"Reality is a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there." -John Barth
Directed by Orson Welles, written by Orson Welles (screenplay), Sherwood King (novel) "Some people can smell danger. Not me." An Irishman (Welles) saves the life of a rich lawyer's wife (Hayworth) and is invited to their yacht as part of the crew. When he realizes the madness of the people he's dealing with, he's already... Continue Reading →
Directed by John Huston, written by John Huston (screenplay), Dashiell Hammett (novel) “I certainly wish you would have invented a more reasonable story. I felt distinctly like an idiot repeating it.” Often regarded as the very first of the film noirs, the film that inspired the rest, The Maltese Falcon is a very complicated but... Continue Reading →
Directed by Nicholas Ray, written by Andrew Solt (screenplay), Edmund H. North (adaptation), and Dorothy B. Hughes (story) “I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.” A Hollywood screenwriter, bordering on washed-up, brings a check girl from a restaurant home with... Continue Reading →
Directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene A broke American writer (Joseph Cotton) receives a job offer from his friend (Orson Welles) and travels to post-war Vienna to accept. On arrival he finds his friend has been hit by a car and killed. As our writer asks a few questions and receives answers from... Continue Reading →
Directed by Howard Hawks, written by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman (screenplay), Raymond Chandler (novel) OK, this one's different. It's got great beats, gorgeous women (all over the place), procedural crime, Humphrey Bogart, and it's one of the most damned-complicated plots seen in movies and has a large list of characters. Seriously, you... Continue Reading →
Directed by Jacques Tourneur; written by Daniel Mainwaring (screenplay and novel) “Did you miss me?” “No more than I would my eyes.” An ex-P.I. (Robert Mitchum) is sent to track down the wayward girlfriend (Jane Greer) of his old boss (Kirk Douglas). He finds her, falls in love, and ends up in a complicated web... Continue Reading →
Directed by Tay Garnett, written by Harry Ruskin, Niven Busch (screen play), James M. Cain (novel) A rambler falls in love with a restaurant owner's wife and the two hatch plans to murder him and be together. Based on James M. Cain's novel, this was an important film for the 'noir' genre and features a... Continue Reading →
Directed by Charles Vidor, written by E.A. Ellington (story), Marion Parsonnet (screenplay) “I hated her, so I couldn’t get her out of my mind for a minute.” Cynicism dresses the stage as a down on his luck but talented grifter gets an honest job at a casino from the head of a cartel that saves... Continue Reading →
Directed by Delmer Daves, written by Delmer Daves (screenplay), David Goodis (novel) A convict escapes from prison and is aided by a woman who'd followed the events of his trial, believing him innocent. A manhunt ensues, but the convict (Humphrey Bogart) visits a plastic surgeon for facial reconstruction and slowly falls for the woman who... Continue Reading →
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