Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Some highlights from the first two days of the #TCMClassicCruise! 0101 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Greetings from San Diego, CA! #TCMClassicCruise 180 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Thanks to the real stars of the show, the amazing staff at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social whose hospitality is unmatched. And of course, thank you to all the Noiristas that turned out all week long. What a week it was hanging out in the shadows! 140 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Closing time for #NoirCity Chicago, but there’s still two great films in tonight’s set. First, Patrick McGoohan is a jealous, scheming drummer in ALL NIGHT LONG. Then, Sammy Davis Jr. is a brilliant but self-destructive trumpeter in A MAN CALLED ADAM. Get to the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 170 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On day 6 of #NoirCity Chicago the jazz music continues late into the night. Dexter Gordon stars as a New York musician who travels to Paris to improve his life in ROUND MIDNIGHT. Then, the lead singer of a jazz band is murdered in THE CRIMSON CANARY. See you at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 040 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The beat continues as day 5 of #NoirCity Chicago starts off with the Gaslight Noir HANGOVER SQUARE starring Laird Cregar & George Sanders. Then, Henry Fonda is THE WRONG MAN in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic gem. Don’t be accused of missing out, get on down to the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social tonight! 081 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It’s a Labor Day triple header for day 4 of #NoirCity Chicago! First, Ida Lupino searches for THE MAN I LOVE. Then, Rita Hayworth burns up the screen as GILDA. Finally we close out the night and FACE THE MUSIC. Join us at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 1102 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Day 3 of #NoirCity Chicago marches on as things kick off with Robert Altman’s KANSAS CITY. Then, we head to New Orleans with Elvis for KING CREOLE. Later, we’re in Chicago as Doris Day declares LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME. We wrap up in KC for PETE KELLY’S BLUES. It’s all at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 2172 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 05/09/2026If you’re heading to #NoirCity Chicago this weekend be sure to stop by the @noirfoundation.bsky.social merch table and see me and @maggiemac75.bsky.social for all your film noir needs! We’re set up in the lounge at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. 2253 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The music never stops on day 2 of #NoirCity Chicago! First, Bogart & Bacall heat up the screen in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. Then, George Raft stars in NOCTURNE. Later, Dan Duryea has his eyes on the BLACK ANGEL. Closing out the day is BLUES IN THE NIGHT. It’s all happening @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social 2435 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It’s OPENING NIGHT!! #NoirCity Chicago starts off with a bang as Tony Curtis & Burt Lancaster match wits in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS. Then Frank Sinatra stars in Nelson Algren’s THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM. Never a lovely so real tonight at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 1112 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Spent a quality afternoon rummaging around the shelves of the legendary John King Books in Detroit & came away with this haul! 000 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 06/06/2026It’s a beautiful day to watch a Hitchcock film at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social ! #StrangersOnATrain 1171 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Cool, Cheers! Here’s an excellent one I had at the Bamboo Room in Chicago a few years back! 010 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I thoroughly enjoyed THE INVITE last night at the @chicagocritics.bsky.social! A fantastic Q&A followed the film with director/star Olivia Wilde, moderated by the fabulous @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social. A great night at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 0155 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It’s Opening Night for the Chicago Critics Film Festival! @chicagocritics.bsky.social 011 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 30/11/2025After his brother’s death, London painter Robert Beatty is questioned by Scotland Yard. Working with a couple of clues they’ll connect a string of murders back to a diamond-smuggling ring. It’s a POSTMARK FOR DANGER, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 040 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Jazz drummer Mickey Rooney arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club. He gets involved with mobsters and ends up being accused of murder. Can he clear his name? Don’t get blinded by the neon lights on THE STRIP, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 130 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Wealthy industrialist Toshiro Mifune becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper. But when it’s revealed there has been a case of mistaken identity, he must decide if he’ll still meet their demands while risking bankruptcy in the process. Enter the depths of HIGH AND LOW, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 070 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Struggling mystery writer Chester Morris visits publisher William Forrest to pitch a murder plot for his book. He’s rejected, but later discovers the publisher has been murdered in a way similar to one in his unwritten book. The line between fiction & reality blurs in BLIND SPOT, #NoirAlley next! 030 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 02/11/2025“The Uncool” book tour was very cool tonight at the Athenaeum Center. Cameron Crowe in conversation with John Cusack about Crowe’s career and new memoir. A fascinating conversation on a crisp Chicago fall night! 020 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Secret Service agent Don DeFore goes undercover to infiltrate a counterfeiting ring, posing an Eastern kingpin. Things get complicated when he falls for a beautiful hotel manager who may be connected to the gang. The money’s hot in SOUTHSIDE 1-1000, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 130 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Convicts Edward G. Robinson & Peter Graves bust out of prison taking prisoners with them to their abandoned warehouse hideout. When the police surround them, Robinson threatens to start killing the hostages one by one. Brace yourself BLACK TUESDAY is approaching, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 040 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Chicago hit man Richard Conte is hired by New York gangster Broderick Crawford. He is ordered to clean up a hit on a political lobbyist, but when one of the targets flees it leaves his boss vulnerable for indictment. Walk down the dark streets of NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 020 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Busboy Henry Fonda falls for nightclub performer Lucille Ball. When Ball is left paralyzed after being assaulted by her gangster boyfriend, he’ll step up to show his devotion. Will she reciprocate? Everything happens on THE BIG STREET, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 040 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Concentration camp survivor Hildegard Knef returns to a ruined post-war Berlin to find her apartment occupied by traumatized doctor Ernst Wilhelm Borchert who seeks revenge on his former superior. Between the rubble, THE MURDERERS ARE AMONG US, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 060 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Acclaimed playwright Joan Crawford marries smooth actor Jack Palance, who she has just fired from her latest play. When she later overhears her husband and his lover plotting to murder her for her inheritance she’ll author a plot for vengeance. Beware of SUDDEN FEAR, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 040 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 11/09/2025It’s the end of the line for #NoirCityChicago, but there’s still time for a great double feature! First, Joan Bennett & Dan Duryea pull their cons on SCARLET STREET. Then, Claire Trevor closes it out in MURDER, MY SWEET. Get to the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social tonight! @noirfoundation.bsky.social 1111 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Day 6 at #NoirCityChicago begins with Dick Powell & Rhonda Fleming heating up the screen in CRY DANGER. Then, Thomas Mitchell makes a deal with the devil in the form of Ray Milland in ALIAS NICK BEAL. Get to the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social to catch all the action! @noirfoundation.bsky.social 0141 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Day 5 of #NoirCityChicago starts off with Barbara Stanwyck being delightfully wicked in THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS. The nightcap follows with Ella Raines putting her sleuthing skills to good use to clear her boss in PHANTOM LADY. It’s @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social 0112 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Day 4 of #NoirCityChicago rolls on as Humphrey Bogart & Lizabeth Scott get entangled in murder and mayhem in DEAD RECKONING! Then, Joan Bennett is a suburban housewife who covers for her daughter after she accidentally kills her lover in THE RECKLESS MOMENT! Get into it @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social 0162 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Day 3 of #NoirCityChicago & the ladies are in control! Helen Walker stars in MY TRUE STORY. Then, Audrey Totter schemes in TENSION. Next, Joan Bennett is THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW. Then, Evelyn Keyes is menaced in THE PROWLER. It’s all at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social 0102 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Day 2 of #NoirCityChicago hits the road with DETOUR. Then, it’s two lovers on the run in GUN CRAZY. Next, trouble comes from OUT OF THE PAST. The night closes by putting you in THE HOT SPOT. See you at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! @noirfoundation.bsky.social 1253 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 05/09/2025The #NoirCityChicago merch table is open for business! See @maggiemac75.bsky.social & me for all your noir needs! It’s all happening at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. @noirfoundation.bsky.social 3184 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 05/09/2025IT’S OPENING NIGHT! #NoirCityChicago starts off with a banger of a double feature. First, Anjelica Huston & John Cusack star in THE GRIFTERS. Then, we hit the racetrack as Sterling Hayden tries to pull off a heist in THE KILLING! It’s all going down @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 1182 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 31/08/2025New Orleans legend Kermit Ruffins plays Chicago #JazzFest! @wdcb909.bsky.social 020 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Late morning coffee & the sounds of #JazzFest in the background. @wdcb909.bsky.social 010 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 31/08/2025It’s Jazz Fest weekend in Chicago! #ChicagoJazzFest @wdcb909.bsky.social 060 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 22/08/2025I thoroughly enjoyed HIGHEST 2 LOWEST this afternoon! Spike & Denzel put their own unique spin on the Kurosawa/Mifune classic. See it in a theater, it’s a fantastic film! #Highest2Lowest 010 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025It’s almost time for LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in 70mm at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social! 193 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 27/07/2025After a five-year jail stretch, jewel thief Jean Servais gets involved with a full-scale jewel heist. However, the crew’s actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved. Will anyone get away clean? The stakes are high in RIFIFI, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 150 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 20/07/2025In small town Mississippi, Juano Hernandez is accused of murder. As the town’s white residents prepare to lynch him, a teenage boy is convinced he is innocent & races to find the real killer. Can he bring him to justice before it’s too late? There’s a INTRUDER IN THE DUST, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 050 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Racketeer Barry Sullivan has to defend his turf when a bloodthirsty gangster starts to muscle in. When he falls for the alluring showgirl, Belita his focus shifts and he spends all his resources on her. Will his criminal enterprise crumble? He’s THE GANGSTER, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 131 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Drifter Kent Smith is bailed out of jail by lawyer Robert Douglas because Smith bears a striking resemblance to a missing millionaire. He then enlists him in a plot to impersonate the wealthy man. He’ll have to navigate a disgruntled family to stay on THIS SIDE OF THE LAW, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 030 0
Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Housebound heiress Barbara Stanwyck overhears a phone conversation between two men plotting to kill a woman. Unable to leave her house or convince the police, she struggles to uncover the details of a mysterious scheme which may involve her husband. SORRY, WRONG NUMBER, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty 040 0
