JOIN US ⏰ 7/1 @ 8 PM ET Cool off from the heatwave and dive into the dark underbelly of #filmnoir with @thenoircollective.bsky.social live watch of THE CHASE. Everyone welcome. Follow with #TheNoirCollective

#filmnoir #moviesky #filmsky Tuesday has a feel. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)

This Wed at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, I’m hosting #TheNoirCollective watch party of THE CHASE (1946), with Steve Cochran & Peter Lorre as mobsters and Bob Cummings as an ex-GI. Please join us. Lorre requests your presence, and you don’t want to get on his bad side. Link to watch: archive.org/details/the-...

Hello, Monday?... 📽️ Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) #filmnoir directed and produced by Otto Preminger. Written by Ben Hecht. Based on the novel Night Cry by William L. Stuart. @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social and I will be co-hosting this classic for #TheNoirCollective live watch on 7/8. Join us!

Weekend chores with Gloria Grahame... #filmnoir

After OUT OF THE PAST airs tonight, Eddie will showcase a pair of underrated gems: RAW DEAL and MOONRISE. The two films are linked by their release year, 1948, and the aura of self-inflicted doom that permeates them like a slow-developing poison. Worth staying up for. #SummerOfDarkness #TCMParty

NEXT WED at #TheNoirCollective: a wine cellar to die for, a literal backseat driver, and a killer who likes to monkey around. @tommykrasker.bsky.social is hosting THE CHASE (1946), which Eddie Muller has called “something David Lynch might have directed had he come along in the 1940’s.” Join us! 😊

Celebrating PETER LORRE #BOTD! 🥳 Your favorite: Casablanca The Verdict Stranger on the Third Floor Passage to Marseille Mad Love The Maltese Falcon The Face Behind the Mask The Mask of Dimitrios Three Strangers The Lost One The Chase Black Angel Quicksand #filmnoir

Special thanks to the Classic #FilmNoir Facebook Group for providing this gem! 📽️ What's your favorite?

NEXT WED, JULY 1: What does it mean when you’re watching TV and you see a wine cellar to die for, a literal backseat driver, and a killer fond of monkeying around? It means THE CHASE is on! THE CHASE (1946) – that nutty little fruitcake of a noir – next week at #TheNoirCollective. I’m hosting.😊

The famous airport scene climax of #TheBigCombo has drawn comparison to Casablanca as a kind of low-rent version of the latter film’s ending. The difference: Casablanca had Van Nuys Airport and an army of little people to cheat perspective. Alton had two lights and a fog machine. #TheNoirCollective

Posters for “The Big Combo” AKA “The Criminal” AKA “Crime Genius” (1955) from The USA, Germany and Italy. #TheNoirCollective #TheBigCombo #FilmNoir

Ted de Corsia as Ralph Bettini His third #TheNoirCollective appearance, after The Turning Point and The Lady From Shanghai – and in an unlikely role. His imposing size and gravelly voice made him a good fit for both noirs (Naked City, The Killing) and Westerns (The Outriders). #TheNoirCollective

As you catch your breath, let me mention that the radio music you just heard was provided by Shorty Rogers and His Giants, with a drum solo by the great Shelly Manne. Their last appearance in a watch party was in The Glass Wall. (To paraphrase Gloria Swanson, they had faces then.) #TheNoirCollective

If you seem to recall another film with a brutal torture scene in an abandoned warehouse, conducted by a man known only by a colorful last name…you’ve probably seen 1993's RESERVOIR DOGS; its writer/director Quentin Tarantino almost certainly drew inspiration from #TheBigCombo. #TheNoirCollective

Needless to say, The Breen Office was in an uproar over Mr. Brown pleasuring Susan. Lewis argued *they* were the ones with the dirty minds, since nothing like what they were describing actually happened onscreen. They caved: an indirect admission that the PCA had lost its power. #TheNoirCollective

Just as Diamond and Mr. Brown are flip sides of the same coin, the same could be said of Susan and Rita: the upper-class blonde who loves classical music and the brunette showgirl. One ethereal, the other more grounded – but both aware they’re being used, and unable to break free. #TheNoirCollective

RIta is one of my favorite small role, or side character roles that has an impact on the larger film. These characters are some of my favorite in #filmnoir. #TheNoirCollective

Conventional lighting hung lots of lights from studio ceilings, casting a diffused “base light”; Alton placed a few lights on the floor at low angles, close to the actors so they would cast hard shadows. And is Alton is trying to say something via the framing here? 🤔 #TheNoirCollective #TheBigCombo

#Noircheology my friends. #TheNoirCollective

The advent of film noir demanded a new style of lighting– hard-edged, aggressive in its use of contrast and shadows, fast moving on location, and willing to break a few rules… not unlike the stories being told. No one artist embraced this style more than John Alton. #TheNoirCollective #TheBigCombo

We’ll talk later about “gay coding.” But note that this same year, designer Don Loper appeared as himself on I Love Lucy’s “The Fashion Show” and – as guest star Sheila MacRae noted – “was one of the first gay men to just be themselves on TV and not care.” Happy Pride from #TheNoirCollective. 🏳️‍🌈

Here for #TheBigCombo live watch with #TheNoirCollective! Come for John Alton and Mr. Brown, and stay for Helene Stanton!

ONE HOUR till #TheNoirCollective watch party of THE BIG COMBO. This is one of my favorites, so I’m thrilled to be cohosting, and doubly thrilled to be joined by the brilliant & endlessly entertaining @ctmillion.bsky.social. Link to watch: archive.org/details/the-... Use hashtag #TheNoirCollective

Tonight's noir: THE BIG COMBO (1955). A cop, a mobster, and the woman who stands between them. #TheNoirCollective watch party begins at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. @tommykrasker.bsky.social and @ctmillion.bsky.social are hosting. Link to watch: archive.org/details/the-...

📣 Calling all members of #WidmarkWednesday! #RichardWidmark #FilmNoir #ClassicFilm

This Wednesday at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, @tommykrasker.bsky.social and @ctmillion.bsky.social are hosting #TheNoirCollective watch party of THE BIG COMBO. We’ll be leaving it to Tommy to make further announcements. Please join us for this “masterpiece of noir” (Cahiers du Cinéma); link to watch below. 😊

Coffee anyone? Fallen Angel (1945) #FilmNoir

Happy #FathersDay! Who's your favorite #FilmNoir Dad... 📽️ Edward G - House of Strangers Glenn Ford - The Big Heat Victor Mature - Kiss of Death Farley Granger - Side Street

I’ll be at this one and very excited! #filmnoir #noircity 🗽

Mood: #Summer vibes with Richard Erdman and Jean Porter in Cry Danger (1951), #filmnoir also starring Dick Powell and Rhonda Fleming. Directed by Robert Parrish. @noirfoundation.bsky.social restored the film in 2011, the new print was made from two 35mm acetate composite master positives.

NEXT WED at #TheNoirCollective: A cop, a mobster – and the woman who stands between them. Joseph Lewis directs. John Alton dazzles. @tommykrasker.bsky.social & @ctmillion.bsky.social are cohosting THE BIG COMBO (1955) at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, plus an encore showing with #FrightClub at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT.

NEXT WED at #TheNoirCollective: A cop, a mobster – and the woman who stands between them. Joseph Lewis directs, and John Alton dazzles. @ctmillion.bsky.social and I are cohosting THE BIG COMBO (1955) at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT – plus an encore showing with #FrightClub at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. Join us! 😊

Bravo @willmckinley.bsky.social! Thank you for the truly stellar hosting of this powerful film for #TheNoirCollective! A fantastic choice! It's been a minute, but that ending with the cross falling/fade to black. Astounding it was made in the studio system. A pleasure to watch with you & the group.

#NoirChecklist for #StormWarning: -Murder in first 5 minutes -Streetwise older sister, naïve younger sister -Scuzzy brother-in-law who is… -Sweaty Steve Cochran -Crusading D.A… -battling corrupt townies -Bowling alley scenes! -Clash of the Pomade Titans: Cochran vs Reagan #TheNoirCollective

This moment would get an around of spontaneous applause if we were watching at #TCMFF. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

I've been remiss in not mentioning Hugh Sanders performance as Charlie Barr, which is almost Wellesian in its villainy. And Sanders had a long career as a radio announcer, so he had the pipes to back it up. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

Rogers is great here as her character perjures herself. She communicates just how emotionally hard it is for her to do this, that little catch in her voice, the sense of shame about it. #TheNoirCollective

This radio reporter sequence is interesting for a couple reasons. It's the first time me see people of color in a movie about the KKK. And the writers are using the reporter as a medium to editorialize about hate, ignorance, violence against the press, etc. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

Now this is some excellent #Noircheology, noiristas! #TheNoirCollective

From Doris Day skipping to the door for a deep-focus smooch, to Marsha primping, to the revelation that Lucy's hot husband is one of the murderers — a brilliantly staged sequence filled w/ conflicting emotion. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

The hubris of these thugs, so at ease w/ their crimes that they show their faces without fear. Everything for the next 90 mins will revolve around this. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

Director Stuart Heisler is no Noir slouch, either. He directed THE GLASS KEY (1942) w/ Alan Ladd + Veronica Lake and I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES (1955) the color remake of HIGH SIERRA (1941). He started out as an editor, and you can see how that informs his direction. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

STORM WARNING’s screenwriters have major Noir creds. Daniel Fuchs (1909-1993) wrote THE SCAR, CRISS CROSS and PANIC IN THE STREETS. Richard Brooks (1912-1992) wrote the novel CROSSFIRE was based on, and screenplays for THE KILLERS, BRUTE FORCE and KEY LARGO. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

As we near #TheNoirCollective watch party of STORM WARNING, a few reminders. In case the BlueSky search engine is sluggish, the amazing @joelvideo.bsky.social has created this feed just for us: bsky.app/profile/did:.... And here at @thenoircollective.bsky.social, you can also scroll over to “lists.”

Here for Storm Warning (1950)! #TheNoirCollective

One hour call! #TheNoirCollective

Tonight: it’s Ginger Rogers vs. the KKK in a noir thriller that must be seen to be believed. @willmckinley.bsky.social is hosting STORM WARNING (1951). #TheNoirCollective watch party begins at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Watch on HBO Max or here: archive.org/details/stor...

📣 Calling all members of #WidmarkWednesday! #RichardWidmark #FilmNoir #ClassicFilm

This Wednesday at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, @willmckinley.bsky.social is hosting our watch party of STORM WARNING (1951). We'll be leaving it to Will to make further announcements. We hope you'll join us for what promises to be a very special event; link to watch below. 😊 #TheNoirCollective