Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on November 4, 2019

Robert Mitchum as Marlowe. The biggest knock against Michael Winner's 1978 adaptation of The Big Sleep was his decision to transplant the story to contemporary England. It was surely an odd choice, especially since Raymond Chandler's novels paint a rich, vibrant portrait of urban California life in   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on September 14, 2018

A lot goes unspoken in The Big Sleep. It’s very much set in a wartime Los Angeles, but there’s never much said about wartime conditions or Los Angeles. When private detective Humphrey Bogart goes around the city, investigating, he’s only ever encountering women (beautiful women at that, because dir   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on April 29, 2018

Thoughts on The Big Sleep (1946) On April 29, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized I like to say I have a love-hate relationship with The Big Sleep. I don’t. I love The Big Sleep. And it grows on me every time I watch it. Maybe because I understand it a little...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on September 6, 2017

By 1946 actor Humphrey Bogart fit into the role of detective Philip Marlowe so perfectly it might as well have been his favorite pair of shoes. Though this was Bogie’s own time playing the detective, The Big Sleep was simply a culmination of his past films coming together in perfect...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 27, 2016

Tune in to TCM on November 27th for The Big Sleep (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, directed by Howard Hawks, and containing what wins the prize for one of noirs most convoluted plots. Click below for one of my many favorite scenes from the film, featuring Bogart and...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 25, 2016

Image Source Warner Archive has released yet another pair of essentials on Blu-ray: the Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall classics The Big Sleep (1946) and Key Largo (1948). These films capture the famous twosome at their best, and with casts of supporting actors so colorful that they are constant   read more

All Good Things Posted by monty on September 18, 2015

Here is my contribution to the Lauren Bacall Blogathon! Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, Regis Toomey, Elisha Cook Jr, John Ridgely, Charles Waldron. 1946. Running time 114 minutes. Directed by Howard Hawks. Classic film noir with Bogart as Los Angeles pr   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 9, 2015

Philip Marlowe is undoubtedly Raymond Chandler’s character, but Howard Hawks and Humphrey Bogart brought him right out of a pulp novel and stuck him on the silver screen to ever be solidified in our minds. Needless to say, this is a quintessential film-noir coming right at the tail end of...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 9, 2015

Philip Marlowe is undoubtedly Raymond Chandler’s character, but Howard Hawks and Humphrey Bogart brought him right out of a pulp novel and stuck him on the silver screen to ever be solidified in our minds. Needless to say, this is a quintessential film-noir coming right at the tail end of...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 9, 2015

Philip Marlowe is undoubtedly Raymond Chandler’s character, but Howard Hawks and Humphrey Bogart brought him right out of a pulp novel and stuck him on the silver screen to ever be solidified in our minds. Needless to say, this is a quintessential film-noir coming right at the tail end of...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 18, 2014

Humphrey Bogart successfully steps into the gumshoes of detective Philip Marlowe in Howard Hawks' adaptation of The Big Sleep (1946), but in 1945 the top brass at Warner Brothers were far more concerned about Lauren Bacall, as the extensive revisions that preceded the film's release prove. It's not   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 18, 2014

Humphrey Bogart successfully steps into the gumshoes of detective Philip Marlowe in Howard Hawks' adaptation of The Big Sleep (1946), but in 1945 the top brass at Warner Brothers were far more concerned about Lauren Bacall, as the extensive revisions that preceded the film's release prove. It's not   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 18, 2014

Humphrey Bogart successfully steps into the gumshoes of detective Philip Marlowe in Howard Hawks' adaptation of The Big Sleep (1946), but in 1945 the top brass at Warner Brothers were far more concerned about Lauren Bacall, as the extensive revisions that preceded the film's release prove. It's not   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 12, 2014

This noir, crime-drama starring Bogey and Bacall with director Howard Hawks, follows private eye Phillip Marlowe (Bogart) in Los Angeles. His difficult and ever changing case has him interrogating every one under the sun and following every lead. In typical Bogart fashion, Marlowe is a tough guy who   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 12, 2014

This noir, crime-drama starring Bogey and Bacall with director Howard Hawks, follows private eye Phillip Marlowe (Bogart) in Los Angeles. His difficult and ever changing case has him interrogating every one under the sun and following every lead. In typical Bogart fashion, Marlowe is a tough guy who   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Toyiah Murry on April 1, 2014

Howard Hawk’s films have nearly always possessed a bias for fast-paced hysterics, high-octane crime, intense dramatics, or all of the above. Yet, of all his films, nothing compares to his quick-witted adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel, The Big Sleep. To say that I was confused the first time I   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on March 15, 2014

This post is part of Sleuthathon, a Blogathon of gumshoes, hosted by Movies Silently. How do I love thee, "The Big Sleep"? Let me count the ways: 1. I love thee because thou are, for lack of a better term, a screwball noir. That may oversimplify it a bit, but...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on March 15, 2014

This post is part of Sleuthathon, a Blogathon of gumshoes, hosted by Movies Silently. How do I love thee, "The Big Sleep"? Let me count the ways: 1. I love thee because thou are, for lack of a better term, a screwball noir. That may oversimplify it a bit, but...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on February 23, 2014

My Review —Same Great Film with a New Flavor—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Howard Hawks The Lowdown It’s the same plot as the 1946 theatrical release, so if you need the lowdown, check out my original post here. What I Thought Revisiting this classic with...   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on August 1, 2013

My Review —The Very Definition of “Classic”—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Howard Hawks The Lowdown Private detective Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by a reclusive millionaire (Charles Waldron) after his family is blackmailed with damning info   read more