Crime Without Passion (1934)
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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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October 20th, 2008, 5:10 pm
I'm getting hooked on noir
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by
charliechaplinfan »
September 25th, 2008, 4:55 pm
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
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October 4th, 2008, 5:10 pm
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September 24th, 2008, 5:55 pm
The Boss (1956)
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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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September 23rd, 2008, 6:45 pm
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Last post by Synnove
September 16th, 2008, 2:01 pm
ALLOTMENT WIVES on TCM Sept 26
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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
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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
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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
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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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Last post by Dewey1960
August 17th, 2008, 7:28 am
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August 14th, 2008, 10:02 am
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Last post by mrsl
August 11th, 2008, 4:53 pm
Sexual Ambiguity
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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)
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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
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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?
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)
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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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Last post by knitwit45
June 23rd, 2008, 2:02 pm
WeeGee
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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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Last post by knitwit45
June 20th, 2008, 11:35 am
Walter Matthau's GANGSTER STORY (1960)
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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
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Last post by mrsl
June 11th, 2008, 6:40 pm
It's Time Foir the Bestavorite Noir
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by
cinemalover »
April 30th, 2008, 9:22 am
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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Last post by cinemalover
June 9th, 2008, 9:17 am
Whistle Stop (1946)
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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
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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
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by
MissGoddess »
October 13th, 2007, 2:02 pm
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
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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
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by
MikeBSG »
May 10th, 2008, 1:17 pm
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...
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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
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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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Last post by melwalton
May 23rd, 2008, 2:40 pm
THE LOCKET (1946) on Sat Oct 13
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by
Dewey1960 »
October 10th, 2007, 9:58 pm
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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Last post by bettyjoan
May 21st, 2008, 9:03 pm
Gun Crazy (1950)
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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
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Last post by ChiO
May 17th, 2008, 8:25 am
Niagara (1953) + Jean Peters
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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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Last post by Ollie
April 21st, 2008, 6:13 am
Champion
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by
ken123 »
September 25th, 2007, 11:40 pm
Any comments ? Mr. Douglas was a rat in this one, but having three lovely ladies wanting you certainly isn't bad ! :wink: Ken - Male Chauvinist 8)...
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Last post by mahlerii
April 20th, 2008, 5:26 pm
Party Girl (1958) Nicholas Ray
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by
Ann Harding »
April 3rd, 2008, 10:38 am
The debate about Johnny Guitar spurred me to create a special topic about another great picture by Nicholas Ray: Party Girl (1958). This is one of my...
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Last post by Ann Harding
April 7th, 2008, 2:21 am
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Last post by Jezebel38
April 1st, 2008, 8:26 pm
Robert Siodmak Films
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by
moira finnie »
February 10th, 2008, 3:23 pm
I posted this in the musicals section, but since it more fittingly belongs here I'll mention that I came across the entire film of the Robert Siodmak...
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Last post by MikeBSG
March 18th, 2008, 12:52 pm
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
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by
MissGoddess »
March 17th, 2008, 4:43 pm
I just watched this dvd of my favorite Alan Ladd noir (and third favorite noir of all), after finally getting it in the mail from overseas (they lost...
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Last post by Ollie
March 17th, 2008, 5:00 pm
The Line Up
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by
Guest »
February 16th, 2008, 2:01 pm
Thanks to Ollie ( thanks, Ollie!!! ), I got to see this, utterly underrated gem of a film. In my opinion it is superb. From the incredible...
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Last post by Ollie
March 12th, 2008, 6:44 am
Key Equation
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by
ChiO »
March 4th, 2008, 7:23 pm
Is this a bold new discovery?
( FORCE OF EVIL - Marie Windsor ) + ( HOUSE OF STRANGERS X 2) = THE GODFATHER
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March 5th, 2008, 1:19 pm
Richard Fleischer
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moira finnie »
February 19th, 2008, 8:18 pm
In today's New York Times, David Kehr had an appreciation of Richard Fleischer , seen here . Fleischer was an intriguing, overlooked director whose...
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March 2nd, 2008, 4:26 pm
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February 29th, 2008, 10:12 am
Abraham Polonsky
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Alan K. »
February 23rd, 2008, 1:10 am
Here's a link to a series of video interviews with Abe Polonsky that were filmed shortly before he died in 1999. These interviews are six in number...
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February 23rd, 2008, 1:10 am
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