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Announcing The Great Villain Blogathon 2019!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 6, 2019
Come join us!! You’ll be glad you did! (Mwah ha ha!!) Speakeasy It’s time once again for the Big Bad Blogathon event where you’re invited to feature your favourite movie villain(s). Your hosts are Ruth of Silver Screenings, Karen of Shadows & Satin and Kristina of Speakeasy. The rules read more
Pre-Code Crazy: The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 4, 2019
If you know me at all, you know I’m a ginormous Ann Harding fan. What you might not know is that I am most decidedly not a huge John Boles fan. Not even a minor John Boles fan. Not even . . . well, you get the idea. Despite this, I didn’t hesitate for even a second in selecting my Pre-Code Crazy read more
The 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival: Still More Adventures in Paradise — Part 5
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 18, 2019
My hotel room is reserved, my plane tickets are purchased, and my traveling companion (my older daughter is going this year!) is secured . . . so you know what that means! Time for another installment in my ongoing series about the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival! Now that we’re into 2019, the read more
Pre-Code Crazy: The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 3, 2019
I’m not very familiar with the screen work of Lew Ayres. Oh, I know he played Dr. Kildare (but I never saw any of those films), and I know he was in The Dark Mirror and Johnny Belinda – but I can’t say that he made that big of an impression. (I also know that he died on my birthday in 1996, read more
Gossip . . . Pre-Code Style.
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 21, 2019
Harding lost an earring in the accident, but managed to hang on to her sunglasses. While recently browsing through some old Motion Picture magazines, I came across a regular feature called “Your Gossip Test,” written by Marion Martone, which invited readers to answer a series of questions about read more
Day Thirty of Noirvember: Parting Gifs
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 30, 2018
They say that all good things must come to an end. Sadly, that also goes for Noirvember 2018. It’s been a great ride, though, and I thank each and every one of you who came along with me, and commented on, liked, or read any of my daily posts. You make my blog life worthwhile! For my final Noi read more
Day Twenty-Nine of Noirvember: My Five Noir Dinner Guests
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 29, 2018
Mmm, pie. Years ago, in an early edition of my film noir newsletter, The Dark Pages (shameless plug), one of our readers posed a question: “What five film noir characters would you like to have for dinner?” It turned out to be a fun exercise for several of our contributors and subscribers, but I read more
Day Twenty-Eight of Noirvember: List o’ the Week — Top 20 Noirs on YouTube
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2018
Cornel Wilde and Helene Stanton (Dr. Drew Pinsky’s mom!) in The Big Combo. YouTube is great for a lot of things, but I love it best for the film noir movies I can find on it. Today’s Noirvember post serves up my top 20 film noir features on YouTube. It’s a veritable treasure trove, y’all! read more
Day Twenty-Seven of Noirvember: Unlikely Film Noir Folks — Fred Clark
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 27, 2018
The other day I saw a post on Facebook with a picture of Fred Clark that described him as “the immortal film noir actor.” One member of the group responded that “he was never noir,” and a quite a little brouhaha ensued – to which, I admit, I briefly contributed. In thinking about it later, read more
Day Twenty-Six of Noirvember: Happy Birthday, Adele Jergens!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 26, 2018
When they nicknamed Adele Jergens “The Eyeful,” they weren’t just whistlin’ Dixie. Born on November 17, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, Adele Louisa Jurgens didn’t start out with her sights set on the big screen. The tomboyish Adele was the youngest of four children and the only girl, and was read more
Day Twenty-Five of Noirvember: Favorite Femme Fatales – Part 2
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2018
Today’s Noirvember post is the second in my series of favorite femme fatales – those deliciously devious dames that I just can’t get enough of. My top femme was Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity (1944). Number two on my hit parade of deadly dames is none other than Kathie Moffat in Out of read more
Day Twenty-Four of Noirvember: The 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (Part 4)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2018
Nancy Olson during her appearance at TCMFF 2018. For today’s post, I’m doing double duty – my daily Noirvember celebration and the next installment of my year-long coverage of the 2018 Turner Classic Movies film festival! I was delighted this year to have the opportunity to see and hear the lovely read more
Day Twenty-Three of Noirvember: Top Three in ’53
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 23, 2018
Earlier this month, as part of my campaign to point out first-rate noirs released in years other than the typically touted 1947, I spotlighted my top five film noir features from 1945. I’m continuing this effort for today’s Noirvember post, with my top three from 1953. It was a fun personal challeng read more
Day Twenty-Two of Noirvember: Happy Thanksgiving!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2018
Joan Crawford served up a strong noir presence in such first-rate features as Mildred Pierce (1945), Possessed (1947), The Damned Don’t Cry (1950) and Sudden Fear (1952). She also served up a mean turkey. Happy Thanksgiving! And join me tomorrow on Day 23 (seriously, where is the time going!?! read more
Day Twenty-One of Noirvember: Quote of the Day
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2018
“She was a charming, middle-aged lady with a face like a bucket of mud. I gave her a drink. She was a gal who’d take a drink if she had to knock you down to get to the bottle.” Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet (1944). ~ by shadowsandsatin on November 21, 2018. Posted in Uncategorize read more
Day Twenty of Noirvember: The Noir of HUAC
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2018
Larry Parks testifying before HUAC. In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) launched an investigation into Communism in the motion picture industry, throwing Tinseltown into a paranoid panic and ruining the lives of countless artists. During secret testimony before HUAC in 1951, a read more
Day Nineteen of Noirvember: Celebrating Gene
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2018
When you think of first-rate noir actresses, the really talented ones, who do you think of? Stanwyck? Claire Trevor? Audrey Totter? What about Gene Tierney? Is she even on your list? Because of her striking beauty and innate elegance, I think that Tierney’s acting prowess is often overlooked, but read more
Day Seventeen of Noirvember: Favorite Femme Fatales
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2018
Stanwyck as Phyllis Dietrichson I love a lot (obviously) about film noir. And one of the things I love best about these films is the deadly, duplicitous dames commonly known as femme fatales. You know – the ones who use their wiles to get their way. The ones who have an uncanny, innate ability for read more
Day Eighteen of Noirvember: Reel Names
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2018
Mikhail Mazurkiewicz and Doris Bernice Jensen in Nightmare Alley (1947) On last week’s Trivia Thursday, one of my entries was the given name of actor Robert Taylor: Spangler Arlington Brugh (which just happens to be my favorite name of all time). Today’s Noirvember post serves up 10 more read more
Day Sixteen of Noirvember: The Words of Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2018
She goes where she wants to. It’s a Noirvember tradition – a celebration of the memorable words of film noir. Enjoy! “You’re trying to make me go soft. Well, you can save your oil. I don’t go soft for anybody.” Alan Ladd in This Gun For Hire (1942) “If you want fresh air, don’t look read more