If you have a roku or even a computer, check out pluto.tv What's great about it is that it's like watching knock of digital cable and they even have a classics film channel that shows classic tv. I use this as another source to watch the classics.
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I'm revisiting Summer Of Darkness and finding rare jewels. One such is a light hearted jewell; Deadline at Dawn with Susan Hayward. I remember during the course several of my class members questioned whether this really was a noir. I flip flopped but I consider it light noir because this guy Joseph Calleia is in it. He is notable for being in the Thin Man, but he brings enough underworld connections in it to convince any noir purist that Deadline at Dawn is at least noirish . I consider it a sub genre, but still nori.
I can't believe it's been a whole year that I've been blogging. This blog started last year as a result of TCM's Summer of Darkness, to keep track of my favorite film noirs and also to record new ones that I found. I checked to see if TCM kept the website up and lo and behold. They did!!! So here's the link http://summerofdarkness.tcm.com/#/ It's good to refer to just in case you are looking for a film but can't remember the name of it. So since it's been a year, I tried to think what was my favorite film noir from last year that is still my favorite this year. And it has to be "They Won't Believe Me" with Robert Young, Susan Hayward, and Jane Greer. Why because there's nothing like this noir. From first viewing you would think its pure melodrama but no way, it has enough twists and turns to make it pure noir. When I first watched Dinner at Eight many years ago, I noticed it was billed as a comedy But I couldn't find the humor in it. I thought it was a drama because I found it sad because of the illness, the washed up actor, suicide.... But recently upon reaching, I see the humor. Barrymore telling his girlfriend about his wives is so witty and ironic. Harlow sick in bed, Harlow talking baby talk. The movie is so multi layer there's do much to see in it, even after several viewings.
Susan Hayward is an Ida Lupina type for me. Understated but she lacks a punch. This is the woman's Lost Weekend but with a baby and singing and life can be beautiful don't you see. Highly watchable and entertaining to me.
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Lori Joy Classic Film Lover, Artist, Old Movie Buff Archives
March 2017
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