Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on January 23, 2017

“I never knew a crooked road could look so straight.” In his book Dark City, Eddie Muller discusses the 1949 film Thieves’ Highway. He calls it a case of “Steinbeck noir,” in reference to the bleak spin put on fruit markets and the Southern California of the author’s youth. Suddenl   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on April 14, 2010

The Bribe (1949). Crime/film noir. Director: Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price. Rigby remembers, when his boss, Gibbs, first briefed him on how racketeers have bee   read more