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My wife will tell you that it gets old fast.

Talked with Brian Darr about my upcoming visit to The Strand Theatre in Rocklin, Maine with my buddy Alicia Malone on June 4th!

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PORTLAND is always fun. COMING UP!

And I’ll be there with ALICIA MALONE!

Si muero antes de despertar (If I Should Die Before I Wake, 1952) Sat. May 30, 9:25 p.m. A complex father-son relationship and the disappearance of several children are at the center of this Argentine film noir by dir. Carlos Hugo Christensen. Guest: @eddiemuller.bsky.social Free! ucla.in/49DWbdq

Ha! She would have been at this year’s fest but she got cast in WHITE LOTUS.

All 25 will be shown on TCM’s Summer of Darkness this June and July: Friday nights starting at 8pm ET. #TCMparty

If you look closely, the pattern is rows of light blue birds sitting on wires on a dark blue background—tribute to Hitchcock or Leonard Cohen, take your pick. #TCM #NoirAlley #TCMParty

I’m hosting opening night of NOIR CITY: HOLLYWOOD tonight but if you can’t make it, here’s 90-some minutes of noir talk to tide you over.

All credit to our brilliant DP Alden Allen; She conceived and created this new angle and devised the color scheme. FYI, there is no magenta and blue wall back there, that’s all a magic trick.

The kids are alright. And if you scan the walls of this classroom you know that Mr. Carton is the coolest teacher they’ve ever had. @tcmtv.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

Can’t wait for this new release. Happy to have played a part in it. #noircity #NoirAlley #TCM #filmnoir

I love the ending with Pila retelling the tale without subtitles. #FilmNoirClub

Absolutely my pleasure! Is it wrong to say I love Wanda/Pila? #FilmNoirClub

I don’t think even I could get away with that tie! #FilmNoirClub

Begs the question: would a male producer have allowed to leading man to be this inept and beaten-down? Pila is ten times tougher. #FilmNoirClub

GREAT PHOTO! I love Joan’s outfit. Gotta like a producer who dresses appropriately for the movie she’s making! #FilmNoirClub

The lighting in the wide establishing shots is exceptional. I’ve known a lot people who saw this movie as kids and had it stick in their memory. I give Russ Metty much of the credit for that. #FilmNoirClub

I’m showing it several times in theaters, but never this gorgeous digitally restored version. #FilmNoirClub

There was a version called THE HANGED MAN, made in 1964 by Don Siegel and starring Robert Culp. I haven’t seen it! #FilmNoirClub

I have never seen another Montgomery directed film that looks as good as this. #FilmNoirClub

No kidding. It’s actually what this film is all about. #FilmNoirClub

It’s uniqueness. I like the way it delves into the clash of cultures so insightfully and as it goes along our allegiance shifts to the locals, especially Pila. #FilmNoirClub

Also delivered by Richard Widmark in PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET. #FilmNoirClub

Having grown up with it, I sometimes have a desperate hankering for 1000 Island dressing. Now I make my own. #FilmNoirClub

Look for a weird B-movie. I think it’s from 1947 called HAZARD, starting Paulette Goddard. Great role for Fred Clarke, one of his first. #FilmNoirClub

Now, imagine the scene as it is in the novel, we’re Clark’s character is in a gangster but a US senator. Hmm, that’s a prescient characterization. #FilmNoirClub

That’s what made him the best screenwriter in town. #FilmNoirClub

I highly recommend the film IVY, which Metty shot for San Wood, but which was really influenced by production designer, William Cameron Menzies. I feel Metty took a lot from Menzies, his sense of negative space and bold composition. #FilmNoirClub

In the book is character is known as simply as “Sailor.” I found it weird that they put the character’s name above the actor in the title sequence. #FilmNoirClub

FWIW, Gomez was nominated for an Oscar for this film: best supporting actor. #FilmNoirClub

It’ll show up, It’ll just spend more than gallop. #FilmNoirClub

It’s not coincidence this is Montgomery’s best film as a Director … because Joan Harrison is the producer, and she gave him everything he wanted, and then some. I think he kind of consumed some of the best years of her career, when he decided she needed to produce ALL his movies. #FilmNoirClub

Ha! Montgomery knows exactly how to play this part, but his odd voice and lack of gravitas always make me think somebody else would’ve been better. Say, Robert Ryan? #FilmNoirClub

Hey, I didn’t know that! Thanks for that tidbit. #FilmNoirClub

My mother had an affair with some guy at the La Fonda hotel. She loved to coyly mention it years later … and my dad had died, of course. #FilmNoirClub

She’s really great in this film, although we’re not supposed to approve of the cross-ethnicity thing anymore. #FilmNoirClub

Uh, that would be another movie entirely. #FilmNoirClub

Unfortunately, the screenplay is a watered down version of the novel. That’s why so many people claim it should be remade. #FilmNoirClub

Almost uninterrupted. Montgomery uses a Dissolve twice on the moving bus. the camera work by Russell Metty is fantastic in this movie. Very supple. Gearing up for TOUCH OF EVIL. #FilmNoirClub

That should definitely be a margarita not a glass of milk. #FilmNoirClub

TONIGHT! FEB 21 / 8pmET / 5pmPT. Hosted by @tommykrasker.bsky.social for #FilmNoirClub BYOT: Bring Your Own Tequila. Any questions, ask Tommy. See you at the La Fonda Hotel. #TCM #NoirAlley #filmnoirfoundation #NoirCity

In the new Cineversary podcast episode, Eddie Muller joins host ⁠Erik J. Martin⁠ in sending 50th birthday wishes to TAXI DRIVER. They examine how the film has stood the test of time, its impact on cinema, key thematic takeaways, and more. bit.ly/4rPJbbu @eddiemuller.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social

SO THIS IS HAPPENING ON FEB 21. JOIN IN! #NoirAlley #TCM #filmnoirfoundation #NoirVity

See TCM #NoirAlley host Eddie Muller in the shadows as he returns to Seattle for the Noir City Film Festival. See mayhem, music and murder on the big screen beginning on 2/13. All the details here: https://bit.ly/3MtRjiL