By request (okay, so it was a request from only two people), I’m giving you an updated version of my Film Noir Holiday Gift Guide...

Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Directed by John M. Stahl Produced by William A. Bacher, Daryl F. Zanuck Screenplay by Jo Swerling Based on...

Talk About a Stranger (1952) Directed by David Bradley Produced by Richard Goldstone Screenplay by Margaret Fitts Based on the story “The...

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...

(This review originally appeared as part of my Noirvember 2014 posts.) Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Directed and Produced by Otto...

Although I’m presenting fewer virtual library movie programs now than I was just a month ago, I’m finding the research to be taking up...

Okay, so I didn’t see that many films in August, but I did revisit a few titles (some I first watched over 30 years ago), went back to my...

Scoundrels & Spitballers: Writers and Hollywood in the 1930s (2020) Philippe Garnier (originally published as Honni soit qui Malibu:...

Lately I’ve seen several posts on social media asking questions such as “What was the first movie you saw in theaters?” or “What was the...

After the first part of July, I poked around the second half of the month with more westerns, some science fiction and horror, my...

Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures (Revised Edition, 2020) J. R. Jordan BearManor Media Paperback, 480 pages Includes Table of Contents,...

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

Writing about Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is about as unnecessary as pointing to the sun on a blistering July afternoon and stating,...

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...

The Devil Finds Work (1976) James Baldwin Vintage International Paperback, 127 pages ISBN 9780307275950 We should pay close attention to...

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,...

The Psycho File: A Comprehensive Guide to Hitchcock’s Classic Shocker (2009) Joseph W. Smith III McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers...

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...

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...

The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine (2005) E. J. Fleming McFarland & Company Paperback, 315 pages...