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From the archives | The Woman in the Window (1944): Over-rated “The shopworn and superfluous ending has all the impact of a stale peppermint upon a man who has ordered a steak dinner.”
– Motion Picture Herald on the film’s release
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16 Oct

From the archives | New DVD: Ace In The Hole (1951)
A new Criterion DVD of the classic film noir, Ace in the Hole (1951), directed by Billy Wilder and starring Kirk Douglas, is now out and has been reviewed by Lou Lumenick in the New York Post:
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15 Oct

In 31 days: the most revelatory film noir festival in six decades gets underway @roxietheater. Tickets & passes go live to the public Tuesday: full details @ https://t.co/FC7MToaws6. After seeing these films, you will say “Vive la France!”

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14 Oct

From the archives | The Noir Art of John Alton: The People Against O’Hara (1951) John Alton’s cosmic framing for the opening and closing scenes of The People Against O’Hara (1951) – an otherwise average noir – are tantalising glimpses into https://t.co/mGqO0CNL6G

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12 Oct

From the archives | Femme Fatale: Moscow Cafe
that sinister bloodcurdling, deep-probing, lashing look. It was a hangman’s look, a look like the contact of sexual organs
– M. Ageyev, Novel With Cocaine, 1929 (?) translated from the Russian by Michael https://t.co/qEwcSj8NwB

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