Altman's THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)
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by
Dewey1960 »
July 20th, 2007, 7:36 pm
I know there are countless film noir fans out there, rabid purists of old school private eye fiction, who are appalled by Robert Altman's revisionist...
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Last post by Dewey1960
July 21st, 2007, 2:24 am
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
July 20th, 2007, 10:16 am
Dead Reckoning
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by
Garbomaniac »
July 15th, 2007, 8:03 pm
Although I have heard many bash Scott's performance in this movie because her voice was dubbed and blah, blah, blah. I think it is one of the best...
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Last post by feaito
July 16th, 2007, 11:44 am
Key Largo
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ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 2:23 pm
Eddie G. is fantastic and steals this Huston classic. 8)
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Last post by vallo
July 11th, 2007, 11:08 am
711 Ocean Drive
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Lzcutter »
July 9th, 2007, 12:06 am
Finally watched this great hard boiled Edmund O'Brien film and found myself in love with all the on-location shooting they did for this film. They...
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Last post by Lzcutter
July 9th, 2007, 12:06 am
The Asphalt Jungle
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ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 11:46 pm
Directed by John Huston is a classic Heist film with stromg performances by Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagan, Louis Calhern, James Whitmore, Marc...
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Last post by jdb1
June 21st, 2007, 8:56 am
Best cinematography
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by
SSO Admins »
June 18th, 2007, 10:08 am
As much as the story, noir is known for its distinctive lighting and cinematography. Which film would you consider as having the best? Which one...
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Last post by Dewey1960
June 18th, 2007, 12:01 pm
CAGED (1950) / WOMEN'S PRISON (1955)
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by
Dewey1960 »
June 9th, 2007, 7:16 am
Watch out everyone: the Mother Ship of women in prison movies lands back on TCM this Monday night (June 11). CAGED, the 1950 Warner Bros classic...
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Last post by Dewey1960
June 12th, 2007, 3:09 pm
The Big Knife (1955)
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Mr. Arkadin »
June 10th, 2007, 11:44 am
Comes on this Tuesday as part of our Ida Lupino series. This dark play was written by Clifford Odets specifically for his friend John Garfield who...
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Last post by Dewey1960
June 10th, 2007, 1:08 pm
"Cloak and Dagger" (1946)
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by
mongoII »
May 25th, 2007, 2:57 pm
Fritz Lang's Cloak and Dagger is a romantically cast, post WW II production that dramatizes a fictional OSS mission.
A thriller, from the low...
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Last post by pktrekgirl
June 6th, 2007, 11:30 pm
The Bribe (1949)
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dfordoom »
May 27th, 2007, 1:45 pm
The Bribe , a 1949 noir-influenced crime movie directed by Robert Z. Leonard, is a movie that has a fairly poor reputation. I think it’s actually...
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Last post by MissGoddess
May 30th, 2007, 10:55 am
The Black Angel (1946)
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by
moira finnie »
May 22nd, 2007, 5:48 pm
After coming across this title in a post by MikeBSG, I ordered this from Netflix and I was not disappointed. While not breaking new ground, the film...
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Last post by dfordoom
May 24th, 2007, 3:05 am
Just paying their bills in '53!
by klondike » May 23rd, 2007, 10:13 pm
Six years before Fred Graham chased that giant gila monster across Texas . . .
Five years before Chuck Connors rode into North Fork . . .
Four years...
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Last post by klondike
May 23rd, 2007, 10:13 pm
Best Studio for Noirs
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by
ken123 »
May 12th, 2007, 11:11 pm
Producer Mark Hellinger released his his great Noirs The Killers , Brute Force , and The Naked City , he also did the pre - production work on Criss...
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Last post by Dewey1960
May 22nd, 2007, 2:09 pm
Mitchum - Where Danger Lives
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by
ken123 »
May 17th, 2007, 3:38 pm
Where Dangers Lives is directed by John Farrow, that features his wife Maureen O' Sullivan as Mitchum's girlfriend. Faith Domergue is a
distraught...
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Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
May 20th, 2007, 10:36 pm
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
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by
dfordoom »
May 19th, 2007, 9:20 am
A brief description of Cry of the Hunted , made in 1953, might lead you to expect a film along the lines of The Fugitive , with an obsessed cop...
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Last post by dfordoom
May 19th, 2007, 10:31 am
Hitchcock's Number 17 (1932)
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by
dfordoom »
May 19th, 2007, 9:18 am
Number 17 is a 1932 thriller that is generally regarded as one of Hitchcock’s worst films. Having watched it I don’t really understand why it has...
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Last post by moira finnie
May 19th, 2007, 10:28 am
Stranger on the Third Floor
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by
ken123 »
May 18th, 2007, 7:47 pm
Is a high quality low budget noir from RKO starring Peter Lorre. I wish that it was on DVD. :cry:
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Last post by MikeBSG
May 19th, 2007, 9:36 am
This Gun For Hire (1942)
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by
dfordoom »
May 16th, 2007, 7:37 am
This Gun For Hire , released in 1942, has some claims to be the earliest true film noir. The Maltese Falcon was earlier, but is really (to my way of...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
May 18th, 2007, 7:00 am
Too Late for Tears (1949)
by
dfordoom »
May 17th, 2007, 12:52 pm
Too Late for Tears , is an interesting little film noir B-picture from 1949. Despite its low budget it looks impressive, with some very atmospheric...
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Last post by dfordoom
May 17th, 2007, 12:52 pm
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
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by
dfordoom »
May 16th, 2007, 3:02 pm
In Jean Negulesco’s 1944 film The Mask of Dimitrios a writer of detective stories, played by Peter Lorre, is in Istanbul when the body of Dimitrios...
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Last post by ken123
May 16th, 2007, 5:46 pm
DOA
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by
ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 11:16 am
DOA is a great Noir with Edmund O' Brien in top form. It is one of my favorites. The remake is a mess. :wink:
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Last post by Dewey1960
May 16th, 2007, 12:08 pm
Wednesday Morning, Crime Central?
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
May 13th, 2007, 5:33 pm
Lots of crime films coming on Wednesday morning:
Law of the Underworld (1938)
The Finger Points (1931)
Baby Face Harringtion (1935)
Lady Scarface...
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Last post by MissGoddess
May 16th, 2007, 9:41 am
Fox Noir Series
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by
ken123 »
April 14th, 2007, 9:00 pm
I have many Fox Noirs from the 1940's on DVD. All are very good, usually with fine audio commentaries. Somewhere in the Night, starring John Hodiak...
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Last post by MissGoddess
May 16th, 2007, 9:37 am
Naked City - No Whit Bissell !
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by
ken123 »
April 14th, 2007, 8:33 pm
Mark Hellinger's 1947 Production of The Naked City may seem like old hat today, but in its time it was a ground breaker. The Law & Order, in its...
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Last post by MikeBSG
May 15th, 2007, 4:51 pm
Raw Deal
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by
ken123 »
April 15th, 2007, 11:32 pm
Is a nifty noir directed by Anthony Mann with Dennis O ' Keefe, Claire Trevor ( bad girl ), the gorgeous Marsha Hunt ( good girl ), and Raymond Burr...
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Last post by dfordoom
May 12th, 2007, 11:40 am
The Stranger
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by
ken123 »
May 5th, 2007, 6:28 pm
Stars Edward G. Robinson as an American hunting Nazis in post WW2 America. Orson Welles ( who also directed ) and Loretta Young co - star. Anthony...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
May 6th, 2007, 10:21 am
Red Hot NOIR on TCM in July!!
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by
Dewey1960 »
May 2nd, 2007, 8:00 pm
July's TCM schedule has some incredibly rare and wonderful nuggets for the fanatic film noir connoisseur: the 1937 French masterpiece LE QUAI DE...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
May 2nd, 2007, 10:02 pm
The Big Shot (1942)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
April 21st, 2007, 5:46 pm
Comes on Wednesday. Billed as a poor man's High Sierra . I've wanted to see this one for awhile. Can anyone comment on the film?
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Last post by moira finnie
April 29th, 2007, 2:50 pm
"Cry of the City"
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by
mongoII »
April 24th, 2007, 10:01 am
The film noir Cry of the City (1948) is one of my favorites from 20th Century-Fox.
The film has good performances by Richard Conte and Victor...
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Last post by MikeBSG
April 27th, 2007, 10:24 am
Mitchum, Greer - The Big Steal
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by
ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 12:00 am
Is a fast paced witty noirish mystery - chase film with Mitchum up against Wiiliam Bendix, Ptric Knowles, and John Qualen ( what ) and Ms greer. It...
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Last post by ken123
April 21st, 2007, 11:19 am
Fury
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by
ken123 »
April 19th, 2007, 12:03 am
Fritz Lang's first American motion picture was Fury , an anti -lynching film starring Spencer Tracy and Sylvia Sidney, with Walter Brennan, Bruce...
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Last post by MissGoddess
April 20th, 2007, 12:13 pm
Politics & Noir
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by
ken123 »
April 14th, 2007, 5:32 pm
Film Noir, from it's early days, has been dominated by artists of a decidedly leftist persuasion, if my obserservance is correct I wonder why that...
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Last post by Hollis
April 19th, 2007, 7:02 am
Thieves Highway
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by
ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 12:21 am
Another fantastic noir from Jules Dassin. Lee Cobb steals the film, but Valentina Cotesa is great ( and very sexy ). Morris Carnovsky and Jack Oakie...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
April 18th, 2007, 8:32 pm
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Last post by ken123
April 18th, 2007, 5:10 pm
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Last post by ken123
April 18th, 2007, 3:23 pm
Sexy Noir Dames
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by
ken123 »
April 14th, 2007, 6:14 pm
I love Joan Bennett in Scarlett Street & The Woman in the Widow . Claire Trevor was one tough sexy dame in Murder, My Sweet , Linda Darnell was great...
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Last post by movieman1957
April 18th, 2007, 1:55 pm
The Killers - 1946
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by
ken123 »
April 15th, 2007, 10:45 pm
Is a Great Noir, near the top of my list of favorites. The 1964 remake with Ronnie Reagan I cannot stand. The 46 version was also Burt Lancaster's...
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Last post by ken123
April 17th, 2007, 11:50 pm
No Way Out
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by
ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 2:15 am
With Sidney Poitier( His first film ), Richard Widmak, and Linda Darnell is a break through film, not only because it was Poitier's debut, but...
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Last post by vallo
April 16th, 2007, 9:29 am
He Walked by Night and "police noir"
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by
MikeBSG »
October 3rd, 2008, 4:39 pm
I forgot that He Walked By Night was on TCM last night and came into it about 10 minutes late. I watched it for about 40 minutes. I thought the scene...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
January 21st, 2008, 7:59 am
Great social drama disguised as a heist film. Robert Ryan and Harry Belafonte don't get much better than this. Gloria Grahame is little more than eye...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
Gloria Grahame - In A Lonely Place
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by
ken123 »
April 17th, 2007, 7:43 pm
Ms Grahame attracted alot of attention on the Sexy Dames Thread. In a Lonely Place she co -stars with Bogie,directed by Noir veteran Nickolas Ray,...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
Very Early Hitchcock....
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by
Guest »
April 20th, 2007, 7:28 pm
I hope I have selected the correct catagory for this but just last weekend I came across a 10 pack video set of very early Alfred Hitchcock. And I...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
Ella Raines
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by
ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 1:01 am
Many months ago, on the TCM boards, I started an Ella thread, recently another Ella thread emerged over there . She was one of the great ladies of...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
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