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Category: Pulp Fiction

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The Trip (1967)

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A flashback in psychedelic color starring Peter Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Dennis Hopper, and Bruce Dern. Produced and directed by Roger Corman. Screenplay by Jack Nicholson.
Continue reading The Trip (1967)

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In This Our Life (1942)

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

An intimate epic starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Charles Coburn, Frank Craven, Billie Burke, Hattie McDaniel, and Ernest Anderson. Screenplay by Howard Koch. Directed by John Huston and Raoul Walsh. Continue reading In This Our Life (1942)

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The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A courtroom drama starring George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, and George Tobias. Directed by Vincent Sherman. Continue reading The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)

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Macao (1952)

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Thomas Gomez, Gloria Grahame, and Brad Dexter. Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Continue reading Macao (1952)

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Moby Dick (1956)

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

A whale of a tale starring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, and Leo Genn. Directed by John Huston. Screenplay by Ray Bradbury and John Huston. Cinematography by Oswald Morris. Continue reading Moby Dick (1956)

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The Tarnished Angels (1957)

March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Take a trip to Sirkland. Starring Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, and Jack Carson. Directed by Douglas Sirk. Based on the novel Pylon by William Faulkner. Continue reading The Tarnished Angels (1957)

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Shield For Murder (1954)

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Tagline: Dame-Hungry Killer-Cop Runs Berserk. Continue reading Shield For Murder (1954)

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The Talk Of The Town (1942)

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, and Edgar Buchanan. Directed by George Stevens. Screenplay by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman. Continue reading The Talk Of The Town (1942)

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Crime Of Passion (1957)

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey, and Royal Dano. Screenplay by Jo Eisinger. Directed by Gerd Oswald.

Continue reading Crime Of Passion (1957)

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Cry Of The City (1948)

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger, and Hope Emerson. Directed by Robert Siodmak. Screenplay by Richard Murphy. Continue reading Cry Of The City (1948)

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Pulp Fiction

Berlin Express (1948)

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A film noir set amidst the rubble of post-World War II Germany. Starring Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Charles Korvin, and Paul Lukas. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Continue reading Berlin Express (1948)

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The Tingler (1959)

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A campy horror classic starring Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, Pamela Lincoln, and Philip Coolidge. Produced and Directed by William Castle. Continue reading The Tingler (1959)

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The Sunday Dozen: Selected Scary Movies

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Boo from Adrastos. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Selected Scary Movies

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He Ran All The Way (1951)

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, and Bobby Hyatt. Directed by John Berry. Written by Hugo Butler, Guy, Endore, and Dalton Trumbo. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Continue reading He Ran All The Way (1951)

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Quiz Show (1994)

September 21, 2025September 21, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Robert Redford’s great film about a scandal ripped from the 1950’s headlines. Starring John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, and Mia Sorvino. Directed by Robert Redford. Screenplay by Paul Attanasio. Continue reading Quiz Show (1994)

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Notorious (1946)

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman go Nazi hunting in Brazil. Also starring Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, and Madame Konstantin. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Ben Hecht. Continue reading Notorious (1946)

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Cornered (1945)

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A veteran goes Nazi hunting in this film noir starring Dick Powell and Walter Slezak. Produced by Adrian Scott. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Screenplay by John Paxton. Continue reading Cornered (1945)

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The Conqueror (1956)

August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

John Wayne as Genghis Khan? What were they thinking? Also starring Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez, John Hoyt, and William Conrad. Produced by Howard Hughes. Directed by Dick Powell. Screenplay by Oscar Millard. Continue reading The Conqueror (1956)

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The Harder They Fall (1956)

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, and Mike Lane. Directed by Mark Robson. Screenplay by Philip Yordan. Based on the novel by Budd Schulberg. Continue reading The Harder They Fall (1956)

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Snark Noir: Riff-Raff (1947)

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Pat O’Brien plays a shamus on the skids with a chance at a big score. Also starring Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys, Percy Kilbride, and Jerome Cowan. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff. Screenplay by Martin Rackin. Continue reading Snark Noir: Riff-Raff (1947)

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Crack-Up (1946)

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Feeling forgetful? So is Pat O’Brien in this 1946 film noir. The movie also stars Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, and Wallace Ford. Directed by Irving Reis. Continue reading Crack-Up (1946)

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The Prowler (1951)

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell, and Katherine Warren. Directed by Joseph Losey. Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo. Continue reading The Prowler (1951)

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This Side Of The Law (1950)

July 13, 2025July 13, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Viveca Lindfors, Kent Smith, Janis Paige, and Robert Douglas. Directed by Richard Bare. Continue reading This Side Of The Law (1950)

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Lady In The Lake (1947)

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, and Leon Ames. Directed by Robert Montgomery. Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. Continue reading Lady In The Lake (1947)

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Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Collinge, Henry Travers, Wallace Ford, and Hume Cronyn. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Raville. Continue reading Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)

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King Of The Roaring 20’s: The Story Of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A gangster biopic starring David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors, Keenan Wynn, and Mickey Rooney. Directed by Joseph M. Newman. Screenplay by Jo Swerling. Continue reading King Of The Roaring 20’s: The Story Of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

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The Set-Up (1949)

May 18, 2025May 18, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, and George Tobias. Directed by Robert Wise. Screenplay by Art Cohn. Cinematography by Milton Krasner. Continue reading The Set-Up (1949)

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Nightfall (1956)

May 4, 2025May 4, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft, Jocelyn Brando, James Gregory, and Rudy Bond. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Written by Sterling Silliphant. Based on a novel by David Goodis. Continue reading Nightfall (1956)

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The Steel Trap (1952)

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. Written and directed by Andrew L. Stone. Continue reading The Steel Trap (1952)

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Snark Noir: Johnny O’Clock (1947)

April 20, 2025April 20, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A comedic film noir starring Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb, Ellen Drew, and Thomas Gomez. Written and directed by Robert Rossen. Cinematography by Bernard Guffey. Continue reading Snark Noir: Johnny O’Clock (1947)

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