Darryl Hickman died last week at the age of 92. He was a child actor in "The Prisoner of Zenda" and "The Grapes of Wrath," became a monk for a brief period, then later in life was a CBS executive and had a bit part in Sidney Lumet's "Network." Christan Blauvelt of @IndieWire has penned this moving tribute to Hickman, a "critical link to Old Hollywood" and a crucial part of one of the most striking death scenes in film noir history in "Leave Her to Heaven." "When Bernard Hill died recently, I wrote about the unique feeling accompanying the real-life death of an actor when that actor has been especially associated with a dramatic death scene onscreen," Blauvelt writes. "That feeling is only magnified when it’s been a very long time since the actor performed the demise in question."
I can't watch them score again. I can't watch an empty net goal. I can't watch handshakes. 82 games, winning the Jennings, only to earn the opportunity to do it again next year. The hardest cup to win. Goodnight!
If you’re a film noir fan, you’ll love RIPLEY. The beautiful black-and-white cinematography, the slow-burn #Hitchcockian suspense, and the understated acting of the stars (especially Dakota Fanning as the suspicious girlfriend) make this an instant noir classic on the same level as Double Indemnity or The Maltese Falcon.
Been rewatching old classic movies with @heliomass, mostly Film Noir and other mysteries. Tonight, we watch Rebecca from 1940. #filmnoir#classichollywood
From Double Indemnity to Blade Runner, LA's Bradbury Building forms the quintessential film noir backdrop. There used to be a sign on the blank wall neighbouring Los Angeles' Bradbury Building that read "CANADA". When it appeared in Blade Runner in 1981, the CA had been removed leaving the word NADA. Very dark. Very noir. Very...
Rotterdam-based amateur photographer Coen de Ruiter has a great eye, with a special knack for atmospheric, low-light studies, as with this decidedly film noir-ish urban alley scene.
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From Double Indemnity to Blade Runner, LA's Bradbury Building forms the quintessential film noir backdrop. There used to be a sign on the blank wall neighbouring Los Angeles' Bradbury Building that read "CANADA". When it appeared in Blade Runner in 1981, the CA had been removed leaving the word NADA. Very dark. Very noir. Very...