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o/t: interview avec moi
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 16, 2014
Crime writer and critic extraordinaire — and Blackwitch Press founder — Paul D. Brazill has kindly conducted an interview of me for his blog You Would Say That, Wouldn’t You?, and the result is HERE. I feel very flattered to be in among some extremely distinguished company on that read more
After Alice (1999)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 14, 2014
vt Eye of the Killer Germany, UK / 100 minutes / color with some bw / Promark, Videal, CPTC Dir: Paul Marcus Pr: Tina Stern, André Paquette, Tom Kinninmont Scr: Jeff Miller Cine: Brian Pearson Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Henry Czerny, Polly Walker, Gary Hudson, Ronn Sarosiak, Stephen Ouimette, Eve Craw read more
East, The (2013)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 12, 2014
US, UK / 116 minutes / color with some bw / Scott Free, Dune, Fox Searchlight Dir: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling Pr: Michael Costigan, Jocelyn Hayes, Brit Marling, Ridley Scott Scr: Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij Cine: Roman Vasyanov Cast: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Sh read more
o/t: not to brag, but . . .
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 12, 2014
A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Definitive Reference Guide (to give it its full, three-pipe title) — the book to which this website is an “annex” — has just received a remarkably favourable review at the Classic Movies website. A couple of extracts: It’s read more
Woman’s Secret, A (1949)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 9, 2014
US / 85 minutes / bw / RKO Dir: Nicholas Ray Pr & Scr: Herman J. Mankiewicz Story: Verpfändetes Leben (1946; vt Mortgage on Life) by Vicki Baum Cine: George Diskant Cast: Maureen O’Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams, Victor Jory, Mary Philips, Jay C. Flippen, Robert Warwic read more
Wenn es Nacht Wird auf der Reeperbahn (1967)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 6, 2014
vt When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn; vt Trip with the Devil; vt Uneasy Summer WG / 96 minutes / color / Constantin Dir & Scr: Rolf Olsen Pr: Heinz Willeg Cine: Franz X. Lederle Cast: Erik Schumann, Fritz Wepper, Marianne Hoffmann, Jürgen Draeger, Konrad Georg, Marlis Draeger, Tanja Gruber, Wil read more
Tiger Bay (1934)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 4, 2014
UK / 68 minutes / bw / Wyndham Dir: J. Elder Wills Pr: Bray Wyndham Scr: John Quin, Billie Bristow Story: J. Elder Wills, Eric Ansell Cine: Robert G. Martin, Alan Lawson Cast: Anna May Wong, Henry Victor, Lawrence Grossmith, Margaret Yarde, Rene Ray, Victor Garland, Ernest Jay, Wally Patch, Ben Sout read more
Shadow, The (1933)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 3, 2014
UK / 71 minutes / bw / Real Art, UA Dir: George A. Cooper Pr: Julius Hagen Scr: H. Fowler Mear, Terence Egan Story: The Shadow (1932? play) by Donald Stuart (i.e., Gerald Verner), novelized by the author as The Shadow (1934) Cine: Sydney Blythe Cast: Henry Kendall, Felix Aylmer, John Turnbull, Ralph read more
Secret, The (1997 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jan 1, 2014
vt The Killing Secret US / 88 minutes / color / Robert Greenwald, ACI, NBC Dir: Noel Nosseck Pr: Philip Kleinbart Scr: Rob Fresco Cine: Paul Maibaum Cast: Ari Meyers, Soleil Moon Frye, Mark Krassenbaum, John O’Hurley, Cindy Pickett, Erika Flores, Todd Rulapaugh, Tess Harper, Ben Epps. Although read more
Riverside Murder, The (1935)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 29, 2013
UK / 64 minutes / bw / Fox Dir & Pr: Albert Parker Scr: Selwyn Jepson Story: Six Hommes Morts (1930) by André Steeman (i.e., Stanislas-André Steeman) Cine: Alex Bryce Cast: Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn, Zoë Davis, Alastair Sim, Reginald Tate, Ian Fleming, Tom Helmore, Martin Lewis, C.M. Hallard, Aubr read more
Chosen Season 2 (2013 TVM)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 26, 2013
vt CH:OS:EN Season 2 US / ~130 minutes (6 episodes of 21–23 minutes) / color / Dissident, DiVide, Lifeboat, Sony Dir: Ben Ketai Pr: Amy Kim Scr: Evan Charnov, Ben Ketai Story: Ben Ketai, Ryan Lewis Cine: Tim Burton Cast: Chad Michael Murray, Sarah Roemer, Nicky Whelan, Caitlin Carmichael, Joey Luthm read more
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 25, 2013
US / 67 minutes / bw / Columbia Dir: Lew Landers Pr: Wallace MacDonald Scr: Paul Yawitz Cine: Philip Tannura Cast: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Walter Sande, Larry Parks, George McKay, Cy Kendall, Paul Fix, Ben Taggart. Blackie (Chester Morris) and The read more
3615 Code Père Noël (1990)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 25, 2013
vt Game Over; vt Hide and Freak; vt Deadly Games France / 88 minutes / color / LM, Deal, Garance Dir & Scr: René Manzor Pr: Francis Lalanne Cine: Michel Gaffier Cast: Brigitte Fossey, Louis Ducreux, Patrick Floersheim, Alain Musy, François-Eric Gendron, Stéphane Legros, Franck Capillery, Marion read more
Christmas Eve (1947)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 25, 2013
vt Sinner’s Holiday US / 93 minutes / bw / Miracle, UA Dir: Edwin L. Marin Pr: Benedict Bogeaus Scr: Laurence Stallings Story: Laurence Stallings, Richard H. Landau Cine: Gordon Avil Cast: George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell, Virginia Field, Dolores Moran, Ann Harding, Reg read more
Pointing Finger, The (1933)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 22, 2013
UK / 67 minutes / bw / Real Art, Ambassador Dir & Scr: George Pearson Pr: Julius Hagen Story: The Pointing Finger (1907) by “Rita” Cine: Ernest Palmer Cast: John Stuart, A. Bromley Davenport, Leslie Perrins, Michael Hogan, D.J. Williams, Clare Greet, Henrietta Watson, Viola Keats. read more
October Moth (1960)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 21, 2013
UK / 53 minutes / bw / Independent Artists, Rank Dir & Scr: John Kruse Pr: Julian Wintle, Leslie Parkyn Cine: Michael Reed Cast: Lee Patterson, Lana Morris, Peter Dyneley, Robert Crawdon, Sheila Raynor. Finlay (Lee Patterson) starts an accidental blaze. On a lonely windswept farm somewhere on t read more
Mystery Man, The (1935)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 19, 2013
US / 62 minutes / bw / Monogram Dir: Raymond McCarey Pr: George Yohalem Scr: John Krafft, Rollo Lloyd, Wm. A. Johnston Story: Tate Finn Cine: Harry Neumann Cast: Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle, Henry Kolker, James Burke, Guy Usher, LeRoy Mason, Dell Henderson, Monte Collins, Norman Houston, James Bu read more
Miss V from Moscow (1942)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 17, 2013
US / 66 minutes / bw / M&H, PRC Dir: Albert Herman Pr: George Merrick Scr: Arthur St. Clair, Sherman Lowe Cine: Marcel Le Picard Cast: Lola Lane, Noel Madison, Howard Banks, Paul Weigle (i.e., Paul Weigel), John Vosper, Anna Demetrio, William Vaughn (i.e., Wilhelm von Brincken), Juan de la Cruz, read more
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 14, 2013
US / 82 minutes / bw / MGM Dir: Robert Alton Pr: Albert Lewis Scr: George Wells, Lou Breslow Story: Merton of the Movies (1919) by Harry Leon Wilson, and Merton of the Movies (1922 play) by George S. Kaufman, Marc Connelly Cine: Paul C. Vogel Cast: Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien, Gloria Grahame read more
Ménilmontant (1926)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 12, 2013
France / 38 minutes / bw Dir & Pr & Scr: Dimitri Kirsanoff Cine: Dimitri Kirsanoff, Léonce Crouan Cast: Nadia Sibirskaïa, Yolande Beaulieu, Guy Belmont, Jean Pasquier, Maurice Ronsard. A minor milestone of cinematic history, this longish short, full of early Expressionist flourishes, has a read more