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The Right Woman for The Wrong Man
Peggy Webber's part in The Wrong Man (1956) was a brief, but important scene as an insurance company clerk who wrongly identifies Henry Fonda as an armed robber. Her erroneous conclusion provided the impetus that propels… -
Bill Bowers
Effective screenplay writing is a distinctly different skill than the craft required to compose novels and stories. No one understood this better than the late William (Bill) Bowers, who was among the elite screenwriter… -
The Coleen Gray Doubleheader
One of filmdom's most lovely and gracious stars, Coleen Gray, was on hand at the Egyptian Theatre Wednesday night for a double bill screening of The Killing (1956) and The Sleeping City (1950). Since being featured in … -
Shack out on 101 with Terry Moore
“The apes have taken over — while we were busy watching television and filling our freezers, they’ve come out of the jungle and moved in!” That line is definitely not the stereotypical 1950's movie denouement particularl… -
The Glass Wall & Ann Robinson
The Saturday night double feature at the Noir City Festival in Hollywood led off with a screening of The Glass Wall (1953). This seldom seen film, with a near-faultless pr… -
Gloria Pall
John Ford once remarked that the best moments in films are invariably serendipitious. So too are the appearances of film noir festival guests, especially last night at the Egyptian Theatre. Gloria Pall made a last minut… -
The Latest from the L.A. Noirfest
The L.A. Film Noir Festival really gained traction this week with some superb screenings and great attendance for the hypercompetitive Tinseltown movie market. Thursday's double bill at the Egyptian was Cry of the City (… -
Coverage of the Madman
Sometimes tragic events occur that transcend our day-to-day and force us to take pause and consider the status of our life and popular culture on this mortal coil. Such an occurrence is the Virginia Tech shootings. I don… -
Film Noir at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres in L.A.
The 8th Annual Festival of Film Noir jumped off at the Egyptian Theatre last Thursday night. Although the American Cinematheque www.americancinemathque.com the sponsor of this enterprise, there are some new wrinkles in… -
Welcome to 'One Way Street'
When somebody really doesn't know how they are going to execute a plan or manage something, the term typically employed is "evolving". So it is with this blog that I am dubbing 'One Way Street'. It is basically an outl…
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Insurance Noir
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Mildred Pierce at the Million Dollar Theatre
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Facts about the Universal Studios Fire
In the wake of the fire that swept through Univers...
