Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: One of the most popular features at the Classic Film and TV Cafe is the site’s ”A to Z” list. This month, the Cafe tackles film noir–a daunting task because there so many good ones. For example, for…
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Noir Bets: There’re more mysteries and moody melodramas from the heyday of the film noir cycle on tap, as well. Singer Jane Russell’s return to Sin City goes bust, when stockbroker hubby Vincent Price gets into trouble with crooks and…
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You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “The cops are on to me, you say? Now that you mention it, it has…
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The Bad Ol’ Days: Warner Archive has gone again to their vaults to bring us the worst—the worst in human behavior in the movies from the pre-Code days. Two collections featuring top stars where behaving badly—committing crimes, getting into trouble,…
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Guest blogger Courtney Small writes about a movie he has a blind spot for, 1944′s Double Indemnity: Despite being heralded by many as one of the greatest directors of all time, the majority of the works by director Billy Wilder…
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The Big Combo (1955): Movie Review Sexually and sadistically charged, The Big Combo is a paradigm for what can be accomplished with spare change filmmaking. This film, and the earlier work Gun Crazy (1950) are director Joseph H. Lewis’ masterpieces….
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From noirish gems and classic silent films to recent theatrical releases and comedy classics, this week’s new offerings have it all. Do you want to check out what is now available? In the words of Curly Howard, why soitenly! Women…
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Guest blogger Allen Hefner recently contacted MovieFanFare with this article he wrote about the various actors of Double Indemnity: No one can argue that Double Indemnity (1944) is not a wonderful film noir classic. It is the very definition of the genre….
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Noir 101. The Essentials. Crime Wave. Really? If this little policier from Warner Bros. (filmed in 1952, released in ’54) isn’t part of your vocabulary then it needs to be; and considering it was finally released on DVD a few…
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Guest blogger Karen Burroughs Hannsbery writes: When I think of film noir fatales, Jane Russell is not necessarily the first name that springs to mind. Known mainly for her singing and comedic talents, as well as her voluptuous figure and…
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Previously on MovieFanFare guest blogger Karen Burroughs Hannsberry presented an assortment of her favorite film noir quotes. Today she’s back with more of her favorite selections of hard-boiled dialogue: You gotta love the language of film noir. Hard-boiled, cynical, straight…
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Guest blogger Karen Burroughs Hannsberry writes: Film noir, arguably, offers some of the best quotes in all cinema. Along with noir’s distinctive characters, shadowy presentations, labyrinthine plot tangles, and cynical, hopeless tone, it is the hard-boiled dialogue that makes it…
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