Which raises the question, what was Myrna Loy's most brat role? My mind goes to her gold-digging nightclub dancer in THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUTH (1930).

Noobsbt@noobsbt.bsky.social · 3d ago

Myrna Loy and Charli XCX share the same birthday. Coincidence, I think not.

No lies detected here: Myrna Loy celebrating her own awesomeness in WIFE VERSUS SECRETARY. It's her birthday, so let's celebrate along with her.

Kipling's "Gunga Din" was adapted into one of the all-time best (tho obviously Problematic) classic Hollywood action films, directed by George Stevens in 1939. Hecht and MacArthur worked on it! It was William Goldman's favorite movie.

Daniel Tunnard@danieltunnard.bsky.social · last wk.

Are there any other poems that have been made into films? Could Nolan have a crack at "This is just to say"?

Look, just because a movie is really, really dark doesn't mean fans won't want to buy what the heroine was wearing... Screenland magazine lets readers know they can purchase a version of Ginger's outfit from STORM WARNING. #TheNoirCollective

I'll leave you w/ the most misleading lobby card in cinema history. Thanks for watching STORM WARNING (1951) — one of the most shockingly unforgettable Noirs of the Studio Era! And thanks to the #TheNoirCollective for inviting me to host.

Must've been satisfying Heisler and company here to consciously invert BIRTH OF A NATION, an inescapable box office juggernaut. Instead of being rescued by the Klan, the heroine needs to be rescued from them in STORM WARNING. #TheNoirCollective

"You hadn't ought to talk to me like that." Cochran gets that whiny crybully thing just right. His feelings are the most important thing in the world, of course. #TheNoirCollective

Rogers is great here as her character perjures herself. She communicates just how emotionally hard it is for her to do this, that little catch in her voice, the sense of shame about it. #TheNoirCollective

There's a hell of a lot of uncomfortable truth in this film. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning

"Without us a girl like you wouldn't be safe on the street at night." Same old proprietary white supremacist pitch to "protect" white women. #TheNoirCollective

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I feel like Stuart Heisler doesn't get that much love as a noir director. But STORM WARNING is solid, THE GLASS KEY is great, and I have a soft spot for TOKYO JOE. #TheNoirCollective

It's Ginger Rogers vs. the KKK in a Noir thriller that must be seen to be believed! Join #TheNoirCollective and me for a live watch of STORM WARNING (1951) — Wed June 17 8pm ET/5pm PT. Watch on HBO Max or here: archive.org/details/stor...

Just mended a ripped seam on my trench coat. Now I can't decide whether that behavior was Not Very Film Noir At All or Extremely Film Noir, Actually.

I think often of a New York Times photo of a little Iraqi girl tending to her parakeets in a bombed house, probably from 20 years ago now. I will think of this man and his sweet dog often now too. People just want to love what they love, care for their little beings, and instead we do this to them

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Man with his dog flees from bombs in Tehran. (Photo by Pooria Hatami)

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.

Celebrate Roger Corman's birthday with this piece on the paintings of his Poe films by the Gutter's own Carol Borden! culturalgutter.com/2024/06/06/s...

Sinister Visages: Paintings in Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films

I have long wanted an ancestral portrait painted in a German Expressionist style hanging in my entry when I greet weary travelers seeking shelter from a ferocious storm. They would evince surprise …

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Reminder that DEAD RECKONING (1947) is perfect viewing for the day before Easter. Or any day, really. Grenades, night-blooming jasmine, and sledgehammer highballs! A noir that I seem to enjoy more with every rewatch.

This fake headline from ONE MYSTERIOUS NIGHT (1944) made me giggle for a good 5 minutes today so I thought I'd pass it on.

An actual for real baby angel I met at the shelter today. Her name is Munchie and she is very, very, very sweet. ❤️ Available in northwestern Vermont! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

I've long wondered if de la Tour's painting was an inspiration for this unforgettable shot of Lulu gazing into a flame in PANDORA'S BOX (1929).

Dr. Peter Paul Rubens@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Late at night, thinking about death. Or deciding which book to read next. Mary Magdalene by Georges de la Tour, born OTD in 1593.

🚨 SF area! (And anyone who can share). @friendsofbear.bsky.social (feederofcats) over on Twitter needs your help! Adopt! Spread the word!

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas. "He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop

The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

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Big missed opportunity to have Dennis Price in your movie about people getting bumped off one by one and not have Price doing it! #driveinmob

Well, look, the kitty likes him, so he can't be all bad. #driveinmob

And Then There Was Cat #driveinmob

The whole movie was leading up to these coats. #driveinmob

This sparkly number is unironically a bitchin' sweater that I would pounce upon if I saw it at a thrift store fr #driveinmob

Meanwhile in a Fellini movie... #driveinmob

Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask? (That painting on the wall.) #driveinmob

My dad in the other room just noted, "The music sounds like it's gonna segue into a Bond theme." He even did a Shirley Bassey imitation with a falsetto, "And then there were NOOOO-OOOONNNNEEE!!!" Thought I'd share. #driveinmob