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Day 22 of Noirvember: Five Reasons Why I Love Odds Against Tomorrow
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2023
On November 21st, as part of the month-long spotlight on Gloria Grahame, TCM aired the 1959 noir Odds Against Tomorrow, starring Robert Ryan, Harry Belafonte, and Ed Begley. This first-rate feature, one of the last of the classic film noir era, serves up a simple, but unforgettable, story: former co read more
Day 21 of Noirvember: Have You Seen It?
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2023
The more I see William Talman, the more I like him. That is, the more I see him outside of a courtroom with Perry Mason. That’s where I first met this actor and first grew to view him with equal parts dislike and disdain. But boy, his film noir performances are a whole ‘nother thing. One of his read more
Day 20 of Noirvember: Cookie Trivia
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2023
Elisha Cook, Jr. is one of my favorite noir actors – whenever he shows up, I know I’m in for a shadowy good time. Today’s Noirvember post is devoted to the life and times of this diminutive performer, so treat yourself to a heaping helping of Elisha Cook trivia . . . Cook’s middle name was Van read more
Day 19 of Noirvember: Is Gilda a Femme Fatale??
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 19, 2023
What is a femme fatale? She’s described in several ways on ye olde World Wide Web. The first definition I encountered stated that a femme fatale is an attractive and seductive woman, especially one who is likely to cause distress or disaster to a man who becomes involved with her. Another said that read more
Day 18 of Noirvember: Welcome to My Noir Dinner Party!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 18, 2023
Ten years ago on this blog, I served up a post about the 10 noir characters I would have for dinner. To mark this anniversary, I thought I’d have another dream dinner party, just for Noirvember, and invite 10 more noir folks. So come on in, grab a canape and a cocktail, and let’s see who’s here read more
Day 17 of Noirvember: The Dark Quiz – Part 2
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 17, 2023
Time for another test of your shadowy know-how, y’all! Try your hand at today’s Dark Quiz! Find the answers scrolling past the poster of In a Lonely Place, at the bottom of the post. And join me tomorrow for Day 18 of Noirvember! 1. In how many films noirs did Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd star togeth read more
Day 16 of Noirvember: TCM is Going Film Noir Nutty!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 16, 2023
I’ve been waiting for this day all month long – on November 17th, TCM is going film noir nutty, and I am here for every bit of it! Starting in the early morning hours of the 17th and continuing all day long, TCM is airing 10 – count ‘em, 10!!! – classic noir gems. I highly recommend that you read more
Day 15 of Noirvember: Five Things I Love About Jail Bait (1954)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 15, 2023
Several months ago, I started writing for the Film Masters blog, which is affiliated with the Film Masters YouTube channel. My essays for the blog include a “Noir or Not” series, where I explore whether or not certain films are indeed, in my opinion, film noir. The first movie I wrote about for read more
Day 14 of Noirvember: My Top 25 Noirs
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2023
Name your top 25 films noirs. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? I thought it would be a breeze. A piece of cake. A walk in the park. But, no. To whittle my favorites down to 25, I had to leave off so many films that I love – it was agonizing! Anyway, I managed to get through it, and here – in no particular read more
Day 13 of Noirvember: Monday Words of Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 13, 2023
It’s about that time . . . time for some more of those awesome film noir lines. Dig in! “Perhaps you don’t realize. It’s painful being killed – a piece of metal sliding into your body, finding its way to your heart. It takes a while to die, too. Sometimes a long while.” – read more
Day 12 of Noirvember: A Columbia Duo You Should Know
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 12, 2023
One of my favorite things about Noirvember is shining the spotlight on those films noirs that are not necessarily well-known, but are certainly worthy of your time. Today’s post focuses on two Columbia Pictures features from the 1950s that will put you on the edge of your seat and keep you the read more
Day 11 of Noirvember: Trivia Time
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 11, 2023
Are you ready for some trivia? Dive in! RKO was on the verge of bankruptcy when it signed aging crooner Dick Powell to make a series of musicals. Powell agreed on one condition: that he could play a straight dramatic role first. This agreement led to his casting as Philip Marlowe in Murder, My Sweet read more
Day 10 of Noirvember: Blogathon & the Beast
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 10, 2023
Today’s Noirvember post is offered in conjunction with Blogathon & the Beast, a blog event hosted by the Classic Movie Blog Association that focuses on characters who are “caught in a struggle with their primal inclinations.” For my entry in the blogathon, I’m taking a look at the “beasts& read more
Day 9 of Noirvember: The Dark Quiz
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 9, 2023
For today’s Noirvember post, I thought I’d try something different and, hopefully, a little fun. Here’s a quiz with titles of film noir features, but with one word missing from each. To play, just fill in the missing word. The answers can be found by scrolling past the poster of La read more
Day 8 of Noirvember: Confidential Noir . . . Again
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 8, 2023
It’s become somewhat of a tradition for me during Noirvember to comb through my copies of Confidential magazine for stories on noir vets. Luckily, I added another issue to my collection this past year, so here I go again! If you’re unfamiliar with Confidential, it was a notorious gossip magazine read more
Day 7 of Noirvember: Reel Noir Names
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 7, 2023
During a recent session of the weekly movie meetup group I’m in, we got on the topic of classic movie stars who’d changed their birth names. It was a practice that was not uncommon – Doris Kappelhoff became Doris Day, Alice Jean Leppert became Alice Faye, and so on. Happened all the time. Today’s read more
Day 6 of Noirvember: Vince Edwards Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 6, 2023
For some, actor Vince Edwards is best known as the title character on TV’s Ben Casey, which ran for five years on ABC in the 1960s. Others remember him as Maj. Cliff Bricker in the 1968 war film The Devil’s Brigade, starring William Holden and Cliff Robertson. But I know him for his standout perform read more
Day 5 of Noirvember: The Noirs I’ve Seen the Most
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 5, 2023
There are noirs that I like. There are noirs that I love. And then there are the noirs that I’ve seen the most. Today’s Noirvember post is looking at the top three noirs that I’ve seen more often than any others – the ones that I watch over and over again, the ones that I can turn on at any read more
Day 4 of Noirvember: Gilda Trivia
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 4, 2023
I can’t get enough of what I like to call “Dame Name” noirs – Mildred Pierce, Laura, Nora Prentiss and, of course, Gilda. And you know what else I can’t get enough of? TRIVIA! So, in today’s Noirvember post, I’m combining these two loves of mine, taking a deep dive into Gilda, and coming read more
Day 3 of Noirvember: What that guy’s name?
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 3, 2023
How many times have you been watching a noir and spotted a actor that you’ve seen before, but you don’t know his name? In fact, you’ve never heard his name – but that face! You know that face! Today’s Noirvember post is taking a look at one of these actors, and putting a name – Barry Kelley read more