Out of the Podcast - A Film Noir Conversation

Get ready: you, the lads and director/star Robert Montgomery aka Philip Marlowe are going to solve a murder mystery together with 1943's Lady in the Lake! That's right, it's alllllll P.O.V. and we're looking directly at co-stars Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. Don't blink - we'll SEE you there!

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It's the end of Neo Noirvember and the lads are closing it up in style with writer/director Walter Hill's The Driver, starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. In honor of the film we'll keep this light on words, so just buckle up and hop in!

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Happy Thanksgiving! Today the lads (and the snow) are going to hit you like a thunderbolt with 1955's Storm Fear, directed by and starring Cornel Wilde plus Jean Wallace, Lee Grant, David Stollery, Dennis Weaver, Steven Hill and Dan Duryea. Bundle up, grab the leftovers and put on your snowshoes, we're going up a mountain of fun!

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Today the lads crack the safe of jewels that is 1981's Thief aka the debut feature from director Michael Mann! It stars James Caan with Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina and Willie Nelson plus a 10/10 score from the legendary Tangerine Dream. What can we say, it's a perfect film - come join our gush fest!

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Step right up, noir-o! The lads are in the tent and we're conjuring a discussion on 1947's Nightmare Alley, directed by Edmund Goulding. We're reading the tarot and it says that it stars Tyrone Power with Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray and Helen Walker. They also read that it was based on the 1946 novel of the same title, written by William Lindsay Gresham - come listen and see if our predictions come true!

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Neo Noirvember continues with 1986's Mona Lisa from director Neil Jordan - come watch Bob Hoskins at his all time greatest, along with fantastic performances from Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane and Michael Caine. Join the lads are they get in too deep with this British classic!

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Uh oh - the lads head back to the shadowy side of the Wild West in their continuing quest for Western Noir, and they've sure got a compelling one: we're discussing Andre DeToth's Day of the Outlaw! This one is FULL of film noir favorites including star Robert Ryan plus Burl Ives, Tina Louise and a few familiar faces too - grab a coat and join us in the past!

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Each week this month you'll get TWICE the lads - every Tuesday we'll be discussing a different neo noir and we're kicking it off with a damn good time: it's Blood Simple aka the debut film from Joel and Ethan Coen, starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. It's Neo Noirvember, so throw on "It's the Same Old Song", turn off the lights and stay away from the widow!

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Wow, you are in for one CRAZY ride today - the lads are headed to 1953's City That Never Sleeps (aka Chicago, duh), directed by John H. Auer and starring Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills, Marie Windsor and Paula Raymond. Make sure your gears are oiled and ready, it's going to get mechanical!

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The lads complete their look into Halloween Noir with SPECIAL guest John Masino as they discuss THE BIG ONE: 1955's The Night of the Hunter, brilliantly directed by Charles Laughton. It stars Robert Mitchum at his most terrifying, Shelley Winters, and Lillian Gish. We get into love, hate and everything in between - don't miss it, bluebeard!

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