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TIME TABLE (1956)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Nov 22, 2011
For the men of film noir, the ones who fought the
war and returned to a changing country, the idea of a dutiful and submissive
wife, a white collar, and a white picket fence just couldn’t cut it — and
heaven knows our noir heroes tried to fit back in. They squirm in their suits,
tugging read more
EXPOSED Magazine - Sept. 1956: Lana Turner and Diana Dors
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Nov 8, 2011
Put on your Sid Hudgens hats dear readers, because it’s scandal sheet time here at Where Danger Lives.
Here are two articles from the September 1956 issue of Exposed, featuring a boozing Lana Turner and the voluptuous Diana Dors. Enjoy, but keep it on the hush-hush.
(Click read more
Film Noir Movie Posters: BURT LANCASTER
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Oct 28, 2011
Hi all. In addition to numerous essays in the queue, I’m working on a few large poster projects (particularly a major top 100 countdown) that I’m planning to begin posting during the winter break between semesters. In the meantime, I’ve been working on some smaller star-centric mov read more
CRIME WAVE (1954)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Oct 18, 2011
Noir
101. The Essentials. Crime Wave.
Really?
If
this little policier from Warner
Bros. (filmed in 1952, released in ’54) isn’t part of your vocabulary then it needs to be; and considering it was
finally released on DVD a few years ago, there’s no excuse not to see it. Crime read more
THE CASE AGAINST BROOKLYN (1958)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Sep 30, 2011
“Don’t
you know what this is? This is a million bucks every week! They’ve got hundreds
of runners, a whole city sewed up! Cops right up to the top, they can squash
you like a bug…”
As America
entered the Eisenhower era, Hollywood screenwriters began read more
MANHANDLED (1949)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Sep 8, 2011
“Play it smart like I said.”
“You’re not talking to a cluck Charlie. You’re talking to a guy who knows all the angles.”
The titles roll against a rain-smeared window, the night pushing hard against the glass. Inside, a man sits in a well-appointed chair. W read more
15 MORE Great Polish Posters for Amerykanski Crime Films!
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Aug 28, 2011
Here’s another batch of great Polish posters. In spite of the post title, I realize, of course, that one or two of these films aren’t American. No blurbs, no countdown — just great design from one of the world’s most renowned poster cultures. In a few instances, the poster wa read more
15 Great Polish Posters for Amerykanski Crime Films!
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Aug 19, 2011
No blurbs, no countdown — just great design from one of the world’s most renowned poster cultures. In a few instances, the poster was designed much later (possibly even years later) than when the film was produced and released in the United States. In those cases, I've placed the year of read more
50 GREATEST CLASSIC SCI-FI POSTER COUNTDOWN! TOP 10! This is it!
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Aug 2, 2011
Welcome to the final post in the countdown of the 50 greatest posters of classic science fiction. It’s time for the top poster to be revealed! Remember (or refer back to the first post) that this is not a countdown of the best science fiction movies, but of the posters that marketed them inste read more
50 GREATEST CLASSIC SCI-FI POSTER COUNTDOWN! 20-11
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Jul 26, 2011
Welcome back to the science fiction poster countdown — back after a brief vacation. Just ten posters remain after this week’s entry, check back next Tuesday to see which poster grabs the number one spot. I can promise it will be a controversial pick!
20. The Incredible Shrinking read more
50 GREATEST CLASSIC SCI-FI POSTER COUNTDOWN! 30-21
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Jul 12, 2011
Welcome back — we cross over the half way point in the countdown this week, with a big bonus: I switched to the updated post editor (about time) and now I am able to make the posters much larger! So settle in and enjoy; feel free to download, and watch out for all the death rays in this w read more
50 GREATEST CLASSIC SCI-FI POSTER COUNTDOWN! 40-31
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Jul 5, 2011
Welcome back! Let’s take a look at ten more posters this week!
40. This Island EarthAnother problematic design, great artwork marred by a busy composition and workmanlike typography. Yet the illustration is worth the ranking here: the facial expressions, the explosions, the spaceships, read more
50 GREATEST CLASSIC SCI-FI POSTER COUNTDOWN! 50-41
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Jun 29, 2011
Let’s do it again! The noir poster countdown was such a success that I’ve decided to make poster rankings as much a regular feature of the blog as possible. Up next is classic science fiction. I chose sci-fi instead of horror (which is on the docket) because the genre is of slightly more read more
CAGE OF EVIL (1960)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Jun 20, 2011
“You know it’s real funny. Since I’ve been on the force I’ve been around hoods and thieves and killers, the real stinking part of the human race. I always wondered if it would rub off on me. Now I know.”
Most people who stumble upon 1960’s Cage of Evil read more
The Professor is dead. Long live Netflix!
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Jun 18, 2011
A few days ago, Netflix took another step in their determined plan to remove all user-generated content from their site. They nixed all avatars, profiles, and individual user review pages. Now all reviews show up in an anonymous format, consequently denying customers the ability to peruse all of the read more
100 GREATEST MOVIE POSTERS of FILM NOIR! Single Post: 100 - 1
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on May 21, 2011
You dirty rats asked for it, and you got it. Back by popular demand, and in a single post: the entire film noir poster countdown, including all of the descriptive text.
The reception to this continues to amaze me. It went totally viral, featured on more than 100 different sites worldwide. In read more
THE KILLER IS LOOSE (1956)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on May 9, 2011
Someday Wagner, I’m gonna settle with you for it.
The Killer is Loose has holes — blast it with a Tommy gun it has such holes. It’s a little movie with a story that churns single-mindedly forward until its title character sprawls dead on a well-kept suburban lawn and all is onc read more
THE MEDIUM (1951)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Apr 24, 2011
“If there is nothing to be afraid of, then why am I afraid of this nothingness?”
Here’s a truly astonishing film. The experience was all the more powerful because at the outset I knew nothing whatsoever about it — not even the premise. I was immediately drawn in read more
BITTER RICE (Riso Amaro) 1949
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Mar 15, 2011
Giuseppe De Santis’s 1949 film Bitter Rice (Riso Amaro) is powerful, exciting stuff. It’s a bewildering, multi-layered, and voyeuristic experience that borrows from so many different film styles, particularly American film noir, that it defies categorization. While it’s usually eas read more
EDGE OF DOOM (1950) (2)
Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on Feb 14, 2011
This post is part of the film preservation blogathon happening all over the web this week. Organized by Ferdy on Films and the Self-Styled Siren, this year’s event benefits the Film Noir Foundation, an organization dedicated to restoring classic noir films. Please click the For the Love of Fil read more