Guess who tops the list? collider.com/women-with-m...

Happy International Women's Day from Edith Head and Gail Patrick, the Paramount actress who would go on to create the original PERRY MASON TV series.

Edith Head, Alma Reville, Alfred Hitchcock and Ingrid Bergman review costume designs for "Notorious" (released in 1946).

Last night I dreamed I was in a coffee shop talking with David Lynch about Johnny Carson's line of menswear. I hate when the week peaks on Monday.

ICYMI at Cocktails & Crime: Backstage at Noir City, why you should see the Oscar-nominated SIRAT, and why you should also (kinda) see the newly restored NYC crime drama NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-92...

NEW COCKTAILS & CRIME. A Noir City Seattle recap. The Academy Award nominated film that rewired my brain. And the vintage New York crime drama that killed other parts of it. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-92...

Edith Head outside her Universal Studios bungalow greeting fans on the Universal Studios Tour, ca. 1975.

Whoever plays Edith Head gets nominated for Best Supporting Actress, I assume. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

That's a wrap on another Noir City Seattle, the most fun and the most challenging one yet. I introduced eight movies in four days. These were my closing night shoes.

Ask me to introduce a double bill of SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS and Elvis Presley in KING CREOLE at Noir City Seattle, and this is how I'm going to dress. Thanks to @pxcaballero.bsky.social for the photo.

Created by legendary costume designer Edith Head, Grace Kelly’s 1955 Oscar dress redefined red-carpet elegance—and still shapes how we think about timeless glamour. Here’s the story of the gown that changed Oscar fashion: 29secrets.com/style/the-st...

My Film Noir Valentines! I'm the George Macready of this Gilda-style throuple, obviously. With @eddiemuller.bsky.social and @vpkeenan.bsky.social

We are, of course, all in favor of whippersnappers reviving old-fashioned palaver. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

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

ICYMI at Cocktails & Crime: two jazz-centric films from the Noir City festival, and the new documentary THE DONN OF TIKI. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-91...

We're challenging you to read a book set in the 1930s in February. Have you tried The Lillian Frost & Edith Head Mysteries by Renee Patrick? cozymystery.com/links/design...

NEW COCKTAILS & CRIME. The newsletter lives up to its title for once, with looks at a pair of musical noir curios in advance of Noir City Seattle and a new documentary on the godfather of tiki culture. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-91...

NEW NEWSLETTER COMING! Noir City Seattle returns! Half the team is cowriting a new (movie-themed) book! And Oscars, Oscars, Oscars! Subscribe and receive a free essay on Edith Head's noir fashions! reneepatrickbooks.com

In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Today in Yeah, We're Totally Screwed. Although I do love the idea of making students watch JEANNE DIELMAN to break their conditioning. (h/t @thesundaylongread.bsky.social) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

It's a great day for a trip back in time! Let's head to the 1930s with a book by Renee Patrick, Design for Dying. cozymystery.com/links/design...

ICYMI at Cocktails and Crime, next month's full Noir City Seattle lineup including the films I'll be on hand to introduce. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-90...

NEW COCKTAILS AND CRIME. Noir City Seattle returns next month, and I'm back on cohosting duties. All the details: vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-90...

ICYMI at Cocktails and Crime, I finally get around to naming my five favorite movies of 2025, and it's telling that I saw all of them in the theater. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-89...

NEW COCKTAILS & CRIME. Everything I watched and read in 2025, and why I'm not talking about it. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-89...

Man Gets Into Mess Usually Reserved For Stars Of Silent Film Era https://theonion.com/man-gets-into-mess-usually-reserved-for-stars-of-silent-1819570481/

Road-testing cocktails for A HELL OF A DRINK. 1) Yes, all these ingredients are in one cocktail created by friend & coauthor Chris Elford. 2) Yes, it tastes amazing. 3) No, I won't say what horror movie inspired it, but some of you can probably guess. All will be revealed in the book, out in 2027.

In 1977, designer Edith Head--the direct inspiration for Edna Mode from The Incredibles--designed this outfit for Blitzen, a champion Siberian husky owned by Phyllis Castleton of Anchorage. Head was in town for a benefit premiere for the film Airport '77. #alaskahistory #alaska

ICYMI, a recap of 2025 at Cocktails & Crime. And with that said, let's put that godawful 12 months behind us and concentrate on 2026. Happy new year, kids. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-88...

NEW COCKTAILS & CRIME. The year, such as it was, in review. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-88...

ICYMI at Cocktails & Crime: Playing catch up with movies from two filmmakers in their 80s, David Cronenberg (THE SHROUDS) and Barry Levinson (THE ALTO KNIGHTS), prompting a jazz tangent. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-87...

NEW COCKTAILS & CRIME. Looking at two "old guy" movies - THE SHROUDS and THE ALTO KNIGHTS - after a long, weird year. Then I tenuously tie it into jazz and @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social's book with Billy Hart. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-87...

Edith Head's role in creating this classic look is of course mentioned. www.elle.com/uk/fashion/a...

Marlene Dietrich, born December 27, 1901. Here with Edith Head during production of the Billy Wilder film A FOREIGN AFFAIR (1948). Marlene "hires" Edith and Lillian Frost to find her missing accompanist in the second Lillian and Edith mystery DANGEROUS TO KNOW. (Wilder also cameos.) #BOTD

🧵 1/9 The history of Hollywood's Golden Age is linked with the story of Europeans fleeing the rise of fascism in the 1930s. This is especially true for some of the film composers of that era. None more so than the great Franz Waxman, whose birthday we celebrate today (1906-1967). #filmsky #musicsky

Compliments of the season, kids. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-25...

Happy holidays from the cast of WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954), their festive attire designed by Edith Head!

Love this Robin Givhan piece that asks an important question: When did shopping for clothes stop being fun? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...

Noir City 2026 lineup is out! And it's got all that jazz. www.noircity.com

The loneliness of the studio tour as Hollywood comes apart. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...

ICYMI at Cocktails & Crime: new stuff from David Wondrich, Richard Linklater, and Lou Berney, plus the lowdown on THE LOWDOWN. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-86...

NEW COCKTAILS & CRIME. A history of cocktails like no other, and a cluster of recommendations weirdly fixated on Oklahoma. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-86...

Noir City Seattle will be held February 13-19, 2026 at SIFF Cinema Downtown 🖤 Produced by Eddie Muller—Film Noir Foundation founder, Turner Classic Movies host, and "Czar of Noir''— this celebration of film noir is a beloved annual event. Passes on sale January 5. More at siff.info/noircitybs.

“Holiday glitter and glamour are the keynotes to Barbara Stanwyck's gold lame dress designed for the Paramount star's personal wardrobe by Edith Head.” Photo by Eugene Robert Richee, 1941.

She's not on Bluesky, but I'm still wishing my fabulous wife and other half of @rpatrickbooks.bsky.social Rosemarie a happy birthday!

Ellen Drew in a publicity still for The Mad Doctor (1941)

Tonight on TCM starting at 8PM E/5PM P, @eddiemuller.bsky.social hosts a night of neo-noir. The classic POINT BLANK (1967), the charming THE LATE SHOW (1977), and the still-batshit-insane PERFORMANCE (1970). #TCMParty

When Edith Head designed this sequinned marvel for Ginger Rogers in 1944, it was the most costly film costume ever made. Worn in the film Lady in the Dark it is a lovely aperitif to my Hollywood Costume lecture with Falmouth Uni Costume Design 2nd years tomorrow #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

ICYMI at Cocktails & Crime: how reading aloud fits into our marriage, why I won't be doing that for a while, and a quiz show movie with a quiz show host. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-85...

NEW COCKTAILS & CRIME. A survey of books I've read aloud this year now that circumstances have forced me to stop, plus watching QUIZ SHOW with Ken Jennings. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-85...