Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 27, 2014

Finland / 69 minutes / color / Kuvanaamat, Sarastus Dir & Cine: Jussi Einola Pr: Joonas Einola Scr: Joonas Einola, Jussi Einola Story: Jussi Einola Cast: Minna Rimpilä, Alarik Pöntinen, Laura Leikas, Milja Laamanen, Jani Honkaselkä, Petteri Väisänen, Juha Jokela, Edvard Lammervo, Jarno Elonen, A   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 24, 2014

France / 84 minutes / bw / BN, Éclair-Journal Dir: Pierre Chenal Scr: J. Companeez, H. Juttke Story: L’Alibi (1929 screenplay for short movie) by Marcel Achard Cine: Ted Pahle Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean, Jany Holt, Louis Jouvet, Vera Flory, Foun-Sen, Genia Vaury, Madeleine Siame,   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 21, 2014

It began in the middle of May at #101, with a new essay posted every weekday since, and now the numbers are nearing single figures — quite a heady moment! Here are links to the fine essays that were published last week: 16. L’Atalante (France 1934) 15. Romeo and Juliet (1968)...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 20, 2014

vt The Risk UK / 78 minutes / bw / Charter, British Lion Dir & Pr: Roy Boulting, John Boulting Scr: Nigel Balchin, Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting Story: A Sort of Traitors (1949) by Nigel Balchin Cine: Max Greene Cast: Tony Britton, Virginia Maskell, Peter Cushing, Ian Bannen, Raymond Huntley,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 17, 2014

vt Lake of the Dead; vt The Lake of the Damned Norway / 74 minutes / bw / Norsk Dir: Kåre Bergstrøm Scr: Kåre Bergstrøm, André Bjerke, Henki Kolstad Story: De Dødes Tjern (1942) by Bernhard Borge (i.e., André Bjerke) Cine: Ragnar Sorensen Cast: Erling Lindahl, Bjørg Engh, Henny Moan,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 14, 2014

Five more fine essays this week: 21.  Notorious (1946) 20.  Jules and Jim 19.  Before Sunrise (1995) 18.  Harold and Maude (1971) 17.  All That Heaven Allows (1955) I’ve learned so much from this series so far — in a few cases, about movies I’d never even heard of before — th   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 13, 2014

US / 96 minutes / color / Millennium, Nu Image, Saturn Dir: Simon West Pr: Rene Besson, Jesse Kennedy, Matthew Joynes Scr: David Guggenheim Cine: Jim Whitaker Cast: Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Malin Akerman, Sami Gayle, Edrick Browne, Mark Valley, Barry Shabaka Henley, M.C. Gainey, Garre   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 10, 2014

vt Stolen Lives US / 91 minutes / color / A2, Code, Arclight, IFC Dir: Anders Anderson Pr: Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso, Anders Anderson, Andy Steinman Scr: Glenn Taranto Cine: Andy Steinman Cast: Jon Hamm, Josh Lucas, Rhona Mitra, James Van Der Beek, Jessica Chastain, Joanna Cassidy, Ji   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 9, 2014

. . . Todd Mason’s Tuesday’s Overlooked Films and/or Other A/V — another episode of the exceptionally useful weekly roundup of links to goodies from around the intertubes. For the links themselves you’ll have to go here; the list of articles and posts he links to is: Anne Bil   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 6, 2014

UK / 63 minutes / bw / Fortress, Eros Dir: Charles Saunders Pr: Frank Bevis Scr: Doreen Montgomery Cine: Hone Glendining Cast: Griffith Jones, Hazel Court, Zena Marshall, Robert Perceval, Molly Raynor, Ronald Stevens, John Fitzgerald, Stuart Douglass, Robert Moore, Gail Kendal, David Stoll, Michael   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 5, 2014

Well, obviously noirish enough for me! Here are the latest essays in the marvelous Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown. With luck some publisher will have the gumption to think about making a book out of this series. 26. Trouble in Paradise (1932) 25. Love Me Tonight 24. West Side Story 23....   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 3, 2014

UK / 73 minutes / bw / London, British Lion Dir: Guy Hamilton Scr: Val Valentine, Lesley Storm Story: The Gaunt Stranger (1925; vt Police Work; revised vt The Ringer 1926) by Edgar Wallace Cine: Ted Scaife, John Wilcox Cast: Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on September 2, 2014

Another of Todd’s superbly useful weekly roundups. Here’s the list; you’ll have to go to his site for the links. ===== Anne Billson: 10 Actress Girlcrushes, from Kristen Bell to Olivia Williams Bill Crider: Shampoo [trailer] Brian Arnold: The Blackboard Jungle BV Lawson: Media Murd   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 30, 2014

vt The Girl by the Lake Italy / 96 minutes / color / Medusa, Indigo, Sky Dir: Andrea Molaioli Pr: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima Scr: Sandro Petraglia, Ludovica Rampoldi Story: Se Deg ikke Tilbake! (1996; vt Don’t Look Back 2002) by Karin Fossum Cine: Ramiro Civita Cast: Toni Servillo, Denis   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 29, 2014

. . . or at least where the Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown continues to go, as the vast and ambitious series of essays follows its course toward the coveted Numero Uno spot in a few weeks’ time. Five more essays have been added in the past five days,...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 27, 2014

vt Murder Will Out UK / 80 minutes / bw / Tempean, Eros Dir & Scr: John Gilling Pr: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman Story: Terence Austin, Gerald Landau Cine: Monty Berman Cast: Valerie Hobson, Edward Underdown, James Robertson Justice, Henry Kendall, Garry Marsh, Daniel Wherry, Sam Kydd, Daphne N   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 26, 2014

Another great roundup of links has just been posted by Todd Mason. Here’s the list of goodies; for the links themselves you’ll have to go to Todd’s Sweet Freedom website: Anne Billson: Scary Films 1 and 2 Bill Crider: Robin and Marian [trailer]; Help! BV Lawson: Media Murder; the   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 25, 2014

++Tonight Wonders in the Dark has posted #30 in its Romantic Countdown, a doubtless jejune piece by me on one of my favorite films noirs: Nick Ray’s In a Lonely Place (1950). This is my last contribution to WitD’s very distinguished compilation, although obviously I’ll be posting w   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 24, 2014

Five more essays were added last week to the monumental Romantic Countdown going on at the movie website Wonders in the Dark: 36. Manhattan 35. Picnic (1955) 34. Chikamatsu Monogatari 33. The Apartment 32. It Happened One Night Nest week is a bit special for me in the Countdown as it...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 23, 2014

US / 95 minutes / color / DeMartini–Anderson, Bedford Dir: Sam Firstenberg Pr: Frank DeMartini, Steven J. Anderson Scr: Marianne & Cormac Wibberley Cine: Moshe Levin Cast: Sean Young, Soleil Moon Frye, Rob Stewart, Spencer Rochfort, Barry Sattels, James Michael Tyler, Robert Vaughn, Seymour Cass   read more