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Noir Nook: No Femme Fatale Required

Noir Nook: No Femme Fatale Required Film noir movies have numerous characteristics in common – voiceover narration, flashbacks, use of shadows and light, unusual camera angles, anti-heroes, and, of course, the ever-popular femmes fatales. All noirs, of course, don’t have … Continue reading

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Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I If you know me, you’ll know I love a good list. And what better lists to make than lists about classic film noir features? This time around, I’m serving up … Continue reading

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Turner Classic Movies: 31 Days of Oscar CMH Picks: Week Four (Feb 22)

  Turner Classic Movies: 31 Days of Oscar CMH Picks: Week Four ….. Sunday February 22nd: One Flew Over the Cuckcoo’s Nest at 10:30pm EST Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, Milos Forman … Continue reading

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Joseph Cotten

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Joseph Cotten, born May 15th, 1905! A favorite performance is a matter of taste. Some people are moved by grand gestures of feeling, the kind of acting where it seems as if the … Continue reading

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Darkness Visible: Hitchcock’s Greatest Film (Book Review)

   Darkness Visible: Hitchcock’s Greatest Film By Brian Hannan Book review by Minoo Allen With over 50 directorial credits to his name, Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy in the realm of both film and pop-culture is of almost mythic proportions. His films … Continue reading

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Teresa Wright

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Teresa Wright, born on October 27, 1918! One thing that I’ve always liked about Teresa Wright was her integrity and control over her own image. Although the height of her career was during WWII, … Continue reading

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