Thursday, 26 September 2013
Phantom Lady (US, 1944)
One of many notable noirs directed by Robert Siodmak, and one of a few noirs to feature the daintily beautiful Ella Raines.
Friday, 20 September 2013
La Grande Bellezza (IT/FR, 2013)
An Italo-Franco coproduction, visually striking, inventive and colourful.
Sunday, 15 September 2013
Dark Mirror (US, 1946)
A psychological film from the noir period, with a few instances of noir-inflected background photography, but not a real noir.
Friday, 13 September 2013
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
99 River Street (US, 1953)
A fairly representative noir, with its slightly imperfect plotting, and some notable nocturnal dockside photography.
Sunday, 8 September 2013
Night and the City (UK, 1950)
A wiseguy American hustler muscles in on the wrestling underworld of London, but is soon out of his depth.
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
This Gun for Hire (US, 1942)
One of many Graham Greene cinema adaptations, this thriller is notable for its pristine noir photogrpahy and the performance of the lovely Veronica Lake - particularly the nightclub MC/chanteuse scenes.
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