Monthly Archives: April 2011
Cheap Thrills
Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be participating in a library event sponsored by the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society, along with fellow authors Morgan St. James, Michael Mallory, Gary Phillips , and M.M. Gornell. “Writing For the Thrill of It” Saturday, April… Read More
Last night was the last night. That is to say, the last night of Noir City Hollywood. The big kiss off. The end of the line. In a way, I wish they would have ended the run with the manly… Read More
Cry Tough and Down Three Dark Streets
CRY TOUGH may be my favorite film this year. Not because it’s a work of cinematic genius or anything like that. Just because it hits all my sweet spots and then some. Nymphomania! Judo! Stag films! Gas masks and stingy… Read More
Framed and Mr. Soft Touch
A Glenn Ford double bill, with his son Peter as a special guest, signing his book GLENN FORD: A LIFE This show was packed to the rafters, a sold-out crowd full of famous names and classic stars who came out… Read More
Caught and Beware My Lovely
I missed the Wednesday night feature, but even the endless construction fuckstickery can’t keep me away for long, so I was back in my usual seat last night for a Robert Ryan double bill. This was one I couldn’t miss… Read More
Loophole and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Granite-faced Charles McGraw is back for more, this time as an obsessed insurance investigator in LOOPHOLE. When nearly fifty Gs go missing during a routine audit, bank teller Sullivan is falsely accused of masterminding the brazen heist. He struggles to… Read More
Journey into Fear and The Bribe
Last night’s offering was a foreign intrigue double bill. First up, the atmospheric and delirious thriller JOURNEY INTO FEAR. This movie makes absolutely no sense, but I couldn’t have cared less. It was a weird, wild ride and I enjoyed… Read More
The Threat and This Woman is Dangerous
I love Charles McGraw. That profile, that voice. If I could go back in time and do a film adaptation of MONEY SHOT, I’d want McGraw to play Malloy. And THE THREAT is all about McGraw doing what he does… Read More
The Two Mrs. Carrolls and The Dark Mirror
Seeing double again with this double shot of over-the-top melodrama. First up THE TWO MRS CARROLS. Bogart plays a possessive, psycho artist who poisons his first wife in order to marry Barbara Stanwyck. When homewrecking vixen Alexis Smith enters the… Read More
Whiplash and The Hunted
A boxing artist! An ice skating femme fatale! This show, featuring two rare titles not available on DVD, was one I’d been looking forward two since the line up was announced. First up WHIPLASH. You’d think that an artist would… Read More