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Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
2w ago
Noir Nook: International Femmes Film noir movies may be, generally speaking, set in urban American cities, but many of its inhabitants hail from the other side of the world. This month’s Noir Nook takes a look at the lives and ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
1M ago
Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II More than a year ago, I started a series, “Supportive Fellas of Film Noir,” which focused on . . . well . . . the supporting male characters in film noir features. It’s ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
2M ago
Unmistakable Noir One of the most interesting – and challenging – aspects of classic film noir is the fact that it’s not a hard and fast, clear-cut genre. There are countless films that are staunchly considered by some to fall ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
4M ago
Spring Trivia – Laraine Day, Van Heflin, Robert Taylor and More Classic movie trivia and the budding of spring – two things that go great together . . . at least, they do here at the Noir Nook! This month’s ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
5M ago
Five Things I Love About New York Confidential (1955) I can’t recall how or when I first came across New York Confidential (1955), but I clearly remember being sucked into the film from practically the opening scene and counting it ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
5M ago
Noir Noir: Oscar Omission – Barbara Stanwyck It’s about that time again – awards season! My favorite time of year. As I write this, I’m in the midst of my annual quest to see as many Oscar-nominated films and peformances ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
7M ago
Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2024 Edition It has become my tradition around these parts each year to celebrate the 75th anniversary release of some of film noir’s many first-rate offerings. And this year is no different! There were ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
8M ago
Ripped From the Headlines – While the City Sleeps (1956) Most classic movie fans are well acquainted with the Barrymore acting clan, which began with Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew, and continued down the line to Drew Barrymore. Sandwiched somewhere ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
9M ago
Noir Nook: No Femme Fatale Required Film noir movies have numerous characteristics in common – voiceover narration, flashbacks, use of shadows and light, unusual camera angles, anti-heroes, and, of course, the ever-popular femmes fatales. All noirs, of course, don’t have ..read more
Classic Movie Hub Blog » Noir Nook
10M ago
Noir Nook: Shadows in the Victorian Age Western noir. British noir. Sci-fi noir. Neo-noir. So many types of noir these days. And there’s a new one – new to me, at least: Gaslight noir. I recently discovered this category of ..read more