On Writing | I’ve Been As Bad An Influence On American Literature | Dashiell Hammett, 1894-1961
Dashiell Hammett “When you write, you want fame, fortune and personal satisfaction. You want to write what you want to...
Film Noir
Flick Review < The Bigamist | Ida Lupino, 1953
The Bigamist, 1953Director: Ida LupinoWriters: Collier Young, Lawrence B. Marcus, Lou SchorCinematography: George E. DiskantStars: Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmond...
Flick Review < Shadow of a Doubt | Alfred Hitchcock, 1943
"Because we're not just an uncle and a niece. It's something else. I know you. I know that you don't...
Flick Review < City of Fear | Irving Lerner, 1959
City of Fear, 1959Director: Irving LernerWriters: Steven Ritch, Robert DillonCinematography: Lucien BallardMusic: Jerry GoldsmithStars: Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot, John Archer
Flick Review < Affair in Havana | László Benedek, 1957
Affair in Havana, 1957Director: Laslo BenedekWriters: Janet Green, Burton Lane, Maurice ZimmCinematography: Alan StensvoldStars: John Cassavetes, Raymond Burr, Sara Shane...
Prot-a-gonist* Gloria Grahame, 1923-1981 | Queen of Film Noir / 7 essential films
Gloria Grahame, 1923-1981 "You go through life in a series of peaks and valleys." "I remember everything, even the dates....
The Book & the Movie: In a Lonely Place / Dorothy B. Hughes, 1947 | Nicholas Ray, 1950
Dorothy B. Hughes, In a Lonely Place, 1947 / Nicholas Ray, In a Lonely Place, 1950 “It’s harder to come...
Flick Review < House by the River | Fritz Lang, 1950
House by the River, 1950Director: Fritz LangWriters: Mel Dinelli, A.P. HerbertCinematography: Edward CronjagerStars: Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt The House...
Flick Review < Woman on the Run | Norman Foster, 1950
Detective Shaw: Every man between the ages of 35 and 40 who is out tonight is wearing a trenchcoat and...
Film Stills |=| Sunset Blvd. | Billy Wilder, 1950
. Sunset Blvd. (1950)Director: Billy WilderWriters: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.Cinematography: John F. SeitzStars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson,...