Comments for film noir

Comment on The Lost Weekend (1945): “I can’t take quiet desperation” by Alexander Coleman

Alexander Coleman — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:43:40 +0000

A wonderful review, Tony. You make a perfectly solid case for this picture being a film noir in this engaging and intelligent look at Billy Wilder’s Oscar-winner.

Comment on One-Two Punch: Pulp Writers on Film Series by Alexander Coleman

Alexander Coleman — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:20:37 +0000

Oh no, more noirs to be screened in the Bay Area! When will it end?

Comment on Vera: No Detours by Tony D'Ambra

Tony D'Ambra — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:24:46 +0000

Thanks Alexander.

Comment on Vera: No Detours by Alexander Coleman

Alexander Coleman — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:59:17 +0000

Glorious poetry, Tony. Quite moving, my friend.

Comment on Vera: No Detours by Tony D'Ambra

Tony D'Ambra — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:58:05 +0000

Thanks Kilgort!

Comment on Ann Savage: Postcript by Sam Juliano

Sam Juliano — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:38:55 +0000

That anecdote there where Ulmer’s widow announces that Ann Savage may not even be alive when she’s sitting right there is a classic!!! LOL!!!

Amazing that Ann was left broke, and further still that she flew planes!

Comment on From the Shadows: Alexander Coleman and Dark City Dame by Sam Juliano

Sam Juliano — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:01:50 +0000

I expect to be sent a picture of Alexander wearing his “fedora and trench-coat!” I will over at Dark City Dame’s both serving as cheerleader and film buff. I’m confident this will be a glorious venture. Best Wishes to Alexander, Dark City Dame and Tony!

Comment on Film Noir Reviews Preview by Sam Juliano

Sam Juliano — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:57:58 +0000

I was just ready to jump in and tell you how enthused I was over the prospect of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, but Alexander beat me to the punch. But aside from that thematic masterwork, virtually the entire lineup is quite delicious.

Comment on Vera: No Detours by Kilgort Traut

Kilgort Traut — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:13:06 +0000

Great stuff, such poems should be used instead of dumb synopsis, last lines broke my heart
Great blog by the way

From Russia with love

Comment on Vera: No Detours by Tony D'Ambra

Tony D'Ambra — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:47:41 +0000

Thank you very kindly Sam. I felt I was being very brave and very foolish all at once.

This piece followed my re-assessment of Detour after Ms Savage’s passing. I kept reading about Vera as a tough-as-nails femme-noir if not a femme-fatale, and I recalled what struck me most about MS Savage’s portrayal of Vera was that behind the tough exterior there was a vulnerability and a tenderness…