, 2008, 4:06 am
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by charliechaplinfan » September 25th, 2008, 4:55 pm
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I've been hooked on silent movies, musicals, foreign language movies, precodes and now joining the bunch is noir. In the last couple of weeks I've...
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October 11th, 2008, 4:06 am
Hollow Triumph (aka The Scar) (1948)

Last post by ChiO « October 4th, 2008, 5:10 pm
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by moira finnie » October 4th, 2008, 11:57 am

Wow, what a great little noir!!

This movie featured the best black and white cinematography of John Alton that I've ever seen, with a blend of...

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Last post by ChiO
October 4th, 2008, 5:10 pm
The Great McGinty (1940) and The Glass Key (1942)

Last post by Mr. Arkadin « September 24th, 2008, 5:55 pm
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by moira finnie » September 24th, 2008, 6:58 am

Preston Sturges ' first job as a director and writer in The Great McGinty is on tap tonight on TCM 9/25 at 10PM EDT. Political corruption is on the...

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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
September 24th, 2008, 5:55 pm
The Boss (1956)

Last post by moira finnie « September 23rd, 2008, 6:45 pm

by moira finnie » September 23rd, 2008, 6:45 pm

The Boss (1956), which is a movie that features some of the best acting by John Payne in any movie is on early Thursday morning 9/25 at 1am EDT on...

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Last post by moira finnie
September 23rd, 2008, 6:45 pm
Deadly Noir Dames

Last post by Synnove « September 16th, 2008, 2:01 pm
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by ken123 » August 11th, 2008, 11:30 am

Who is your favorite and why ?

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September 16th, 2008, 2:01 pm
ALLOTMENT WIVES on TCM Sept 26

Last post by moira finnie « September 13th, 2008, 7:06 am
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by Dewey1960 » September 12th, 2008, 7:22 pm

ALLOTMENT WIVES (1945), a provocative and tremendously fascinating example of poverty row noir emerges on TCM early Friday morning, September 26 ....

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Last post by moira finnie
September 13th, 2008, 7:06 am
Stray Dog

Last post by bryce « August 25th, 2008, 11:59 am
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by bryce » August 18th, 2008, 6:22 pm

Tonight I introduce my wife to early Kurosawa. She's seen Seven Samurai and I've shown her Ran , but it's downright criminal (oops, I just had-ta!)...

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Last post by bryce
August 25th, 2008, 11:59 am
The Music of Noir

Last post by melwalton « August 24th, 2008, 6:47 pm
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by MissGoddess » August 11th, 2008, 9:22 am

Remarkably, several of my favorite movie soundtracks are from films noir. Remarkably, but perhaps not unexpectably? Aren't films noir highly...

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Last post by melwalton
August 24th, 2008, 6:47 pm
WITNESS TO MURDER on TCM aug 19

Last post by Dewey1960 « August 17th, 2008, 7:28 am
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by Dewey1960 » August 13th, 2008, 7:44 pm

Anyone interested in catching the superb 1954 noir WITNESS TO MURDER should mark their calendars for Tuesday evening, August 19. Beautifully...

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August 17th, 2008, 7:28 am
STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR (1940) Sat 12/1

Last post by jdb1 « August 14th, 2008, 10:02 am
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by Dewey1960 » November 28th, 2007, 10:03 am

Mark those calendars; set the timers on those recorders: STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR airs on TCM this Saturday morning (December 1).

STRANGER ON...

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Last post by jdb1
August 14th, 2008, 10:02 am
Top female [email protected] tv Cops And Dectectives

Last post by mrsl « August 11th, 2008, 4:53 pm
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by stuart.uk » August 11th, 2008, 10:15 am

Here's a list of top movie female Cops And Dectectives

The Avenger Girls Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson and Joanna Lumley (tv)

Jill...

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Last post by mrsl
August 11th, 2008, 4:53 pm
Sexual Ambiguity

Last post by ken123 « August 11th, 2008, 4:36 pm
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by ken123 » August 11th, 2008, 1:10 pm

Is one of the attractions of film noir the extant that sexual ambiguity is emphasized ? Its politics that is often very anti - estblishment is that...

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Last post by ken123
August 11th, 2008, 4:36 pm
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

Last post by MissGoddess « August 10th, 2008, 6:09 pm

by MissGoddess » August 10th, 2008, 6:09 pm

Thanks to Ollie I got to see this movie again after so long. It was one of my favorite
love stories. it was the first movie I saw starring Valli and...

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Last post by MissGoddess
August 10th, 2008, 6:09 pm
Welles As a Noir Reviewer

Last post by Dewey1960 « August 10th, 2008, 10:18 am
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by ChiO » August 9th, 2008, 5:25 pm

Just ran across this today. Welles, who had a column entitled Almanac, wrote this on January 25, 1945:

Plant things that grow above the ground...

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Last post by Dewey1960
August 10th, 2008, 10:18 am
...as apple pie?

Last post by MikeBSG « August 9th, 2008, 9:00 am

by MikeBSG » August 9th, 2008, 9:00 am

I just read a very thought-provoking book about film noir.

A few years ago, I read Film Noir by Andrew Spicer, which is a terrific introduction to...

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Last post by MikeBSG
August 9th, 2008, 9:00 am
You Can't Get Away With Murder (1939)

Last post by MissGoddess « July 20th, 2008, 3:43 pm
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by Mr. Arkadin » July 18th, 2008, 10:08 pm

Coming up early Sunday morning. It's been a long time since I've seen this one. I'm not sure if TCM has ever shown it, so get the recorders ready to...

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Last post by MissGoddess
July 20th, 2008, 3:43 pm
Country Noir?

Last post by MikeBSG « July 4th, 2008, 9:55 am
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by moira finnie » January 20th, 2008, 12:31 pm

Please pardon my attempt to put into words one of the knottier themes of film noir that interests me:

As a country mouse, one of the areas of film...

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Last post by MikeBSG
July 4th, 2008, 9:55 am
The Blue Gardenia - 1953

Last post by MissGoddess « June 28th, 2008, 10:33 am
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by MissGoddess » June 27th, 2008, 9:26 am

Fritz Lang's stylish film noir keeps getting better with each viewing. My only reservation about it has been Ann Baxter's performance which sometimes...

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Last post by MissGoddess
June 28th, 2008, 10:33 am
AFI Best Gangster Movies

Last post by myrnaloyisdope « June 23rd, 2008, 7:14 pm
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by MikeBSG » June 22nd, 2008, 2:37 pm

The AFI has posted a list of the top ten Gangster movies (Noir is apparently not a category.)

1) The Godfather
2) Goodfellas
3) The Godfather Part...

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Last post by myrnaloyisdope
June 23rd, 2008, 7:14 pm
AFI Best Mysteries

Last post by knitwit45 « June 23rd, 2008, 2:02 pm
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by MikeBSG » June 22nd, 2008, 2:34 pm

The AFI has come up with a list of 10 best mysteries.

1) Vertigo
2) Chinatown
3) Rear Window
4) Laura
5) The Third Man
6) The Maltese Falcon
7)...

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June 23rd, 2008, 2:02 pm
WeeGee

Last post by knitwit45 « June 20th, 2008, 11:35 am
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by knitwit45 » June 20th, 2008, 10:02 am

I saw some photographs yesterday at the Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City, and one of them was taken by WeeGee . His book was the basis of The Naked...

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June 20th, 2008, 11:35 am
Walter Matthau's GANGSTER STORY (1960)

Last post by Mr. Arkadin « June 12th, 2008, 5:37 pm
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by Dewey1960 » June 12th, 2008, 10:03 am

One of the more delightful aspects of having TCM is the comforting knowledge that sooner or later so many wonderful quasi-obscure little noir gems...

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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
June 12th, 2008, 5:37 pm
The Asian Fest last night

Last post by mrsl « June 11th, 2008, 6:40 pm

by mrsl » June 11th, 2008, 6:40 pm

Ignore this thread, I moved it to the thread under TCM movies. Sorry

Anne

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June 11th, 2008, 6:40 pm
It's Time Foir the Bestavorite Noir

Last post by cinemalover « June 9th, 2008, 9:17 am
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by cinemalover » April 30th, 2008, 9:22 am
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Welcome to the beginning of our latest contest. Please submit your list of your top 15 Noir films by end of day Friday, May 9th.

The rules will...
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June 9th, 2008, 9:17 am
Whistle Stop (1946)

Last post by raftfan « June 3rd, 2008, 8:40 pm
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by moira finnie » June 3rd, 2008, 2:00 pm

According to some sources, producer Mark Hellinger spotted a possible actress for his next feature in the independently produced, low budget noir,...

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Last post by raftfan
June 3rd, 2008, 8:40 pm
THE SCREAMING MIMI (1958) on TCM 5/31

Last post by klondike « June 2nd, 2008, 7:43 pm
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by Dewey1960 » May 23rd, 2008, 6:58 pm

On Saturday, May 31, TCM will air for the first time one of the 1950s strangest noir films: Gerd Oswald's sensational and twisted 1958 psycho-shocker...

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Last post by klondike
June 2nd, 2008, 7:43 pm
Leave Her to Heaven

Last post by myrnaloyisdope « May 31st, 2008, 9:24 pm
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by MissGoddess » October 13th, 2007, 2:02 pm
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I'm including this post here because Martin Scorces called this a color film with a heart that was pure noir.

10-12-07 Leave Her to Heaven -...
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Last post by myrnaloyisdope
May 31st, 2008, 9:24 pm
Le Corbeau (1943) by H.G. Clouzot

Last post by charliechaplinfan « May 29th, 2008, 1:52 pm
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by Ann Harding » May 11th, 2008, 10:45 am

As somebody opened a thread on French crime films, I think it's quite timely to start one on one of the best French film ever made. It's one of my...

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Last post by charliechaplinfan
May 29th, 2008, 1:52 pm
French Crime Films

Last post by Ollie « May 27th, 2008, 1:18 pm
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by MikeBSG » May 10th, 2008, 1:17 pm
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The French seem to have enjoyed a lot of success with their crime dramas. Which ones do you like and recommend?

I just watched Bob le Flambeur,...
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Last post by Ollie
May 27th, 2008, 1:18 pm
THE "HEAT" IS ON...

Last post by Hollis « May 24th, 2008, 7:55 am
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by Hollis » May 22nd, 2008, 1:58 pm

Good afternoon all,

Tonight at 8PM EDT, TNT is airing the 1995 crime drama HEAT . Amazingly, they're showing a film with a 171 minute run time in a...

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Last post by Hollis
May 24th, 2008, 7:55 am
Jessica or Miss. Marple

Last post by melwalton « May 23rd, 2008, 2:40 pm
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by stuart.uk » May 15th, 2008, 11:01 am

who do you prefer as your female slueth Jessica Fletcher or Miss. Jane Marple.

for me it's Jessica, played by Anglela Lansbury from the early 80s to...

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May 23rd, 2008, 2:40 pm
THE LOCKET (1946) on Sat Oct 13

Last post by bettyjoan « May 21st, 2008, 9:03 pm
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by Dewey1960 » October 10th, 2007, 9:58 pm
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The commonly held notion that every black and white film made before 1970 is simply a B movie is a maddeningly idiotic one at best, and THE LOCKET ,...
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May 21st, 2008, 9:03 pm
Gun Crazy (1950)

Last post by myrnaloyisdope « May 17th, 2008, 4:03 pm
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by phil noir » March 28th, 2008, 6:28 am

Hello to you all

Are there any fans of Gun Crazy here? I saw this film the other week, and thought it was absolutely fantastic. Great performances...

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Last post by myrnaloyisdope
May 17th, 2008, 4:03 pm
Dark Corners: Film Noir from the Fox Archives

Last post by ChiO « May 17th, 2008, 8:25 am

by ChiO » May 17th, 2008, 8:25 am

To paraphrase Graham Nash : Won't you please come to Chicago just to watch film noir.

The Gene Siskel Film Center is showing 35mm archival prints...

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Last post by ChiO
May 17th, 2008, 8:25 am
Niagara (1953) + Jean Peters

Last post by CineMaven « May 15th, 2008, 6:11 pm
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by movieman » April 5th, 2008, 5:43 am

All right, Niagara isn't the most exciting thriller you've seen, but I thought I'd start a thread on it anyway. (I guess I started this one on a bad...

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Last post by CineMaven
May 15th, 2008, 6:11 pm
Edgar G. Ulmer's BLUEBEARD (1944)

Last post by Ollie « May 5th, 2008, 5:30 pm
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by Dewey1960 » May 3rd, 2008, 2:08 pm

The queasy hybrid genre concoction that is Edgar G. Ulmer's BLUEBEARD (1944), an unholy marriage of film noir and horror, will air once again on TCM...

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Last post by Ollie
May 5th, 2008, 5:30 pm
Blast of Silence

Last post by Ollie « May 2nd, 2008, 10:56 am
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by ChiO » April 17th, 2008, 6:05 pm

Today, just in time for our film noir poll, I received the new Criterion release of BLAST OF SILENCE . It is now in crisp black & white (mostly...

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Last post by Ollie
May 2nd, 2008, 10:56 am
The Long Good Friday (1980)

Last post by MikeBSG « May 1st, 2008, 4:55 pm
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by Guest » April 30th, 2008, 6:09 pm

Bob Hoskins is a bear. He is 1,200 pounds of vicious, unstoppable fury. He'd chew through his own cheeks with his razor sharp fangs if it meant...

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Last post by MikeBSG
May 1st, 2008, 4:55 pm
Rural Desperado movies

Last post by Ollie « April 21st, 2008, 6:13 am
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by MikeBSG » April 10th, 2008, 2:21 pm

This is inspired by the fact that I recently watched Robert Aldrich's The Grissom Gang on DVD.

Usually, when we talk about gangster movies, we mean...

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April 21st, 2008, 6:13 am

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