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    Columbia Noir #5: Humphrey Bogart - Dead Reckoning (1947)
    awolverton77
    • 15 hours ago
    • 5 min

    Columbia Noir #5: Humphrey Bogart - Dead Reckoning (1947)

    Dead Reckoning (1947) directed by John Cromwell part of the Columbia Noir #5: Humphrey Bogart box set from Indicator It’s an early Sunday...
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    Film Noir New Releases for June 2022
    awolverton77
    • May 29
    • 1 min

    Film Noir New Releases for June 2022

    Right now I'm only posting the video version of my report on new releases in film noir and neo-noir. Thanks for watching!
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    Hollywood Story (1951), or "Richard Conte Lite"
    awolverton77
    • May 25
    • 3 min

    Hollywood Story (1951), or "Richard Conte Lite"

    Hollywood Story (1951) William Castle Before he became the gimmick master of thrillers and horror movies in the late ‘50s, William Castle...
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    Forgotten Film Noir? The Big Operator (1959)
    awolverton77
    • Apr 18
    • 3 min

    Forgotten Film Noir? The Big Operator (1959)

    The Big Operator (1959) Charles F. Haas If you'd rather watch this review, here you go: Recycling? Not a new thing, not at all. Movie...
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    Film Noir New Releases for April 2022
    awolverton77
    • Apr 1
    • 5 min

    Film Noir New Releases for April 2022

    If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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    Best Discoveries of 2021: The 1940s
    awolverton77
    • Dec 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Best Discoveries of 2021: The 1940s

    Last year's list from the 1940s Please note that all genre films will have their own postings later in this journey. You’d think from...
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    Best Discoveries of 2021: The 1930s
    awolverton77
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Best Discoveries of 2021: The 1930s

    My 1930s discoveries from last year Because I’ve largely eliminated genre pictures from these lists (they’ll be covered separately), I...
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    The Asphalt Jungle (1950): A Love Story?
    awolverton77
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Asphalt Jungle (1950): A Love Story?

    The Asphalt Jungle (MGM, 1950) directed by John Huston The Asphalt Jungle is widely considered one of the greatest heist movies of all...
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    Film Noir New Releases for December 2021
    awolverton77
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    Film Noir New Releases for December 2021

    If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 14: Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 14: Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    Sunset Boulevard (Paramount, 1950) directed by Billy Wilder Okay, so I don't have anything to say about this film yet, because our Great...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 12: Dark Passage (1947)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 12: Dark Passage (1947)

    Dark Passage (Warner Bros., 1947) directed by Delmer Daves There was a time when I dismissed Dark Passage as a picture containing too...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 10: The Desperate Hours (1955)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 10: The Desperate Hours (1955)

    The Desperate Hours (Paramount, 1955) directed by William Wyler I find home invasion movies both fascinating and disturbing. According to...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 9: Nightmare Alley (1947)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 9: Nightmare Alley (1947)

    Nightmare Alley (20th Century Fox, 1947) directed by Edmund Goulding Tyrone Power was tired of going back and forth as the romantic lead...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 8: Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 8: Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

    Sorry, Wrong Number (Paramount, 1948) directed by Anatole Litvak “What does a dame like you want with a guy like me?” This line points to...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 7: The Breaking Point (1950)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 7: The Breaking Point (1950)

    The Breaking Point (Warner Bros., 1950) directed by Michael Curtiz I just finished watching A Bullet Is Waiting (1954), and although it’s...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 6: Born to Kill (1947)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 6: Born to Kill (1947)

    Born to Kill (RKO, 1947) directed by Robert Wise Born to Kill was directed by Robert Wise, universally recognized as one of the nicest...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 5: Three Strangers (1946)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 5: Three Strangers (1946)

    Three Strangers (Warner Bros., 1946) directed by Jean Negulesco Three Strangers is an unconventional noir containing a supernatural...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 4: They Won't Believe Me (1947)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 4: They Won't Believe Me (1947)

    They Won’t Believe Me (RKO, 1947) directed by Irving Pichel “He’s been a bad husband and a bad citizen. But did he commit murder?” That’s...
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    Noirvember 2021, Episode 1: Laura (1944)
    awolverton77
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Noirvember 2021, Episode 1: Laura (1944)

    Laura (20th Century Fox, 1944) directed by Otto Preminger If my Letterboxd entry is correct (and I suspect it is not), the last time I...
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    A Film Noir Disguised as a Western? An Exploration of Quantez (1957)
    awolverton77
    • Sep 11, 2021
    • 8 min

    A Film Noir Disguised as a Western? An Exploration of Quantez (1957)

    Quantez (1957) Directed by Harry Keller Produced by Gordon Kay Screenplay by R. Wright Campbell Story by Anne Edwards, R. Wright Campbell...
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