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Noir Nook: Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II More than a year ago, I started a series, “Supportive Fellas of Film Noir,” which focused on . . . well . . . the supporting male characters in film noir features. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Jack Carson, Johnny Eager, Kirk Douglas, out of the past, robert mitchum, van heflin | Leave a comment

Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 2

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 2 Last month, here at the Noir Nook, I served up the first half of my top 10 bad boys of noir. I’m finishing up the list this month with another … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Criss Cross, dan duryea, desperate, Edward G. Robinson, james cagney, Key Largo, Kirk Douglas, out of the past, Raymond Burr, White Heat | 1 Comment

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I If you know me, you’ll know I love a good list. And what better lists to make than lists about classic film noir features? This time around, I’m serving up … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Alan Ladd, alfred hitchcock, Ann Blyth, ann sheridan, barbara stanwyck, bette davis, Body and Soul, Born to Kill, burt lancaster, cathy o'donnell, Criss Cross, dan duryea, decoy, detour, Double Indemnity, farley granger, film noir, fred macmurray, gale sondergaard, gilda, Howard DaSilva, Jay C. Flippen, joan crawford, Johnny Eager, joseph cotten, kent smith, Laird Cregar, lana turner, Laura, Mildred Pierce, Murder My Sweet, my name is julia ross, nightmare alley, Noir, Noir Nook, nora prentiss, out of the past, Patricia Dane, Phantom Lady, Robert Taylor, scarlett street, shadow of a doubt, Stranger on the Third Floor, teresa wright, the big sleep, The Blue Dahlia, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, The Glass Key, the great flamarion, The Killers, The Letter, The Maltese Falcon, the set-up, the strange love of martha ivers, they live by night, They Won't Believe Me, This Gun for Hire, too late for tears, van heflin, Veronica Lake, Will Wright, Yvonne De Carlo | 6 Comments

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2 Last month, I offered up four femmes who provided us with some of the best entrances in film noir: Cora Smith (Lana Turner) in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Ava Gardner, barbara stanwyck, burt lancaster, Cornel Wilde, Double Indemnity, earl holliman, Edmond O'Brien, femme fatale, gilda, gun crazy, Jane Greer, Jean Wallace, joan Bennett, john dall, lana turner, Lee Van Cleef, Noir, Noir Nook, out of the past, Peggy Cummins, richard conte, Rita Hayworth, Sam Levene, the big combo, The Killers, The Postman Always Rings Twice, the woman in the window, Virginia Christine | 8 Comments

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances Recently, during a viewing of The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) on TCM, I tweeted about Lana Turner’s first appearance in the film, stating that it was one of the best screen entrances, ever. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged barbara stanwyck, Cecil Kellaway, Double Indemnity, Edward G. Robinson, Femme, film noir, fred macmurray, Jane Greer, joan Bennett, john garfield, Kirk Douglas, lana turner, Noir, Noir Nook, out of the past, Robert Blake, robert mitchum, The Postman Always Rings Twice, the woman in the window, Tom Powers | 15 Comments

Noir Nook: The At-Home Film Noir Festival

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: The At-Home Film Noir Festival In April of this year, I attended the TCM Film Festival, which was the first time in two years that the fest was an in-person event. It was a sheer delight to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged Ann Savage, anne bancroft, Arthur Kennedy, broderick crawford, dan duryea, detour, Don DeFore, Double Indemnity, Elisha Cook Jr, erich von stroheim, Film Festival, film noir, gloria grahame, Herschel Bernardi, Jack palance, james mason, joan crawford, kathleen ryan, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, Laura, lizabeth scott, Marie Windsor, Marilyn Maxwell, Mary Beth Hughes, Murder by Contract, New York Confidential, Noir, Noir Nook, Odd Man Out, oliver twist, out of the past, Phillip Pine, richard conte, Robert Newton, sterling hayden, Sudden Fear, TCM Film Festival, the great flamarion, the killing, Tom Neal, too late for tears, Treasure Island, Vince Edwards | 8 Comments

Noir Nook: Top 10 Noirs I Adore

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Top 10 Noirs I Adore I love a good list. And some of my favorite lists have to do with film noir. I’m always fascinated by the favorite noirs of other fans of this era – they vary so … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged ann sheridan, beverly michaels, Born to Kill, claire trevor, dan duryea, decoy, desperate, Double Indemnity, douglas fowley, Edmond O'Brien, Elisha Cook Jr, erich von stroheim, film noir, i accuse my parents, jean gillie, joan crawford, journey for margaret, laraine day, lawrence tierney, lizabeth scott, mr. lucky, my dear secretary, Noir, Noir Nook, nora prentiss, out of the past, Raymond Burr, shield for murder, somewhere in the night, the crooked way, the damned dont cry!, the great flamarion, the locket, too late for tears, walter slezak, wicked woman | 6 Comments

Noir Nook: Five Things I Love About Martha Ivers

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Five Things I Love About Martha Ivers When you think about femme fatales in film noir, who are the first dames to come to mind? Phyllis Dietrichson from Double Indemnity, certainly, and Kathie Moffat from Out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged barbara stanwyck, Double Indemnity, femme fatale, film noir, judith anderson, Kirk Douglas, lizabeth scott, Noir, Noir Nook, out of the past, The Killers, The Postman Always Rings Twice, the strange love of martha ivers, van heflin | 3 Comments

Western RoundUp: Hidden Gems, Vol. 2

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Laura Grieve

Western RoundUp: Hidden Gems, Vol. 2 At the beginning of this year, I wrote a column on three Westerns I consider “Hidden Gems,” lesser-known yet very entertaining movies. Here’s a trio of three more Westerns I’ve really enjoyed which aren’t widely … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts by Laura Grieve, Western RoundUp | Tagged Audie Murphy, barry sullivan, casey adams, Claude Jarman Jr., dennis o'keefe, dragoon wells massacre, edgar buchanan, four fast guns, gloria grahame, jack elam, james craig, jeff donnell, john ford, john ireland, Katy Jurado, man or gun, martha hyer, martha vickers, mona freeman, out of the past, ride a crooked trail, rio grande, robert sterling, Roughshod, seven men from now, Stagecoach, the big sleep, the ghost ship, the seventh victim, Tim Holt, val lewton, western, western movies, Western Roundup, westerns | 11 Comments

Noir Nook: Favorite Actors of Noir

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Favorite Actors of Noir In my Noir Nook a couple of months ago, I shined the spotlight on one of my favorite noir bad boys – Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (1944). Inspired by this rare departure from … Continue reading →

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged angel face, crime wave, Criss Cross, dan duryea, Double Indemnity, Edward G. Robinson, erich von stroheim, film noir, Fritz Lang, jean hagen, jean simmons, joan Bennett, laraine day, louis calhern, Marily Monroe, Noir, Noir Nook, out of the past, robert mitchum, sam jaffe, scarlett street, stanley kubrick, sterling hayden, the asphalt jungle, the great flamarion, the killing, the woman in the window, too late for tears, yvonne decarlo | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: out of the past

Noir Nook: Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II

Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 2

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances

Noir Nook: The At-Home Film Noir Festival

Noir Nook: Top 10 Noirs I Adore

Noir Nook: Five Things I Love About Martha Ivers

Western RoundUp: Hidden Gems, Vol. 2

Noir Nook: Favorite Actors of Noir

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