I think often of a New York Times photo of a little Iraqi girl tending to her parakeets in a bombed house, probably from 20 years ago now. I will think of this man and his sweet dog often now too. People just want to love what they love, care for their little beings, and instead we do this to them

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.

Celebrate Roger Corman's birthday with this piece on the paintings of his Poe films by the Gutter's own Carol Borden! culturalgutter.com/2024/06/06/s...

Reminder that DEAD RECKONING (1947) is perfect viewing for the day before Easter. Or any day, really. Grenades, night-blooming jasmine, and sledgehammer highballs! A noir that I seem to enjoy more with every rewatch.

This fake headline from ONE MYSTERIOUS NIGHT (1944) made me giggle for a good 5 minutes today so I thought I'd pass it on.

An actual for real baby angel I met at the shelter today. Her name is Munchie and she is very, very, very sweet. ❤️ Available in northwestern Vermont! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

I've long wondered if de la Tour's painting was an inspiration for this unforgettable shot of Lulu gazing into a flame in PANDORA'S BOX (1929).

🚨 SF area! (And anyone who can share). @friendsofbear.bsky.social (feederofcats) over on Twitter needs your help! Adopt! Spread the word!

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas. "He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Big missed opportunity to have Dennis Price in your movie about people getting bumped off one by one and not have Price doing it! #driveinmob

Well, look, the kitty likes him, so he can't be all bad. #driveinmob

And Then There Was Cat #driveinmob

The whole movie was leading up to these coats. #driveinmob

This sparkly number is unironically a bitchin' sweater that I would pounce upon if I saw it at a thrift store fr #driveinmob

Meanwhile in a Fellini movie... #driveinmob

Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask? (That painting on the wall.) #driveinmob

My dad in the other room just noted, "The music sounds like it's gonna segue into a Bond theme." He even did a Shirley Bassey imitation with a falsetto, "And then there were NOOOO-OOOONNNNEEE!!!" Thought I'd share. #driveinmob

Okay, I'm a scene behind but I had to screencap whatever Dr. Seussical pingpong ball vest creation Daliah Lavi is wearing here. #driveinmob

Leo Genn appreciation tweet. Silly movie but he makes this scene kinda moving IMO. #driveinmob

And Then There Was Small Talk #driveinmob

DEATH BY ALMOND MILK! #driveinmob

But, doctor, is he dead sexy?? #driveinmob

"I was told this was a giallo getaway weekend." #DriveInMob

Tfw someone will not stop singing #driveinmob

Go! #DriveinMob vimeo.com/1115681985

Sharing a few more striking RIDE THE PINK HORSE shots that I couldn't help but screencap (before I clean my noir-littered desktop)

Pila one of the clearest "more heroic than the hero" women in noir. ❤️ Viva Wanda Hendrix! #FilmNoirClub

Pila's reaction to Hugo's speech is so powerful. Thank goodness Gagin can borrow some decency from her. #FilmNoirClub

Fun behind-the-scenes picture for RIDE THE PINK HORSE that I found in an issue of Screenland: Thomas Gomez, producer Joan Harrison, and Wanda Hendrix celebrate Robert Montgomery's birthday on set. #FilmNoirClub

A perfectly framed, perfectly timed shot. Just as the baddie is about to nab our antihero, Pila picks up the bottle... #FilmNoirClub

RIDE THE PINK HORSE feels like a missing link between THE STRANGER and TOUCH OF EVIL, all of which cinematographer Russell Metty worked on. #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

Russell Metty ftw here #FilmNoirClub

“They're dead fish with a lot of perfume on ‘em. You touch them, and you always get stung.” Henceforth, my response when anyone asks me to define “femme fatale.” 😅 #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse

According to Weston East, Orson Welles was so impressed by Wanda Hendrix's performance in RIDE THE PINK HORSE that he sent a message of praise after a preview screening. They'd act together in the entertaining period drama PRINCE OF FOXES (1949), which is worth seeking out! #FilmNoirClub

If you want to learn more about Joan Harrison ~ I recommend this book by Christina Lane... #FilmNoirClub

Gomez is also hauntingly creepy as a Nazi agent who recounts a wild delusions-of-grandeur dream about being a knight in armor in SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE VOICE OF TERROR. #FilmNoirClub

In New York City a stylish shed like this goes for $3K/ month. And the stick is extra. #RideThePinkHorse #FilmNoirClub

Something I appreciate about RIDE THE PINK HORSE is that even though Lucky drives the story, it's very clear he's an intruder, a disruptive presence. We get a sense of how he's seen. He's frustrating and weird to people who live here, saved from conflict only by Pancho's diplomacy. #FilmNoirClub

Find the lady: RIDE THE PINK HORSE producer Joan Harrison is the only woman in this spread of Unit Producers from the 1948 Box Office Digest Annual. #FilmNoirClub

It's been a while since I've seen RIDE THE PINK HORSE. Excited to revisit this one. #FilmNoirClub

Wear your Ride the Pink Horse print blouse if you got one! 🤩 This is from a 1948 Modern Screen fashion layout and I really, really wish I could still buy one for $5.95 (or at any price tbh). #FilmNoirClub

Ah, the 1950s when the airports were just casually piping Wagner's Liebestod into the café! #driveinmob

Richard Erdman feels kinda superfluous to me in THE BLUE GARDENIA, but he's hilarious and occasionally poignant playing a similar boozy smart aleck sidekick role in CRY DANGER. Highly recommended noir! #driveinmob

It cracks me up that they gave Conte a little backstory spiel to explain why he's so darn Italian with that name. (Irish-American dad, Italian war bride mom.) #driveinmob

Kids, before true crime podcasts, you just had to listen to your bloodthirsty gal pal read ya the paper... #driveinmob

Anne Baxter is a little more silly and playful as an unaccustomed drinker in THE BLUE GARDENIA, but she's absolutely heartbreaking as Sophie, battling with alcoholism, in THE RAZOR'S EDGE. And she got an Oscar for it! #driveinmob

I wonder what it was about that Blue + flower formula for 20th century crime story titles. There's THE BLUE DAHLIA, THE BLUE GARDENIA... and both Agatha Christie and Dolores Hitchens had whodunits called The Blue Geranium! #DriveInMob

I love it when British ghost stories end like, "I'm not one to gossip, but folks round here do say there's a horrible tragedy to explain why you ought not to have brought your daughter to live near Disappearing Daughter Glade..."

There's a fun layout from 1930 where Screenland asked a bunch of movie stars to name the role they most wanted to play. Gary Cooper said Sydney Carton, Claudette Colbert said Juliet, etc. William Powell said A Wealthy Retired Motion Picture Actor on the Riviera 😂 #driveinmob