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Day Four of Noirvember: Oscar Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 4, 2017
Film noir features and Academy Awards don’t exactly go hand in hand, if you know what I mean. There’s never been a film noir Best Picture winner (not even Double Indemnity!! Blasphemy!) and noir performers seldom made that walk down the carpeted aisle to collect the golden statuette. But. That read more
Day Three of Noirvember: List o’ the Week — Top 10 Film Noir Images
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 3, 2017
There’s nothing like the look of film noir. Served up by such masterful cinematographers as John Alton, Nicholas Musuraca, and John F. Seitz, the imagery from the era immediately places you in a world of cynicism, dread, and hopelessness. Today’s Noirvember celebration takes a look at 10 read more
Day Two of Noirvember: Appointment with Danger (1950)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 2, 2017
Watching the beginning of this Alan Ladd starrer for the first time, you wouldn’t think it has much promise. As the camera shows us the inside of a cavernous post office, the narrator extols the virtue of the postal service: “The citizens of this country own it, work in it, and use it. All day, read more
Happy Noirvember! Day One: The Fickle Foot of Fate
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 1, 2017
Happy Noirvember! One of my favorite months of the year is here: Noirvember! What’s Noirvember? It’s a month-long celebration of all things noir, started by Marya over at Cinema-Fanatic.com. This is my fourth year participating, so grab yourself a stiff drink and join me for 30 days of noir. Straigh read more
The 2017 TCM Film Festival: Revisiting Adventures in Paradise — Part IV
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Oct 30, 2017
It’s about that time, ladies and germs – time for another installment in my monthly coverage of the 2017 TCM Film Festival: Revisiting Adventures in Paradise. This time around I’m covering one of the many highlights of the festival for me – seeing Michael Douglas (from third row, center, mind read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Madam Satan (1930)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Oct 9, 2017
You may not know this about me, but I am no horror fan. Oh, I’ve seen the occasional horror movie – Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, and I even recently caught most of Dracula – but for the most part, no thank you. So when I looked over TCM’s pre-Code offerings for the month of October read more
Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge: Here We Go Again!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Sep 16, 2017
“The world belongs to those who read.” – Rick Holland In keeping with this concept, the world was mine this summer, as I dove into my fifth consecutive year of participating in the Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge, hosted by Raquel of Out of the Past. As part of this annual event, lovers read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Upperworld (1934)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Sep 10, 2017
It takes only a glance at the credits for Upperworld (1934) to know that this is a film worth seeing. It stars the great Mary Astor, a non-dancing and oh-so-adorable Ginger Rogers, and pre-Code icon Warren William. It’s based on a story by Ben Hecht, who also wrote the screenplays for such first-rat read more
The 2017 TCM Film Festival: Revisiting Adventures in Paradise — Part III
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Sep 4, 2017
Now that the dates for the 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival have been announced (April 26-29, 2018), I thought this was a perfect time for another installment of the 2017 TCM Film Festival: Revisiting Adventures in Paradise! My first two films of the festival – fittingly – were a film noir read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Ann Harding Day on Summer Under the Stars
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 6, 2017
If you’re a fan of TCM – and really, what classic movie fan isn’t? – then the month of August may just be your favorite month of the year. It’s the month that gives us Summer Under the Stars, where TCM devotes each day’s programming to a single star, airing 24 hours of films featuring the read more
Dorothy Mackaill in Safe in Hell (1931)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 24, 2017
The opening of Safe in Hell is a bit deceptive. The film’s title appears on screen, with its block-style, capital letters filled in with a silent roar of angry flames. Meanwhile, the music we hear conjures a scene from the late 1800s, perhaps a pair of ladies strolling through the park with ankle-le read more
List o’ the Week: Movies I’ve Never Seen — Part 2
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 30, 2017
City Lights? Never seen it. Almost five years ago, I posted my first “List o’ the Week” – an idea that came to my while literally sitting for hours waiting for my 17-year-old car to have new brakes installed. My inaugural list covered 20 well-known feature films that I’d neve read more
Happy Blogiversary to Me — 6.0!!!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 23, 2017
Whoever said that time flies when you’re having fun wasn’t just whistling Dixie. And I oughta know. It’s been six whole years since I started this blog – and it seems like it was yesterday! (Or maybe last week.) Shadows and Satin continues to be one of the joys of my life, providing me with read more
Unsavory Duos: J.J. Hunsecker and Sidney Falco in Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 22, 2017
Brimming with repellent characters, Sweet Smell of Success, released in 1957 by United Artists, centers primarily on two: powerful Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) and self-serving press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis). The film’s rather straightforward plot, in a nutshell, concer read more
The 2017 TCM Film Festival: Revisiting Adventures in Paradise — Part II
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 17, 2017
What time is it? Time for my next installment of Revisiting Adventures in Paradise: The 2017 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival! Today’s post focuses on what has become a tradition for me – participating in the “So You Think You Know Movies” trivia contest. Hosted by Bruce Goldstein, Repertory read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Gentleman’s Fate (1932)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 7, 2017
If you’re like me, you’ve heard the following about John Gilbert: (1) he was romantically involved with and came close to marrying Greta Garbo, and (2) his film career fizzled and died a few years after the introduction of talking pictures. Generally speaking, Gilbert’s failure to thrive in talkies read more
The Five Stars Blogathon: My Five Fave Femmes
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 16, 2017
Cheers. When I learned of Rick’s “Five Stars” blogathon, I didn’t give a moment’s hesitation to signing on. First off, y’all know I love a good list! And a list about my favorite movie stars? How could I resist! My excited antiticpation notwithstanding, I actually thought it might read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Hold Your Man (1933)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 11, 2017
I’ll admit it. Hold Your Man (1933) isn’t my favorite pre-Code. It starts off great, but it kinda goes off the rails toward the end. Still, there’s something about it that I absolutely love. In fact, there’s lots about it that I love. The film stars Clark Gable as Eddie, a small-time con read more
The Great Villain Blogathon — Wrap-up & Thanks!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 30, 2017
Speakeasy One last word and roundup before we close the door on the Great Villain Blogathon 2017: your hosts Ruth of Silver Screenings, Karen of Shadows & Satin, and Kristina of Speakeasy want to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part, visited the participating blogs, and helped spread read more
The Great Villain Blogathon – Day 5 Recap
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 29, 2017
Speakeasy Big Bads have always had us booing, and this week they inspired some fine posts about their motivation, meaning and memorable qualities. Today’s roundup covers some of the best of the worst. Bloggers: If you’ve posted your entry too late for tonight’s recap, don’t worry! We’ll read more