Most film noirs are cautionary as well as bad luck tales. But there’s a particular type that seems to be created by untrusting husbands and wives, the “you’ll be sorry if you cheat” noir. The most memorable for many of us are Fatal Attraction (1987) for the disloyal husband, read more
Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on another cop who’s not exactly on the up and up – Webb Garwood in The Prowler (1951). WHAT’S THE PROWLER ABOUT? Beat cop Webb Garwood (Van Heflin) investigates the report of a prowler at the home of Susan Gilvray (Evelyn Keyes). Although Susan is read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2017
The whole thing turned on a freak accident. You’ve got to believe that Susan. The Prowler doesn’t waste a moment of time with its opening credits as we are privy to a woman shrieking from within her bathroom. Why is fairly obvious. There’s a voyeuristic prowler on the loose and the read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2017
The whole thing turned on a freak accident. You’ve got to believe that Susan. The Prowler doesn’t waste a moment of time with its opening credits as we are privy to a woman shrieking from within her bathroom. Why is fairly obvious. There’s a voyeuristic prowler on the loose and the read more
“So I’m no good, but I’m no worse than anybody else.” Film gris, noir’s politically apt little brother, typically goes undiscussed within the genre’s wider worldview. Granted, it’s far less sexy than a private eye picture or a femme fatale flick, but gris, a term coined read more
The shadowy world of film noir represented all that was scary, unknown and uncertain about the world circa 1950. With the rise of the blacklist and HUAC, film noirs allowed directors a chance to comment about themes regarding persecution and exile. Or, with director Joseph Losey’s The Prowler, read more
The Prowler Directed by Joseph Losey Written by Dalton Trumbo (originally credited as “Hugo Butler”); story by Robert Thoeren and Hans Wilhelm 1951/USA Horizon Pictures First viewing/YouTube Joseph Losey turns film noir on its head with a homme fatale in this subversive chiller. Susan read more
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 6, 2011
Most holidays worth their while encompass entire seasons, such as Christmas, for example. However, as you may have noticed there is a corporate push every year for us to think about the next holiday even sooner. While this has many negative side effects I figure I may as well embrace it. Since Labor read more
