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Double feature: "Ivy" and "Moss Rose" (1947)

Last post by jamesjazzguitar « Yesterday, 3:27 pm
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by Nellie LaRoy » November 27th, 2023, 2:15 pm

I found this to be a throughly enjoyable double feature of crime/noir films set in England, both of which happened to be released in 1947; caught...

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The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

Last post by jamesjazzguitar « November 27th, 2023, 7:21 pm
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by wmcclain » May 17th, 2023, 6:28 am

The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) , directed by Peter Godfrey.

Humphrey Bogart is a grumpy painter showing signs of lunacy. When he meets Barbara...

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November 27th, 2023, 7:21 pm
NOIR or NOT?

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by ziggy6708a » January 12th, 2023, 2:04 am
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October 7th, 2023, 3:02 pm
The Thomas Crown Affair

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by GaryCooper » June 27th, 2023, 8:17 am

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Heat vs. Casino (1995)

Last post by skimpole « May 25th, 2023, 2:16 am
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by skimpole » May 6th, 2023, 2:14 am

In 1995, as part of the end of the year Oscar season two nearly three hour movies appeared as major contenders. Both were complex crime movies, and...

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May 25th, 2023, 2:16 am
CORNELL WOOLRICH : King of Noir

Last post by Thompson « May 12th, 2023, 3:11 am
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Any dsicussion of film noir and its most significant influences must include more than a casual reference to Cornell Woolrich. This dark and often...
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May 12th, 2023, 3:11 am
Miller's Crossing (1990)

Last post by Thompson « May 12th, 2023, 1:34 am
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by wmcclain » May 10th, 2023, 7:21 am

Miller's Crossing (1990) , directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

As is almost always the case with the Coen Bros, we are dropped into a strangely...

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May 12th, 2023, 1:34 am
Richard Conte

Last post by jameselliot « May 8th, 2023, 8:30 pm
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by GaryCooper » December 16th, 2022, 10:06 pm

I always found Conte a believable actor. One cool slick and ruthless individual.

G.C.

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May 8th, 2023, 8:30 pm
The Locket (1946)

Last post by Allhallowsday « May 3rd, 2023, 10:42 pm
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by wmcclain » May 3rd, 2023, 9:29 am

The Locket (1946) , directed by John Brahm.

An unusual women's noir thriller: our central character is a mystery woman and the story is about her...

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May 3rd, 2023, 10:42 pm
Reviews of Ace in the Hole

Last post by KayFrancis « May 3rd, 2023, 7:43 pm
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by ken123 » August 26th, 2007, 8:18 pm

Would anyone like to comment on the great Billy Wilder noir. The recently released DVD is a great addition to my noir collection. :wink:

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May 3rd, 2023, 7:43 pm
Night and the City (1950)

Last post by jamesjazzguitar « April 27th, 2023, 10:05 am
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by wmcclain » April 27th, 2023, 7:20 am

Night and the City (1950) , directed by Jules Dassin.

Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a hyperkinetic sports promoter , a cheap hustler with big...

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April 27th, 2023, 10:05 am
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Last post by C*i*g*a*rTheJoe « April 24th, 2023, 4:11 pm
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by wmcclain » April 18th, 2023, 6:53 am

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) , produced and directed by Otto Preminger.

First review

Preminger, Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney together again a...

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April 24th, 2023, 4:11 pm
And Soon the Darkness (1970)

Last post by EP Millstone « April 17th, 2023, 8:12 pm
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by wmcclain » April 17th, 2023, 7:11 am

And Soon the Darkness (1970) , directed by Robert Fuest.

A slow-burn thriller about two English girls on a cycling trip in France. Foolishly, they...

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April 17th, 2023, 8:12 pm
Decoy (1946) and Blonde Ice (1948)

Last post by jamesjazzguitar « April 13th, 2023, 9:57 am
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by moira finnie » March 6th, 2009, 12:24 pm

I've been on a film noir jag for the last month or so. Two B movie standouts among the new movies I've seen lately happen to be the work of Jack...

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April 13th, 2023, 9:57 am
The Third Alibi (1961)

Last post by Masha « March 31st, 2023, 3:20 pm
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by Masha » January 26th, 2023, 4:38 pm

The Third Alibi (1961)

This is a very tight little crime thriller. There are no unnecessary scenes nor idle dialogue. There is no need for red...

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March 31st, 2023, 3:20 pm
Agatha Christie and Dave Brubeck

Last post by Dargo « March 30th, 2023, 7:14 pm
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by Arsan444 » March 27th, 2023, 8:24 pm
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Ordeal by Innocence . 1984. Directed by Desmond Davis. With Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer, Ian McShane, Sarah Miles, and Faye Dunaway....
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March 30th, 2023, 7:14 pm
"I Wake up Screaming"

Last post by speedracer5 « March 11th, 2023, 10:04 pm
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by MikeBSG » February 28th, 2009, 2:37 pm

I watched this on DVD last week and was very impressed. It looked great and moved like lightning.

In some ways, the plot about three men obsessed...

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March 11th, 2023, 10:04 pm
Noir Trailers & Clips

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by GaryCooper » December 9th, 2022, 9:41 am

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March 6th, 2023, 10:42 am
What makes a perfect murder mystery? (SPOILERS!)

Last post by skimpole « February 21st, 2023, 3:46 am
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by skimpole » January 27th, 2023, 3:26 am

What makes a perfect murder mystery? One aspect that occurs is that some mysteries are readily solvable once we challenge a key assumption. In And...

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February 21st, 2023, 3:46 am
The Honeymoon KIllers (1970)

Last post by nakanosunplaza « February 1st, 2023, 7:37 am
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by Arsan444 » January 30th, 2023, 8:56 pm

The Honeymoon Killers. Directed by Leonard Kastle. With Shirley Stoler and Tony Lo Bianco.

A nurse and her lover pretend to be brother and sister...

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February 1st, 2023, 7:37 am
The Long Wait (1954)

Last post by EP Millstone « January 22nd, 2023, 5:05 pm

by EP Millstone » January 22nd, 2023, 5:05 pm

From the outfit that let loose Mike Hammer in its Blu-ray Disc edition of I, the Jury , comes a BD of the 1954 adaptation of another hard-boiled,...

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January 22nd, 2023, 5:05 pm
Out of the Past

Last post by Deke Thornton « January 20th, 2023, 2:50 am
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by ken123 » April 15th, 2007, 9:52 pm
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For you Noir & Mitchum fans. Please share your opinion on this RKO Gem. I would also welcome comments on Jane Greer and/or Rhonda Fleming. :wink:
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January 20th, 2023, 2:50 am
Fallen Angel

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by GaryCooper » January 17th, 2023, 9:39 am

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A Shriek in the Night (1933)

Last post by Masha « January 14th, 2023, 10:54 pm
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by Masha » January 14th, 2023, 5:09 pm

A Shriek in the Night (1933)

This movie delivers what it promises as the opening is a loud shriek as a body falls from a tall building at nighttime....

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January 14th, 2023, 10:54 pm
Nicholas Ray's IN A LONELY PLACE

Last post by GaryCooper « January 10th, 2023, 9:51 am
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by MissGoddess » August 22nd, 2009, 7:51 pm
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I just saw came back from a screening of this at the Film Forum.

This is, I think, my first time seeing Bogart on the big screen and all I can say...
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January 10th, 2023, 9:51 am
Crime on film and the Criminals that inspired the writing.

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This idea for a thread spun off from a discussion on the precode thread. I've got a huge fondness for precodes and Warner prison and crime dramas and...
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January 7th, 2023, 4:04 pm
Dial M for Murder

Last post by Swithin « January 4th, 2023, 5:05 pm
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by GaryCooper » January 4th, 2023, 11:58 am

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Loophole (1981)

Last post by Masha « January 4th, 2023, 11:15 am

by Masha » January 4th, 2023, 11:15 am

Loophole (1981)

It is Martin Sheen as an American architect living in London. His business partner bails when they are unable to acquire a new large...

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January 4th, 2023, 11:15 am
The Dark Pages

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Tension (1949)

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Lady in the Lake (1947)

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Five Things I Love About Martha Ivers

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by GaryCooper » December 14th, 2022, 11:24 am

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The Mystic Hour (1933)

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by Masha » December 7th, 2022, 12:15 am

The Mystic Hour (1933) aka At Twelve Midnight (1934) aka (as it is listed on Amazon Prime) 12 at Midnight (1934)

The storyline of this is quite good...

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December 7th, 2022, 12:15 am
Behind Green Lights (1946)

Last post by Masha « December 5th, 2022, 1:54 am

by Masha » December 5th, 2022, 1:54 am

Behind Green Lights (1946)

A woman meets a blackmailer. They argue. The woman steals the incriminating evidence from him. His car rolls down the...

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December 5th, 2022, 1:54 am
See Jayne Act: The Burglar (1957)

Last post by Thompson « December 4th, 2022, 10:36 pm
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by MissGoddess » April 21st, 2012, 5:13 pm
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The Burglar , directed by Paul Wendkos, written by David Goodis.

My goodness! One of the most brilliant films noir I've seen...I loved it! TCM has...
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December 4th, 2022, 10:36 pm
Scarface 1983 -- Crime

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by GaryCooper » December 2nd, 2022, 11:25 am

I kill a communist for fun, but for a green card... I'm gonna carve him up real nice.

Tony Montana

For my money Pacino's best performance. I like...

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December 2nd, 2022, 11:25 am
Film Noir Review: I Walk Alone (1947)

Last post by jamesjazzguitar « November 30th, 2022, 2:47 pm
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by GaryCooper » November 3rd, 2022, 8:26 am

Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas are a unique duo in film history. They aren’t comically inclined, like Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, nor do they...

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November 30th, 2022, 2:47 pm
The Late Edwina Black (1951)

Last post by EP Millstone « November 29th, 2022, 8:49 pm
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by Masha » November 29th, 2022, 7:33 pm

The Late Edwina Black (1951). It is known also as: The Obsessed (1951).

It is Geraldine Fitzgerald as companion to an ill, nasty and evil woman who...

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November 29th, 2022, 8:49 pm
The Thirteenth Guest (1932)

Last post by EP Millstone « November 23rd, 2022, 9:04 pm
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by Masha » November 21st, 2022, 8:44 pm

The Thirteenth Guest (1932)

This is the most perfect and wonderful comedy murder mystery! It embodies all of the best elements of its genre in its...

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November 23rd, 2022, 9:04 pm
Seven Doors to Death (1944)

Last post by Masha « November 17th, 2022, 10:54 pm

by Masha » November 17th, 2022, 10:54 pm

Seven Doors to Death (1944)

I find this to be a lovely little movie. Much of the bones of it are sheer perfection.

It is very Snoopy-ish in that...

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November 17th, 2022, 10:54 pm
4K Restoration of I, the Jury (1953) on Blu-ray Disc and in 3D

Last post by EP Millstone « October 30th, 2022, 7:18 pm

by EP Millstone » October 30th, 2022, 7:18 pm

Forthcoming on Blu-ray Disc from ClassicFlix: the 1953 movie adaptation of Mickey Spillaine's I, the Jury .

ClassicFlix: I, the Jury (Special...

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October 30th, 2022, 7:18 pm
Call Northside 777 (1947)

Last post by Swithin « October 27th, 2022, 7:46 pm
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by phil noir » April 11th, 2008, 8:57 am

This week I've watched Call Northside 777, one of Twentieth Century Fox's late '40s documentary style thrillers. Directed by Henry Hathaway and based...

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Murder at Glen Athol (1936)

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by Masha » October 24th, 2022, 7:15 pm

Murder at Glen Athol (1936)

A vacationing detective with a wacky sidekick is trying to write a book about his adventures when he is dragged into the...

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October 24th, 2022, 7:15 pm
Noir Films

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With a lot of topics for specific movies maybe a catch-all thread may work for some lesser known noir films.

Tonight it was Pushover with Fred...
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Joseph Calleia on fb

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by Calleia Malta » September 18th, 2017, 12:53 am

Hi All,

I would like to invite you to visit my Joseph Calleia page on fb. You are all welcome to join !!

Hope to upload new photos and information...

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Gaslight (1940) vs. Gaslight (1944)

Last post by Fossy « May 28th, 2016, 12:44 am
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by kingrat » July 16th, 2011, 2:26 pm

Thank you, TCM, for scheduling the original Gaslight (1940), directed by Thorold Dickinson, with Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard in the roles later...

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Two Seconds

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by RedRiver » May 1st, 2016, 2:03 pm

I never heard of this fine pre-code crime drama until recently. I ran right to the library, and had them order it for me! Young (and brilliant)...

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House Of Strangers

Last post by Professional Tourist « December 17th, 2015, 12:08 am
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by ken123 » April 19th, 2007, 11:38 am

It it really a noir > Anyway a great performance by Eddie G. The DVD has a pretty good audio commentary also. :wink:

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The Window

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by ken123 » November 23rd, 2009, 9:13 pm

Is a noir starring some of my favorite people Arthur Kennedy & Barbara Hale who are husband & wife in this film and Paul Stewart & Ruth Roman as...

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July 22nd, 2015, 2:16 pm
Film Noir Foundation Video Archive

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Hey, guys, the Film Noir Foundation now has their videos--some of them very rare interviews, collected on their Archives. If you've seen these on...
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