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The Great Villain Blogathon: The Life and Times of Veda Pierce
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 13, 2015
Does this look like the face of a villain? (Don’t judge a book…) Webster defines a “villain” as a cruelly malicious person who is involved in, or devoted to, wickedness or crime. Given that definition, what kind of person comes to mind? A tall, beefy man with a weathered face and a handl read more
The Great Villain Blogathon: Day 1 Recap
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 13, 2015
Originally posted on Silver Screenings: What an exciting first day of the Great Villain Blogathon! Today’s posts look at villainy in men and women – as well as in mysterious flocks of birds. A Person in the Dark looks at the “misunderstood” Mrs Iselin (Angela Lansbury) in The Manchurian read more
The Great Villain Blogathon 2015 Begins Tomorrow!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 12, 2015
Originally posted on Speakeasy: Join us starting tomorrow for all the evil doings in the Great Villain Blogathon. View original 74 more words ~ by shadowsandsatin on April 12, 2015. Posted in Uncategorized Stuff read more
Remembering Ted deCorsia: “If you’re smart, you can be a hero. If you’re dumb, you can be dead.”
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 11, 2015
Today, Shadows and Satin remembers the life of noir veteran Ted deCorsia, who passed 42 years ago on this date, April 11th. Graced with one of screendom’s most menacing visages, Ted deCorsia was a natural for the gritty, realistic characters that were a staple of the film noir era. A performer from read more
The Great Villain Blogathon Schedule
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 8, 2015
Originally posted on Silver Screenings: Mwahahaha! The Great Villain Blogathon is almost here! Starting next Monday (April 13), we’ll be focusing on the Bad Guys in film and why we love (or love to hate) these scoundrels. Below is the schedule of miscreants. Because some of these dastardly folks read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Night Court (1932)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 4, 2015
My Pre-Code Crazy pick for April was a no-brainer. As soon as I saw Night Court listed in the TCM “Now Playing” guide, I knew what my selection for the month would be! The film stars Phillips Holmes, Anita Page and Walter Huston, and offers everything you could want in a pre-Code feature. What’s read more
The Pre-Code Blogathon: Day 4
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 3, 2015
It’s the last day of a most awesome blogathon, ladies and gents — an event jam-packed with scintillation, sauciness, and sin sin SIN!! And it’s not over yet! So don’t just dip your toe in this bawdy body of water — dive right in and immerse yourself in today’s co read more
The Pre-Code Blogathon: Day 2
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 1, 2015
Day 2 of The Pre-Code Blogathon – brought to you by Danny of Pre-Code.com and yours truly – is shaping up to be a most awesome day filled with decadent dames and flashy fellas. In other words, a veritable banquet of naughty! Be sure to visit Danny’s blog for the great posts served up read more
Dark Crimes: Guest in the House (1944)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 21, 2015
This is the poster from Spain’s release of the film. I kind of love it. “This is our house now – yours and mine. Think what that means, Douglas. Every morning I can come downstairs and fix the flowers. And Hilda and John will be here, too – and they’ll say ‘Yes, Mrs. Proctor’ to me, read more
Pre-Code Crazy: The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 1, 2015
I’m going to just jump right in here. My Pre-Code Crazy pick for March (March? Geez, it was just Thanksgiving!) is The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931). There’s a whole lot of pre-Codey stuff going on in this 76-minute film. Pre-marital sex. Cohabitation without benefit of clergy. Illegitimate birth. read more
The Pre-Code Blogathon: Post Dates
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Mar 1, 2015
For all of those pre-Code lovers who are participating in our Pre-Code Blogathon, March 31-April 3, 2015, the following are the dates of the various posts. If you need to change your date, just leave a comment below! And if you’re interested in participating but you haven’t signed up yet read more
Announcing the Great Villain Blogathon 2015!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 18, 2015
shadowsandsatin: Hang onto your fedoras, y’all: here we go again . . . Originally posted on Speakeasy: The first Great Villain Blogathon in 2014 was such a fun and huge event that, in the tradition of the greatest movie villains, we threatened promised to return and wreak havoc again with ano read more
A Walk on the Neo-Noir Side: The Last Seduction (1994)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 14, 2015
About 15 minutes after I started watching The Last Seduction (1994), I found myself thinking how familiar it felt – so “noir-esque,” if you will. And after just a single viewing, it became my favorite neo-noir. The film stars Linda Fiorentino, whom I’d never seen before and have read more
The 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Top 10 Oscar-Less Noirs
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 10, 2015
Every year, when the Academy Award nominations are announced, I excitedly print out the list of nominees and set about seeing as many films as I can before the night of the big event. I usually don’t think about films or performances that didn’t make the cut, or give much consideration to “Oscar read more
Rest in Peace, Lizabeth Scott.
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 6, 2015
Lizabeth Scott: 1922-2015 It is with a heavy heart that I share that Lizabeth Scott passed on January 31, 2015, at the age of 92. Born Emma Matzo in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the future star was raised in a home fairly brimming with culture, but she was frequently rebellious and outspoken: “As a child read more
Dark Crimes: The Strange Woman (1946)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 4, 2015
What in the actual hell?!? One of my many resolutions for 2015 was to get off my “rusty dusty” and start converting some of my many blog post ideas from concept to actuality. Here, then, is my first post in my new series, which is to watch and write about every film in the “Dark Crimes” DVD read more
Pre-Code Crazy: The Public Enemy (1931)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Feb 1, 2015
I love gangster movies from the 1930s, but for reasons that are not quite clear to me, I usually don’t watch them over and over like I do with so many of my other favorites. (Hmm.) As a result, when I recently watched The Public Enemy (1931), my Pre-Code Crazy pick for this month, I felt almost read more
The Miriam Hopkins Blogathon: 24 Hours (1931)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 22, 2015
To be sure, Miriam Hopkins is not the star of 24 Hours. Not on paper, anyway. She’s third billed, and she’s not even in the whole movie. But for me, she IS the movie. Before I go any further down that path, though, let’s dispense with a little housekeeping: the plot. (Spoiler alert!) The entire read more
Announcing the Pre-Code Blogathon! (Or: Silk, and Satin, and Lace – oh, my!)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 7, 2015
Jean Harlow. Joan Blondell. Warren William. Dorothy Mackaill. Kay Francis. Ricardo Cortez. Madge Evans. Leila Hyams. Lyle Talbot. Anita Page. Norma Shearer. Pick a star, any star. Or any movie released between 1930 and 1934 – that absolutely awesome, totally titillating, sinfully scandalous era of read more
Announcing the Pre-Code Blogathon! (Or: Silk, and Satin, and Lace – oh, my!)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 7, 2015
Jean Harlow. Joan Blondell. Warren William. Dorothy Mackaill. Kay Francis. Ricardo Cortez. Madge Evans. Leila Hyams. Lyle Talbot. Anita Page. Norma Shearer. Pick a star, any star. Or any movie released between 1930 and 1934 – that absolutely awesome, totally titillating, sinfully scandalous era of read more