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Take a look at the videos on YouTube and you’d get the impression that pretty much every movie with a murder and a venetian blind is film noir. It’s maddening. I know that noir can often be a slippery little imp, inviting more opinions than there are gin joints in Casablanca. But I’m pleased to read more

Happy Whathisname Wednesday! This is the day of the week where I take a look at the personal and professional lives of noir performers whose names you may not know. On deck for this week is Jack Lambert, who was once called “the man with the meanest eyes in Hollywood” – and, for my money, that read more

Happy Trivia Tuesday, y’all! I hope you’re ready for some trivial tidbits about some of your favorite noir performers and films, ‘cause I sure am! Let’s go! Mike Mazurki played a wrestler in the 1950 noir Night and the City. In real-life, Mazurki had been a professional wrestler before starting read more

When I think of horror movies, the type of film that comes to mind generally involves vampires or zombies, or man-made monsters, a la Frankenstein and his bride. In other words, the type of movie from which I steer firmly clear. But the description for this year’s Classic Movie Blog Association Fall read more

Every now and again, a supporting player in a film stands out like a flash of lightning in the fog. For me, one such player is Patricia Dane in the 1941 noir, Johnny Eager. This feature stars Robert Taylor in the title role of an ex-convict who fronts as a taxi driver but leads a double life as a sm read more

Happy Sunday Funday! This week, I’m celebrating by inviting y’all to join me in a little trip down my personal Memory Lane. Back in 2013 (when my daughters were still in high school!), the Turner Classic Movies network sponsored the “Ultimate Fan Contest,” which would give t read more

Welcome to Super Sucker Saturday for Noirvember 2025, where I shine the spotlight on the hapless, witless, and altogether dumb dudes of film noir – the guys who see a pretty face and let their lust do the talking, not to mention the acting. The otherwise upstanding fellas who get a whiff of a spicy read more

Welcome to Femme Fatale Friday for Noirvember 2025, where each week, I’ll dive into the world of the irresistibly deadly dames of noir. As you know, femmes fatales come in all shapes and sizes, and with a variety of motivations; there are those who use their wiles to convince hapless dudes to do the read more

Welcome to the first Thankful Thursday of Noirvember 2025, where I share things about noir that I’m thankful for! I’m kicking off this series with a list of first-rate noirs that, thankfully, are available for free viewing on YouTube, Tubi, and the Internet Archive! I’m sharing 10 for each streaming read more

Welcome to the first Whatshisname Wednesday of Noirvember 2025! I’m devoting this day of the week to shining the spotlight on those fellas who you’ve seen in more than one noir, but you don’t have a clue about their name – or, basically, anything else about them. For my inaugural Whatshisname read more

Welcome to the first Trivia Tuesday of Noirvember 2025, where I’m delighted to share some of the fascinating noir-related tidbits that I’ve uncovered. Dive in and enjoy! Joan Crawford was not the first choice to play the title role in Mildred Pierce. Both Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan were offered read more

The new restored Blu-ray of The Red House (1947) is being released today by FilmMasters, and I’m pleased to share that I provided the audio commentary! Starring Edward G. Robinson, Allene Roberts, and Judith Anderson, and featuring a unique score by Miklós Rózsa, the film is a moody psychologi read more

What exactly is an unreliable narrator? It’s pretty simple, actually; it’s a character in a movie, play, or book who recounts events in a way that is false, misleading, or otherwise untrustworthy. Until a few years ago, while I’d heard of this term, I had never thought about it in terms of read more

Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a film noir feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to read more

Welcome to the first Shadows and Satin Sunday Funday of Noirvember 2025! Today, I hope you’ll have fun diving into a noir quiz that’s designed to test you knowledge about a wide range of films, including Criss Cross (1946), Out of the Past (1947), White Heat (1949), Sunset Boulevard (195 read more

I’m pleased to announce that I’m having a giveaway in honor of Noirvember! For a chance to win this Glenn Ford DVD box set, just click HERE and request a free sample electronic copy of The Dark Pages film noir newsletter. The deadline to enter is November 30, 2025, at 9 pm EST. The winn read more

What time is it? It’s Noirvember time!!! That’s right, cats and kitties, it’s time for another 30 days of devilish dames, shysters and shadows, crooked cops, cigarette smoke, two fingers of bourbon, and deadly deeds done in the dark. The brainchild of author Marya Gates, who coined the term back read more

Welcome to Pre-Code Crazy, the monthly series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a pre-Code feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to nev read more

Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a film noir feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to read more

Pre-Code Crazy is the series here at Shadows and Satin and over at the blog of my pal Kristina, Speakeasy, where each month we’ll recommend a pre-Code film for you to watch on TCM – we never know what the other has selected until we post, and we try to keep our lengthy streak intact by never picking read more