Fragments of Noir

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Blue as I Do

Night hawkin ; talkin' out of my head

Hometown showdown give me the lowdown

But please don't tell me what you think i said

Give me the feelin i'm on the right track

Catch me a night train i ain't comin back

Blue as I Do

(Kristofferson)

Kris Kristofferson

1978

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Jerry Cook
NY subway 1948

Sunday, 27 July 2014

Saturday, 26 July 2014

Everyday things change
And the world puts on a new face
Certain things rearrange
And this ol' world seems like a new place

Yeah, secretly i've been trailin' you
Like a fox that prays on the rabbit
......................

The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
(Robinson)
Marvelettes
1966

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Thieves Highway
1949

Friday, 25 July 2014

Get Carter

Get Carter
Mike Hodges
1971

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Ray Milland

The Thief

Lost Weekend

Dial M for Murder

Ministry of Fear

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

To Kill Him

You don't have to know a man to live with him but you have to know a man like a brother to kill him.

Blast of Silence
1961

reblogged via Deadwomenownme

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Blast of Silence

Monday, 21 July 2014

Like a Bitch

'' Eddie you keep talkin' like a bitch. I'm gonna slap you like a bitch ''.

Mr Blonde
Reservoir Dogs
1992

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MalevolentNate
Deviant Art

Sunday, 20 July 2014

No Longer Enough

.......... the visual rhythms of the game of 'matched draws' called ' tehonbiki ' played here - if not the rules of the game itself, which will elude all but the most specialized audiences - are a central component of the film's mesmeric effect. Arranged to Takemitsu's hypercussive mini symphonies, these scenes draw the viewer even deeper into the vortex of the game's mysteries - just as they do the death-driven Saeko and Muraki, who finally surrender themselves to greater wins, and greater losses, when the thrills of the game are no longer enough.

Chuck Stephens
from
Pale Flower - Loser Takes All
May 2011
From Criterion.com

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Pale Flower
1964