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Noirvember Day 25: Opposites in Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2022
One of my favorite Audrey Totter performances is in The Set-Up, where she plays the uber-supportive wife of an aging boxer. Another of my favorite Totter roles is in Tension, where she plays a perfectly awful wife who doesn’t give a second thought to stepping out on her milquetoast husband. Both fil read more
Noirvember Day 24: Happy Thanksgiving, the Marilyn Way
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 24, 2022
When you think of Marilyn Monroe movies, you may envision Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, or The Seven-Year Itch, or Some Like It Hot, but of course I think of her film noir appearances. During her 15-year career, she was seen in four noirs: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Clash By Night (1952), Don’t Bo read more
Noirvember Day 23: Obscure Noir – Decoy (1946)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 23, 2022
I love sharing obscure films with noir lovers. And I love it even more if they’re readily accessible – for free, even. Well, today’s Noirvember post fits the bill on both accounts, I’m happy to say. I’ve had a copy of Decoy (1946) in my collection for several decades now – it’s a fairly read more
Presenting the First Shadows and Satin Giveaway!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2022
As we continue to celebrate Noirvember 2022, I’m excited to present the first Shadows and Satin giveaway. You can win one of the six books below — just in time for the holidays! Just request a free sample electronic copy of the Dark Pages and you’re in. (If you’re on Twitter, read more
Noirvember Day 22: Trivia Tuesday (Part 3)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2022
Dive into a lively pool of trivia featuring your film noir faves! Born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, and known at the start of her career as Dawn O’Day, Anne Shirley took her final screen name from her character in RKO’s Anne of Green Gables (1934). Sydney Greenstreet made his feature film debut in The Malte read more
Noirvember Day 21 – List o’ the Week: Top 10 YouTube Noirs
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2022
In what seems like just a matter of a few years, YouTube has gone from a place where I used to watch old episodes of All My Children in 10-minute bites, to a site where a plethora of first-rate films noirs abide. Today’s Noirvember post offers my list of the Top 10 films noirs (in no particular orde read more
Noirvember Day 20: Sunday Words of Noir (Part 3)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2022
If it’s Sunday, it’s time to step into another shower of words from the world of noir. This week’s batch of noteworthy lines comes from the mouths of the femmes. Don’t forget your umbrella… “How can a man be so dumb? I’ve wanted to laugh in your face ever since I met you. You’re read more
Noirvember Day 19: Happy Birthday, Gene Tierney
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2022
While she’s arguably one of classic Hollywood’s most beautiful stars, Gene Tierney – in my opinion – doesn’t always get the acclaim she deserves for her acting ability. But she was outstanding in films like The Razor’s Edge (1947) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) and turned in memorable read more
Noirvember Day 18 – YouTube Noir: Shakedown (1950)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2022
One of my favorite underrated noirs is Shakedown (1950), starring Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, and Lawrence Tierney. Until recently, I’d only seen it a few times, because the copy I owned on VHS was beyond lousy and barely watchable. But all that has changed! Shakedown, I discovered the other day, read more
Noirvember Day 17: Barbara Stanwyck Eyes
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 17, 2022
We all know about Bette Davis eyes. But what about Barbara Stanwyck eyes? Stanwyck is one of my favorite performers – along with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, she is among the three actresses I love the most. She’s talented, versatile, and beautiful – and she has an equally impressive collection read more
Noirvember Day 16: Who is Douglas Fowley?
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2022
Does the name Douglas Fowley ring a bell? If it does, it might be because of his portrayal of the apoplectic director in Singin’ in the Rain (1952). As for me, I know him from his appearances in five films from the noir era: Fall Guy (1947), Desperate (1947), Behind Locked Doors (1948), Armored Car read more
Noirvember Day 14: Trivia Tuesday (Part 2)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 15, 2022
Dive into a pool of trivia featuring your favorite femmes! Ann Blyth was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Veda in Mildred Pierce (1945). At age 17, she was the youngest actress up to that time to be nominated. As a child growing up in Snoqualmie Falls read more
Noirvember Day 14: One Average Joe in Search of a Clue
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2022
One of the character types commonly seen in film noir is the everyman – the law-abiding Joe Average whose life is turned upside down by a sultry femme fatale. He’s the guy that you find yourself screaming at from the comfort of your sofa, advising him to head for the hills, or at the very least, read more
Noirvember Day 13: Sunday Words of Noir (Part 2)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2022
If it’s Sunday, it’s time to serve up another heaping platter of memorable lines from the classic noir era. This time, we’ll hear what the fellas have to say. Hope you’ll enjoy what’s on the menu . . . “My, my. Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains.” Humphre read more
Noirvember Day 12: Oscar-Worthy Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 12, 2022
The 2023 Academy Awards ceremony will be broadcast four months from today, on March 12, 2023. I’ve been a fan of the Oscars from way back. I can’t remember when I first started watching it, but for more than 30 years, I’ve had a tradition before the show of watching my tape of “Oscar’s read more
Noirvember Day 11: Three From Kirk D
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 11, 2022
What movies come to mind when you think of Kirk Douglas? Spartacus? Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? The Bad and the Beautiful? Lust for Life? For me, without question, it’s Douglas’s body of film noir work. From 1946 to 1951, he appeared in a series of film noir features, serving up striking and memora read more
Noirvember Day 10: Western Noir – The Violent Men (1955)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 10, 2022
A couple of years ago, I discovered the “Western Noir” genre through a collection of movies airing on the Criterion Channel. According to author and historian Imogen Sara Smith, who introduced the films, the stories of Western noir could be “transported into an urban setting and fit right in as read more
Noirvember Day 8: Trivia Tuesday
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 8, 2022
Dive into some trivial tidbits about your favorite noir performers! Dorothy Malone was a bit of an overachiever at school (not that there’s anything wrong with that). She was salutatorian at her eighth-grade graduation and class president for six successive years. In high school, she was parliamenta read more
Noirvember Day 9: The CMBA Fall Blogathon – Movies are Murder!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 8, 2022
One of the many things I love about Twitter (and why I plan to hang around the platform for a long time to come) is the recommendations I’ve racked up for movies to add to my watchlist. Today’s post is about one of those films: The Scarlet Hour (1956). Earlier this month, one of my Twitter comrades, read more
Noirvember Day 7: Three You Should See
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 7, 2022
There are numerous well-known noirs that always come up in discussions about the era, like Double Indemnity, Out of the Past, Laura, The Killers, and the like. There are many, many more, though, that never get talked about, but are so worthy of mention. Today’s Noirvember post takes a look at three read more