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Day 30 of Noirvember: My Favorite Femmes
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 30, 2016
Kathie Moffatt was so bad, she was good. On today, the last day of Noirvember 2016, I am pleased to shine a shadowy spotlight (is that even possible?) on my Top 10 Favorite Femmes. In the coming weeks and months, I’ll talk more about each of them, and why I love them so. Sherry Peatty (Marie Windsor read more
Day 29 of Noirvember: Trivia Tuesday
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 29, 2016
Nearly Miss Venice. I simply can’t get enough of movie trivia. I hope you can’t, either . . . At the age of 17, Yvonne DeCarlo was chosen as first runner-up in the Miss Venice bathing beauty contest, and a short time later, she was hired for the chorus line at the Florentine Gardens in H read more
Day 28 of Noirvember: Characters I Hate to Love – Bruno Antony
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2016
I hate to love Bruno, but I do! Strangers on a Train (1951), masterfully directed by Alfred Hitchcock, tells the story of two men who meet by happenstance on a train, and wind up wholly intertwined in each other’s lives. Especially after one of them murders the wife of the other. The film contains read more
Day 26 of Noirvember: Don’t Snooze on The Big Sleep (1946)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 27, 2016
Tune in to TCM on November 27th for The Big Sleep (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, directed by Howard Hawks, and containing what wins the prize for one of noirs most convoluted plots. Click below for one of my many favorite scenes from the film, featuring Bogart and Sonia Darrin. read more
Day 27 of Noirvember: The 2016 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival — Even More Adventures in Paradise – Part 6
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 27, 2016
Now that the last bite of macaroni and cheese has been devoured and every morsel of leftover bird has been recycled into turkey sandwiches, turkey hash or turkey pot pie, it’s time for another installment of the 2016 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival: Even More Adventures in Paradise! Today’s read more
Day 25 of Noirvember: What’s in a Name?
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2016
Happy birthday, John Stevens. Born John Daugherty Stephens on today’s date in 1919, Steve Brodie took his screen name from the real-life New York saloon keeper who claimed to have survived an 1886 leap into the East River from the Brooklyn Bridge. The name change helped to jumpstart his fledgl read more
On Day 24 of Noirvember, Happy Thanksgiving from the Dark Pages . . .
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 24, 2016
. . . and Joan Crawford! And join me tomorrow for Day 25 of Noirvember! ~ by shadowsandsatin on November 24, 2016. Posted in Noirvember 2016 Tags: Joan Crawford, Noirvember, Noirvember 2016, Thanksgiving read more
Day 24 of Noirvember: Luther Who?
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 23, 2016
Adler with sister Stella. Film noir is practically overflowing with famous actors who made the era’s anti-heroes come to life. Who can forget Dick Powell in Murder, My Sweet (1944)? Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)? Robert Mitchum in Out of the Past (1947)? But these big name performers read more
Day 22 of Noirvember: The Lesser Knowns — Pushover (1954)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2016
Kim Novak smolders in this one. Some may call Pushover a “poor man’s Double Indemnity” — and the label is understandable. Like Double Indemnity, Pushover stars Fred MacMurray as a respected professional man pulled into a web of deception and murder at the urging of a beautifu read more
Day 21 of Noirvember: Trivia Tidbits
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2016
Not Norma. Ruth Roman’s parents owned a carnival sideshow in Boston. Roman was first christened Norma, but she was renamed Ruth after a fortune teller predicted that her original moniker would bring bad luck. Years later, Roman and her son, Richard, were passengers aboard the Andrea Doria when read more
Day 20 of Noirvember: “Big” Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2016
Although creating an absolute definition of film noir is sometimes an elusive task, I’ve found over the years that a simplistic but revealing description of the era can be found in some of the frequently repeated words in the titles of the films themselves. Some of these include “fear,” “night,” read more
Day 19 of Noirvember: Tierney. In color. On her birthday.
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2016
The beautiful and talented Gene Tierney was born on November 19, 1920. We remember her today. “I dated dozens of men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.” “I approached everything, my job, my romances, my family, with intensity.” “The word actress has always read more
Day 18 of Noirvember: My Favorite Thing Today
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2016
I’m celebrating Noirvember today with one of my favorite pictures — this nighttime shot in Chicago in the 1940s. Tres noir! Join me tomorrow for Day 19 of Noirvember! ~ by shadowsandsatin on November 18, 2016. Posted in Noirvember 2016 Tags: Chicago, film noir, Noirvember, No read more
Day 17 of Noirvember: Words and Pictures
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 17, 2016
A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. But what about words AND pictures? Today’s Noirvember post serves up some memorable noir quotes and some equally memorable visuals. Enjoy! “You, this’ll be the first time I’ve ever killed anyone I knew so little and liked so we read more
Day 16 of Noirvember: Remembering Barbara Payton
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2016
Of all the tragic stories in Hollywood, Barbara Payton’s is one of the saddest. On the occasion of her birth, November 16, 1927, we remember her today. Click here for information on Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story, a first-rate biography on the actress by film historian John O’ read more
Day 15 of Noirvember: Trivia Tuesday
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 15, 2016
These two were not Hitchcock’s first choice. Can you believe it? On Day 15 of Noirvember, help yourself to some trivia tidbits. They’re delicious! Alfred Hitchcock originally wanted Joan Fontaine and William Powell for the roles of Young Charlie and Uncle Charlie in Shadow of a Doubt (19 read more
Day 14 of Noirvember: In Remembrance of La Lake
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2016
Constance Frances Marie Ockelman — known to the world as Veronica Lake — was born on November 14, 1922. We remember her today. “I never did cheesecake. I just used my hair.” “I think I’ve developed into an actress because I’ve worked darn hard at it and read more
Day 12 of Noirvember: See it on TCM — The Narrow Margin (1952)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2016
Don’t miss The Narrow Margin. The other day, when I listed the films noirs that I watch over and over, I forgot one. The Narrow Margin. (Well, I actually forgot more than one, but that’s another story for another day.) This first-rate feature stars two of noir’s baddest bad-asses – Charles read more
Day 14 of Noirvember: From Page to Screen
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2016
Released in 1949 by 20th Century Fox, House of Strangers stars Edward G. Robinson as Gino Monetti, the patriarch of an Italian family and a bank owner known for his questionable practices. The film was based on I’ll Never Go There Anymore (1941), the third novel by Jerome Weidman (who was best known read more
Day 11 of Noirvember: See it on TCM — He Ran All the Way (1951)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 11, 2016
Garfield and co-star Shelley Winters. John Garfield’s last movie was He Ran All the Way in 1951. Shortly after filming was completed on this film, Garfield was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The committee had been investigating Communism in the motion picture read more