Like a lot of other classic film fans, I vicariously enjoyed the TCM Classic Film Festival from home. So you can, too, here’s my TCMFF 2023 recommended reading list!
Browsing Tag
Film Noir
Big news! Turner Classic Movies asked me to be a Noir Alley Ambassador at Noir City 18! Here’s what that means.
John H. Auer‘s CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS is an odd hodgepodge of a film. It crosses noir with docudrama with the guardian angel film. Its villains, Hayes Stewart, Lydia Biddel, and Penrod Biddel, are far more compelling than the lead Johnny Kelly. He’s a cop dissatisfied with his life. His hardworking wife Kathy Kelly fears he’s distant due…
Any holiday can bring out the worst in people, but Christmas Holiday really isn’t about the supposedly joyous season. It’s a noir, so how can it be? A soldier’s Christmas leave provides the frame for the story. He”s just been jilted by his sweetheart, and he’s angry, so angry that he has to call upon…
It’s almost time for you to put on your reading glasses! In one week, the For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon starts. From throughout the film blogosphere, writers are banding together for a great cause–to raise funds for film preservation. Every day more bloggers are answering the call to write about and raise funds…
Cause for Alarm! (1951)Directed by Tay GarnettWritten by Larry Marcus, Mel Dinelli, & Tom LewisStarring Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, & Bruce Cowling This film mixes camp and noir, so purists may not like it, but I enjoyed it. Loretta Young’s character Ellen Jones does everything wrong. She dotes over her sleazy husband even when he…
