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Day 23 of Noirvember: The Quiz – Who Said It?
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 23, 2014
Ida Lupino in Road House. What did she say? For today’s celebration of Noirvember, I’m offering up a little quiz – test your skills and see if you can identify the actor or actress who uttered these lines, and the movie in which they were uttered! Enter your guesses in the comments secti read more
Day 22 of Noirvember: Top Films Noir – Part II
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2014
Better late than really, really late, I sometimes say. Back in 2011, in response to a request from one of my readers, I offered up part I of my Top 10 Films Noirs. I acknowledged that I have a great many favorite noir features, and I shared my plans to return soon with my next set of Top 10. Well, t read more
Day 21 of Noirvember: The Gaudier the Patter
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2014
“I don’t think I’ll have to kill her.” What time is it? Time for another look at some of those great noir lines! Enjoy! “I don’t think I’ll have to kill her. Just slap that pretty face into hamburger meat, that’s all.” Sterling Hayden in The Killing (1956) “For a read more
Day 20 of Noirvember: Homme Noir Discoveries, or “How I Got My Big Break”
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2014
That was one lucky elevator ride. Today’s celebration of Noirvember takes a look at the paths that three of my favorite noir actors took to reach the land of noir. After working in such varied posts as engineer for a meatpacking firm and floor walker in the lingerie department at Chicago’s Marshall read more
Day 19 of Noirvember: Joan Crawford in Possessed (1947)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2014
In her second film noir appearance – and her second film with the same name – Joan Crawford starred in Possessed, released by Warner Bros., in 1947. It’s airing Thursday on TCM – I strongly recommend that you give it a look. The film opens with Crawford’s character, Louise Howell Graham, read more
Day 18 of Noirvember: The “What a Character!” Blogathon Presents Raymond Burr
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2014
(Warning: This post is long. Seriously. You may want to pack a lunch.) This is my favorite picture of Raymond Burr. (Don’t you LOVE it??) Perry Mason. Ironside. Two fictional characters with whom the name of Raymond Burr is instantly and inextricably linked. But the handsome, hefty actor of st read more
Day 17 of Noirvember: I’m Just Wild About Gilda
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 17, 2014
I can’t see Gilda too many times. I discovered a few years ago that Gilda (1946), starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford, is one of those films that is simply mesmerizing to me. Whenever I happen across it, I have to watch it until the end. It’s coming on Tuesday night on TCM, and I’m really read more
Day 16 of Noirvember: Trivia from the Shadows
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2014
Cathy O’Donnell (not Lana Turner, as you may have heard) was discovered at Schwab’s Drugstore. Today’s celebration of Noirvember offers up a mélange of trivia about some of our favorite noir performers. So sit back, grab a handful of popcorn, and enjoy! Cathy O’Donnell (They Live By read more
Day 15 of Noirvember: The Trials of William Talman
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 15, 2014
What’s a guy to do? To modern audiences, William Talman may be best known as the luckless district attorney Hamilton Burger, who never won a case against TV’s popular defense attorney, Perry Mason. He also appeared in 19 feature films over a span of 18 years, including memorable performances read more
Day 14 of Noirvember – Great Performances: Agnes Moorehead in Dark Passage
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2014
Even peeking through the door, this dame was intimidating. Dark Passage (1947) isn’t one of my favorite noirs. Oh, it’s interesting enough, with half of the feature filmed from the point of view of the protagonist and, of course, any film with Bogie and Bacall is worth the price of admission. But read more
Day 13 of Noirvember: Cop-Out on Noir Street
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2014
This is how I feel when I watch the end of The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry. No – it’s not the name of a rare noir that you somehow overlooked. It’s that rare phenomenon – a film noir with an unsatisfying – dare we say, “cop-out” – ending. I can’t think of many noirs that fit this read more
Day 12 of Noirvember: Stranger than Fiction
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 12, 2014
Leon Ames and his family…in simpler times. (Bum bum BUM!!!) More likely to be seen portraying a wise and sympathetic paternal figure or upstanding military leader, Leon Ames proved during the film noir era that he could be as dark and menacing as the toughest villain. In two first-rate noirs, read more
Day 11 of Noirvember: And Now For Something Completely Different
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 11, 2014
For today’s celebration of Noirvember, I’m not only offering a write-up on a film noir I’d never seen before, Fourteen Hours (1951), but I’m also trying something a little different. When I watch films that I’m going to write about, I take notes first and then I work on read more
Day 10 of Noirvember: House of Strangers (1949)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 10, 2014
Everybody knows about Out of the Past, Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Laura. But for today’s celebration of Noirvember, I’m taking a closer look at a noir that you don’t hear a lot about: House of Strangers (1949). It’s available on DVD and it’s definitely worth a look. read more
Day Nine of Noirvember: Femme Trivia
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 9, 2014
Betty Joan Perske Film noir is brimming with a variety of actresses who played everything from naive girlfriends to feisty femmes fatales. Today’s celebration of Noirvember shines the spotlight on some of these dames, include a trivia tidbit about each one, and the name that they were born wit read more
Day Eight of Noirvember: Top 10 Films Noirs of 1947
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 8, 2014
You’ve heard that 1939 is one of the best, if not THE best, year for classic film, right? Well, for film noir, that year is often said to be 1947. I’ve never actually done a year-by-year analysis of the features released during the classic noir period (I really will have to do that one day), so read more
Noirvember Day Seven: What is Film Noir? (According to me.)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 7, 2014
Fallen Angel (1946) The era of film noir is one that disdains absolute definitions, flaunts exceptions, and welcomes interpretations. The movies that comprise this category of filmmaking were released approximately between 1940 and 1959, but were first identified as “film noir” (literally “black read more
Noirvember Day Six: Film Noir Friday on TCM
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 6, 2014
Scary, ain’t she? Are you in the mood for some first-rate noir? Then tune into Turner Classic Movies Friday night for back-to-back-to-back noirs that will satisfy any shadow-seeker: Detour, The Hitch-Hiker, and Gun Crazy. What more do you want?? Read on to find out why you need to be no place read more
Noirvember Day Five: The Women of Brute Force (1947)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 5, 2014
The women of Brute Force with the film’s producer, Mark Hellinger. Brute Force was a rare noir set almost entirely inside the walls of a maximum security prison, focusing on a sadistic guard (Hume Cronyn) and a group of cellmates who try to escape his tyranny by carrying out an intricately pla read more
Noirvember Day Four: Out of the Past Discoveries, or “How I Got My Big Break”
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 4, 2014
Out of the Past (1947) is one of film noir’s best-known offerings – some even call it the quintessential noir. With its typically complex noir plot, OOTP offers everything a noir fan could want, including flashbacks, voiceover narration, a painterly use of light and shadow, an oh-so-fatal femme, read more