What I Watched in April 2020 Part 2
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...
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awolverton77
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Saving the Economy or Saving Lives? Wait, You're Talking about a Western from the 1950s???
Wichita (1955) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Walter Mirisch, Victor Heerman Story and screenplay by Daniel B. Ullman...
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awolverton77
Apr 22, 20204 min read
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020)
Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020) Christina Lane Chicago Review Press...
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awolverton77
Apr 20, 20204 min read
I Sat Down to Watch a Western, and a Film Noir Broke Out: Station West (1948)
Station West (1948) Directed by Sidney Lanfield Produced by Robert Sparks Screenplay by Frank Fenton, Winston Miller Based on the novel...
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awolverton77
Feb 25, 20205 min read
Film Noir: The Dark Side of the Cinema Vols. I and II
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...
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awolverton77
Feb 6, 20203 min read
Kirk Douglas (1916-2020)
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....
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awolverton77
Feb 1, 20205 min read
What I Watched in January 2020
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...
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awolverton77
Dec 12, 20194 min read
The Best Movie Discoveries of 2019: The 1940s
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...
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awolverton77
Dec 11, 20195 min read
The Best Movie Discoveries of 2019: The 1920s and 1930s
(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...
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awolverton77
Nov 22, 20195 min read
Noirvember 2019: Out of the Past (1947) Jacques Tourneur
Out of the Past (1947) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Warren Duff Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring Based on the novel Build My...
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awolverton77
Nov 15, 20194 min read
Noirvember 2019: The Killers (1946) Robert Siodmak
The Killers (1946) Directed by Robert Siodmak Produced by Mark Hellinger Screenplay by Anthony Veiller, Richard Brooks (uncredited), John...
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awolverton77
Nov 8, 20196 min read
Noirvember 2019: Double Indemnity (1944) Billy Wilder
Double Indemnity (1944) Directed by Billy Wilder Produced by Joseph Sistrom Screenplay by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder Based on the...
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awolverton77
Oct 12, 20198 min read
Nora Prentiss (1947) Vincent Sherman
Nora Prentiss (1947) Directed by Vincent Sherman Produced by William Jacobs Screenplay by N. Richard Nash Based on a story by Paul...
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awolverton77
Sep 17, 20193 min read
Johnny Allegro (1949) Ted Tetzlaff
Johnny Allegro (1949) Directed by Ted Tetzlaff Produced by Irving Starr Written by Guy Endore, Karen DeWolf Based on a story by James...
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awolverton77
Sep 13, 20195 min read
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
Sep 6, 20191 min read
Up Next: Noir City Chicago
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...
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awolverton77
Sep 3, 20193 min read
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Of All the Gin Joints - Mark Bailey, Edward Hemingway
Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History (2014) Written by Mark Bailey, illustrated by Edward Hemingway Algonquin Books...
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awolverton77
Aug 25, 20194 min read
The Long Night (1947) Anatole Litvak
The Long Night (1947) Directed by Anatole Litvak Produced by Anatole Litvak, Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim Screenplay by Jacques Viot, John...
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awolverton77
Aug 17, 20194 min read
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Reinventing Hollywood - David Bordwell
Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling (2017) David Bordwell University of Chicago Press Hardcover, 592...
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awolverton77
Jul 28, 20194 min read
Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Ice Station Zebra - Alistair MacLean
Ice Station Zebra (1963) Alistair MacLean Sterling Publishing Trade paperback, 255 pages ISBN 9781402790331 (mild spoilers for the book,...
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