Film-Noir Discussion/DVD Review Thread

[drinkanddestroy]

Noir Alley (which had been on vacation during TCM's 31 Days of Oscar) is returning this Saturday night, with D.O.A.

More good news: Eddie will be hosting TCM's regular programming on Wednesday nights for the next three months https://twitter.com/EddieMuller/status/1103525689762824194

His non-Noir Alley intros/outros (even when for films nor) are not as long as his Noir Alley ones, but he is still far better than those other three clowns who "replaced" Robert Osborne (whose second death-anniversary, btw, was yesterday).

[T.H.]

If only he could be in charge of the programming.

[dave jenkins]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L9PDB2juG0

[cigar joe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L9PDB2juG0

cool

[dave jenkins]

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-Archive-Volume-1-1944-1954-Blu-ray/226593/#Review

[cigar joe]

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-Archive-Volume-1-1944-1954-Blu-ray/226593/#Review

thanks for the heads up

[T.H.]

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-Archive-Volume-1-1944-1954-Blu-ray/226593/#Review

I probably have to pop for this with the worst case scenario being I paid 35 bucks for 711 Ocean Drive, a movie I really like and want to own.

[cigar joe]

I already own The Killer That Stalked New York, and 711 Ocean Drive seen The Black Book and Johnny Allegro I've never seen Address Unknown, Escape in the Fog, The Guilt of Janet Ames, or Assignment Paris! and not sure I'd want to.

I don't care all that much for Nina Foch, Paul Lukas, George Raft, or Rosalind Russell.

Assignment in Paris does have Dana Andrews and Audrey Totter.

Take the bullet for us....

[dave jenkins]

There's a Vol. 2 coming that might be more interesting . . .

Coming July 16
Nine more hard to find features:

Bait (1954) dir/Hugo Haas cst/Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, John Agar;
The Crooked Web (1955) dir/Nathan Juran cst/Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning;
The Night Holds Terror (1955) dir/Andrew Stone cst/Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks, Vince Edwards, John Cassavetes, David Cross;
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) dir/Arthur Lubin cst/Bill Travers, Ronald Squire, Finlay Currie, Belinda Lee;
Cell 2455, Death Row (1955) dir/Fred F. Sears cst/William Campbell, Robert Campbell, Marian Carr;
5 Against the House (1955) dir/Phil Karlson cst/Alvy Moore, William Conrad, Kerwin Mathews;
New Orleans Uncensored (1955) dir/William Castle cst/Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton;
Spin a Dark Web (1955) dir/Vernon Sewell cst/Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson;
Rumble on the Docks (1956) dir/Fred F. Sears cst/Laurie Carrol, James Darren, Michael Granger

Probably not all of these are true Noirs, but oh well.

[cigar joe]

Probably not all of these are true Noirs, but oh well.

Same with the first list.

[T.H.]

Take the bullet for us....

If I do, I'll try not to be an ass and watch these movies and post mini reviews.

I saw Escape in the Fog years ago and didn't think much of it. It's only real value is for Boetticher completionists. I don't think I'll ever revisit that but I'll try to get around to the rest of the bunch, especially the Mann movie.


As for Vol II, 5 Against the House is decent/solid and Kim Novak co-stars.

[drinkanddestroy]

upcoming Noir Alley schedule

April 27, 2019 - M (1951)

May 4 - Nightmare Alley
May 11 - White Heat
May 18 – Key Largo
May 25 – Dead Reckoning

June 1 – The Asphalt Jungle
June 8 – Nora Prentiss
June 15 – Pickup on South Street
June 22 – Shadow on the Wall
June 29 – On Dangerous Ground

July 6 – The Tattooed Stranger
July 13 – The People Against O'Hara
July 20 – While the City Sleeps
July 27 – Thieves' Highway

[dave jenkins]

Huh, mostly stuff that's represented on home video, but Shadow on the Wall is unknown to me and I wouldn't mind seeing it. Hey, Youtube has the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtOq5KNylD8

[drinkanddestroy]

Huh, mostly stuff that's represented on home video, but Shadow on the Wall is unknown to me and I wouldn't mind seeing it. Hey, Youtube has the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtOq5KNylD8

I don’t mind when they show stuff I have seen already. I don’t always watch the movie - for me it’s about Eddie’s intros/outros 

[cigar joe]

I don’t mind when they show stuff I have seen already. I don’t always watch the movie - for me it’s about Eddie’s intros/outros 

agree.