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If you’re like me, and I think you are, you’re crying into your beer right now because you’re not at the Kansas Silent Film Festival. Unless of course you’re at the fest and reading this on your phone right now – in that case, boooooo! But do not fret my pets! I’ read more

Disclaimer: This post discusses Japanese racial stereotypes common in World War II propaganda films including examples of dialogue used.  Prior to the United States involvement in World War II, films produced in mainstream Hollywood glossed over or completely sidestepped discussion of the war in Eur read more

(Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP) Pearl Kantrowitz is a bored housewife. She married young, has a couple of kids (Anna Paquin, Bobby Boriello) and is frustrated by the lack of sympathy her husband Marty (Liev Schreiber) seems to have for the monotony of her daily life. In the summer of 1969, the f read more

Film noir is famously murky when it comes to good versus evil. These are no westerns where the good guy wears a white hat and the bad guy wears a black hat. But is films noir, the good guy usually deeply flawed and the line between him and the bad guy. However, sometimes there comes along a bad guy read more

Sunset Boulevard was the only film noir to win a Oscar. Classic film Noirs, usually did not win "Best Picture" mostly because they were considered "B" movies. With the exception of one of my favorite films, Sunset Boulevard.. which was the only film noir to win a Oscar. I thought it wo read more

After having updated this year’s 31 Days of Oscar, someone commented, after seeing my reaction to Imitation of Life “That’s my all time favorite movie.” The conversation that ensued essentially came to this conclusion: “What are the odds?” The conclusion I drew s read more

William S. Hart trades his Stetson for a blue policeman’s hat in this gangland drama. Hart is a safecracker turned cop who finds himself at odds with his larcenous family and targeted by a former business partner. But as we all know, Hart is not someone to be trifled with. The safe-cracker an read more

Double Indemnity: 2nd Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center March 12, 2013 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 6:30 p.m. The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center 1550 S. State Street Double Indemnity based on the short novel by James M. Cain, is considered the ultimate film read more

Double Indemnity: 2nd Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center March 12, 2013 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 6:30 p.m. The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center 1550 S. State Street Double Indemnity based on the short novel by James M. Cain, is considered the ultimate film read more

  Ruth Clifford was a leading lady in Hollywood silents during the 1920′s and later a character actress in occasional talkies. Her career lasted over six decades, well into the television era.     Ruth Clifford was born February 17, 1900 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She attended read more

As part of the ongoing Monday Night Film Buff Series from the Toronto Film Society, you can catch a nail-biting film noir double bill tomorrow at the Carlton Cinema. Tomorrow’s bill included Railroaded!, Anthony Mann’s classic film noir featuring a beautician, her crooked boyfriend, and read more

An accused murderer is hiding out on a South Sea island with his daughter. The long arm of the law is closing in. How far will she go to make sure that her dear old dad stays free? Carol Dempster: Most maligned woman in silent cinema? Before I begin the review, I think that a little bit of backgrou read more

King Solomon's Mines (1950). Won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture. On March 29,1950 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California, Hosted by, Fred Astaire. King Solomon's Mines (1950). A Adventure, loosely based o read more

Roundabout early January, when the new year hasn’t really kicked in yet, and there’s nothing good coming out, I starting searching around for what many BAM nominees would be up to this year. Turns out Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Leading Role winner, Rick Lens, was in this film read more

Let’s say you’re going to visit a website called Film Noir Photos. What would you expect to find there? Photos – and lots of ‘em? Well praise the lard and pass the biscuits, I’ve found an honest man on the interwebs! Film Noir Photos is operated by “k5psb” read more

Richard Barthelmess is David, a country boy whose one goal in life is to be considered a man, to prove himself worthy of being allowed into the grown-ups club. When tragedy strikes his family, David finds himself growing up faster than even he had ever wanted. I sometimes feel sorry for classic fi read more

The real Abe, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons A note from Lindsey: This is not a list of my favorite portrayals of Lincoln; I simply aim to give an overview of the many depictions of him in films throughout the years. Born February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln would go on to become a lawyer, a leader of read more

This weekend, Film Forum kicked off 1933: Hollywood’s Naughtiest, Bawdiest Year – a monthlong, 66-film retrospective of my favorite year in movie history. I didn’t say it was the best year in movie history, of course. That honor, at least during the studio era, is usually awarded to 1939 read more

The Music of Erich Zann I am a huge admirer of the works of H.P. Lovecraft. I have read nearly all of his works, some on multiple occasions, and the few I haven’t yet read I’ll soon get to. Lovecraft typically has been seen as someone who is for the most part un-filmable. This is us read more

This Gun For Hire: 1st Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center February 12, 2013 Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:30 p.m. The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center 1550 S. State Street This Gun For Hire, based on the novel by Graham Greene, was released in 1942, long b read more