One of Fritz Lang’s finest films, ‘The Big Heat’ is a lean, gripping suspense...
Fritz Lang The Big Heat/1953/Columbia Pictures/89 min. “When a barfly gets killed, it could be for any one of a dozen crummy reasons,” says Police Lt. Ted Wilks (Willis Bouchey) in “The Big Heat.”...
View ArticleIn ‘Human Desire,’ Gloria Grahame as a devious temptress gives us raw...
Human Desire/1954/Columbia/Sony/91 min. By Michael Wilmington Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame was a film noir doll and movie moll of the first rank – and in Fritz Lang’s 1954 “Human Desire,” she gave one...
View ArticleGrahame, Hayden, Sinatra: Highlights of Noir City Hollywood
I finally got to see Gloria Grahame vamping it up in “Naked Alibi” (1954) on Saturday night at the American Cinematheque’s Noir City Hollywood film fest, now in its 14th year. Grahame is one of my...
View ArticleNon-stop film noir on the big screen in Los Angeles
The enduring appeal of film noir shows no signs of waning – there are scads of noir screenings in and around LA over the next several weeks. Noir City Hollywood continues at the Egyptian Theatre...
View ArticleHappy Gloria Grahame Day from FNB
FNB is a big fan of film-noir great Gloria Grahame. Photo by Halstan Williams, www.halstan.com For the second year running, we at Film Noir Blonde are celebrating one of film noir’s great treasures,...
View ArticleSeeking ‘recline’ inspiration from film noir’s injured characters
I recently experienced a little setback: I fractured my toe (one in from the pinkie on the right foot). I didn’t teeter as I tried on Loubou’s or tumble on a treacherous chunk of pavement. Nor was I...
View ArticleAero Theatre offers straight-up noir delight with Sam Fuller mini-fest, Fritz...
Sam Fuller The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica has some terrific noir offerings, starting this weekend. First up, an homage to a master: Underworld U.S.A.: The Pulpy Heart of Sam Fuller Cinema. Highlights...
View ArticleThe Noir File: Five greats include ‘M,’ ‘Repulsion,’ ‘D.O.A.’
By Michael Wilmington and Film Noir Blonde The Noir File is FNB’s weekly guide to classic film noir, neo-noir and pre-noir on cable TV. All the movies below are from the current schedule of Turner...
View ArticleThe Noir File: ‘The Big Heat’ tells a searing story
By Film Noir Blonde and Mike Wilmington The Noir File is FNB’s guide to classic film noir, neo-noir and pre-noir on Turner Classic Movies (TCM), which broadcasts them uncut and uninterrupted. The times...
View ArticleThe Film Noir File: Crawford at her finest, one of Lang’s best
By Film Noir Blonde and Mike Wilmington The Noir File is FNB’s guide to classic film noir, neo-noir and pre-noir from the schedule of Turner Classic Movies (TCM), which broadcasts them uncut and...
View ArticleWarming up to the ‘Big Heat’ all over again
In honor of Gloria Grahame’s birthday, November 28, 1923, we are watching “The Big Heat.” Again. Fritz Lang The Big Heat/1953/Columbia Pictures/89 min. “When a barfly gets killed, it could be for any...
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