Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 16, 2016

The latest installment of Todd’s roundup of relevant writings on the blogosphere. For the individual links, click HERE. Thanks, as always! It might actually be getting too long…but, of course, I hope people follow the links at the links to all the other wonders and at least items of inte   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 15, 2016

US / 61 minutes / bw / Paramount Famous Lasky Dir: Jean de Limur Pr: Monta Bell Scr: Garrett Fort Story: The Letter (1927 play) by W. Somerset Maugham Cine: George Folsey Cast: Jeanne Eagels, Reginald Owen, Herbert Marshall, Irene Brown (i.e., Irene Browne), O.P. Heggie, Lady Tsen Mei, Tamaki...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 11, 2016

US / 70 minutes / bw / Tiffany–Stahl Dir: Albert Rogell Scr: Frederic Hatton, Fanny Hatton Story: Frances Hyland Cine: Jackson Rose Cast: Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster, Barton Hepburn, Dorothy Gulliver, Lester Cole, Richard Tucker, Purnell Pratt, Mabel Julian Scott, Allan Cavan, Jack Richardson. Not H   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 8, 2016

Yet another edition of the excellent Todd Mason’s useful roundup from the titans of the blogosphere. Click HERE to be transported through cyberspace to Todd’s Sweet Freedom site, where you’ll find the individual links to all the articles. Fill in your details below or click an ic   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 8, 2016

India / 23 minutes / color with a little bw / ESMM Dir & Cine: Prakhar Sharma Scr: Aarav Yadav, Prakhar Sharma Cast: Akash Kapur, Shiva Sharma, Anurag Sah, Karan Surana, Ishan Agrawal. A mysterious undercover operative (Sharma) arrives in Chennai and receives instructions to contact Akash Kapur   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 4, 2016

vt Secret of the Red Orchid; vt The Puzzle of the Red Orchid West Germany / 82 minutes / bw / Constantin, Rialto Preben Philipsen Dir: Helmuth Ashley Pr: Horst Wendlandt Scr: Trygve Larsen Story: When the Gangs Came to London (1932) by Edgar Wallace Cine: Franz Lederle Cast: Christopher...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 2, 2016

And again the invaluable weekly roundup from Todd Mason of the Sweet Freedom blog. Click HERE for all the individual links. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 1, 2016

Canada, US / 89 minutes / color / National, TCF Dir: David Burton Morris Pr: Iain Paterson Scr: Brian Ross Story: She Let Him Continue (1966) by Stephen Geller and screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. for Pretty Poison (1968) Cine: Francis Kenny Cast: Grant Show, Wendy Benson, Lynne Thigpen, Michelle Ph   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 30, 2016

I thought I’d got through a fair stack of books this past month, so was surprised to discover the total was pretty modest. As always, the links are to my fairly hurried Goodreads jottings. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 28, 2016

US, Germany / 94 minutes / color / Flying Box, Getaway, Arden, Cine Plus Dir & Scr: Lulu Wang Pr: Bernadette Bürgi Cine: Stefan Ciupek Cast: Jack Huston, Brit Marling, Lambert Wilson, Alexander Fehling, Tom Schilling, Nikolai Kinski, Pamela Knaack, Harald Siebler, Isabelle Redfern, Morice Marcon   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 26, 2016

Another valuable roundup from Todd. Click HERE to be transported to his Sweet Freedom blog for all the individual links. And HERE‘s that link again. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change )...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 25, 2016

US / 79 minutes / color / Quality Control Dir & Pr & Scr: Erich Kemp Cine: Steven Burritt Cast: Lackos, Olivia Preciado, Kristopher Knight-Doyle, Matthew Callahan, Eliot, Timothy Fox, Fernando Rodriguez, Narinder “Tony” Soni. An interesting and praiseworthy independent attempt to evoke the   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 21, 2016

UK / 68 minutes / bw / Nettlefold, Butcher’s Dir: John Guillermin Pr: Ernest G. Roy Scr: A.R. Rawlinson, John Guillermin Story: Operation Diplomat (1952 TV series) by Francis Durbridge Cine: Gerald Gibbs Cast: Guy Rolfe, Lisa Daniely, Patricia Dainton, Sydney Tafler, Ballard Berkeley, Anton Diffring   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 18, 2016

US / 90 minutes / bw / Columbia Dir: Alfred L. Werker Pr: Philip A. Waxman Scr: Richard Jessup Story: The Cunning and the Haunted (1954) by Richard Jessup Cine: Ernest Haller Cast: Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, J. Carrol Naish, Gene Lyons, Paul Carr, Thomas Carlin, Leigh Whipper, Stefan Gierasch,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 18, 2016

Another week, another dollar (or not, as the case might be: a publisher is being slow to pay me), and here’s the latest installment of Todd Mason’s invariably useful set of compilations of the best movie writings around the blogosphere. Click HERE[*] to venture through space and time to   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 16, 2016

vt The Beasts of Marseilles UK / 96 minutes / bw / Dial, Rank Dir: Hugo Fregonese Pr: Daniel M. Angel Scr: John Baines Story: Seven Thunders (1955) by Rupert Croft-Cooke Cine: John Wilkie Cooper Cast: Stephen Boyd, James Robertson Justice, Kathleen Harrison, Tony Wright, Anna Gaylor, Eugene Deckers,   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 14, 2016

vt The House of the Angel Argentina / 73 minutes / bw / Argentina Sono Film SACI Dir: Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Scr: Beatriz Guido, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Martín Rodríguez M. Story: La Casa del Ángel (1954) by Beatriz Guido Cine: Aníbal González Paz Cast: Elsa Daniel, Lautaro Murúa, Berta Ortegosa,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 12, 2016

Once more, Todd’s handy guide to what’s going on in the blogosphere. Click HERE to find yourself magically transported to Todd’s Sweet Freedom blog, where you’ll find all the individual links. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using yo   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 11, 2016

US / 94 minutes / color / Arramis, Mysteria, Gruntworks, Omnicomm, ITN Dir & Scr: Lucius C. Kuert Pr: Rafael Primorac, Robert Miano, Lucius C. Kuert, Marlon Parry Cine: Keith Smith Cast: Robert Miano, Danny Glover, Billy Zane, Martin Landau, Meadow Williams, Michael Rooker, Silvia Spross, Gretch   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on May 10, 2016

My essay on Too Late for Tears (1949) that appeared here a few days ago has now been crossposted on the Flicker Alley site as part of their effort to promote their restorations on DVD and BR, released today, of this movie and Woman on the Run (1950). Click the...   read more