Getting Intimate at Noir City DC
No, I’m not talking about the kind of intimacy you may be thinking about, but rather a sense of community among film noir fans. The Noir...
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awolverton77
Oct 16, 20214 min read
Noir City DC 2021, Day 1
When you’re standing in line to pick up your Noir City DC passport at the AFI Silver and notice Eddie Muller walking straight down the...
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awolverton77
Oct 9, 20211 min read
Noir City DC 2021 Preview
Noir City returns in 2021! I hope you'll take a look at my preview of Noir City DC starting October 15:
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awolverton77
Oct 30, 20202 min read
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, 202012 min read
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
Mar 15, 20205 min read
I Wake Up Screaming (1941) H. Bruce Humberstone
Since the library is shut down for two weeks, I've got a bit of time on my hands, so I've decided to recycle some reviews from my...
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awolverton77
Mar 9, 20201 min read
Never Let Go (1960) John Guillermin
This review has been moved to my Substack newsletter where you can read it for free.
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awolverton77
Sep 28, 20195 min read
Film Noir New Releases in October
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
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
Jul 4, 20192 min read
2019 at Mid-Year: What I've Watched
Early in 2019, I set out my movie-related resolutions for the year. Some were quite ambitious; others, not so much. But let's see how I'm...
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awolverton77
Jul 2, 20195 min read
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
May 28, 20199 min read
Film Noir Releases in June 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
Feb 11, 20194 min read
Noir City 17: The People
Noir City. I get excited just thinking about it. I never tire of the festival and probably never will. Noir City 17 is now over, allowing...
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awolverton77
Feb 5, 20191 min read
Noir City 17 Report Coming Soon!
I'm back from a stellar Noir City 17 and can't wait to tell you all about it! In the meantime, please enjoy this video from the amazing...
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awolverton77
Jan 24, 20191 min read
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 30, 20183 min read
Noirvember 2018 Wrap-Up
Noirvember 2018 ends today and while it was a good one, it was also bittersweet. My focus for this year’s event was both British noir...
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awolverton77
Nov 25, 20183 min read
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
Oct 24, 20183 min read
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 16, 20182 min read
Noir City DC 2018 Part IV
Alan K. Rode posited that the year 1950 was an important one for film noir. That year saw the start of the Korean War, the Brinks...
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