Murder, My Sweet is the first Philip Marlowe detective film to hit the screens, before The Big Sleep and others. It's got witty lines, great atmosphere and some very fine acting.
Monthly archives: June 2015
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When Marnie Was There is the story of young Anna who is sent to live in a small town for health reasons. There she meets Marnie, but who is she?
Fury is a chilling film noir about a man wrongfully accused of murder. A mob sets his prison on fire. Presumed dead, he takes revenge on the mob.
Unit Testing Abstract Classes - how to do this? Looking at the options, examples and eventually mocking as a possible solution.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a British sci-fi love drama about our dear planet hurling towards the sun. Can we save it in time, or is mankind doomed?
The Petrified Forest is a nice early film noir about several people's lives intertwining in a small gas station and diner in the desert. It's an early Bette Davis film, and it's also the one that started Humphrey Bogart's career.
Possessed is a special film noir from 1947, starring Joan Crawford in what some call her best ever performance.
Sita Sings the Blues is a completely crazy - but funny - telling of the tale of the Ramayana, combined with the jazzy vocals of Annette Hanshaw.
The Dark Mirror is a relatively unknown film noir from 1946. It's about identical twins committing a murder, but which one did it? Can it ever be proven? A double dose of Olivia de Havilland in this film noir thriller directed by Robert Siodmak.