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Category: Pulp Fiction

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Nobody Lives Forever (1946)

April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Film noir classic starring John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson, George Coulouris, and George Tobias. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Screenplay by WR Burnett. Cinematography by Arthur Edeson. Continue reading Nobody Lives Forever (1946)

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The Big Clock (1948)

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A stylish film noir starring Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson, and Elsa Lanchester. Directed by John Farrow. Screenplay by Jonathan Latimer. Cinematography by John F. Seitz. Continue reading The Big Clock (1948)

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The Lineup (1958)

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 1958 film noir set in San Francisco. Starring Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, and Richard Jaeckel. Directed by Don Siegel. Screenplay by Sterling Silliphant. Cinematography by Hal Mohr. Continue reading The Lineup (1958)

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The Roaring Twenties (1939)

March 23, 2025March 23, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A classic gangster movie starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn, and Frank McHugh. Directed by Raoul Walsh. Continue reading The Roaring Twenties (1939)

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The Velvet Touch (1948)

March 16, 2025March 16, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A backstage film noir starring Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet, Leon Ames, and Frank McHugh. Directed by John Gage. Screenplay by Leo Rosten. Continue reading The Velvet Touch (1948)

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Al Capone (1959)

February 16, 2025February 16, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A gangster biopic starring Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, Martin Balsam, and James Gregory. Directed by Richard Wilson. Continue reading Al Capone (1959)

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The Big Combo

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A hardboiled 1955 film noir starring Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, Lee Van Cleef, and Earl Holliman. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Cinematography by John Alton. Continue reading The Big Combo

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The Crooked Way

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 1949 film noir starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts, and Ellen Drew. Directed by Robert Florey. Cinematography by John Alton. Continue reading The Crooked Way

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Sudden Fear

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 1952 film noir starring Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, and Bruce Bennett. Directed by David Miller. Continue reading Sudden Fear

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High Wall

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 1947 film noir starring Robert Taylor as an amnesiac, Audrey Totter as his psychiatrist, and Herbert Marshall as a dapper villain. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Continue reading High Wall

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Nuke Noir: Split Second

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 1953 movie starring Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, and Paul Kelly. Directed by Dick Powell. Continue reading Nuke Noir: Split Second

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Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

September 22, 2024September 22, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Alex Gibney and David Chase. Continue reading Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

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His Kind Of Woman

September 15, 2024September 17, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 1951 film noir comedy starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price, and Raymond Burr. Directed by John Farrow and Richard Fleischer. Continue reading His Kind Of Woman

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The Las Vegas Story

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Jane Russell, Victor Mature, Vincent Price, and Hoagy Carmichael. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Continue reading The Las Vegas Story

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Cry Danger

August 25, 2024August 25, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Dick Powell, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Erdman, William Conrad, Regis Toomey, and Jean Porter. Directed by Robert Parrish. Screenplay by William Bowers. Continue reading Cry Danger

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The Woman On Pier 13 AKA I Married A Communist

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Laraine Day, Robert Ryan, John Agar, Thomas Gomez, and Janis Carter. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Continue reading The Woman On Pier 13 AKA I Married A Communist

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The Last Voyage

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Edmond O’Brien, and Woody Strode. Written and directed by Andrew L. Stone. Continue reading The Last Voyage

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Lifeboat

July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Hume Cronyn, Heather Angel, and Canada Lee. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Continue reading Lifeboat

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Call Northside 777

June 30, 2024June 30, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, and Helen Walker. Directed by Henry Hathaway.
Continue reading Call Northside 777

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Tomorrow Is Another Day

June 23, 2024June 23, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Lurene Tuttle, and Ray Teal. Directed by Felix Feist. Cinematography by Robert Burks. Continue reading Tomorrow Is Another Day

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Ace In The Hole

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, and Bob Arthur. Directed by Billy Wilder. Continue reading Ace In The Hole

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City For Conquest

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

An ode to New York City. Starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank McHugh, Donald Crisp, Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quinn, and Elia Kazan. Directed by Anatole Litvak. Continue reading City For Conquest

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Dark Passage

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, and Agnes Moorehead. Written and directed by Delmer Daves. Continue reading Dark Passage

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The Big Knife

May 12, 2024May 12, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, and Shelley Winters. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Continue reading The Big Knife

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Born To Kill

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak, and Elisha Cook Jr. Directed by Robert Wise. Continue reading Born To Kill

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Album Cover Art: TV Noir

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Skip Martin, Pete Rugolo, and Nelson Riddle. Continue reading Album Cover Art: TV Noir

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Woman In Hiding

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

A 1950 film noir starring Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Stephen McNally, and Peggy Dow. Continue reading Woman In Hiding

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Strange Bargain

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Martha Scott, Jeffrey, Lynn, and Harry Morgan. Continue reading Strange Bargain

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Suspense (1946)

January 14, 2024January 14, 2024 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Belita, Barry Sullivan, Albert Dekker, Bonita Granville, and Eugene Pallette. Continue reading Suspense (1946)

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Out Of The Past

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Continue reading Out Of The Past

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