Tag Archives: film noir

Fashions on Film: The 1940s

Posted on 31 August 2011 by Beth Williams

Got a party to go to with a 1940s theme? Check out Couch Potato’s pictorial round-up of films that collectively define this decade by showcasing the fashions, styles, cinematic trends and general look of their time. There are three things … Continue reading →

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Who’s won a DVD copy of Fritz Lang’s Beyond A Reasonable Doubt?

Posted on 29 July 2011 by peter

We’ve had a great response to our competition asking you to tell us your favourite film noir and why. Thanks to everyone who entered – it looks like Double Indemnity, starring Barbara Stanwyck, was a real stand-out amongst you classic … Continue reading →

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Win Fritz Lang’s classic film noir Beyond A Reasonable Doubt on DVD

Posted on 14 July 2011 by peter

Hoping to expose fatal flaws in the legal system, a writer (Dana Andrews of Laura fame) places a bet that he can have himself convicted of murder on purely circumstantial evidence by planting false clues at a crime scene, before … Continue reading →

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From golden oldies to cult classics, Odeon Entertainment is an Aladdin’s cave for film fans

Posted on 19 June 2011 by peter

For fans of vintage Hollywood and British movies, Odeon Entertainment is a great place to hunt down old favourites and undiscovered gems. The Hollywood Studio Collection is bursting at the seams with classics from the 1940s and 1950s, including Robert … Continue reading →

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Competition time | Win the gritty film noir classic While the City Sleeps on DVD

Posted on 11 October 2010 by peter

This competition has now closed While a sex maniac dubbed The Lipstick Killer prowls the streets of New York, media tycoon Walter Kyne (Vincent Price) pits his three top newsmen against each other to scoop the story, but in the … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Fritz Lang’s remastered film noir classic While the City Sleeps

Posted on 10 October 2010 by peter

Having established his noir credentials with the 1940’s films Ministry of Fear, Scarlet Street and The Woman in the Window, director Fritz Lang (the visionary behind the 1930s classics M and Metropolis) stepped back into the shadows for 1956’s pulp … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Four Film Noir Classics on DVD

Posted on 16 November 2009 by peter

What better way to spend the coming winter nights than with a very large brandy, a block of choccie, something warm to cuddle up to. Plus, a delicious film noir in all its black and white gloriousness. This new BFI … Continue reading →

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News Muse – Six Degrees of Hollywood: A trip down memory lane

Posted on 2 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

I’ve always had a thing for Hollywood movie star biographies, but I mean old-school Hollywood, like 1930s, 40s and 50s. Some great reads so far have been Ava Gardner – Love is Nothing by Lee Server, Bette and Joan: The … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Film Noir Weekend

Posted on 22 August 2009 by Beth Williams

What are the key characteristics of film noir? If you watch BBC4 this weekend you’ll be sure to find out. The channel is not only showing six classic film noir movies over the course of the next two days, but … Continue reading →

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