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Noirvember Day 10: Western Noir – The Violent Men (1955)
A couple of years ago, I discovered the “Western Noir” genre through a collection of movies airing on the Criterion Channel. According to author and historian Imogen Sara Smith, who introduced the...
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Noirvember Day 14: One Average Joe in Search of a Clue
One of the character types commonly seen in film noir is the everyman – the law-abiding Joe Average whose life is turned upside down by a sultry femme fatale. He’s the guy that you find yourself...
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Shadowy and Satiny Picks: What to Watch on TCM in March 2023
March is Oscar month – and my film noir and pre-Code recommendations this month both star Edward G. Robinson, who not only never won an Oscar, but was never even nominated! I hope you’ll take the time...
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Shadowy and Satiny: What to Watch on TCM in May 2023
There’s not likely, any time soon, to be a couple of back-to-back months of outstanding films like TCM aired in March and April of this year, but May is no slouch in the good-movie department. Check...
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Noirvember Day 22: I Love Double Indemnity!
Double Indemnity. I love it so. It’s Friday, y’all – and you know what that means! It’s time to ring up the ol’ curtain on the fourth and final noir that I’ll be spotlighting during this month. And if...
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Noirvember Day 28: Things I’m Thankful For – Double Indemnity Edition
Love this opening. It’s my favorite noir and one of my favorite films of all time. So you know there’s lots about Double Indemnity that I’m thankful for. Here are just a few… The opening of the film,...
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Film Friday No. 6 . . . Courtesy of Speakeasy
My pal Kristina, over at the Speakeasy blog, has a cool feature where she offers a prompt and invites bloggers to answer the question on their blogs. She recently posted a prompt in honor of Oscar...
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Pre-Code Crazy for May 2025
Pre-Code Crazy is the monthly series here at Shadows and Satin and over at the blog of my pal Kristina, Speakeasy, where each month we recommend a pre-Code film for you to watch on TCM – we never know...
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Check out The Red House (1947) — Released Today on Blu-Ray!
The new restored Blu-ray of The Red House (1947) is being released today by FilmMasters, and I’m pleased to share that I provided the audio commentary! Starring Edward G. Robinson, Allene Roberts, and...
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Day 15 of Noirvember: Super Sucker Saturday – Chris Cross the Sucker
So . . . first of all, I can’t believe that Noirvember is half over. But be that as it may, I’m excited to see another Super Sucker Saturday roll around, because today, I’m taking a look at one of...
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