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Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
I've not seen Niagara, have long meant to, knew...

I've not seen Niagara, have long meant to, knew it was considered a film noir but didn't even try to watch it for the countdown. So many that I've put on my list that came first and will probably get...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
I've heard of both films but for some insanse...

I've heard of both films but for some insanse reason I didn't watch either in time for the Countdown. They are definitely on my Watch List!

My ballot is looking a bit better after a long stretch:...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 395
Noirvember 2023 - Rate the last noir you watched
Posted By dadgumblah
The Set-Up (!949) ...

The Set-Up (!949)

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The Set-Up is directed by Robert Wise, one of my favorite directors who could handle a movie in just about...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
Okay, that's two from my ballot making it today....

Okay, that's two from my ballot making it today. I love both of them. In The Naked City I loved Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, and Ted de Corsia who appears in quite a few of these noirs. Maybe he'll...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
Cool, a Robert Ryan two-fer! Both are on my Watch...

Cool, a Robert Ryan two-fer! Both are on my Watch List but neither made my personal list. I do have a Robert Ryan film on my list and I hope it makes it. I saw one the other night that I wish I'd...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 395
Noirvember 2023 - Rate the last noir you watched
Posted By dadgumblah
The Racket (1951) ...

The Racket (1951)

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I've heard that this was a very good film noir and upon seeing it I'd say it's a terrific film...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
To Have and Have Not is an all-time classic, with...

To Have and Have Not is an all-time classic, with Bogart and Bacall throwing off palpable sparks, despite his being in his mid-40s and she only 19-years-old. I liked her calling him "Steve" despite...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 395
Noirvember 2023 - Rate the last noir you watched
Posted By dadgumblah
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) ...

The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

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Finally catching up with this one after having it on my list for a good while. Ida Lupino...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
Have both The Woman in the Window and Where the...

Have both The Woman in the Window and Where the Sidewalk Ends on my Watch List but have yet to watch them. I did catch The Hitch-Hiker last night and really liked it. Lupino did a fine job on this...
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Female Beauty We Appreciate
Posted By dadgumblah
Callie Hernandez ...

Callie Hernandez

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Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 6 days ago
Replies: 14
RIP M. Emmet Walsh, aged 88
Posted By dadgumblah
Loved this guy. I just remembered he was on...

Loved this guy. I just remembered he was on Frasier as Martin's boss, a security officer whom his sons were angry at for his perceived bullying of their father.

I remember him in lighter fare...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
I saw Spellbound many years ago and enjoyed it. A...

I saw Spellbound many years ago and enjoyed it. A re-watch is in order definitely. But like several MoFos, I don't really consider it noir, but mystery/suspense, which is apropos given that Hitchcock...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
Had not heard of Drunken Angel but it sounds...

Had not heard of Drunken Angel but it sounds great. Again, another on my list that I haven't seen is Phantom Lady. But I'm very intrigued from what others have said. Elisha Cook Jr. high as a kite...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
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Noirvember 2023 - Rate the last noir you watched
Posted By dadgumblah
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) ...

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

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This is my first time seeing "Martha Ivers," a film I've heard...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
I saw The Letter and loved it. The light and...

I saw The Letter and loved it. The light and shadows were superbly done in that piece. I especially like that shot that Holden Pike posted of Bette looking at the moon with the window blinds casting...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
The Blue Dahlia is one I didn't watch (once...

The Blue Dahlia is one I didn't watch (once again) until after the deadline, but I really liked it. Yes, the proving of the innocence of Bendix didn't quite make sense to me, but I'm glad it wasn't...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 1 week ago
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R.I.P. Eric Carmen
Posted By dadgumblah
Yes, I hated to hear this. I'd watched a bit of a...

Yes, I hated to hear this. I'd watched a bit of a Midnight Special video not long ago with Carmen and he was really good. It was on Midnight Special and he was with The Raspberries.

I was...
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Female Beauty We Appreciate
Posted By dadgumblah
Lily Travers ...

Lily Travers

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Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
I'm with honeykid in that I don't think I've seen...

I'm with honeykid in that I don't think I've seen Dark Passage in several decades, although I intended to re-watch it for the Countdown but didn't make it. I remember liking it quite a bit and look...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
Citizen Rules, I've got They Live By Night on my...

Citizen Rules, I've got They Live By Night on my Watch List and am looking forward to it. More Cathy O'Donnell---yes!

Another one of those links in my life to Noir---my wife's Aunt knew Gale...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
Fallen Angel was smack-dab in the middle of my...

Fallen Angel was smack-dab in the middle of my Watch List but I didn't get to it in time, which unfortunately will be the case for a lot of films in the Countdown on my part. I relied on quite a few...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
John-Connor, did you know that woman flagging...

John-Connor, did you know that woman flagging down the car in the road is none other than Cloris Leachman? This was her first full-fledged movie role in Kiss Me, Deadly. She had been in only one film...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
I haven't seen The Amazing Mr. X but I have heard...

I haven't seen The Amazing Mr. X but I have heard of Turhan Bey as he was in one of the Universal 'Mummy' movies, The Mummy's Tomb. I love the Universal horror films, so I remembered his name even...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 weeks ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
Citizen Rules, Slightly Scarlet it shall be! Love...

Citizen Rules, Slightly Scarlet it shall be! Love both those ladies and John Payne might be somewhere on my ballot. ;)

Born to Kill I have not seen, but it's been on my Watch List for quite a...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 weeks ago
Replies: 758
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By dadgumblah
I've had both Angel Face and Force of Evil on my...

I've had both Angel Face and Force of Evil on my Watch List but I'm so backlogged on some that it's hard to pick what to go with next. So neither made my list.

#15 He Walked By Night List Proper...