Three Strangers (1946)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
January 14th, 2009, 7:29 pm
Just a reminder that this great little film will be showing again Friday 1/16. My favorite of the Lorre/Greenstreet films which has never been...
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November 23rd, 2009, 10:14 pm
The Fearmakers (1958)
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by
MissGoddess »
June 13th, 2009, 8:00 pm
I looked for a thread on this movie but found none---if I overlooked it, please point me
to the right one and I'll copy my post there.
OK last...
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Last post by ken123
November 23rd, 2009, 5:11 pm
They Won't Believe Me
by
ken123 »
November 23rd, 2009, 2:25 pm
This RKO noir stars Robert Young who is married to Rita Johnson and has affairs with Susan Hayward and Jane Greer. I didnt know that Mr Father Knows...
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Last post by ken123
November 23rd, 2009, 2:25 pm
Pick Your favorite Studio For Noirs
by
ken123 »
November 22nd, 2009, 5:04 pm
Fox Studios produced the first noir film I Wake Up Screaming (1941), some say that the RKO produced Stranger on the Third Film starring Peter Lorre...
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Last post by ken123
November 22nd, 2009, 5:04 pm
Conservatives Like Noir ?
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by
ken123 »
November 19th, 2009, 10:10 pm
I am ( generally ) a lover of the noir genre. I am also very leftwing politically and many actors witers, producers,directors associated with noir...
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Last post by srowley75
November 22nd, 2009, 4:21 pm
Dark Passage
by
ken123 »
November 22nd, 2009, 10:53 am
Is noir directed by Delmar Davies starring Bogie & Bacall. Agnes Moorhead gives the best ( IMHO ) performance in the film as a possessive woman, she...
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Last post by ken123
November 22nd, 2009, 10:53 am
House of Bamboo
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by
kingrat »
November 17th, 2009, 2:27 pm
Finally got around to watching the tape of HOUSE OF BAMBOO (1956). Samuel Fuller makes the most of his opportunity to shoot on location in post-war...
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Last post by JackFavell
November 17th, 2009, 3:06 pm
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November 2nd, 2009, 6:28 pm
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Last post by CineMaven
October 22nd, 2009, 2:49 pm
Scarlet Street vs Woman in the Window
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by
ken123 »
October 12th, 2009, 2:22 pm
Both noirs were directed by Fritz lang and star Eddie G, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea. Which do you prefer & why. ALERT - Negative comments regarding...
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Last post by srowley75
October 21st, 2009, 12:05 pm
A Place in the Sun
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by
charliechaplinfan »
October 1st, 2009, 11:06 am
Well I found a remedy for my malady and that was watching A Place in the Sun with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor, I had such high expectations...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
October 17th, 2009, 2:42 pm
The Missing Juror (1944)
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by
MissGoddess »
September 28th, 2009, 9:54 am
Has anyone seen this early entry by director Budd Boetticher? Going over the schedule
for October, I saw it listed and wondered if it were worth...
30 Replies
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Last post by Ollie
October 17th, 2009, 2:03 pm
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (1942) TCM 10/7
Replies: 27
by
Dewey1960 »
October 5th, 2009, 2:35 pm
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT , one of my all-time favorite comedy/mystery films airs again (for the umpteenth time) on TCM this Wednesday, October 7. This...
27 Replies
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Last post by klondike
October 13th, 2009, 4:32 pm
SHACK OUT ON 101 (1955) TCM Fri 3/13
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by
Dewey1960 »
March 12th, 2009, 9:29 am
One of Hollywood’s strangest concoctions finally makes its way onto the TCM lineup this Friday night (the 13th, no less): Edward Dein’s 1955...
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Last post by JackFavell
October 12th, 2009, 9:05 pm
La Bête Humaine (1938)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
October 4th, 2009, 11:11 am
Before there was Film Noir there was Renoir. This stunning translation of Emile Zola's novel visits TCM tonight in the late hours, introducing many...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
October 5th, 2009, 2:02 pm
Framed (1947)
Replies: 23
by
moira finnie »
August 25th, 2009, 5:11 pm
Framed (1947) with a good performance from Glenn Ford , a steamy one from the mysterious Janis Carter , a reptilian Barry Sullivan and Edgar Buchanan...
23 Replies
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Last post by JackFavell
September 27th, 2009, 11:23 am
Shield for Murder (1954)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
September 12th, 2009, 7:57 pm
Any thoughts on this one? I saw it coming on and hit record before leaving for work. Haven't watched yet, but the opening looked great.
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
September 23rd, 2009, 8:07 pm
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Last post by moira finnie
September 10th, 2009, 12:57 pm
DIAL 1119 (1950) Rare Noir airs 5/31
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by
Dewey1960 »
May 30th, 2007, 6:14 pm
Hello film noir fans...a quick word of reminder that a truly terrific B noir, DIAL 1119 airs Thursday May 31 on TCM (check your listings for time)....
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Last post by Ollie
September 9th, 2009, 4:12 pm
They Made Me a F ugitive (1947)
by
moira finnie »
September 7th, 2009, 6:18 am
Director Alberto Cavalcanti, who may be most familiar as the guiding spirit behind the exceptional Dead of Night (1945), will be represented again on...
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Last post by moira finnie
September 7th, 2009, 6:18 am
Desert Fury (1947)
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by
moira finnie »
June 23rd, 2009, 5:51 pm
Desert Fury (1947), directed by Lewis Allen, with a screenplay by Robert Rossen and A.I. Bezzerides is a rarely seen film noir (in now faded color,...
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Last post by CineMaven
August 7th, 2009, 6:04 am
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Last post by Dewey1960
July 29th, 2009, 7:59 am
Gunman in the Streets (1950)
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by
ChiO »
July 24th, 2009, 11:59 am
Paris, mostly at night...foggy...wet streets and sidewalks. Eddie Roback, since deserting the U.S. Army, is the most wanted criminal in France. He...
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Last post by CineMaven
July 25th, 2009, 11:23 am
Nora Prentiss (1947)
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by
Mr. Arkadin »
July 18th, 2009, 1:24 pm
Shows late tonight, but is well worth the lost Z's. Ann Sheridan made few forays into the noir world and this movie is very different from the...
11 Replies
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Last post by CineMaven
July 22nd, 2009, 5:24 pm
BUNCO SQUAD (1950)
Replies: 6
by
Dewey1960 »
July 13th, 2009, 8:12 pm
Here's a last-minute reminder about a thoroughly intriguing 1950 RKO semi-noir airing in the early morning hours on TCM: BUNCO SQUAD . Ostensibly a...
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Last post by Dewey1960
July 14th, 2009, 6:23 pm
The Great Flamarion (1945)
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by
dfordoom »
May 14th, 2007, 4:41 am
The title character in The Great Flamarion is a performer in a variety show, doing a very successful pistol-shooting act. The Great Flamarion cares...
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Last post by ChiO
June 30th, 2009, 4:59 pm
Crime Wave (1954)
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by
moira finnie »
March 7th, 2009, 1:24 pm
Director André de Toth first captured my conscious attention when Klondike sent me a copy of Pitfall (1948), a memorable domestic noir about marriage...
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Last post by klondike
June 29th, 2009, 7:01 pm
She's No Jessica Fletcher!
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by klondike » June 27th, 2009, 8:25 am
Hey, Gang!
Caught a really unique noir last night; it was called Another Man's Poison (1952), and that title must have tickled headliner Bette Davis...
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Last post by phil noir
June 27th, 2009, 11:23 am
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Last post by MissGoddess
June 7th, 2009, 2:15 pm
1 Replies
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Last post by moira finnie
June 3rd, 2009, 5:20 pm
Field Report from the Rear...of the ROXIE!
Replies: 7
by
ChiO »
May 19th, 2009, 11:04 am
Sunday night
Seeing a beautiful print of FRAMED on the big screen was so much better than the version I saw two weeks ago on my TV. Glenn Ford 's...
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Last post by ChiO
May 23rd, 2009, 11:21 am
Woman on the Run (1950)
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by
moira finnie »
May 22nd, 2009, 6:52 pm
Woman on the Run (1950), a film noir with Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe and Robert Keith is on youtube at the moment.
Directed by Norman Foster, I...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
May 22nd, 2009, 10:10 pm
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Last post by Dewey1960
May 10th, 2009, 8:27 am
8 Replies
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Last post by mrsl
April 29th, 2009, 10:16 pm
The Sadist (1963)
Replies: 2
by
ChiO »
March 24th, 2009, 1:03 pm
The latest issue of Sight & Sound has a review of the first-time release on DVD in the UK of THE SADIST , a very special movie starring Arch Hall, Jr...
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Last post by ChiO
March 25th, 2009, 7:42 am
Too Late For Tears (1949)
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by
moira finnie »
March 17th, 2009, 12:39 pm
Too Late For Tears (1949) aka Killer Bait was a clever if somewhat meagerly budgeted affair when it was first made, and is now in the public domain....
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Last post by moira finnie
March 17th, 2009, 3:03 pm
House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Replies: 4
by klondike » March 14th, 2009, 9:58 am
Just takin' in this fine, quirky little post-noir on Fox Movie Channel, and I gotta say, if this was Rich Basehart's follow-up to playing the serial...
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Last post by jdb1
March 16th, 2009, 9:21 am
TCM on March 10
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by
ChiO »
March 5th, 2009, 3:31 pm
Is anyone else excited by the line-up? Jampacked with noir and noir -sounding movies that aren't commercially available and that I haven't seen.
I...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
March 5th, 2009, 5:56 pm
3 Replies
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Last post by movieman1957
February 18th, 2009, 11:29 pm
Violent Saturday & Fallen Angel
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by
ChiO »
January 28th, 2009, 11:14 am
These two noirs are on FMC tomorrow 7:30am and 10am EST, respectively.
For those who enjoy Ernest Borgnine , catch VIOLENT SATURDAY for the role he...
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Last post by moira finnie
February 15th, 2009, 3:11 pm
The very first Postman
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by
Ann Harding »
February 8th, 2009, 6:04 am
I am sure few of you are aware of the very first film version of James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice . I was made in France in 1939. It's...
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Last post by knitwit45
February 10th, 2009, 9:34 am
The Long Goodbye
Replies: 18
by
MikeBSG »
January 30th, 2009, 11:06 am
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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Last post by Dewey1960
February 5th, 2009, 10:12 pm
Noir City - 7
Replies: 4
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
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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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Last post by MikeBSG
January 20th, 2009, 12:24 pm
The Killing (1956)
Replies: 14
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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Last post by klondike
January 15th, 2009, 9:22 pm
Killer's Kiss (1955)
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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)
Replies: 11
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)
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
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by
Dewey1960 »
November 14th, 2008, 11:39 am
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
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Last post by Dewey1960
October 23rd, 2008, 10:40 am
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