Monthly Archives: April 2018

This is it, Noir Hounds. The capper of the 20th (!!!) annual Noir City Hollywood. It’s been a real pleasure to be your plucky girl reporter for all these years and I hope that you’ve all been enjoying the play-by-play…. Read More

This year’s penultimate show was a Joseph Losey triple feature. Starting off with THE PROWLER. When you do this for as long as I have, past festivals start to run together in your memory. I knew that I had seen… Read More

Stalker double feature! First up, PITFALL. Uptight insurance executive John Forbes (Dick Powell) finds himself chaffing under the bland suburban sameness of married life. The cure, of course, is a beautiful young model named Mona (my gal Lizabeth) who’s got… Read More

This was the big night for me. The show I’d been waiting for all week. And let me tell you, it didn’t disappoint. First up, THE TURNING POINT. An idealistic special prosecutor (Edmond O’Brien) determined to crack down on the… Read More

Just the facts, ma’am. Despite the clear warning on this poster, there was a very large family in the theater last night, with kids ranging from toddler to pre-teen. As much as I dislike kids, I have to say they… Read More

I wound up having to skip last night’s show, but have no fear! I’m still here for those of you who are playing along at home. I’ve already seen both of this flicks multiple times, so let’s jump right into… Read More

The LA action continues, with a little side trip to Vegas. First up, DARK CITY. A group of pro gamblers hustle a naive out-of-towner into signing over a company check. The despondent man hangs himself, and the gamblers find themselves… Read More

First up on last night’s Atomic Noir double bill, KISS ME DEADLY. A womanizing dick (Ralph Meeker) picks up a terrified female hitch-hiker and finds himself mixed up in a quest for a mysterious and dangerous box. Of course, there… Read More

Last night, we took a slight detour. A technicolor detour. Our single feature was the modern(ish) neo noir LA CONFIDENTIAL, although the guest of honor claimed that it’s not really noir at all. That it, like all his books, is… Read More

It’s that time of year again, Faustketeers. Time for another trip down the mean streets of Noir City. And what better way to kick off a cinematic tribute to the City of Angels than with a little Chandler action. First… Read More