The Lamps of THE LITTLE BOOTLICKER (2025)

No one needs to defend Paul Dano, who I assume finds this whole thing hilarious

The Lamps of TAXI DRIVER (1976) 💡

This movie’s hilarious

HAMNET (Chloé Zhao, 2025)

The Lamps of BALL OF FIRE (d. Hawks, 1941) 💡

The Cats of KISS ME DEADLY (1955) 🐈 #NoirCats

The Lamps of THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS (1998) #NoirLamps 💡

The Lamps of SCARFACE (1932) 💡 #NoirLamps

Love to teach the classics ❤️ 💥

Love to teach the classics ❤️ 💥

I didn't wanna be the big history nerd who ruins everyone's fun, but there was something about the armour that was bugging me.

The Cats of KISS ME DEADLY (1955) 🐈 #NoirCats

The Perfect Louvered-Blind Shadows of DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) 💡

The Lamps of DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) 💡 #NoirLamps #Icon #WigPower

The Lamps of DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) 💡 #NoirLamps

The Lamps of DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) 💡 #NoirLamps

"I am Spartacus" except everyone is admitting to felony sexual assault of a minor

One thing I noticed when reading Salem's Lot this summer is that e-reader backlighting, for me, is not compatible with horror. I need an aged, yellowed paperback with a ratty cover and the smell of decay. Cursed objects are important.

I generally love noir interiors but sometimes it’s like, did anyone think this through? (THE BROTHERS RICO, 1957) #Noirvember #NoirLamps 💡

“Sorry I’m so irritable, Ben. It’s just … I ordered a *regular*-sized lamp, Ben, and they sent me this fuckin’ Etruscan monument…” 💡 (NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL, 1955) #NoirLamps

Me when the waiter tries to take my plate too soon:

Ranked! 1. IN A LONELY PLACE 2. CROSSFIRE 3. DEADLINE AT DAWN 4. THE BLUE GARDENIA 5. FRAMED 6. BLACK ANGEL 7. BLACKOUT 8. GUILTY BYSTANDER (the only truly bad one)

I have now seen all the movies in this set. If only I could remember them…

The Lamps of DEADLINE AT DAWN (1946) 💡 #NoirLamps

The Lamps of REMEMBER MY NAME (1978) #NoirLamps

Yesss

The Lamps of DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (1971)

A used car lot has never been so beautiful (THIEF, d. Michael Mann) (1981)

Had my Moviegoing students do a 2-minute drawing of their favorite movie yesterday. I did mine on the chalkboard. No one could identify it, how is that possible?! it’s so good 😂

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The Lamps of THE AMERICAN SOLDIER (d. Fassbinder, 1970) 💡

Being a noir completist has its (sometimes considerable) downsides

The Lamps of BREWSTER MCCLOUD (1970) 💡

Death Carries an Amazing Giant White Flip Phone (DEATH CARRIES A CANE, 1973) #GialloStyle

In defense of bad movies … or one bad movie, anyway … ❤️ boxd.it/b6fsIR

The Lamps of BREWSTER MCCLOUD (1970) 💡

Completing the Pakula/Willis “Paranoia Trilogy” 🙏

Meanwhile, I don't personally know anyone who gets value from stealth bombers, or from kidnapping and enslavement squads, or the demolition of regulations that protect us from the profit motive, but I know it isn't you or me or any of the rest of us.

Somewhere along the line the idea took hold that every part of public life needs to be efficient, an efficiency exclusively expressed in terms of whether or not it makes money. "Makes money for who, exactly?" is a question that is never asked.

The Lamps of ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) (d. Pakula) 🧵 #NoirLamps

The Lamps (and Snack Crackers) of ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) 💡

“Noir,” they said. “You like noir.” Perversely, I finished this movie solely so that I could then watch it with the @glennkenny.bsky.social and @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social commentary 👍🏼

The Lamps of AFTERGLOW (d. Alan Rudolph, 1997) At least I think that’s a lamp 🍌 💡

I adored this movie. A completely original, constantly surprising, and sometimes shockingly funny take on film noir, particularly the concept of the femme fatale ❤️ boxd.it/aTr7Zp

The Lamps of REMEMBER MY NAME (1978) #NoirLamps

The Lighted Bar Signs of REMEMBER MY NAME (1978) 🍸 #NoirSigns #BarSigns

Fun quiz that I did well and/or terrible on, depending on your perspective… gonna post my results (17/22) in replies…

Hadn’t seen this in 30 years and my god it holds up. Def a Top Five CB film, maybe Top Three

The lamp in Tom’s apartment in MILLER’S CROSING (1990) #NoirLamps