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THE HITCH-HIKER (1953) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. November 22, 2016. November 29, 2016. Originally published on the. The film’s menacing poster. The killer, renamed Emmett Myers (William Talman), continues his crime spree after hitching a ride with Roy Collins (Edmond O’Brien) and Gilbert Bowen (Frank Lovejoy). A couple of war buddies on a fishing trip, neither pay much mind to the closed-off fellow they just picked up. Until, of course, Myers states his intentions by taking them hostage at gunpoint. Keep driving! Hollywood on Ho...
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RED ROCK WEST (1993) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. June 23, 2016. November 10, 2016. RED ROCK WEST (1993). 8220;The story of my life…”. 1989), the Montana native returned with. 1993), a country noir crispier than corn-on-the-cob. The film’s stylishly stenciled poster. Motives comprise the bulk of. In this regard,. Captures much of what made. If for the simple fact that the characters involved feel just as exasperated with their actions as we do. Marriage: “It does strange things to people.”. 8220;Adios, Red Rock.”. 1994) And while...
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DEADLINE – U.S.A. (1952) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. September 30, 2016. November 10, 2016. DEADLINE – U.S.A. (1952). Originally published in the Summer 2016 edition of. Decency reigns supreme in the 1952 drama. DEADLINE U.S.A. Writer-director Richard Brooks conjures up a big city of dreamers men and women who believe in justice and are willing to follow their crusading boss into the corrupt fire. In this regard,. DEADLINE U.S.A. Brooks, who worked for the. Deadline - U.S.A. Crime, Drama, Film-Noir. 72/10 from 1,940 votes. Hollywood...
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L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. October 27, 2016. January 29, 2017. 8220;This is the City of the Angels, and you haven’t got any wings.”. FILM NOIR: 75 YEARS OF THE GREATEST CRIME CLASSICS. Writer J.I. Baker details the connection between tabloids and pulp fiction. At a time when respectable journalism reigned supreme, post-war publications like. Curtis Hanson grew up in the eye of this lurid storm. Born in 1945 and enthralled by his Los Angeles hometown (his uncle. We wanted to peel back that image and show you...
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ZODIAC (2007) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. October 3, 2016. January 29, 2017. 8220;Just because you can’t prove it doesn’t mean it isn’t true.”. Few serial killers afflicted more fear in their time than the Zodiac. During the 1960s and ’70s, the elusive criminal wreaked havoc on Northern California, racking up countless victims and taunting local press with clue-ridden cyphers. Whether hinting at his motives or threatening to pick off kiddies as they come bouncing out of a school bus, these submissions to the. Project in 2...
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ELISHA COOK, JR: BORN TO LOSE – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. December 17, 2016. January 29, 2017. ELISHA COOK, JR: BORN TO LOSE. This essay is part of the. Hosted by Paula’s Cinema Club, Once Upon A Screen, and Outspoken and Freckled. Click here. Even before I knew movies, I knew Elisha Cook, Jr. It was Halloween night, and my four year-old eyes were glued to the TV as I watched William Castle’s. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. A fresh-faced Elisha Cook, Jr. in his film debut. Cook was born in San Francisco in 1903. He started in vaudeville at t...
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THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH (2016) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. November 12, 2016. November 26, 2016. THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH (2016). This “review” is part of. The Great Imaginary Film Blogathon. Hosted by Silver Scenes. Click here. Ariel S. Winter’s. But for the sake of the. Great Imaginary Film Blogathon. Paul Thomas Anderson heeded this challenge. Starting in 2015, the filmmaker managed to pull the wool over industry eyes and shoot most of. A sprawling, at times unbelievably strong adaptation! Chief Inspector Pelleter asking questions. 2005),...
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THE BIG STEAL (1949) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. October 5, 2016. November 13, 2016. THE BIG STEAL (1949). Originally published on the. The film’s fittingly bright poster. Which brings us to. Released in July 1949, the film cast Mitchum as Lt. Duke Halliday, a disgraced veteran on the run from the law. It was a clever way to welcome the jailbird back to the big screen, and director Don Siegel even went as far as to open things up with Halliday’s capture! Crime, Film-Noir, Romance. 71/10 from 3,234 votes. Data provided by OMDb API.
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LADY IN THE LAKE (1947) – FILM NOIR ARCHIVE
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Murder, mayhem, movies. September 6, 2016. September 6, 2016. LADY IN THE LAKE (1947). Originally published on the. First person perspective was a trick that film noir flirted with throughout the 1940s. Delmer Daves spent the first half of. 1947) hiding Humphrey Bogart’s weathered mug, while Edward Dmytryk sparingly dropped the viewer into Dick Powell’s rumpled shoes in. MURDER, MY SWEET. THE LADY IN THE LAKE. Lady in the Lake. Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery. Steve Fisher (screenplay), Raymond Chandler (novel).
