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o/t: Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 22, 2014
A bit late this week but as useful as ever, Todd’s roundup of relevant goodies on the intertubes. Lots of interesting noir-related stuff there. Among the (distinctly non-noirish) delights of personal interest to me is an essay by Steve Gallagher on Jimmy Edwards and John Franklyn-Robbins. Edwa read more
Something to Live For (1952)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 20, 2014
US / 89 minutes / bw / Paramount Dir & Pr: George Stevens Scr: Dwight Taylor Cine: George Barnes Cast: Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Richard Derr, Douglas Dick, Herbert Heyes, Harry Bellaver, Paul Valentine, Douglas Spencer. Advertising executive Alan Miller (Milland), a reformed a read more
Hell’s House (1932)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 18, 2014
US / 72 minutes / bw / Astor Dir & Story: Howard Higgin Scr: Paul Gangelin, B. Harrison Orkow Cine: Allen G. Siegler Cast: Bette Davis, Pat O’Brien, Junior Dirkin (i.e., Junior Durkin), Junior Coughlin (i.e., Frank Coghlan Jr), Emma Dunn, Charles Grapewin, Morgan Wallace, Hooper Atchley, W read more
o/t: more from the WitD Romantic countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 17, 2014
The countdown of Romantic movies continues apace at the great movie website Wonders in the Dark, with five new essays this week: The odd one out here is, obviously, The Man who Laughs, based on the Victor Hugo novel L’Homme qui Rit. Most people would, I think, classify Paul Leni’s scree read more
Geheimnis der Schwarzen Witwe, Das (1963)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 16, 2014
vt The Secret of the Black Widow
WG, Spain / 96 minutes / bw / Germania Dir: F.J. Gottlieb Pr: Alfons Carcasona Scr: Rolf Becker, Alexandra Becker, F.J. Gottlieb Cine: Gottfried Pacheco Cast: O.W. Fischer, Karin Dor, Doris Kirchner, Werner Peters, Eddi Arent, Klaus Kinski, Claude Farell, Gabriel Lop read more
Floating Dutchman, The (1952)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 14, 2014
UK / 76 minutes / bw / Merton Park Dir & Scr: Vernon Sewell Pr: William H. Williams Story: The Floating Dutchman (1950) by Nicolas Bentley Cine: Jo(sef) Ambor Cast: Dermot Walsh, Sydney Tafler, Mary Germaine, Guy Verney, Hugh Morton, Nicolas Bentley, Arnold Marlé, Derek Blomfield, Ian Wilson, Ja read more
Game (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 13, 2014
Canada / 8 minutes / color / Barn Burner Dir & Scr: Josh MacDonald Pr: Angus Swantee Cine: Jeff Wheaton Cast: Andrea Lee Norwood, Pasha Ebrahimi, Glen Matthews, Michael McPhee. Four Deliverance (1972)-style hillbillies armed with chainsaw, ax and belt—called Prior (Ebrahimi), Gabe (Matthews) read more
o/t: Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 12, 2014
Yet again, a fascinating roundup: Anne Billson: How to Spot a Goth Girl HeroineBill Crider: I Married a Monster from Outer Space [trailer] Brian Arnold: Robin Williams BV Lawson: Media Murder Curt Evans: Without Honor; Blackout Ed Lynskey: Farewell, My Lovely Elizabeth Foxwell: Suspense (tv): read more
o/t: ever onward, the WitD Romantic Countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 10, 2014
Last week saw five new entries in the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown: we are moving right along. :) I know, I know . . . and I’m working on #30 at the moment, honest, guv. Thanks again for posting these links; I enjoyed reading these essays, especially the one covering Roman Holiday. read more
Bushwhackers, The (1952)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 9, 2014
vt The Rebel
US / 69 minutes / bw / Realart Dir: Rod Amateau Pr: Larry Finley Scr: Thomas S. Gries, Rod Amateau Cine: Joseph F. Biroc Cast: John Ireland, Wayne Morris, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone, Lon Chaney (i.e., Lon Chaney Jr), Myrna Dell, Frank Marlowe, Bill Holmes, Jack Elam, Bob Wood, Cha read more
Emil und die Detektive (1931)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 6, 2014
vt Emil and the Detectives Germany / 69 minutes / bw / UFA Dir: Gerhard Lamprecht Pr: Günther Stapenhorst Scr: Billie Wilder (i.e., Billy Wilder) Story: Emil und die Detektive (1929; vt Emil and the Detectives) by Erich Kästner Cine: Werner Brandes Cast: Käthe Haack, Rolf Wenkhaus, Olga Engl, Inge read more
o/t: Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 6, 2014
Another roundup is here. Continued thanks. And this one on my half-century anniversary of parturition. Well, what else could I say but HAPPY PARTURITION DAY! Why, thanks! I’m now at 50 years, six days of post-umbilical respiration… That may be so, but you’re not getting another pre read more
o/t: onward the Romantic Movies Countdown
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 4, 2014
The Romantic Movies Countdown continues at Wonders in the Dark. Last week saw the addition of five further essays, the movies covered being these: Yes, my eyebrows too shot up when I saw #47, since that’s one of the last movies I’d have thought of as romantic, but if you click the link y read more
Desyat Negrityat (1987)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Aug 2, 2014
vt Ten Little Niggers; vt Ten Little Indians
Russia / 130 minutes / color with some bw / Odessa Dir & Scr: Stanislav Govorukhin Story: Ten Little Niggers (1939; vt Ten Little Indians; vt And Then There Were None) by Agatha Christie Cine: Gennadi Engstrem Cast: Vladimir Zeldin, Tatyana Drubich, A read more
o/t: Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 31, 2014
Yet another valuable roundup of the best writing on the intertubes in the past week about obscure and occasionally not so obscure movies: here’s the place to go. This time there are a few off-topic (but very welcome) extras, such as Todd’s own piece on “some visual artists I went t read more
Counselor, The (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 30, 2014
vt The Counsellor US, UK, Spain / 117 minutes / color / Fox 2000, Scott Free, Nick Wechsler, Chockstone, TCF Dir: Ridley Scott Pr: Ridley Scott, Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz Scr: Cormac McCarthy Cine: Dariusz Wolski Cast: Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier read more
Carrefour (1938)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 27, 2014
France / 70 minutes / bw / Eclair–Journal, BUP Dir: Kurt Bernhardt Pr: Eugene Tuscherer Scr: Kurt Bernhardt, André-Paul Antoine Story: H. Kafka Cine: Léonce-Henri Burel Cast: Charles Vanel, Jules Berry, Suzy Prim, Tania Fedor, Marcelle Geniat, Jean Claudio, Jenny Hecquet (i.e., Annie France), Palau, read more
o/t: more romantic? more countdown?
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 25, 2014
The Wonders in the Dark Romantic Movies countdown surges on with five new essays this week: Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter read more
Cage of Evil (1960)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 23, 2014
US / 71 minutes / bw / Zenith, UA Dir: Edward L. Cahn Pr: Robert E. Kent Scr: Orville H. Hampton Story: Orville H. Hampton, Alexander Richards Cine: Maury Gertsman Cast: Ronald Foster, Pat Blair, Harp McGuire, John Maxwell, Preston Hanson, Doug Henderson, Hugh Sanders, Helen Kleeb, Robert Shayne, Ow read more
Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 22, 2014
Click HERE for another great roundup of movie reviews and articles from all around the intertubes! Thanks as always for the plug…hope you’re feeling better (even given the relative “quiet” on your blog)… That is quite a fabulous round-up Todd! Thanks again! Of course, m read more