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Shadowy and Satiny Picks: What to Watch on TCM in April 2023
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 29, 2023
Usually, in this space, I offer up two recommendations, for the film noir feature and the pre-Code feature airing on TCM in the coming month that I think you should watch. But TCM has thrown quite a hefty monkey wrench into my plans this time around – in the month of April, the channel is airing all read more
Give Noir a Chance: The Naked City (1948)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 20, 2023
I’ve had an idea for a new blog series for quite some time now, and I thought that today was a perfect day for my first entry. Over the decades, I’ve seen innumerable noirs – some that I frankly don’t even remember, many that I’ve loved, and a few that left me cold despite their acclaim from read more
Shadowy and Satiny Picks: What to Watch on TCM in March 2023
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 1, 2023
March is Oscar month – and my film noir and pre-Code recommendations this month both star Edward G. Robinson, who not only never won an Oscar, but was never even nominated! I hope you’ll take the time to celebrate this unforgettable performer by checking out two features that showcase his versatile read more
Shadowy and Satiny Picks: What to Watch on TCM in February 2023
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 2, 2023
February is a short month, but there’s no shortage of first-rate pre-Codes and noirs on TCM for you to discover, including the two I’ve selected as my recommendations . . . Satiny Pick: Bed of Roses (1933) This film stars one of my favorite pre-Code stars: Constance Bennett. She’s not usually read more
It’s Not Horror, It’s Noir: El Vampiro Negro (1953)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 28, 2023
I didn’t know what to expect from El Vampiro Negro. Because it was a Flicker Alley release, and preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, I figured it would surely be worth my time, but as a firm disliker of horror films (and vampires in particular), I’ll admit that the title threw me off read more
The ‘What a Character!’ Blogathon: Jay C. Flippen
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 8, 2023
It was once said that Jay C. Flippen had “the face of ill-assembled grandeur – as if Mount Rushmore had been taken apart stone by stone and put back together again by a well-meaning idiot.” This colorful description notwithstanding, the burly character actor was a man of fortitude and determination read more
Shadowy and Satiny Picks: What to Watch on TCM in January 2023
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 3, 2023
Happy New Year, film lovers! I hope that your holidays were merry and bright, that you are in full recovery mode from any overindulgences, and that you’re ready to kick back and check out some time-worthy noirs and pre-Code features on TCM! Shadowy Pick: Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) TCM is offering read more
Shadowy and Satiny Picks: What to watch on TCM in December 2022
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Dec 2, 2022
Sometimes it takes me a while to come up with my Shadowy and Satiny picks for the month, either because there aren’t many good films from which to choose, or I’ve already written about them in previous posts, or there are just so many winners, I scarcely can settle on one! But I didn’t have any read more
Noirvember Day 30: Parting Gifs
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 30, 2022
As Groucho Marx once said, time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. (He slays me.) It’s hard to believe the month is over already, y’all — it seems like just yesterday I was offering up my noir recommendations for November, and now it’s time to say farewell! It read more
Noirvember Day 29: Trivia Tuesday (Part 4)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 29, 2022
On today, the last Trivia Tuesday of Noirvember 2022, I invite you to join me in a shadowy pool of trivia featuring the gents of noir! In the early 1930s, Dan Duryea was making a living by selling ad space in small newspapers for N.W. Ayer, and commuted daily from his home in White Plains, New York read more
Noirvember Day 28: Happy Birthday, Gloria!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2022
There was nobody in Hollywood like Gloria Grahame. She could be sweetly naïve, sexy and shrewd, broadly humorous, or just plain deadly. And she was equally adept at each. While I’ve enjoyed her performances in films like It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Oklahoma! (1955), it’s Grahame’s noirs, read more
Noirvember Day 27: Sunday Words of Noir (Part 4)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 27, 2022
It’s the last Sunday of Noirvember 2022, but don’t let that stop you from swimming in a sea of shadowy lines from the noir realm. For our final Sunday of memorable quotes, we’re hearing from the gents. Don’t get in over your head . . . “All right, let’s play Twenty Ques read more
Noirvember Day 26: Barbara Stanwyck – In Her Own Words
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 26, 2022
It’s not Barbara Stanwyck’s birthday today. And it’s not the anniversary of her passing. None of her noirs were released on today’s date. Nonetheless, I’m shining the spotlight on this iconic noir veteran today – not on the many noirs in which she appeared (including my favorite, Double read more
Noirvember Day 25: Opposites in Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2022
One of my favorite Audrey Totter performances is in The Set-Up, where she plays the uber-supportive wife of an aging boxer. Another of my favorite Totter roles is in Tension, where she plays a perfectly awful wife who doesn’t give a second thought to stepping out on her milquetoast husband. Both fil read more
Noirvember Day 24: Happy Thanksgiving, the Marilyn Way
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 24, 2022
When you think of Marilyn Monroe movies, you may envision Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, or The Seven-Year Itch, or Some Like It Hot, but of course I think of her film noir appearances. During her 15-year career, she was seen in four noirs: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Clash By Night (1952), Don’t Bo read more
Noirvember Day 23: Obscure Noir – Decoy (1946)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 23, 2022
I love sharing obscure films with noir lovers. And I love it even more if they’re readily accessible – for free, even. Well, today’s Noirvember post fits the bill on both accounts, I’m happy to say. I’ve had a copy of Decoy (1946) in my collection for several decades now – it’s a fairly read more
Presenting the First Shadows and Satin Giveaway!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2022
As we continue to celebrate Noirvember 2022, I’m excited to present the first Shadows and Satin giveaway. You can win one of the six books below — just in time for the holidays! Just request a free sample electronic copy of the Dark Pages and you’re in. (If you’re on Twitter, read more
Noirvember Day 22: Trivia Tuesday (Part 3)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 22, 2022
Dive into a lively pool of trivia featuring your film noir faves! Born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, and known at the start of her career as Dawn O’Day, Anne Shirley took her final screen name from her character in RKO’s Anne of Green Gables (1934). Sydney Greenstreet made his feature film debut in The Malte read more
Noirvember Day 21 – List o’ the Week: Top 10 YouTube Noirs
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2022
In what seems like just a matter of a few years, YouTube has gone from a place where I used to watch old episodes of All My Children in 10-minute bites, to a site where a plethora of first-rate films noirs abide. Today’s Noirvember post offers my list of the Top 10 films noirs (in no particular orde read more
Noirvember Day 20: Sunday Words of Noir (Part 3)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 20, 2022
If it’s Sunday, it’s time to step into another shower of words from the world of noir. This week’s batch of noteworthy lines comes from the mouths of the femmes. Don’t forget your umbrella… “How can a man be so dumb? I’ve wanted to laugh in your face ever since I met you. You’re read more