Film Noir Alley Blog
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If you, like so many others, are inexplicably drawn to the psychologically dark world of film noir, its wry wit, snappy dialog, downward spiralling plots, haunting photography or sizzling sexual dynamics, come along as we uncover a treasure chest of rare gems and rusty bottle caps.
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Border Incident
Notes from Noir City6
Define Film Noir
Leading Men
Leading Ladies
Strangest Scenes
Phantom Lady
Nightclub Scene
99 River Street
Film Noir Remakes
Noir Moments
Paranoia
Carnival Noir
The Sniper
Killers& Kisses
Male Bonding
Best Line In "While The City Sleeps"
Road House
Walk Softly Stranger
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Books About Film Noir Actors
A selection of books about film noir actors, actresses and movie stars.
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Film Noir Inspired Art Show
The Sesame Gallery in London's Islington is having an art exhibit this summer by an artist whose work is film noir inspired. Those of you in London might want to check it out, but find out more at:
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Walk Softly Stranger
"Walk Softly Stranger" (1950) is one of those films I wanted to see again just as soon as the end credits finished.
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"Shut Your Obscene Face"
Good little wife material played by Sally Forrest delivers this line to Dana Andrews in the film noir "While The City Sleeps"...
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While The City Sleeps
In Fritz Lang's "While The City Sleeps", Dana Andrews plays a boozing cad who nearly cheats on his virginal fiance.
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Dana Andrews
With big, dark soulful eyes and a gentle voice, Dana Andrews displays a certain type of masculinity common to many noir protagonists.
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Border Incident
The film Border Incident was made in 1949, and it's amazing how it's just as timely today, sixty years later.
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Border Incident Exhibits Glorious Film Noir Exteriors Shot By John Alton
Directed by Anthony Mann and shot by John Alton, Border Incident is a film which not only depicts rural Southern California valleys as a noirish landscape, but also shows how much film noir can be just as timely in today's world...
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Festival Of Film Noir
The Los Angeles Festival of Film Noir is put on by the American Cinematheque and the Film Noir Foundation.
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Palm Springs Film Noir Festival
Braving triple digit temperatures and a broken air conditioner in my car, I left L.A. and headed for the Palm Springs Film Noir Festival.
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