Nov 20
Sunset Boulevard Centennial Collection
Billy Wilder’s noir-classic about death and decay in Hollywood holds up so well, with its power to provoke thought, laughter and shock, all at once. It was a special enjoyment that I watched this film again after so many years, and it blew me away all over again. Many stars of the……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: A.C. Lyles, Billy Wilder, Borislov Stanic, Cecil B. DeMille, classic cinema, David Chierichietti, drama, Ed Sikov, Edith Head, Erich von Stroheim, film noir, Franz Waxman, Glenn Close, Gloria Swanson, Joseph Wambaugh, William Holden
Sep 08
Scene from The Day the Earth Stood Still
IMAX and Fox announced today that The Day The Earth Stood Still, directed by Scott Dickerson (who helmed The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, John Cleese and Jaden Smith, will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres on December……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: film noir, Jaden Smith, Jennifer Connelly, John Cleese, Kathy Bates, Keanu Reeves, sci-fi films, Scott Dickerson, thrillers
Sep 04
Scene from Tale 52
The noir thriller Tale 52 follows Iasonas, a timid young man who meets his future girlfriend Penelope at a dinner party, only to find she’s gone missing when he wakes up one random morning. Unable to understand what has happened, he falls into a world of anguish, confusion and delusional behavior.
The Greek……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: Alexis Alexiou, Argiris Thanasoulas, Dafni Labroyanni, fantasy films, film noir, Giasemi Kilaidoni, Giorgos Karamihos, Orfeas Zafeiropoulos, Serafita Grigoriadou, thrillers, Yorgos Kakanakis
Aug 27
Bunraku teaser poster
Bunraku is a noir martial arts live-action/animation hybrid film, that revolves around a mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt), who both arrive in a town that is terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: Demi Moore, Emily Kaiho, film noir, Gackt, Guy Moshe, Jordi Molla, Josh Hartnett, Kevin McKidd, martial arts, Ron Perlman, samurai films, Shun Sugata, swordplay, Woody Harrelson
Aug 21




The good news: Sigourney Weaver’s famous underwear shot, which probably launched millions of now middle-aged men straight into puberty and beyond, has survived Ridley Scott’s keen eye in his digitally remastered 2003 director’s cut of Alien.
As for the bad news, well, there really isn’t any. Alien, first released in 1979 and in theaters right now, has stood……. »
written by Film Fetish Contributor
\\ tags: film noir, Harry Dean Stanton, horror films, Ridley Scott, sci-fi films, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto
Aug 13
Mickey Rourke stars in The Informers
Somehow The Informers is reminiscent of the 1987 film Less Than Zero for me. At least visually and musically. The story however doesn’t revolve around sex and drug-addicted, wealthy college grads. This time, it’s sex and drug-addicted, wealthy movie executives, rock stars and vampires.
The original story comes from a collection……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: Amber Heard, Ashley Olsen, Austin Nichols, Billy Bob Thornton, Brandon Routh, Chris Isaak, crime thriller, Diego Klattenhoff, drama, film noir, Gregor Jordan, Jon Foster, Kim Basinger, Lou Pucci, Mickey Rourke, R-rated, Winona Ryder
Jul 31
I was just doing a random search for Rian Johnson, who wrote and directed a masterwork in 2005 called Brick, that I caught by chance at the Angelica Film Center in downtown NYC. I was just praying that this guy was writing his own ticket on some huge new project with Oscar potential. It must……. »
written by ReneCarson
\\ tags: Adrien Brody, crime films, film noir, Mark Ruffalo, Maximilian Schell, Rachel Weisz, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane