Noir Alley watch party highlights classic noirs
Noir Alley/TCM Party hosted classic noir screenings tonight, prompting close reads of character ages, staging and cinematography
Eddie Muller fans, it’s our moment. In addition to his regular Noir Alley gig, Muller will host TCM’s Summer of Darkness series—two months’ worth of Friday-evening triple bills culled from his all-time Top 25 list. #TCMParty. He kicks things off tonight with a few obscure ones:
Never heard of any of these movies! #TCMParty
Yay! This is going to be so great. #TCMParty #SummerOfDarkness
Enter: the most annoying man in the history of noir. “A Medford Man!” #TCMParty
I love those... obscure gems. I find it a pity that "The Maltese Falcon" could be brought back to its original form by removing the obviously-not-Greenstreet "It's a Fake!" outbursts, but hasn't. I suppose they're part of the history now.
Please 🙏 please please 🙏 give us a standalone TCM app!! I would gladly pay for that!!
I missed Eddie so I tried to back up the movie on cable and it was just Karger doing a brief intro. So hopefully somebody will put Eddie's remarks on YT.
Not gonna lie, got this totally mixed up with THE BLUE GARDENIA 🤷🏻♂️ #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley
So understandable! 😁 And I like #TheBlueGardenia, with Anne Baxter, too. 😊 #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Just remember, that’s the one with the theme song. This is the one with Veronica Lake.
There are shockingly low levels of Raymond Burr in this movie. #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Don’t hate me, but honestly, I can understand Chandler’s opinion about Veronica Lake. She was a pretty face, but good actress? There are better. 🤷♀️ #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheBlueDahlia
I don't know how she and Ladd felt about each other in real life, and neither of them are great actors, but they do have excellent chemistry onscreen. #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
I think she was the kind of actress who was quite good in certain roles. But yes, she wasn't going to play Desdemona. #TheBlueDahlia #NoirAlley #TCMParty
She’s better than Alan Ladd.