Author Archives: Christa Faust
Noir City: A KISS BEFORE DYING and THE HARDER THEY FALL
Still sick AF and nobody wants to kiss me right now except my dog Django, but hey, that’s not gonna stop me from my sworn duty to cover these great flicks. Let’s get started. First up, A KISS BEFORE DYING…. Read More
Noir City: THE BIG COMBO and BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
Can’t seem to shake this rotten cold, so I’m reporting from home instead of my usual ringside seat. These are both great flicks that I’ve seen more that once and you should see them too so let’s get on with… Read More
Noir City: PLAYGIRL and HELL’S HALF ACRE
This first flick PLAYGIRL was the one I was most looking forward to this year. So, in spite of the fact that I’m as sick as the morose photographer in this movie, I still dragged myself down to the Egyptian… Read More
Noir City: CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS and 99 RIVER STREET
Had to miss last night’s show, but I’ve seen both films and still have a few things to say about them. First up CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS. This is a weird one. I love the idea of a film being… Read More
Noir City: SUDDEN FEAR and THE NARROW MARGIN
I had to miss last night’s flicks and will miss tonight’s as well, but I still have a few things to say about them. First of all, SUDDEN FEAR. I’ll admit something that probably makes me a fucking Philistine. I… Read More
Noir City: APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER and SHADOW ON THE WALL
Our second night in Noir City started off with a flick that turned out to be way better than its generic title, APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER. You wouldn’t think that a film about mail inspectors in Gary, Indiana would turn out… Read More
Noir City: TRAPPED and THE FILE ON THELMA JORDON
First of all, has it really been 21 years? As cohost Alan Rode said last night, someone who was born on opening night of the first Noir City Hollywood would now be old enough to enjoy a shot of Bogart… Read More
Noir City: ACT OF VIOLENCE and NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES
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
Noir City: THE PROWLER, M, and THE BIG NIGHT
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
Noir City: PITFALL and JEALOUSY
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