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Monday, November 4, 2024

Ernest Hemingway, on writing:

When I am working on a book or a story, I write every morning as soon after first light as possible.

There is no one to disturb you, and it is cool or cold, and you come to your work and warm as you write.

– Ernest Hemingway.

Film Noir: A Critical Introduction

by Ian Brookes.

Bloomsbury Film Genres Series.
Published by Bloomsbury Academic.

Published 2017.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 1780933134
ISBN-13: 978-1780933139

Description:

What is film noir? With its archetypal femme fatale and private eye, its darkly-lit scenes and even darker narratives, the answer can seem obvious enough. But as Ian Brookes shows in this new study, the answer is a lot more complex than that. This book is designed to tackle those complexities in a critical introduction that takes into account the problems of straightforward definition and classification. Students will benefit from an accessible introductory text that is not just an account of what film noir is, but also an interrogation of the ways in which the term came to be applied to a disparate group of American films of the 1940s and 1950s.

Born on this day – Will Rogers:

Will Rogers

Vaudevillian

Actor

November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935

Credits:

Stand Up and Cheer! (1934); In Old Kentucky (1935); Steamboat Round the Bend (1935); Doubting Thomas (1935); Life Begins at 40 (1935); The County Chairman (1935); Judge Priest (1934); Handy Andy (1934); David Harum (1934); Mr. Skitch (1933); Doctor Bull (1933); State Fair (1933); Too Busy to Work (1932); Down to Earth (1932); Business and Pleasure (1932); Ambassador Bill (1931); Young as You Feel (1931); A Connecticut Yankee (1931); Lightnin' (1930); So This Is London (1930); They Had to See Paris (1929); Happy Days (1929); A Texas Steer (1927); Tiptoes (1927); Roaming the Emerald Isle with Will Rogers (1927); With Will Rogers in Dublin (1927); Gee Whiz, Genevieve (1924); A Truthful Liar (1924); Our Congressman (1924); Jubilo, Jr. (1924); Don't Park There (1924); Going to Congress (1924); High Brow Stuff (1924); The Cake Eater (1924); The Cowboy Sheik (1924); Two Wagons: Both Covered (1924); Uncensored Movies (1923); Hustlin' Hank (1923); Jus' Passin' Through (1923); Hollywood (1923); Fruits of Faith (1922); The Headless Horseman (1922); The Ropin' Fool (1922); One Glorious Day (1922); A Poor Relation (1921); Doubling for Romeo (1921); An Unwilling Hero (1921); Boys Will Be Boys (1921); Guile of Women (1920); Honest Hutch (1920); Cupid the Cowpuncher (1920); Jes' Call Me Jim (1920); The Strange Boarder (1920); Water, Water, Everywhere (1920); Jubilo (1919); Almost a Husband (1919); Laughing Bill Hyde (1918); Roaring Camp (1916).

Born on this day – Gaby Deslys:

Gaby Deslys

Actress

Singer

November 4, 1881 – February 11, 1920

Credits:

Albums:

La Parisienne (1910); Philomene (1910); Tout en Rose (1910).

Stage:

Stop! Look! Listen! (December 25, 1915 - March 25, 1916); The Revue of Revues (September 27, 1911 - November 11, 1911); The Honeymoon Express (February 6, 1913 - June 14, 1913); The Belle of Bond Street (March 30, 1914 - May 9, 1914); Vera Violetta (November 20, 1911 - February 24, 1912).

Movies and television:

Animated Weekly, No. 55 (1913); Her Triumph (1915); Infatuation (1918); La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939 (2018); La remplaçante (1916); Le Dieu du hasard (1920); Rosy Rapture (1915).

Born on this day – Virginia Field:

Virginia Field

Actress

November 4, 1917 – January 2, 1992

Born on this day – Martin Balsam:

Martin Balsam

Actor

November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996

Born on this day – Doris Roberts:

Doris Roberts

Actress

November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016

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Born on this day – Kate Reid:

Kate Reid

Actress

November 4, 1930 – March 27, 1993

Born on this day – Linda Haynes:

Linday Haynes

Actress

November 4, 1947 – July 17, 2023

Credits:

Brubaker (1980); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); Human Experiments (1979); Rolling Thunder (1977); The Drowning Pool (1975); Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975); Paper Moon (1974); The Nickel Ride (1974); Coffy (1973); My Three Sons (1972); This Is the Life (1971); Counselor at Law (1971); Room 222 (1971); Latitude Zero (1969); In Like Flint (1967).

Born on this day – Markie Post:

Markie Post

Actress

November 4, 1950 – August 7, 2021

Credits:

$50,000 a Minute (1985); 20 Years of Must See TV (2002); 30 Rock (2008); ACME Saturday Night (2010); B.J. and the Bear (1980); Back in the Game (2013); Backyard Wedding (2010); Barnaby Jones (1979); Behind the Zipper with Magda (1998); Beyond Suspicion (1993); Blackout (1988); Body Language (1984); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Camp Cool Kids (2017); Card Sharks (1978-1981); Chasing the Dragon (1996); Cheers (1983); Chicago P.D. (2014–2017); CHiPs (1979); Christmas on the Bayou (2013); Christmas Reservations (2019); Code Red (1982); Cook Off! (2007); Dave's World (1994–1996); Dog's Best Friend (1997); Double Dare (1976–1977); E! True Hollywood Story (2002); Eight Is Enough (1980); Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001); Entertainment Tonight (1990 / 2021); Family Feud (1977); Fan des années 90 (2011); Fantasy Island (1983–1984); Four Christmases and a Wedding (2017); Frankie & Annette: The Second Time Around (1978); Gangster Wars (1981); Ghost Whisperer (2006); Gilbert (2017); Glitter (1984); Glitz (1988); Go (1983); Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade (1996); Hart to Hart (1979); Hearts Afire (1992–1995); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (2000); Hotel (1984–1985); House Calls (1980); Intimate Portrait (1995); I've Been Waiting for You (1998); Keep the Gaslight Burning (2018); Late Boomers (2001); Love Unplugged (2017); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1986); Magic in the Magic Kingdom (1988); Man Up! (2011); Massarati and the Brain (1982); Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983); Matt Houston (1983); McClain's Law (1981); Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014); Night Court (1984–1992); Not Just Another Affair (1982); Odd Man Out (1999–2000); Presidential Inaugural Celebration for Children (1993); Rack and Ruin (2014); Rack and Ruin Web Series / TV Pilot (2015); Santa Clarita Diet (2018); Scene of the Crime (1984); Scrubs (2002–2006); Semi-Tough (1980); Simon & Simon (1981); Six Pack (1983); Someone She Knows (1994); Soundtrack (2019); Stranger at My Door (1991); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1986); Super Password (1985–1987); Survival on the Mountain (1997); Sweet Sweet Summertime (2017); The $10,000 Pyramid (1983–1988); The $100,000 Pyramid (1985–1987); The $25,000 Pyramid (1983–1988); The $25,000 Pyramid (1985–1987); The 24th Annual International Broadcasting Awards (1984); The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2022); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 54th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1985); The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards (1991); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1993); The A-Team (1983–1984); The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990); The District (2003–2004); The Fall Guy (1982–1985); The Gangster Chronicles (1981); The Greatest American Hero (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Kids Are Alright (2018–2019); The Lazarus Syndrome (1979); The Love Boat (1982–1983); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1983–1986); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995); The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986); There's Something About Mary (1998); Till Dad Do Us Part (2001); To Catch a Crimes (2006); Today (1986); Transformers Prime (2010–2013); Tricks of the Trade (1988); Triplecross (1986); TV Tales (2002); Twice in a Lifetime (2000); Visitors of the Night (1995); VR.5 (1995); Win, Lose or Draw (1988); Women of the Net (1998).

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On this day in movie history - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

a.k.a. Sunrise,

directed by F.W. Murnau,

written by Carl Mayer, Hermann Sudermann, Katherine Hilliker and H.H. Caldwell,

based on the short story The Excursion to Tilsit by Hermann Sudermann,

was released in the United States on November 4, 1927.

Music by R.H. Bassett, Carli Elinor, Erno Rapee, Hugo Riesenfeld, Willy Schmidt-Gentner.

Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod.

A minor prelude by Frédéric Chopin.

Cast:

George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ralph Sipperly, Jane Winton, Arthur Housman, Eddie Boland, Herman Bing, Sidney Bracey, Gino Corrado, Vondell Darr, Sally Eilers, Gibson Gowland, Fletcher Henderson, Leon Janney, Thomas Jefferson, Bob Kortman, F.W. Murnau, Barry Norton, Robert Parrish, Sally Phipps, Tempe Pigott, Harry Semels, Phillips Smalley, Leo White, Clarence Wilson.

On this day in movie history - X Marks the Spot (1942)

X Marks the Spot

directed by George Sherman,

written by Richard Murphy and Stuart Palmer,

based on a story by Mauri Grashin and Robert T. Shannon,

was released in the United States on November 4, 1942.

Music by Morton Scott.

Cast:

Dick Purcell, Helen Parrish, Neil Hamilton, Jack La Rue, Damian O'Flynn, Robert Homans, Anne Jeffreys, Dick Wessel, Esther Muir, Joe Kirk, Edna Harris, Fred Kelsey, Vince Barnett, Jane Allen, Sam Bernard, Edmund Cobb, Chester Conklin, Martin Faust, Jack Gardner, Richard Landry, Sam Lufkin, Peggy Lynn, Jerry Mandy, Frank Marlowe, Charles McAvoy, Frank O'Connor.

On this day in movie history - The Howlin' Wolf Story (2003)

The Howlin' Wolf Story

documentary directed by Don McGlynn,

was released in the United States on November 4, 2003.

Cast:

Howlin' Wolf (a.k.a. Chester Burnett), Hubert Sumlin, Barbra Marks, Bettye Kelly, Son House, Bukka White, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Robert Gordon, Mark Hoffman, Richard Shurman, Sam Phillips, Sonny Boy Williamson, Paul Burlison, Marshall Chess, Jody Williams, Evelyn Sumlin Goodwin, Bob Koester, Sam Lay, Billy Boy Arnold, Brian Jones, Jack Good, Mick Jagger, James Cotton, John Estes (a.k.a. Sleepy John Estes), Clifton James, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mississippi John Hurt, Sunnyland Slim, Charlie Watts, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman.

On this day in movie history - Kubrick Remembered (2014)

Kubrick Remembered

documentary directed by Gary Khammar,

was released in the United States on November 4, 2014.

Music by Jon LaCroix.

Cast:

Christiane Kubrick, Leon Vitali, Anthony Frewin, Keir Dullea, Vincent D'Onofrio, Steven Spielberg, James B. Harris, Katharina Kubrick, Rick Senat, Jan Harlan, Matthew Modine, Larry Smith, Gay Hamilton, Mike Kaplan, Todd Field, Malcolm McDowell, Ryan O'Neal, Stanley Kubrick, R. Lee Ermey, Leelee Sobieski, Manuel Harlan, Dominic Savage, Thomas Gibson, Milena Canonero, Philip Castle, Richard Daniels, Marisa Berenson, Lisa Burns, Louise Burns, Edwina Carroll, Christian Clarke, Sky du Mont, Shelley Duvall, Arliss Howard, Adam Lias, Danny Lloyd, Sue Lyon, James Mason, David Morley, Chris Pare, Gavin Parry, Marie Richardson, Dan Rollman, Leonard Rossiter, Peter Sellers, Rade Serbedzija, Marianne Stone, Stewart Thorndike, Kyle Whitcombe, Shelley Winters.