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Hold on to your hats: it’s a Lupino-palooza!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 11, 2014
If you like Ida Lupino (and, really, how can you not?), you’re going to have a grand time on Thursday, June 12th – TCM is showing eight movies with Lupino either in front of the camera or behind it. And half of them are film noir! Here’s the low-down on the four shadowy offerings that TCM is airing: read more
Happy birthday, Marilyn!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 1, 2014
She’s not the first person who comes to mind when you think of film noir femmes, but Marilyn Monroe earned a solid place in the film noir world. On the occasion of what would’ve been her 88th birthday, we’re raising our glasses to remember Marilyn and salute her performances in Cla read more
The CMBA “Fabulous Films of the ’50s” Blogathon: The Big Combo (1955)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 21, 2014
How do I love The Big Combo? Let me count the ways. Richard Conte. The sexy, jazzy score. The great screenplay by Philip Yordan. The righteous, passionate, intense detective played by Cornel Wilde and his obsession for the character portrayed by his real-life wife, Jean Wallace. The fact that I know read more
The Power-Mad Blogathon: Blood and Sand (1941)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 4, 2014
When I heard that Lady Eve’s Reel Life and They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To were hosting a one-day blogathon in honor of Tyrone Power’s 100th birthday, I wanted in. But Power, whose screen career started in the late 1930s, just missed the pre-Code era, and his great noir offering – Nightmare read more
It’s a Wrap! The Great Villain Blogathon
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 27, 2014
Originally posted on SPEAKEASY: as Christopher Walken would say, Wow. Wowie. Wow Wow Wow. The Great Villain Blogathon has far exceeded anything we expected. View original 318 more words ~ by shadowsandsatin on April 27, 2014. Posted in Uncategorized Stuff read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Day Six
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 26, 2014
Thrills! Chills! And even more villainy! This is the last day of The Great Villain Blogathon, and it’s chockful of bad guys, bad girls, and more bad deeds than you can shake a stick at! Check out the awesome posts offered up today – you only owe it to yourself: Robert Montgomery in Night Must Fall read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Clark Gable in Night Nurse (1931)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 26, 2014
This ain’t no Rhett Butler. Some random observations: 1. A last name is not an essential requirement to be a villain. 2. Neither is a moustache. Case in point – Nick the chauffeur, played by a moustache-less Clark Gable in Night Nurse (1931). But more about Nick in a moment. This pre-Code gem read more
Day 6: The Great Villain Blogathon
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 25, 2014
Originally posted on Silver Screenings: More Madcap Villainy! Antiheroes and antagonists abound on Day 6 of the Great Villain Blogathon, hosted by Karen of Shadows & Satin, Kristina of Speakeasy and yours truly here at Silver Screenings. Be sure to check out today’s assortment of miscreants, read more
Day 5: The Great Villain Blogathon
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 24, 2014
Originally posted on Silver Screenings: Mwahahaha! Image: Wikipedia Dark and dastardly evil doers are on the prowl on Day 5 of the Great Villain Blogathon, brought to you by Karen of Shadows & Satin, Kristina of Speakeasy and yours truly here at Silver Screenings. Be sure to check out today’s Di read more
Great Villain Blogathon Day 4
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 23, 2014
Originally posted on SPEAKEASY: Day 4 of the Great Villain Blogathon, brought to you by Ruth of Silver Screenings,Karen of Shadows & Satin, and myself, Kristina of Speakeasy proved unrelenting in its onslaught of offensive behavior! Here are the evildoers that were featured today. Don’t miss read more
Day 3: The Great Villain Blogathon
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 22, 2014
Originally posted on Silver Screenings: The chronicles of the dastardly and the contemptible continue on Day 3 of the Great Villain Blogathon. We have some terrific Villains featured today! Brought to you by Karen of Shadows & Satin, Kristina of Speakeasy, and yours truly of Silver Screenings, t read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Day 2 Wrap-Up
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 21, 2014
Originally posted on SPEAKEASY: Day 2 of the Great Villain Blogathon has blown through town with some huge names making appearances and leaving behind a trail of devastation; you better count your fingers, your children and your silverware. View original 186 more words ~ by shadowsandsatin on April read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Johnny Prince in Scarlet Street (1945)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 20, 2014
Johnny Prince wouldn’t win any Best Boyfriend awards. Johnny Prince in Scarlet Street (1945) is not a nice guy. At best, he’s a self-centered clod who’s not exactly in the running for “Boyfriend of the Year.” At worst, he’s a dyed-in-the-wool villain. Scarlet Street tells the story read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Day One Wrap-Up
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 20, 2014
The opening of The Great Villain Blogathon – brought to you by Ruth of Silver Screenings, Kristina of Speakeasy, and yours truly – has been a most awesome day filled with despicable delinquents, creepy criminals, and icky evildoers. In other words, a veritable banquet of villainy! Today’s lineup read more
Great Villain Blogathon Reminder!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 11, 2014
Originally posted on SPEAKEASY: Attention bloggers and movie fans: this is your reminder that the revelry in villainy known as the Great Villain Blogathon (links to original announcement) will begin in little more than a week (April 20th through the 26th). View original 942 more words ~ by shadowsan read more
Good Googly Moogly! TCM Has Gone Noir and Pre-Code Crazy!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 3, 2014
You’ll be looking as wistful as Ida Lupino if you miss these films! You want film noir? You want pre-Code? Then TCM in April is the place to be. The network is so chock-full of goodies from these eras, in fact, that I decided to forego my single picks of the month, and give you big ol’ o read more
List o’ the Week: My Top 25 Films
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 23, 2014
Possessed (1931) is new to the list. Nearly 15 years ago, in spring 2000, the editor of the Classic Images newspaper, Bob King, invited readers to share their top 25 classic movies. I recently came across the list that I sent in, and was interested to see how my favorites have changed over the years read more
31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Van Heflin in Johnny Eager (1941)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 15, 2014
Van Heflin was a standout in Johnny Eager. You don’t hear a lot about Van Heflin these days. When the classic conversation rolls around to actors of the Golden Age, you can pretty much count on the names of Clark Gable and Cary Grant popping up, along with Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney – maybe read more
Announcing the Great Villain Blogathon!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 9, 2014
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” So said one of the greatest movie villains ever, but many classic films have convinced us quite thoroughly that evil does indeed exist, and usually in the form of a compelling, riveting, powerful character, a read more
TCM Film Noir Pick for February
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 8, 2014
There’re a whole lot of first-rate Oscar-worthy films airing on TCM in February, but not a whole lot of noir. But that’s okay, because on February 20th, TCM is airing Leave Her to Heaven (1945), a rare color noir that you’re not going to want to miss. (Some say it isn’t noir at all, but I’m read more