As May drew to a close, I found myself working on several projects that kept me from watching as much as I would’ve liked, but I did find a few new-to-me fil...

Things are starting to pick up around here. We’re preparing for a return to the library soon, which means a good bit of training on new procedures and polici...

The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine (2005) E. J. Fleming McFarland & Company Paperback, 315 pages (includes photos, not...

Just a word about this and all of my lists: I don’t write these to say, “Hey, look at all the cool stuff I’ve been watching,” but rather in order to share th...

Wichita (1955) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Walter Mirisch, Victor Heerman Story and screenplay by Daniel B. Ullman Cinematography by Harold Lkip...

Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020) Christina Lane Chicago Review Press Hardcover, 384 pages (include...

Station West (1948) Directed by Sidney Lanfield Produced by Robert Sparks Screenplay by Frank Fenton, Winston Miller Based on the novel Station West by Luke ...

On May 12, 2020, Kino Lorber will release the box set Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema II, featuring three Universal films: Thunder on the Hill (1951), The...

The movie world is mourning the death of one of the greatest stars of Hollywood, Kirk Douglas, whom we lost yesterday at the age of 103. While you can read m...

For 2020, I decided on several movie projects, two long-term ones, and one to be completed before the end of the year: My long-term projects are to watch chr...

As I mentioned in last year’s post from this same period, the 1940s is my favorite decade for movies. I’m not sure I really understood why (other than the pr...

(Also see last year’s discoveries from the ‘20s and ‘30s.) Confession time. First off, I hate confession time, but I must be honest with you, so here we go: ...

Out of the Past (1947) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Warren Duff Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring Based on the novel Build My Gallows High by Danie...

The Killers (1946) Directed by Robert Siodmak Produced by Mark Hellinger Screenplay by Anthony Veiller, Richard Brooks (uncredited), John Huston (uncredited)...

Double Indemnity (1944) Directed by Billy Wilder Produced by Joseph Sistrom Screenplay by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder Based on the novel by James M. Ca...

Nora Prentiss (1947) Directed by Vincent Sherman Produced by William Jacobs Screenplay by N. Richard Nash Based on a story by Paul Webster, Jack Sobell Cinem...

Johnny Allegro (1949) Directed by Ted Tetzlaff Produced by Irving Starr Written by Guy Endore, Karen DeWolf Based on a story by James Edward Grant Cinematogr...

Someone asked me at work a few days ago whether I was planning to visit all the Noir City venues. That’s certainly a temptation and maybe it'll happen someda...

Noir City Chicago starts tonight! (You can see the full schedule here.) You can also read a great article on the event by Laura Emerick at Roger Ebert's webs...

Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History (2014) Written by Mark Bailey, illustrated by Edward Hemingway Algonquin Books Hardcover, 324 page...