tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418979190677776339.post3595797829481383186..comments2024-03-25T23:08:47.824-04:00Comments on My Romance with Movies: Film NoirTheMovieManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291067058543959452noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418979190677776339.post-83813332869715161022020-12-20T13:08:10.409-05:002020-12-20T13:08:10.409-05:00Oh Craig, I was so burdened... and fascinated with...Oh Craig, I was so burdened... and fascinated with your comments on noir. I most heartily agree with you, too, on Laura and Angel Face. Some others that stand out for me are Leave Her to Heaven (a rare color noir), Crossfire, Out of the Past, The Big Heat and of course Double Indemnity. There are so many. I did like Sunset Blvd and Touch of Evil although not in my top faves. I only saw The Lady from Shanghai once so many years ago and didn't care for it so much. Since you mention it so fondly, I'll look for it again and re-watch and duly report back. TheMovieManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291067058543959452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418979190677776339.post-76449085081869136622020-12-19T17:58:34.519-05:002020-12-19T17:58:34.519-05:00The other day I saw Angel Face again and liked eve...The other day I saw Angel Face again and liked even more. It got me to thinking about my favorite noirs and I came up with eight, four from the 40s and four from the 50s with four directors, two films each. I'll burden you with them. John Huston -- TMF and The Asphalt Jungle, Otto Preminger -- Laura and Angel Face, Billy Wilder -- DI and Sunset Boulevard, and Orson Welles -- The Lady From Shanghai and Touch of Evil. Shanghai is on my list for two reasons -- Rita Hayworth is excellent and never more beautiful with short-cropped, blonde hair, and Everett Sloane as Arthur Bannister is outstanding. When he calls Hayworth "Lover," the word just drips from his lips like venom. (Sunset Boulevard is my first noir -- I saw it as a seven year-old with my parents on its initial theatrical release. I loved it and thought Erich von Stroheim was wonderful.) CraigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418979190677776339.post-1797487846025277952020-05-17T12:05:58.072-04:002020-05-17T12:05:58.072-04:00Wow, Craig, thanks.Wow, Craig, thanks.TheMovieManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291067058543959452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418979190677776339.post-5020722738493941292020-05-16T14:44:54.233-04:002020-05-16T14:44:54.233-04:00One of your best posts ever. Anyone who wants to ...One of your best posts ever. Anyone who wants to know what film noir is should read it and keep it readily available. CraigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418979190677776339.post-38139952714988376672012-01-16T22:20:16.563-05:002012-01-16T22:20:16.563-05:00Bob, love the information about film noir - one of...Bob, love the information about film noir - one of my favorite genres too! Fox Movie Channel is soon going to be showing "Where the Sidewalk Ends", another Otto Preminger film with Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Since I've never heard of it I assume it's no 'Laura', but is it still worth a look? Thanks for the great blog!A2Joenoreply@blogger.com