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Behind the Green Lights(1948). Cast: Carole Landis and William Gargan. Director: Otto Brower who directed 45 movies before he died in 1946. This movie was released a month after his death. The trouble begins when the body of a murdered private detective is found in an abandoned car. An officer on read more

The Big Bluff (1955) Film Noir. Cast: John Bromfield, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton and Rosemarie Stack. Director: W. Lee Wilder. When terminally ill Valerie is told by her doctor to go somewhere quiet to get some much needed rest, she chooses "The Town House," which also known for its swanky Ti read more

"Meet Me at the Movies" Wrap Part at Weather Mark Tavern After the screening of A Letter to Three Wives, the wrap party (dinner) was held at Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Of all the films screened so far, Letter was the most talked about afterward. They won a travel mug for bring read more

"Meet Me at the Movies" Wrap Part at Weather Mark Tavern After the screening of A Letter to Three Wives, the wrap party (dinner) was held at Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Of all the films screened so far, Letter was the most talked about afterward. They won a travel mug for bring read more

The lady Confesses(1945). Noir. Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont and Edmund MacDonald.After a surprise visit by her fiancee Larry Craig's missing wife, Vicki McGuire calls Larry at the Club 7-11. Larry shows up drunk and has a drink with club owner Lucky Brandon. Soon after, Larry falls asleep read more

Kansas City Confidential(1952).Noir/crime film. Director: Phil Karlson. Cast: John Payne. Karlson and Payne teamed up a year later for another noir, titled 99 River Street, followed by a 1955 color film, Hell's Island. Retired police captain Tim Foster, has been watching the bank and the flowe read more

The Crooked Way (1949). Black-and-white film noir. Director; Robert Florey. The film was based on a radio play No Blade Too Sharp. cast: John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew. The film, with a similar plot (a war hero loses his memory stateside) to another film noir Somewhere in the Night, was shot b read more

So apparently the Oscars are this weekend. Living in a country with, on a good day, three movie screens showing films not made in Bombay or Cairo, and most of those featuring things blowing up, it's easy to fall out of the habit of keeping up with Film Today, and I'm afraid I have.I realized, in fac read more

NIGHT LIFE IN RENO (1931). Pre-code. Director: Raymond Cannon. Cast: Virginia Valli, Jameson Thomas and Dorothy Christy. John Wyatt is caught with another woman which angers his wife. June decides to make a trip to Reno for a divorce. Since Reno requires a six-week wait for a divorce to become f read more

"To Catch a Thief" is the next "Meet Me at the Movies" event The Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) invites you to "Meet Me at the Movies," Friday January 29, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College recital hall, 1312 S. Michigan Ave. Alfred Hit read more

"Meet Me at the Movies" wrap party at Grace O'Malley's On Friday, December 6, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) presented the classic Miracle on 34th Street  at the Columbia College, Sherwood Academy Recital Hall 1312 S. Michigan Ave. The "wrap party" was held at Grace O'M read more

"Meet Me at the Movies" wrap party at Grace O'Malley's On Friday, December 6, the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) presented the classic Miracle on 34th Street  at the Columbia College, Sherwood Academy Recital Hall 1312 S. Michigan Ave. The "wrap party" was held at Grace O'M read more

Our little capital's dilatory film calendar means we've not yet had the pleasure of not seeing Valkyrie, which despite its less-horrendous-than-expected reviews still seems like a must-miss to me. It does present the opportunity, though, to make a wholehearted book recommendation.If you want to fin read more

During September the inestimable Turner Classic Movies is presenting a series of movies related to politics. It's a grand lineup featuring everything from The Best Man to The Great McGinty to Gabriel Over the White House.Today I consider my little corner of the blogosphere an adjunct to TCM's series read more

Christmas in the Movies 50 Classics to Celebrate the Season by Jeremy Arnold Turner Classic Movies/Running Press Hardcover ISBN: 97807624924801 October 2018 208 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's— TCM Shop You can’t watch 30 Christmas movi read more

Christmas in the Movies35 Classics to Celebrate the SeasonRevised and Expanded Editionby Jeremy ArnoldTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762481040280 pagesOctober 2023Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's — Larry Edmunds"When we view [Christmas movies], we journey back to read more

Rock on FilmThe Movies That Rocked the Big Screenby Fred Goodmanforeword by Sir Michael Lindsay-HoggTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762478439July 2022288 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“One of the beauties of rock mo read more

#TheResistance at the movies: Presenting Cine Suffragette Are you scared about the future? Are you disillusioned? Do you get nauseous when you watch the news? Did you answer YES to all the questions? Now comes the most important question of all: are you ready and willing to fight back and res read more

Christmas in the Movies 30 Classics to Celebrate the Season by Jeremy Arnold Turner Classic Movies/Running Press Hardcover ISBN: 97807624924801 October 2018 208 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's— TCM Shop You can’t watch 30 Christmas movi read more

#TheResistance at the movies: how we can destroy the Mr Potters of the world Nas três últimas edições de The Great Villain blogathon, eu escolhi focar em vilões divertidos – ou ao menos admiráveis. Assim, escrevi sobre dois vilões interpretados por Peter Lorre, os vilões da Disney read more