Noir hero Kirk Douglas, is no ordinary man. Kirk Douglas today doubled his pledge to Los Angeles’s Skid Row to $10 million in support of homeless women, surprising even his wife, for whom he dedicated the pledge. See him in action with Barbara Stanwyck!
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Top 50 Film Noir – According to IMDB Voters
| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
| 1. | 8.6 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 78,527 |
| 2. | 8.5 | M (1931) | 56,971 |
| 3. | 8.5 | Double Indemnity (1944) | 54,255 |
| 4. | 8.4 | The Third Man (1949) | 68,386 |
| 5. | 8.4 | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 27,991 |
| 6. | 8.3 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | 68,706 |
| 7. | 8.3 | Touch of Evil (1958) | 44,444 |
| 8. | 8.2 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | 51,078 |
| 9. | 8.2 | Rififi (1955) | 11,698 |
| 10. | 8.2 | Ace in the Hole (1951) | 10,822 |
| 11. | 8.2 | Notorious (1946) | 43,211 |
| 12. | 8.2 | The Big Sleep (1946) | 39,393 |
| 13. | 8.2 | White Heat (1949) | 13,080 |
| 14. | 8.2 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | 36,501 |
| 15. | 8.1 | The Killing (1956) | 36,396 |
| 16. | 8.1 | Sweet Smell of Success (1957) | 12,377 |
| 17. | 8.1 | Laura (1944) | 18,818 |
| 18. | 8.1 | Out of the Past (1947) | 14,082 |
| 19. | 8.1 | Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | 28,865 |
| 20. | 8.0 | Night and the City (1950) | 4,852 |
| 21. | 8.0 | In a Lonely Place (1950) | 9,652 |
| 22. | 8.0 | The Big Heat (1953) | 9,825 |
| 23. | 7.9 | Key Largo (1948) | 19,036 |
| 24. | 7.9 | Mildred Pierce (1945) | 10,129 |
| 25. | 7.9 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) | 11,566 |
| 26. | 7.9 | Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) | 10,780 |
| 27. | 7.9 | The Killers (1946) | 8,165 |
| 28. | 7.9 | Fury (1936) | 5,404 |
| 29. | 7.9 | Scarface (1932) | 12,807 |
| 30. | 7.9 | Pickup on South Street (1953) | 5,716 |
| 31. | 7.9 | Scarlet Street (1945) | 5,572 |
| 32. | 7.8 | Stray Dog (1949) | 7,139 |
| 33. | 7.8 | The Set-Up (1949) | 3,956 |
| 34. | 7.8 | Thieves’ Highway (1949) | 2,208 |
| 35. | 7.8 | Body and Soul (1947) | 2,138 |
| 36. | 7.8 | Gaslight (1944) | 10,268 |
| 37. | 7.8 | Gun Crazy (1950) | 4,663 |
| 38. | 7.8 | Odd Man Out (1947) | 3,663 |
| 39. | 7.8 | Nightmare Alley (1947) | 3,356 |
| 40. | 7.8 | The Narrow Margin (1952) | 3,064 |
| 41. | 7.8 | The Woman in the Window (1944) | 5,436 |
| 42. | 7.7 | Gilda (1946) | 12,361 |
| 43. | 7.7 | The Lady from Shanghai (1947) | 11,398 |
| 44. | 7.7 | The Naked City (1948) | 4,905 |
| 45. | 7.7 | Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | 8,738 |
| 46. | 7.7 | The Letter (1940) | 5,224 |
| 47. | 7.7 | Brute Force (1947) | 3,424 |
| 48. | 7.7 | Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) | 3,065 |
| 49. | 7.7 | The Big Clock (1948) | 3,304 |
| 50. | 7.7 | Spellbound (1945) | 20,129 |
And a great counterpoint by Eddie Muller
Cause for Alarm (1951)
Watch Cause for Alarm on You Tube for Free!
Quicksand (1950)
Quicksand (1950) is a United Artists film noir starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre in a story about a garage mechanic’s descent into crime.
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Panic in the Streets is a 1950 film noir directed by Elia Kazan. It was shot exclusively on location in New Orleans. Watch now.
D.O.A. – Watch it Here!It doesn’t get any better than DOA
It doesn’t get better than Edmond O’Brien running to find his own killer.
The Life of Dan Duryea – From Classic Images
Th great magazine Classic Images has numerous stories on Noir and Noir icons like the great Dan Duryea. Also check out this recent piece on Barbara Stanwyck.
The Making of the Sweet Smell of Success
Also from our classic noir archives is great piece on the making of Sweet Smell of Success from the folks at Vanity Fair.
Mildred Pierce and the Warner Bros Style from BFI
Recently, while going through my film noir archive of articles and clippings, I found a piece from BFI that I thought was worth sharing. For all you Mildred Pierce fans out there, pull up a piece of pie and have a read.Mildred Pierce and the Warner Bros. Style. For another peek of Mildred in action – check out this video on YouTube.
Classic Noir 