Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 14, 2024

I love lots of things – watching old episodes of Biography (like the ones I saw today on Robert McCormick and Ma Barker), rearranging furniture, making lists . . . And taking classic movie quizzes. I hope you do, too, because this Noirvember, Thursday is quiz day, so you know...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on October 28, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO'S 3RD FRENCH FILM NOIR FESTIVAL COMES TO THE ROXIE THEATER From Thursday, November 3, through Monday, November 7, San Francisco's Roxie Theater will host the city's third annual French film noir festival, The French Had a Name For It 3. Fifteen films are set to screen, and opening...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on October 28, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO'S 3RD FRENCH FILM NOIR FESTIVAL COMES TO THE ROXIE THEATER From Thursday, November 3, through Monday, November 7, San Francisco's Roxie Theater will host the city's third annual French film noir festival, The French Had a Name For It 3. Fifteen films are set to screen, and opening...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on October 28, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO'S 3RD FRENCH FILM NOIR FESTIVAL COMES TO THE ROXIE THEATER From Thursday, November 3, through Monday, November 7, San Francisco's Roxie Theater will host the city's third annual French film noir festival, The French Had a Name For It 3. Fifteen films are set to screen, and opening...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2015

The first time I saw this gripping noir, my least favorite part of the film probably was the title, and it still is. That’s saying a lot, and the film is adapted from the James M. Cain crime novel anyways, with title included free of charge. Otherwise, Postman is a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2015

The first time I saw this gripping noir, my least favorite part of the film probably was the title, and it still is. That’s saying a lot, and the film is adapted from the James M. Cain crime novel anyways, with title included free of charge. Otherwise, Postman is a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2015

The first time I saw this gripping noir, my least favorite part of the film probably was the title, and it still is. That’s saying a lot, and the film is adapted from the James M. Cain crime novel anyways, with the title included free of charge. Otherwise, Postman is...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 21, 2014

Adapted from the novel by James M. Cain, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) delivers all of the classic noir conventions, with a special emphasis on the ironic workings of fate. Tay Garnett directs this MGM contribution to film noir, which features an iconic performance from Lana Turner as the...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 21, 2014

Adapted from the novel by James M. Cain, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) delivers all of the classic noir conventions, with a special emphasis on the ironic workings of fate. Tay Garnett directs this MGM contribution to film noir, which features an iconic performance from Lana Turner as the...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 21, 2014

Adapted from the novel by James M. Cain, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) delivers all of the classic noir conventions, with a special emphasis on the ironic workings of fate. Tay Garnett directs this MGM contribution to film noir, which features an iconic performance from Lana Turner as the...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 2, 2013

Starring John Garfield and Lana Turner, the film begins with a drifter taking a job at a roadside diner for a jolly older man with a beautiful young wife (Turner). After initial conflict, Frank and Cora fall passionately in love. They try one disastrous attempt to take the husband’s life, and   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 2, 2013

Starring John Garfield and Lana Turner, the film begins with a drifter taking a job at a roadside diner for a jolly older man with a beautiful young wife (Turner). After initial conflict, Frank and Cora fall passionately in love. They try one disastrous attempt to take the husband’s life, and   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on June 8, 2013

“The Postman Always Rings Twice”: 5th Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center June 11, 2013 Tuesday, June 11, 2013 6:30 p.m. The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center 1550 S. State Street The Postman Always Rings Twice was one of the top box office hits of   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on June 8, 2013

“The Postman Always Rings Twice”: 5th Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center June 11, 2013 Tuesday, June 11, 2013 6:30 p.m. The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center 1550 S. State Street The Postman Always Rings Twice was one of the top box office hits of   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on June 5, 2013

The Postman Always Rings Twice Directed by Tay Garnett 1946/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing #185 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die It’s back to a studio big-budget glamour noir for this installment of noir month.  I can’t believe I hadn’t seen it until today.  This   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 3, 2012

I have a soft spot for The Postman Always Rings Twice – it’s one of the few noirs I’ve ever seen on the big screen, and one of the first I ever saw, many (many) years ago. (For the review of this classic noir, check out Andrew’s entry for Seven...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on May 31, 2011

When you look to any morality play--whether it's Greek tragedy, a western, or Star Wars--the antagonists are almost always adorned in black and the protagonists in the purity of white. That symbolism seems to be as old as time. Therefore when you think of a femme fatale in film noir,...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on January 4, 2010

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934) film noir based on the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. Cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey Totter. Directed by Tay Garnett. Score written by George Bassman and Erich Zeisl. Being a huge...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on March 6, 2009

I’d heard–read, actually, but maybe heard as well–the 1981 Postman Always Rings Twice was terrible. If I knew Rafelson directed it, I’d forgotten. I did remember David Mamet wrote it. For some reason, I always thought it was an in name only remake, not at all based on the Ca   read more