Comments on: Code Red

By: Tony D'Ambra

Tony D'Ambra — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:10:11 +0000

Thanks kindly Joe. I may come back to it if my personal life allows.

In any event, the site as is will stay up for at least another 12 months, and will then be archived as a Wordpress.com blog.

Tony

By: Joe Jusko

Joe Jusko — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:38:24 +0000

I am so sorry I just saw this but I’ve been buried under work. I truly hope you decide to resurrect this blog in the VERY near future. It has been a favorite of since I first discovered it and have turned SO many people onto it. I hope it will at least be left intact as the wonderful reference site it is.

Best to you,

Joe Jusko

By: Dcd

Dcd — Sat, 02 May 2009 04:31:47 +0000

Hi! Tony,
That is great news!…because I just removed your widget from my blog (No! I’am not a fair~weather friend…ha!ha!
it was because the “no feed signal” appeared on the screen.
I most definitely, will be replacing your widget back on me blog in a few minutes.

Take Care!
Deedee

By: Tony D'Ambra

Tony D'Ambra — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:22:27 +0000

Thanks guys. You said it HBD: “Dazed and confused I’ll be in the shadows… “

By: Sam Juliano

Sam Juliano — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:46:25 +0000

Indeed “Hard Boiled.” It’s really a testament to Tony D’Ambra’s professional stewardship of the site, and his considerable talents that he affected so many people. I am in awe of this.

By: Hard-Boiled Dick

Hard-Boiled Dick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:45:43 +0000

Tough break feller. Tough on all of us. Thems the breaks. Some days, you role the dice and yah get snake eyes, and other days yah get the dame screaming, and double-crossing, and lifting c-notes from the wallet. Dazed and confused we’ll be in the shadows. But that’s noir. All good things come to end. Too bad it had to be this one. Good luck, pal.

By: Tony D'Ambra

Tony D'Ambra — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:00:27 +0000

Thanks Lloyd and Jon! You are both too gracious.

By: Joseph "Jon" Lanthier

Joseph "Jon" Lanthier — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:56:35 +0000

Hey, I got a plug, and in same breath as several far superior scribes! How about that.

I’ll miss ya, Tony, and I’ll always think fondly upon the many times you’ve taken me to task for fallacious arguments on my blog — I’ve greatly valued our differences and similarities in opinion and the opportunity to civilly debate them. That having been said, giving the blogosphere up is hardly unfathomable — I’ve certainly considered it from time to time, and lately I’ve found the need to excuse myself from heated comment threads. I now know the limits of my ego, and hey — this is all supposed to enrich our relationship with film and not drive us crazy, right?

I wish you all the best. I don’t suppose you’ll ever stop critically thinking about film and I sincerely hope you won’t stop writing about it either, even if the mad scribblings aren’t published in a public forum.

¡A luta continua!

By: Lloydville

Lloydville — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:38:23 +0000

My film noir reviews, such as they were, wouldn’t have been half as good without Tony’s often piercing but always helpful critiques, which led me into new ways of thinking about the form. I learned a lot from him.

I guess we all did.

The red sun sets
Cherry blossoms flutter to the ground
We say good luck
And hope we meet again

By: Tony D'Ambra

Tony D'Ambra — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:36:27 +0000

Thanks to everyone who has commented. I really appreciate you taking the time.

Let me close this thread by firstly thanking all FilmsNoir.Net readers for their support over the past two years, and to everyone that posted a comment. Comments are important to a blogger – just knowing someone is reading your stuff is the principal driver for keeping going.

Thanks to Lloydville of mardecortesbaja.com, whose great film noir reviews inspired me to start, and whose support during the first few months was critical.

Thanks to the lovely Deedee (aka Dark City Dame) of Noirish City Blog, who took up the FilmsNoir.Net banner early on and whose loyalty has never wavered.

Thanks to Sam Juliano and Allan Fish of Wonders in the Dark, strong supporters who have enriched my appreciation of movies and been true friends.

Thanks to Brett, who up to now has been a silent reader, for his great comments on this thread

Thanks to Movie Man of The Dancing Image, who is one of the finest young film writers on the Web, who has engaged me in discussions that have made me really think about my views on movies and beyond.

Thanks to Alexander Coleman of Coleman’s Corner in Cinema and Joseph ‘Jon’ Lanthier of The Power Strip, two gifted film critics for their support and example.

Lastly, thanks to my wife and kids for putting-up with me – particularly over the past two years.