I initially thought looking back at my year in movies might be a depressing experience, and in a way, it was. For the first time in five...

Last night I was pleased to lead a library virtual discussion of two great film noir titles, Detour (1945) and D.O.A. (1950). The...

The response to our library virtual movie event last week, Restoration, Preservation, and Distribution of Movies During a Pandemic with...

Here's how my July got started: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018) Henry Dunham (Image Entertainment Blu-ray) Reviewed here The...

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...

I don’t know about you, but I often reflect upon the fact that I’ll never be an expert on anything, particularly movies. This sobering...

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...

Although it might seem like we’ve been social distancing forever, it’s still early in what may be a very long process. Of course we’re...

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

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

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

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...

A Face in the Crowd (1957) Directed and produced by Elia Kazan Screenplay by Budd Schulberg, based on his short story “Your Arkansas...

For awhile, it looked like the storm that precipitated Howard Beale’s “I’m as mad as hell” rant would return for our showing of Network...

Last week I walked into the library, ready to start my work day, when my branch manager grabbed me and said, "I've got something to show...

I’ve been home from Noir City 17 for several days, but in trying to get caught up at work and at home, I’ve had little time for writing....

Top Hat (1935) Directed by Mark Sandrich Produced by Pandro S. Berman Screenplay by Allan Scott, Dwight Taylor, Ben Holmes, Ralph Spence,...

It's a brilliant idea. The findings of a recent survey of Anne Arundel County, Maryland determined that, after English, the most spoken...