Bravo @willmckinley.bsky.social! Thank you for the truly stellar hosting of this powerful film for #TheNoirCollective! A fantastic choice!
It's been a minute, but that ending with the cross falling/fade to black. Astounding it was made in the studio system. A pleasure to watch with you & the group.
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I've been remiss in not mentioning Hugh Sanders performance as Charlie Barr, which is almost Wellesian in its villainy.
And Sanders had a long career as a radio announcer, so he had the pipes to back it up. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning
#NoirChecklist for #StormWarning:
-Murder in first 5 minutes
-Streetwise older sister, naïve younger sister
-Scuzzy brother-in-law who is…
-Sweaty Steve Cochran
-Crusading D.A…
-battling corrupt townies
-Bowling alley scenes!
-Clash of the Pomade Titans: Cochran vs Reagan
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NEXT WED at #TheNoirCollective:
A cop, a mobster – and the woman who stands between them. Joseph Lewis directs, and John Alton dazzles.
@ctmillion.bsky.social and I are cohosting THE BIG COMBO (1955) at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT – plus an encore showing with #FrightClub at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. Join us! 😊
This moment would get an around of spontaneous applause if we were watching at #TCMFF.
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This radio reporter sequence is interesting for a couple reasons.
It's the first time me see people of color in a movie about the KKK.
And the writers are using the reporter as a medium to editorialize about hate, ignorance, violence against the press, etc.
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From Doris Day skipping to the door for a deep-focus smooch, to Marsha primping, to the revelation that Lucy's hot husband is one of the murderers — a brilliantly staged sequence filled w/ conflicting emotion.
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Now this is some excellent #Noircheology, noiristas!
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