Noirvember 2021, Episode 19: The Bitter Stems (1956)
The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos, Artistas Argentinos Asociados, 1956) directed by Fernando Ayala Los tallos amargos won the...
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awolverton77
- Nov 14, 2020
- 5 min
Noirvember 2020, Episode 14: El Vampiro Negro (1953)
Note: With the start of Noir City International yesterday, I plan to include as many of those films as possible in my Noirvember 2020...
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awolverton77
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Noirvember 2020 Preview
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Shadows, rain-soaked city streets, betrayal, deception, hopelessness, misdirection, greed,...
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awolverton77
- Oct 26, 2020
- 12 min
Film Noir New Releases in November 2020
Noirvember arrives with a little bit of everything, including noir titles making their Blu-ray debut, significant rereleases, TV noir,...
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awolverton77
- Jul 3, 2020
- 10 min
What I Watched in June 2020
With my return to work at the library, June got off to a slow start, but I made a nice recovery in the home stretch. Hopefully you’ll...
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awolverton77
- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
Film Noir Releases in December 2019
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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awolverton77
- Oct 26, 2019
- 4 min
Noirvember 2019 Preview
Although I watch a lot of film noir, write about it, and attend as many Noir City festivals as I can, I’m really not what I would...
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awolverton77
- Sep 13, 2019
- 5 min
Thoughts on Noir City Chicago 2019
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...
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awolverton77
- Jul 2, 2019
- 5 min
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Noir City Sentinel Annual 3
Noir City Sentinel Annual 3: The Best of the Noir City Sentinel 2010 Eddie Muller, publisher Donald Malcolm, editor Michael Kronenberg,...
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awolverton77
- Jan 24, 2019
- 1 min
Next Stop: Noir City
I'll be headed to Noir City soon, so the blog will be on hiatus until I get back. While I won't be posting here during the festival, I...
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awolverton77
- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
Noirvember 2018, Episode 25: The Castle of Sand (1974)
The Castle of Sand (1974) Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura Produced by Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoshihara Mishima, Masayuki Sato Written by Seicho...
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awolverton77
- Nov 14, 2018
- 10 min
Noirvember 2018, Episode 14: The Prowler (1951)
I’m delighted to be joined today by Kristina Dijan, senior writer for The Dark Pages: The Newsletter for Film Noir Lovers and the author...
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awolverton77
- Oct 24, 2018
- 3 min
Noir City DC 2018 Part VI: A Lesson in "B" Movies
“We restore films,” Eddie Muller said as he kicked off Sunday’s first double feature: The Unsuspected (1947) and High Tide (1947). “Let’s...
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awolverton77
- Oct 22, 2018
- 3 min
Noir City DC 2018 Part V
Noir City DC welcomed Eddie Muller, President of the Film Noir Foundation and host of TCM’s Noir Alley Friday night (10/19/18), eagerly...
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awolverton77
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
Noir City DC 2018 Part III
Rewatching This Gun for Hire (1942) this weekend made me wish I’d been present for the film’s initial release when audiences first...
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awolverton77
- Oct 14, 2018
- 2 min
Noir City DC 2018 Part II
I realize that even after only two days of Noir City DC, I am woefully behind on my coverage of the event. Friday night's second double...
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awolverton77
- Oct 13, 2018
- 3 min
Noir City DC 2018 Part I
You may not find many darkened alleys in this DC community, no window blinds inducing deep shadows, no gambling dens (that I know of),...
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awolverton77
- Oct 11, 2018
- 1 min
Noir City DC Starts Tomorrow!
Don't snooze! Get your tickets now for Noir City DC, which starts tomorrow, February 12 and runs through the 25th at the AFI Theatre and...
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awolverton77
- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
Preparing for Noirvember 2018
So many film noir fans have been celebrating Noirvember (a term coined by Marya at Cinema Fanatic) for much longer than I have, but next...
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awolverton77
- Sep 28, 2018
- 5 min
Film Noir Releases in October 2018
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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