NEXT WEEK, join us on our wildest ride yet, as we celebrate the CABBIES OF NOIR with four films in three weeks: three at #TheNoirCollective, one at #NoirAlley. It starts Wed, July 8, as @ladykdesigns.bsky.social & @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social cohost WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS (1950). See you then! 😊

#NoirChecklist for #AngelFace: -Obsessed femme fatale _Oblivious guy -Good girl vs bad girl -Creepy mansion -Sharpie lawyer -Shady trial -Mitchum’s eyelids vs Simmons’s bangs -EVERYBODY dies! #TCMParty #NoirAlley

I like #AngelFace, but it's impossible to not feel the gloom that permeated the shoot with Preminger's sadistic directing, Hughes' vengeful overlord presence, Mitchum's drinking, & poor Jean Simmons being the victim of it all #NoirAlley #TCMParty

This must've run through the studio publicists' brainstorming session: "Mitchum and Simmons at their most miserable best" "You've never seen anything like it: Mitchum loses the girl to Keith Tobey!" "You'll never put your car in reverse again." #AngelFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty

Jim and Henny Backus were married in 1943 until his death in 1989. #NoirAlley #AngelFace #TCMParty with the real Lovie Howell

Robert Mitchum wasn't look well in #AngelFace. He suffered from lifelong, severe insomnia. And, by 1952, his hard-drinking, non-stop schedule, & lack of sleep began to take a toll on his appearance. #NoirAlley #TCMParty with partiers

No contest. #AngelFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty with the sane woman

Howard Hughes blocked William Wyler from casting Jean Simmons in the lead role of Roman Holiday, the role that eventually went to Audrey Hepburn #NoirAlley #AngelFace #TCMParty

Some of the script changes Otto Preminger ordered for Jean Simmons character: - From a greed-driven femme fatale to an unstable, wealthy sociopath - From a hot-blooded, passionate affair to a cold, emotionally detached relationship #AngelFace #NoirAlley #TCMParty with re-writes

Super share suit & tie for @eddiemuller.bsky.social on tonight’s #NoirAlley intro for #AngelFace #TCMParty with sartorial splendor

All of the songs in #AHardDaysNight still sound fresh and rate a 98 on the American Bandstand Rate-A-Record scale #TCMParty to great music

13 year old Phil Collins was one of the 350 extras hired to be concertgoers in #AHardDaysNight. For decades, Collins regularly paused and rewatched the film but could never spot himself in the audience crowd. #TCMParty with the Fab Four

Next Friday on #SummerOfDarkness: #TheyLiveByNight #GunCrazy #NightAndTheCity NeoNoirs #BodyHeat #NightMoves #TCMParty in the shadows Remaining Schedule:

I don't normally leave a good #TCMParty in the middle, but I'm done. DVR is on and I'll see you all in the shadows. #SummerOfMadness

We can thank Norma Shearer for Janet Leigh. The then retired actor saw a picture of Janet at the front desk of a hotel (where Janet's dad worked) and asked if she could borrow it. This led to a screen test at MGM. #SummerOfMadness #ActOfViolence #TCMParty

The sound design in #ActOfViolence is also worthy of applause. Frank's voice echoing in the tunnel to mirror his psychological state; Joe's walk: step-drag, step-drag to highlight his menacing march for revenge. #SummerOfMadness #TCMParty with the sound up

Mary Astor said she was often an unwilling movie star who valued raw professionalism over glamour. She preferred complex characters with dark edges. This role was one of her favorites. She took complete creative control over Pat's physical appearance. #SummerOfMadness #ActOfViolence #TCMParty

It makes sense Frank would marry a young girl. Trusting, loving, she offers him a fresh start. She was kid during the war, so he could forget with someone like her, who wasn’t really touched by the experience. But, he totally underestimated her. #tcmparty

Frank Enley's cowardice goes all the way to his home and family. Leaving them alone at home seals it: I'm on TEAM JOE PARKSON (just kidding ... sorta) #SummerOfMadness #ActOfViolence #TCMParty

Wish Robert Mueller was as dogged as Joe Parkson #SummerOfMadness #ActOfViolence #TCMParty

Van Heflin was almost 20 years older than Janet Leigh when they made #ActOfViolence #SummerOfMadness #TCMParty

F$%&ing sad. #ForceOfEvil #SummerOfMadness #TCMParty against corrupt capitalists

Francis Ford Coppola must have seen #ForceOfEvil. Michael Corleone killing Sollozzo and McCluskey at Louis Restaurant in the Godfather felt like the Freddie Bauer killing Leo Morse kidnapping/killing. #SummerOfMadness #TCMParty

Beatrice Pearson starred in only one other film after #ForceOfEvil, Lost Boundaries. She hated the Hollywood practice of keeping actors on hold without giving them meaningful screen work. The anti-communist witch hunts affected her, too #ForceOfEvil #SummerOfMadness #TCMParty

It's sublime #SummerOfMadness #ForceOfEvil #TCMParty

Marie Windsor once said about femme fatales "...usually the woman who gets the man into bed... then into trouble." #SummerOfMadness #ForceOfEvil #TCMParty

The Cain and Abel type conflict between Joe Morse (John Garfield) and Leo (Thomas Gomez) is among the finest (and heartbreaking) in all of film noir IMO. #TCMParty #ForceOfEvil #SummerOfDarkness

Thomas Gomez is so good. He's the first Hispanic actor ever nominated for an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor for Ride the Pink Horse)! #ForceOfEvil #SummerOfMadness

#ForceOfEvil & #BodyAndSoul were the only two films John Garfield & Abraham Polonsky did together. Their critiques of corrupt capitalism were remarkable in Hollywood films of their time. Both paid a heavy price for their bravery.

There was more patriotism (complimentary) in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show than in this entire American 250 celebration thing going on in DC right now.

From a filmmaking standpoint ... it's an incredible fight scene #BloodOnTheMoon #TCMParty

In 1948 Robert Mitchum was under a joint contract with RKO & independent producer David Selznick. They took turns using him. It was Selznick's turn to use Mitchum but RKO wanted him badly for #BloodOnTheMoon. They paid the producer an astronomical $12,500 per week to secure his services. #TCMParty

If you never knew there was such a thing as a "Noir Western", tune in to #TCM tonight for #BloodOnTheMoon, directed by noirmeister Robert Wise (The Set-Up, Born to Kill) and shot by shadow king Nick Musuraca (too many noirs to list). It's unlike any noir- or western- you've ever seen. #TCMParty

You’ll be whelmed

Looks like the super-wealthy are getting super-worried about the elections.

I've recently been targeted by fake accounts trying to engage me in Chats/DMs. They quickly try to lure me away to encrypted apps like WhatsApp or Telegram. These are sophisticated scams designed to steal money or information. Stay safe & ignore these requests #ScamAlert #BlueskySafety

Thanks to Tommy and everyone sharing thoughts about #TheChase on tonight's #TheNoirCollective screening. Fun evening.

Bit of a control freak #TheNoirCollective

I wonder if Jack Holt takes the uniform home. He's been in at least seven military movies #TheNoirCollective

Booze usually makes me forget things, unlike Chuck. #TheNoirCollective

So every time he looks at a clock, there's a flashback. I get it now #TheNoirCollective

We see this sort of montage all the time in noir, but rarely done so well. Note how the body – kept focal throughout – morphs from victim to corpse without a word of dialogue: first loaded into an ambulance, then deposited in a morgue drawer. #TheNoirCollective #TheChase

Does Robert Cummings mess around with other married women often ... I'm thinking Dial M for Murder and The Chase #TheNoirCollective

“All places are alike when you’re broke.” #TheChase is another noir about the haves and have-nots: a disparity that often inspires “average” people to commit rash (if not reckless) acts. As critic Eric Somers notes, “Principles guide us less when [we’re] saddled with debt.” Word. #TheNoirCollective

Lorre & Cochran remind me of guys who'd steal my lunch money in school #TheNoirCollective #TheChase

Robert Cummings as Chuck Scott Eternally youthful, he’s best remembered for his Hitchcock thrillers (Saboteur, Dial M for Murder) and romantic comedies (The Devil and Miss Jones, It Started With Eve). But check him out in Heaven Only Knows, The Accused and Paid in Full. #TheNoirCollective #TheChase

If nothing else tonight’s movie should look good. Cinematographer Franz Planer also did “Criss Cross”, “Roman Holiday”, “The Caine Mutiny” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” His first film was in 1920 and his last was in 1962 ("The Children's Hour"). #TheNoirCollective #TheChase

Looking forward to #TheChase ... first timer. #TheNoirCollective

Tonight, @tommykrasker.bsky.social is hosting THE CHASE (1946) – starring Steve Cochran, Peter Lorre and Bob Cummings – and all further announcements will come from Tommy. The watch party begins at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT at the Florida Club. #TheNoirCollective Link to watch: archive.org/details/the-...