Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 17, 2015

As they say on Schoolhouse Rock, darn . . . that’s the end. But don’t hate — celebrate! On the last day of the Great Villain Blogathon, 2015 style, click the pics below to read about today’s totally awesome crop of dastardly dames, charming creeps, and scary scalawags! CJC L   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 16, 2015

Originally posted on Silver Screenings: Booyah! Day 4 of the Great Villain Blogathon brings us villains in all shapes and sizes, from teenage girls to royal bad guys to animated scoundrels. The Vintage Cameo defends the much-maligned Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain. Critica Retro presents a c   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 15, 2015

Day Three of the 2015 Great Villain Blogathon was a real humdinger! Click the pics below to read about today’s dastardly dudes and dudettes! Pre-Code.com tells about the dirty deeds of The Invisible Man: Movies Silently has the low-down on Ford Sterling in A Muddy Romance:  Mike’s Tak   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 14, 2015

Originally posted on Speakeasy: It was another big day of bad behaviour in costumes and cowboy hats, in ancient or animated battles, from authors and authority figures. View original 143 more words ~ by shadowsandsatin on April 14, 2015. Posted in Uncategorized Stuff   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 13, 2015

Does this look like the face of a villain? (Don’t judge a book…) Webster defines a “villain” as a cruelly malicious person who is involved in, or devoted to, wickedness or crime. Given that definition, what kind of person comes to mind? A tall, beefy man with a weathered face...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 13, 2015

Originally posted on Silver Screenings: What an exciting first day of the Great Villain Blogathon! Today’s posts look at villainy in men and women – as well as in mysterious flocks of birds. A Person in the Dark looks at the “misunderstood” Mrs Iselin (Angela Lansbury) in The Manchurian Candidate.   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 12, 2015

Originally posted on Speakeasy: Join us starting tomorrow for all the evil doings in the Great Villain Blogathon.  View original 74 more words ~ by shadowsandsatin on April 12, 2015. Posted in Uncategorized Stuff   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 11, 2015

Today, Shadows and Satin remembers the life of noir veteran Ted deCorsia, who passed 42 years ago on this date, April 11th. Graced with one of screendom’s most menacing visages, Ted deCorsia was a natural for the gritty, realistic characters that were a staple of the film noir era. A performer...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 8, 2015

Originally posted on Silver Screenings: Mwahahaha! The Great Villain Blogathon is almost here! Starting next Monday (April 13), we’ll be focusing on the Bad Guys in film and why we love (or love to hate) these scoundrels. Below is the schedule of miscreants. Because some of these dastardly folks ar   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 4, 2015

My Pre-Code Crazy pick for April was a no-brainer. As soon as I saw Night Court listed in the TCM “Now Playing” guide, I knew what my selection for the month would be! The film stars Phillips Holmes, Anita Page and Walter Huston, and offers everything you could want in...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 3, 2015

It’s the last day of a most awesome blogathon, ladies and gents — an event jam-packed with scintillation, sauciness, and sin sin SIN!! And it’s not over yet! So don’t just dip your toe in this bawdy body of water — dive right in and immerse yourself in today’s co   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on April 1, 2015

Day 2 of The Pre-Code Blogathon – brought to you by Danny of Pre-Code.com and yours truly – is shaping up to be a most awesome day filled with decadent dames and flashy fellas. In other words, a veritable banquet of naughty! Be sure to visit Danny’s blog for the great posts served up on Day...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on March 21, 2015

This is the poster from Spain’s release of the film. I kind of love it. “This is our house now – yours and mine. Think what that means, Douglas. Every morning I can come downstairs and fix the flowers. And Hilda and John will be here, too – and they’ll...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on March 1, 2015

I’m going to just jump right in here. My Pre-Code Crazy pick for March (March? Geez, it was just Thanksgiving!) is The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931). There’s a whole lot of pre-Codey stuff going on in this 76-minute film. Pre-marital sex. Cohabitation without benefit of clergy. Illegitimate birth. S   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on March 1, 2015

For all of those pre-Code lovers who are participating in our Pre-Code Blogathon, March 31-April 3, 2015, the following are the dates of the various posts. If you need to change your date, just leave a comment below! And if you’re interested in participating but you haven’t signed up yet   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on February 18, 2015

shadowsandsatin: Hang onto your fedoras, y’all: here we go again . . . Originally posted on Speakeasy: The first Great Villain Blogathon in 2014 was such a fun and huge event that, in the tradition of the greatest movie villains, we threatened promised to return and wreak havoc again with...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on February 14, 2015

About 15 minutes after I started watching The Last Seduction (1994), I found myself thinking how familiar it felt – so “noir-esque,” if you will. And after just a single viewing, it became my favorite neo-noir. The film stars Linda Fiorentino, whom I’d never seen before and have ne   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on February 10, 2015

Every year, when the Academy Award nominations are announced, I excitedly print out the list of nominees and set about seeing as many films as I can before the night of the big event. I usually don’t think about films or performances that didn’t make the cut, or give much...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on February 6, 2015

Lizabeth Scott: 1922-2015 It is with a heavy heart that I share that Lizabeth Scott passed on January 31, 2015, at the age of 92. Born Emma Matzo in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the future star was raised in a home fairly brimming with culture, but she was frequently rebellious and outspoken: “As...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on February 4, 2015

What in the actual hell?!? One of my many resolutions for 2015 was to get off my “rusty dusty” and start converting some of my many blog post ideas from concept to actuality. Here, then, is my first post in my new series, which is to watch and write about...   read more