Notes on Film: THE DESPERATE HOURS

 by Anthony King

Scary Movie Month Adjacent Perfection.

Noirvember 2021: Reporting from Week One

 by Rosalie Lewis

It’s arguably the best month of the year for noir fans: Noirvember! And already, I feel behind.

NOIR CITY CHICAGO Preview

by Rosalie Lewis

He drew his trench coat around his lean frame and lowered his hat as he stepped out of the shadowy portico and braced against the frigid rain. Deep down, he knew this dame was bad news, but something about her shapely countenance and coy desperation kept pulling him deeper into the sordid underworld she inhabited. He should have known how all of this would end...

Thrills, Chills, and Spills: PASSAGE TO MARSEILLES

by JB

You say Warner Bros. made a follow-up film to Casablanca that reunited Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet with director Michael Curtiz? Yes, please.

Cinema Bestius: Casablanca

“It’s still the same old story,
a fight for love and glory,
a case of do or die...
The world will always welcome lovers
as time goes by...”

Heath Holland On...Dark Passage

by Heath Holland

As I slowly but surely make my way through Humphrey Bogart’s body of work, some movies stand out for different reasons. Bogie is associated with a ton of classic films, and even people who haven’t seen his most famous movies still likely recognize titles like Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Any film fan would be hard-pressed to hear those names without instantly having Bogart’s careworn face spring to mind.

The Overlook: Thank Your Lucky Stars

by JB

Here’s a blast from the past and a look at what going to the movies was like in the early 1940s.

Drunk on Foolish Pleasures: The Maltese Falcon

by JB

Is John Huston’s 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon the first film noir?

Heath Holland On...Hollywood's Heroes: Humphrey Bogart

In this inaugural edition of Hollywood’s Heroes, we’re taking a look at one of classic cinema’s most prolific and influential stars: Bogie.