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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
Pre-Code Crazy: Platinum Blonde (1931)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 1, 2015
Loretta Young’s birth date is January 6th, and TCM is celebrating the occasion by showing a string of films starring this talented and lovely actress, including such pre-Code gems as Big Business Girl (1931), They Call It Sin (1932), Weekend Marriage (1932), and Employees’ Entrance (1933). In fact, read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Platinum Blonde (1931)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 1, 2015
Loretta Young’s birth date is January 6th, and TCM is celebrating the occasion by showing a string of films starring this talented and lovely actress, including such pre-Code gems as Big Business Girl (1931), They Call It Sin (1932), Weekend Marriage (1932), and Employees’ Entrance (1933). In fact, read more
Happy Holidays!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Dec 25, 2014
Norma Shearer and Shadows and Satin wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a safe and prosperous New Year!!
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Remembering Norman Foster, on the Occasion of the Date of His Birth
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Dec 13, 2014
Norman Foster, man of many talents. Saluting one of my favorite pre-code actors today – Norman Foster, born on December 13, 1903. He’s not necessarily the best actor of the pre-Code era, and he’s certainly not the most remembered, but to me, he’s always a delight to watch. Foster was born Norman read more
Pre-Code Crazy: Under Eighteen (1932)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Dec 1, 2014
Selecting this month’s Pre-Code Crazy pick was a tiny bit difficult – TCM’s December line-up isn’t exactly brimming with pre-Code features. But no worries –I found a good one; it’s airing on December 2nd, so start making plans now to check out Under Eighteen, starring Marian read more
Day 30 of Noirvember: A Tale of Two Brunettes
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 30, 2014
Sonia Darrin. Helene Stanton. Two actresses from Hollywood’s Golden Age who didn’t have blockbuster screen careers – in fact, I’ll wager that you’d be hard-pressed to find a half-dozen classic film fans who even recognize their names. But they have several characteristics in common – both read more
Day 29 of Noirvember: Remembering Signe Hasso
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 29, 2014
Who was Signe Hasso? With her composed beauty, glacial countenance, and stately bearing, Signe Hasso was always considered less a star than a true actress. Sadly, many of today’s classic film fans don’t know her – although she appeared opposite some of Hollywood’s most romantic leading men, read more
Day 28 of Noirvember: Dames Off the Beaten Path — Irene Neves in Sudden Fear (1952)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2014
Everybody knows about those larger-than-life femme fatales in those famous, blockbuster noirs: dames like Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity. Kathie Moffat in Out of the Past. Kitty Collins in The Killers. Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice. Sure, we’re all familiar with these twisted read more
Day 26 of Noirvember: Brit Noir — Yield to the Night
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 27, 2014
Dors in the opening scene of the film. Within the first eight minutes of Yield to the Night, a British noir released in 1956, I was in love with this movie. Here’s why: 1. It opens with not a word of dialogue – just two women, one blonde, one brunette. The blonde is traveling to an unknown destinati read more
Day 27 of Noirvember: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 27, 2014
Turner Classic Movies is offering a mini-Alfred Hitchcock marathon on Friday, November 28th. Among the films that will be aired is one that Hitchcock claimed as his favorite: Shadow of a Doubt (1943). This film stars Joseph Cotten as Charlie Oakley, a self-described “promoter [who has] done a little read more
Day 25 of Noirvember: Dive into Whirlpool (1949)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 25, 2014
What is Gene Tierney up to? Watch Whirlpool and find out. Released by 20th Century Fox in 1949, Whirlpool stars Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, and Jose Ferrer. It’s not quite noir – but it’s certainly, undeniably noir-ISH. This is the story. Ann Sutton (Gene Tierney), the wife of a prominent psychoana read more