Noirvember Film Noir Fest
Each November, film aficionados celebrate Noirvember Film Noir Fest. November is the perfect month for this as the weather often matched the dark mood of Film Noir.
Film noir is one of the defining cinema styles. Current events and politics heavily influence this style. Some of the themes explored in film noir are Postwar anxiety and societal malaise, Guilt and dread, Psychoanalysis and trauma, Criminality and the limits of rational investigation, Existential despair, The inability to separate truth from lies, and The role of women in postwar society (TCM Presents Into the Darkness: Investigating Film Noir, Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D.). It can be argued that the USA may be headed into another noir phase following the 911 attack.
As it becomes darker and colder in November it is time to sit back and enjoy classic film noir as a part of your own Noirvember.
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The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
I’ve lived by my own ordinances for a long time […]
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My Top 10 Color Film Noirs Ranked
There’s no such thing as a color Film Noir!Have […]
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The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
I tell ya the guy ain’t human! He’s a […]
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Discussing Femme Fatales with Katherine from Creepy American
What became of Rosie the Riveter? Discussing […]
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Kiss Me Deadly (1955) – The MacGuffin That Changed Film Noir
You want to avenge the death of your dear friend. […]
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Western Film Noir – When Gunsmoke Meets Shadow
Western Film Noir – When Gunsmoke Meets Shadow […]
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The Unsuspected (1947) – Claude Rains in Shadow
After slaving all day over a hot typewriter, […]
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Murder, My Sweet (1944): The Noir That Made Marlowe Dangerous
I gave her a drink. She was a gal who’d take a […]
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Seven Barbara Stanwyck Movies to Watch Now Vol. 1
I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend […]
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Basil Rathbone – 21 Films – Not Just Sherlock
When you become the character you portray, it’s […]
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Highway Dragnet (1954) – Desert Chase in a Classic Film Noir
How tough can they be with a swimming pool in […]
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Scarface (1932) – Too Violent for Its Time Now a Classic
When you’re layin’ in an alley with your head […]
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Pitfall (1948) – She Changed His Life, He Destroyed Her World
Women have taken poison before, but that’s no […]
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Hollow Triumph (1948) – One Face. Two Lives.
The things that come out of that sweet baby-face […]
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Nora Prentiss (1947) – The Forgotten Noir That Deserves More Love!
Well, Doc, thanks for the cigarette and the […]
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The Shanghai Story (1954) – Film Noir Behind the Bamboo Curtain
I gotta whole bunch of ’em… on a police […]
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Laura (1944) – The Noir Masterpiece That Will Keep You Guessing
I cannot stand these morons any longer. If you […]
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Conflict (1945) – A Twisted Tale of Murder, Guilt, and Paranoia
It’s funny how virtuous a man can be when […]
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Joe MacBeth (1955) – A Noir Twist on Shakespeare’s Classic Tale of Ambition and Betrayal!
Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a […]
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The Falcon Out West (1944) – A Classic Mystery Adventure!
There’s nothing more frightening to a beautiful […]
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Antonia Bogdanovich: Influences and Inspiration
It’s really is tough, and you have to just keep […]
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I Wake Up Screaming (1941): Understanding This Flim’s Place in Film Noir
When I get all my evidence together, I’m gonna […]
