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Maison sous les Arbres, La (1971)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 15, 2014
vt The Deadly Trap; vt Death Scream France, Italy / 96 minutes / color / Corona, Pomereu, Oceania Dir: René Clément Pr: Robert Dorfmann, Bertrand Javal Scr: Sydney Buchman, Eleanor Perry Story: The Children Are Gone (1965) by Arthur Cavanaugh Cine: Andreas Winding Cast: Faye Dunaway, Frank Langella, read more
Lizzie (1957)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 12, 2014
US / 80 minutes / bw / Bryna, MGM Dir: Hugo Haas Pr: Jerry Bresler Scr: Mel Dinelli Story: The Bird’s Nest (1954) by Shirley Jackson Cine: Paul Ivano Cast: Eleanor Parker, Richard Boone, Joan Blondell, Hugo Haas, Ric Roman, Dorothy Arnold, John Reach, Marion Ross, Johnny Mathis, Karen Green, C read more
Labyrinth der Leidenschaften (1959)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 8, 2014
WG, Italy / 95 minutes / bw / Universum, CEI, UFA-Filmverleih Dir: Rolf Thiele Pr: Walter Tjaden Scr: Gregor von Rezzori, Rolf Thiele Story: Our Hearts are Restless (1955) by Gladys Baker Cine: Klaus von Rautenfeld Cast: Nadja Tiller, Peter van Eyck, Amedeo Nazzari, Nicole Badal, Hanne Wieder, Elisa read more
o/t: Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 5, 2014
Another of these very useful compilations of links to discussions of often undernoticed items around the intertubes. Lots of Halloween stuff this time around, as you might expect. Click anywhere on the list below to go to Todd’s site, where you’ll find the individual links for each item. read more
Intruder, The (1933)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 5, 2014
vt Horror in the Night
US / 54 minutes / bw / Allied Pictures Dir: Albert Ray Pr: M.H. Hoffman Scr: Frances Hyland Cine: Harry Neumann, Tom Galligan Cast: Monte Blue, Lila Lee, William B. Davidson, Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman, Sidney Bracy, Mischa Auer, Harry Cording, Wilfred Lucas, Lynton Brent, John read more
Hideout, The (1956)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Nov 2, 2014
UK / 55 minutes / bw / Major, Rank Dir: Peter Graham Scott Pr: John Temple-Smith Scr: Kenneth Hayles Cine: Brendan J. Stafford Cast: Dermot Walsh, Rona Anderson, Ronald Howard, Sam Kydd, Howard Lang, Edwin Richfield, Arnold Diamond, Trevor Reid, Richard Shaw, Tommy Clegg, Jessica Cairns, Frank Hawk read more
HALLOWEEN DOUBLE BILL: Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) and The Girl who Dared (1944)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 31, 2014
These two Old Dark House melodramas were based on novels by Medora Field, a novelist of whom I knew nothing until recently, when Curtis Evans of The Passing Tramp posted an essay about her. She was a friend of Margaret Mitchell (who encouraged her to write) and produced just the two novels. Before t read more
Femme Fatale (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 29, 2014
India / 24½ minutes / bw with color (mainly red) highlighting / Incendiary Dir & Cine: Raj Sampad Pr & Story: Shilpi Sampad Cast: Nikkie Gargi, Debi Prasad Sahu, Nisha Kabi. The Girl in Red (Nikkie Gargi). A short neonoirish movie with considerable visual style and flair, made and set in Bh read more
o/t: The Return of Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 29, 2014
After a few weeks’ hiatus, this extraordinarily useful weekly roundup of great cinema writing from around the intertubes is back! For the links to the various items, click here. Yvette Banek: Hold That Ghost!; Anatomy of a Murder; Manhattan Murder Mystery Steve Lewis: A Dangerous Profes read more
Down Three Dark Streets (1954)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 25, 2014
US / 86 minutes / bw / UA Dir: Arnold Laven Pr: Edward Small, Arthur Gardner, Jules V. Levy Scr: The Gordons, Bernard C. Schoenfeld Story: Case File: FBI (1953) by The Gordons Cine: Joseph Biroc Cast: Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer, Marisa Pavan, Casey Adams (i.e., Max Showalter), Kenne read more
Den Som Frykter Ulven (2004)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 22, 2014
vt Cry in the Woods Norway / 99 minutes / color / Paradox, Angel Dir: Erich Hörtnagl Pr: Torleif Hauge Scr: Stefan Ahnhem Story: Den Som Frykter Ulven (1997; vt He Who Fears the Wolf) by Karin Fossum Cine: John Andreas Andersen Cast: Lars Bom, Kristoffer Joner, Laila Goody, Stig Henrik Hoff, Kjersti read more
Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 18, 2014
vt Death at a Broadcast
UK / 69 minutes / bw / Phoenix, Associated British Dir: Reginald Denham Scr: Basil Mason Story: Death at Broadcasting House (1934) by Val Gielgud, Holt Marvell (i.e., Eric Maschwitz) Cine: Gunther Krampf Cast: Ian Hunter, Austin Trevor, Mary Newland (i.e., Lilian Oldland), He read more
Crime Nobody Saw, The (1937)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 15, 2014
US / 62 minutes / bw / Paramount Dir: Charles Barton Pr: Adolph Zukor Scr: Bertram Millhauser Story: Danger, Men Working (1935 play) by Ellery Queen, Lowell Brentano Cine: Harry Fischbeck Cast: Lew Ayres, Ruth Coleman, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker, Vivienne Osborne, Colin Tapley, Howard C. Hickman, read more
Confessions of a Psycho Cat (1968)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 11, 2014
vt 3 Loves of a Psycho Cat
US / 69 minutes (expanded exploitative version) / bw / World Wide Dir & Pr: Eve (aka Herb Stanley) Scr: Bill Boyd Cine: Paul Guffee Cast: Eileen Lord, Ed Garrabrandt, Frank Geraci, Dick Lord, Jake LaMotta, Arlenne Lorrance. A horror/sleaze-influenced riff on movies li read more
Marked Man (1996)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 8, 2014
vt Le Guet-Apens
Canada / 95 minutes / color / Image Dir: Marc Voizard Pr: Pierre David, Stefan Wodoslawsky Scr: Thomas Ritz Cine: Stephen Reizes Cast: Roddy Piper, Jane Wheeler, Alina Thompson, Tyrone Benskin, Christopher Bolton, Miles O’Keeffe, Dennis O’Connor, Richard Zeman, Clare Sim read more
The Triumphant Conclusion to the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown: #1. Casablanca (1942)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 6, 2014
Wonders in the Dark By Marilyn Ferdinand Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Although director Michael Curtiz and the rest of the team involved with making Casablanca could not have known it at the time, this last line of dialogue from the film perfectly characterizes the read more
Boîte Noire, La (2005)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 4, 2014
vt The Black Box France / 88 minutes / color plus some limited color / EuropaCorp, TF1, Canal+, TPS Star, Sofica EuropaCorp Dir: Richard Berry Pr: Michel Feller Scr: Eric Assous, Richard Berry Story: “La Boîte Noire” (2000) by Tonino Benacquista Cine: Thomas Hardmeier Cast: José Garcia, read more
o/t: and, counting down for one last time . . .
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 3, 2014
The Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown will finish on Monday, with the announcement of — and essay about — the movie voted as the #1 romantic movie of all time by the expert writers at WitD. For the last time, then, here’s my weekly collection of links to the essays published i read more
Black Widow (1954)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 1, 2014
US / 95 minutes / color / TCF Dir & Pr & Scr: Nunnally Johnson Story: Black Widow (1952; vt Fatal Woman) by Patrick Quentin Cine: Charles G. Clarke Cast: Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney, George Raft, Peggy Ann Garner, Reginald Gardiner, Virginia Leith, Otto Kruger, Cathleen Nesbitt, read more
o/t: antepenultimate update on the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 28, 2014
The countdown nears its end, with five more essays added this week. Here goes: 11. Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) 10. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 9. Gone with the Wind (1939) 8. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 7. La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast) (1946) Interesting that #7 read more