fredbaetz Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 If you liked Abe the vampire hunter, you should check oue "Robin Hood & Frier Tuck..Zombie Killers" and "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", no, I'm not kidding either..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 see above Edited by: cigarjoe on Jul 10, 2011 5:51 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 {font:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif}*The Grand Central Murder* (1942) Dir: S. Sylvan Simon, with an ensemble cast of Van Heflin, Patricia Dane, and about 12 others. Synopsis from Imdb: A convict being escorted in for retrial escapes at Grand Central and threatens his old girlfriend (Dane)on the phone. She flees for her new beau's private railcar at the same station. When she is then found murdered the cops round up a motley group of suspects including the escapee, several guys feeling sore at the way the gold-digging broad had treated them, some jealous dames, and a private eye (Hefiln) already on the case. This has got some great Grand Central Terminal rail sequences and an interesting method of murder. The majority of the film is told in flashback as different suspects tell their stories. It has a *Thin Man* vibe going for it 7/10{font} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 For the third time, lol, there is some kind of glich the film below is *The Grand Central Murder* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 GRAND CENTRAL MURDER is very cool! I've seen it before, but have it on the DVR to check out again, thanks to TCM! I didn't get back home until yesterday afternoon, so couldn't see it in the morning. Thanks for your reviews of your recently viewed flix!!! Enjoy reading them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 {font:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif}*I'll get You* with George Raft and *Fingerprints Don't Lie* from Forgotten Noir DVD its best they both stay forgotten. lol.{font} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMadness Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 *Witness To Murder* 1954 Poor Barbara Stanwyck sees a guy in the building across the street murder a babe through the window, but lets the bumbling cops convince her that she dreamed it. The cops also don't think the gentleman she saw do this was apparently capable of murder, never mind that he is a former Nazi. Also no body was found, and they did an exhaustive search of about five minutes. Remember, this happens in Los Angeles and these types of things are called in all the time. No need to believe any of it. But no, the former Nazi did commit a murder, and now he has the cops right where he wants them. He uses them to get back at Barbara by typing up fake letters he says she sent him accusing him of murder. This is all so nutty they send Barbara to an mental ward. Once she is out the former Nazi taunts her by admitting it. Then he says he has written her suicide note that she is about to carry out with his generous help. He goes into a Nazi tirade how he will conquer the world and then goes about to have her commit suicide. Will Barbara escape? What happens to the "former" Nazi? Will the bumbling cops save the day? It's all in the ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Holy Cow! I love stuff like this! Where do you people find these movies? I swear, sometimes a good B feature is more fun than a serious project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 It's an enjoyable film, even if it is a bit contrived, as you point out. But, with Barbara, George Sanders, and Gary Merrill, you can't go wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 You certainly can't. George Sanders could do no wrong. He was even good on BATMAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 *Caged* (1950) Dir by John Cromwell with Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Jane Darwell and many others, sort of a very noirish prison drama with an extremely dark ending. Imdb synopsis: Frightened 19-year-old Marie Allen gets sent to an Illinois penitentiary for being an accomplice in an armed robbery. A sympathetic warden tries to help, but her efforts are subverted by cruel matron Evelyn Harper. Marie's harsh experiences turn her from doe-eyed innocent to hard-nosed con. On TCM the other night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Redriver, *Witness to Murder* was on TCM recently, so it will probably cycle back around. Not a great noir, but you'll like the cinematography, and the three stars are in good form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 *Woman In The Window**Woman In The Window* (1944) director Fritz Lang, with Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, and Dan Duryea. Professor Wanley (Robinson) and his friends obsess about a portrait of a woman in the window next to their men's club. Wanley just happens to meet the woman while admiring her portrait, and finds himself in her apartment when her boyfriend bursts in and attacks Wanley. During their confrontation Wanley is getting choked to the point of unconsciousness when he manages to stab him to death. So beings the story of cover-up and blackmail. Its a bit of a lighthearted noir than most, if I had to choose between this and "Scarlet Street" I'd go with the latter. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I agree, they're often compared because of same director and cast, but for me, *Scarlet Street* is the superior film. Nothing beats that ending...Poor old Edward G. hearing Joan Bennet's taunting haunting voice, reminding him even in death that she never loved him, it was always "Jooohhhnny...Oh, Jooohhhnnyy..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readyelevator Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Been on a bit of a Bogie kick lately and saw Dead Reckoning for the first time last night. Not his best, but overall a decent film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 *Panic In the Streets* (1950) Dir. Elia Kazan, with Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance, Zero Mostel, and the gritty underbelly of New Orleans. Can't get enough of it, 2nd viewing, 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 *Le Desodre et la Nuit*, aka *The Night Affair*, 1958, starring Jean Gabin. a fine classic noir, with great acting, good script. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051568/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I rate it somewhat higher than you do. I enjoyed the interplay betwenn Ryan and Mitchum (noir's two titans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 *Fallen Angel* (1945) Caught a rewatch of this during Linda Darnell day as Hurricane Irene was bearing down great noir, great femme fatale. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 *They Live By Night* (1949) Dir Nicholas Ray, with Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig, and Will Wright. This Noir balances better the romance and Noir elements than Moontide did, it has some great sequences with the three main male leads. Granger is Kid Bowie, Howard Da Silva is One-Eye Chickamaw, overly sensitive about having only one eye, goes ballistic everytime a radio announcer calls him One-Eye, lol, and , Jay C. Flippen is T Dub the older wiser con, O'Donnell is young "hillbilly" Keehie. The three cons break out of prison and begin a spree of bank jobs, Bowie finds love with Keechie (Chickamaw's niece) at Chickamaw's brothers place where the gang is hidingout till the heat is off. The gang eventually splits up with the loot and Keechie leaves with Bowie, they get married at a marriage mill and try to lead a normal life but the gang drags him back to pull another job, which goes all to hell. Da Silva has a great disturbing close up as One-Eyed Chickamaw. This is sort of a very loose riff on Bonnie & Clyde. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 *Sunset Boulevard*, whats to say a classic, it was fun watching Robert and Alec introducing the film last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 *Moontide *(1942) More a routine love story with Noir-ish lighting than anything else, OK performances by Gabon, Lupino, and Raines, *looks all set bound but the sets are not very interesting,* nothing I'd recommend to hard core Noir lovers. 6.5/10The director wanted to film at the San Pedro harbor breakwater, but the bombing of Pearl Harbor had just happened, and the coast was under blackout orders. Edited by: Arturo on Sep 6, 2011 3:16 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 *I Walk Alone* - loved it ! Why is it considered a "lesser" noir? I don't have time to do a review-ette right now, so I'll just say I thought it was very good .Including the controversial Lizabeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Those first 3 Kirk Douglas films on Sept 6th ( *Martha Ivers* , *Out Of The Past* , and *I Walk Alone* ) make for a killer noir lineup. Edited by: mrroberts on Sep 7, 2011 2:43 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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