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Get ready for Noir City Chicago 2025 Noir City Chicago 2025 is a week-long film festival dedicated to celebrating classic film noir and neo-noir. The event will be held at Chicago's Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., from September 5 to 11. Presented by the Film Noir Foundation, the fes read more

Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea in Preston Sturges's "The Palm Beach Story" The Palm Beach Story (1942) is an American screwball comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, and Rudy Vallee. The cinematography is by Victor Milner read more

Book Review: “Dashing to the End: The Ray Milland Story:” Title: Dashing to the End: The Ray Milland Story By Eric Monder Publisher: University Press of Mississippi ISBN: 9781496831491 (hardback)Dashing to the End: The Ray Milland Story offers a carefully researched and engaging read more

Book Review – Ronald Colman: Hollywood’s Gentleman Hero Title: Ronald Colman: Hollywood’s Gentleman Hero By Carl Rollyson Publisher: BearManor Media Books ISBN 979-8-88771-437-0 (softcover)In Ronald Colman: Hollywood's Gentleman Hero, author Carl Rollyson provides a long-ov read more

Greer Garson is “Mrs. Miniver” Mrs. Miniver (1942) is an American drama directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pigeon, and Teresa Wright. Others in the case include Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Wilcoxon, Richard Ney, and Henry Travers. The film introd read more

Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, and William Bendix in “The Blue Dahlia” The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir, directed by George Marshall, about Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd), a decorated naval aviator who returns home from the war to find his wife, Helen (Doris Dowling), has been unfaithful read more

Ladd, Lake, and Donlevy star in “The Glass Key” The Glass Key (1942) is an American film noir directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, and Alan Ladd. The supporting cast includes William Bendix, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, and Joseph Calleia.The G read more

Fredric March and Veronic Lake in Rene Clair’s “I Married a Witch” I Married a Witch (1942) is a romantic comedy fantasy directed by René Clair and starring Fredric March and Veronica Lake. The cinematography is by Ted Tetzlaff, the music by Roy Webb, and the costumes by read more

Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Alan Ladd in “This Gun for Hire” Release date: May 13, 1942Director: Frank TuttleStory by: Graham Greene Adapted from: A Gun for SaleVeronica Lake and Alan LaddThis Gun For Hire, based on the novel by Graham Greene, was released in 1942, long read more

Ray Milland and Charles Laughton head the cast in “The Big Clock” The Big Clock (1948) is an American film noir directed by John Farrow and starring Ray Milland and Charles Laughton. The supporting cast included Maureen O’Sullivan (Mrs. John Farrow), George Macready, Rita John read more

John Payne and Colleen Gray star in “Kansas City Confidential” Kansas City Confidential (1952) is an American film noir directed by Phil Karlson and starring John Payne, Coleen Gray, and Preston Foster. A ruthless ex-cop named Mr. Big (Foster) is planning an armored car heist. Part read more

Glenn Ford and Gene Tierney want to know “The Secret of Convict Lake” The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) is an American Western film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, and Zachery Scott. The cinematography was by Leo Tover (The Sna read more

Robert Donat and Greer Garson star in “Goodbye Mr. Chips” Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) is an American romantic drama directed by Sam Wood and starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson in her film debut. The supporting cast included John Mills and Paul Henried (billed as Paul Von Hernried) read more

James Stewart, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara head the cast in “Anatomy of a Murder” Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is an American courtroom drama directed by Otto Preminger and starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O’Connell, Eve Arden, and Kathryn Grant. The suppo read more

Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney are trapped behind “The Iron Curtain” The Iron Curtain (1948) is an American espionage thriller directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney. It is based on the memoirs of Igor Gouzenko, a Russian code deciphering expert wor read more

Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, and John Barrymore star in “True Confession” True Confession (1937) is an American screwball comedy directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, and John Barrymore. The supporting cast included Una Merkel, Porter Hall, Edgar read more

Ray Milland and Jane Wyman star in Billy Wilder’s “The Lost Weekend” The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American drama directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. The screenplay was written by Wilder and Charles Brackett based on the novel by Charles R. Jackson. read more

2025 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival—Planning V. Reality: What Did I See? #TCMFF Every year, I try to plan what movies I’m going to see at the TCM Film Festival. It’s always a challenge to keep the schedule you planned out beforehand, but there are challenges. Below are th read more

Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney find out “Where the Sidewalk Ends” Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) is an American film noir directed and produced by Otto Preminger and starring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht, and the cinematography was by Jo read more

Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, and William Bendix star in “Detective Story” Detective Story (1951) is an American drama directed by William Wyler and starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, and William Bendix. The supporting cast includes Cathy O’Donnell, George Macready, Lee Gr read more