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Here we go with rd 8 featuring supporting players: Rd 8 Film Noir Tourney: Which supporting star do you like more? Rd 8 Film Noir Tourney: Which supporting star do you like more? Rd 8 Film Noir Tourney: Which supporting star do you like more? Rd 8 Film Noir Tourney: Which supporting read more

Here we go with rd 7, focusing on the supporting stars.. Rd 7 Film Noir Tourney: Which supporting star do you like more? Rd 7 Film Noir Tourney: Which supporting star do you like more? Rd 7 Film Noir Tourney: Which supporting star do you like more? Rd 7 Film Noir Tourney: Which suppo read more

Here we go with the 2nd round featuring the actresses of the selected Film Noirs.  Rd 6 Film Noir Tourney: Which actress performance do you like more? Rd 6 Film Noir Tourney: Which actress performance do you like more? Rd 6 Film Noir Tourney: Which actress performance do you read more

My HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM screening series at the Egyptian Theatre comes to its conclusion with the 1980s on October 13! Some of the incredible style we celebrate this month is shown in the collage above. ----- Saturday, October 13 THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 198 read more

Ok now it's the ladies turn as they take control of the next 2 rounds and focusing on best performances by them in film noirs.. Rd 5 Film Noir Tourney: Which actress performance do you like more?    Rd 5 Film Noir Tourney: Which actress performance do you like more? Rd 5 read more

Here we go with rd 4: Film Noir Tourney Rd 4: Which actor's performance do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 4: Which actor's performance do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 4: Which actor's performance do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 4: Which actor's performance do you lik read more

Here we go with rd 3, this time focusing on the lead actor's performance. Film Noir Tourney Rd 3: Which actor's performance do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 3: Which actor's performance do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 3: Which actor's performance do you like more? Film N read more

“Out of every seven guys who go to the chair, six go yelling, “I’m innocent!’” Desperate (1947) is a prime example of what I’d like to call the “partial noir.” These are films that, despite their accomplished casts and moody visuals, feel the need to soften up during read more

Here we go with rd 2 Film Noir Tourney Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Tourney Rd 2: Which film d read more

After the success of last year's film noir tourney, decided to do it again. 10 rounds with 16 friends and 16 films competing. Film Noir Tourney: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Tourney: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Tourney: Which film do you like more? Film read more

Silents are Golden: World War I – The Gamechanger of Film History To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the final year of World War I, I decided to write a piece concentrating on the war’s impact on cinema. I hope you find this area of 20th-century history as fascinating as I do! In the summer read more

Wax Jack the Ripper and Ray Milland. Ray Milland, Elsa Lanchester, Louis Hayward, Broderick Crawford, John Carradine, Maurice Evans, and Patric Knowles...that would have been an impressive cast for a film made in the 1940s or 1950s. Alas, by the 1970s, these classic-era actors were at the twilight read more

Outdoor concerts. Noir City Chicago. Cold lemonade on the back porch. And the Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge! I am delighted to share that I’ve been participating in this awesome event, the brainchild of Raquel over at Out of the Past, for six straight years now! And I’m here to tell read more

I'm back with 6 more great podcast episodes for classic film fans! I was delighted to find a few new-to-me shows, in addition to enjoying more fascinating material from my favorites: Talking Um...Uh... Jimmy Stewart Episode 9 Kim Novak, ‘Vertigo’ (1958), ‘Bell, Book and Candle& read more

I had another fun talk with Grace Collins of True Stories of Tinseltown! We chatted about women who love too much–from Tierney’s character in Leave Her to Heaven to Irene Dunne’s in Back Street (1932 version). Grace is a wonderful host and we had so much to say, especially about th read more

I had another fun talk with Grace Collins of True Stories of Tinseltown! We chatted about women who love too much–from Tierney’s character in Leave Her to Heaven to Irene Dunne’s in Back Street (1932 version). Grace is a wonderful host and we had so much to say, especially about th read more

My HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM screening series at the Egyptian Theatre continues with the 1970s on September 15! Some of the incredible style we celebrate this month is shown in the collage above. ----- Saturday, September 15 THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1970s follow read more

Carole Lombard served as "guest editor" for Screen Book magazine's April 1936 issue. One can never be certain whether the stars who took these roles had any genuine influence over said issue, but Lombard had a keen sense of publicity and probably was fascinated to see just how "the other half" lives read more

Cicely Tyson. Legend. It’s about that time . . . time for the next installment of my coverage of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival 2018! One of the many memorable events from my festival experience this year was the hand and footprint ceremony for actress Cicely Tyson, held in the forecourt read more

A Brief Look at Obscure Silent Film Comedians Since I touched upon the history of silent comedy a couple months ago, I thought I’d do a follow-up post exploring that history in a little more detail. Hope you enjoy! If you ask anyone with a bit of film history knowledge under their belt to name some read more