Fragments of Noir

Saturday, 23 September 2017

All Behind

I don't have any reasons

I left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

New York State of Mind
(Joel)
Carmen McRae

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Esther Bubley
1943

Friday, 22 September 2017

Little to Say

He did nothing. The law has little to say on things left undone.

Vertigo
Hitchcock
1958

Thursday, 21 September 2017

Given To Us .........

Do you think that i count the days ? There is only one day left, always starting over ; it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.

Jean Paul Sartre

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Boris Smelov

Wednesday, 20 September 2017

A snake came to my water trough
On a hot, hot day and I in pyjamas for the heat
To drink there

In the deep strange scented shade of the great carob tree
I came down the steps with my pitcher
And must wait, must stand and wait, for there he was at the trough before me

Snake
D.H Lawrence
1923

Tuesday, 19 September 2017

Who You Are

The most common form of despair is not being who you are.

Soren Kierkegaard

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Fremont street, Las Vegas
1949

Monday, 18 September 2017

Every Sinner ................ 12

Night and the City

The Grifters

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Hammett

Lady from Shanghai

Friends of Eddie Coyle

Gun Crazy

Plein Soleil

Touch of Evil

Saturday, 16 September 2017

It's Probably Me

When your belly's empty and the hunger's so real

But you're too proud to beg and too dumb to steal

You search the city for your only friend

It's Probably Me

(Sumner,Clapton,Kamen)

Gregory Porter

Best of Nothing

Raymond Chandler
Little Sister
1949

Friday, 15 September 2017

But the World ............

But the world isn't for nice guys. You've got to kick and punch and belt your way up because nobody's going to give you a lift.

from
The Damned Don't Cry
1950

reblogged from The Night Editor-Jake Hinkson

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Virginia Adams