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Noir Nook: Ripped from the Headlines – Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Ripped from the HeadlinesShadow of a Doubt (1943) If you know your Alfred Hitchcock, you might be aware that of all the movies he directed between 1925 and 1976, he considered his favorite to be Shadow of a … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: No Femme Fatale Required

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

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

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

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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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Joseph Cotten

Posted on May 15, 2013 by minooallen

  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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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Fred Zinnemann

Posted on April 29, 2013 by minooallen

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Fred Zinnemann, born April 29th, 1907! In his heyday, Fred Zinneman was as revered a name as his peers Hitchcock, Capra, and Wyler. Now, the other three are icons of the film industry, and Zinnemann, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Myrna Loy

Posted on August 2, 2012 by minooallen

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Myrna Loy, born August  2 in 1905! Supportive yet stern; attractive yet approachable; intelligent yet playful. What am I talking about here? Well, if you guessed the perfect wife, then you would be correct … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: William Wyler

Posted on July 1, 2012 by minooallen

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, William Wyler, born July 1, in 1902! While in college, I read an essay called William Wyler, The Jansenist of Mise en Scene, by famed French film theorist Andre Bazin. And I must … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 8 — The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Josh Kaye

8. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Other Nominated Films: Henry V, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Razor’s Edge, The Yearling There’s so much that I could say about The Best Years of Our Lives…and that’s even before I did some background research on it. … Continue reading →

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