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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Honor and revenge fuel “Black Rain” (1989) as NYC cops face danger alone. Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia take a murderer to Japan. The yakuza are at the center of a war and the killer wants respect. Inspector Ken Takakura is hesitant to help. Jaffe-Lansing Prod. & Pegasus Film Partners. #neonoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Robert Duvall takes on “The Outfit” (1973) after a prison stint. When his brother is killed, the ex-con and Joe Don Baker skillfully go through several thugs to get to crime boss Robert Ryan. With Karen Black, Timothy Carey, Marie Windsor, Jane Greer, & Elisha Cook Jr. Aurora Enterprises. #neonoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#NoirCityChicago ends on a high note with excellent films featuring jazz musicians along with troubled family and friends. Both with a galaxy of music stars. First, a swinging party going ALL NIGHT LONG (1962) hosted by Richard Attenborough. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This year’s #NoirCityChicago theme is “Face the Music” and films for Day 6 underscore what jazz musicians do when confronting messy situations. ROUND MIDNIGHT (1986) has saxophonist Dexter Gordon in his twilight years with still much to say. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Day 5 of #NoirCityChicago has men who may or may not be guilty of deadly serious crimes. In 1945’s HANGOVER SQUARE pianist Laird Cregar suffers from blackouts, but is he a murderer? With Linda Darnell and George Sanders. 20th Century Fox. @noirfoundation.bsky.social @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sultry singers in shady situations star in Day 4 of #NoirCityChicago with THE MAN I LOVE, FACE THE MUSIC, and 1946’s GILDA. Rita Hayworth is a chanteuse caught between low rent gambler Glenn Ford and George Macready, a mysterious casino owner. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Checking out #NoirCityChicago this week? While saying hello to @eddiemuller.bsky.social and enjoying a delicious 🥃🍸🍹at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social lounge, visit my good pals @chuckpickerill.bsky.social and @maggiemac75.bsky.social who have #filmnoir merch to read, watch, & wear all year long✨👇

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Day 3 of #NoirCityChicago has singers caught up with shifty characters in KING CREOLE, KANSAS CITY, PETE KELLY’S BLUES and LOVE ME OR LEAVE (1953) with Doris Day and James Cagney. He’s a problem in her rise to the top. MGM. #musicalnoir @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Musicians & murder are in the spotlight today for #noircitychicago with To Have and Have Not, Blues in the Night, Nocturne & Dark Angel from 1946. When Dan Duryea’s ex is killed, he’s suspected but was drunk when it happened. Universal. @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The “Sweet Smell of Success” is in the air for tonight’s opening of #noircitychicago Publicist Tony Curtis sucks up to columnist Burt Lancaster. In return, the newspaper man wants a nasty favor. The fest runs thru 9/10. UA MGM. #FilmNoir @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ahead of #NoirCityChicago this weekend @eddiemuller.bsky.social talks to @wdcb909.bsky.social about this year’s musical theme and what you can expect at the celebration of all things #filmnoir @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @noirfoundation.bsky.social theartssection.org/episodes/202...

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LadyKdesigns @ladykdesigns.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Breakfast with Ida & Richard for a special edition of #WidmarkWednesday! TONIGHT @ 8pm EST Live watch party of Road House (1948), hosted by @ladykdesigns.bsky.social Watch free: archive.org/details/road... Follow with #TheNoirCollective EVERYONE WELCOME

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Friday *Sydney Greenstreet in #FilmNoir The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Today’s #SUTS on @tcmtv.bsky.social features Glenn Ford bringing “The Big Heat” from 1953. He’s a cop whose wife is killed in a car bombing intended for him. Gloria Grahame is the moll for a guy he wants. Horrifically hurt, she works with Ford to get the gangsters. Columbia. #FilmNoir #TCMParty #TCM

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Deluded men and women star in this #SummerOfDarkness installment on @tcmtv.bsky.social There’s The Prowler, The Killing and Billy Wilder’s masterpiece Sunset Boulevard from 1950. Gloria Swanson eyes a return to the movies with William Holden’s help. For a price. Paramount. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Tonight on #NoirAlley @tcmtv.bsky.social “Dark Passage” from 1947 with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall as she hides him after a prison escape. Shot from his perspective, he gets plastic surgery for life on the run. Agnes Moorehead is Bacall’s annoying meddling pal. Warner Bros. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The #SummerOfDarkness on @tcmtv.bsky.social features cornered men In a Lonely Place and The Breaking Point. Starting with The Asphalt Jungle (1950.) Dir. by John Huston, Sterling Hayden and Sam Jaffe lead a jewelry heist. Things get messy when guys in the group get greedy. MGM. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“The First Deadly Sin” (1980) stars Frank Sinatra trying to solve two problems. His wife Faye Dunaway is deathly ill and he can’t help her. He’s also looking for a serial killer leaving a gruesome trail. With David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, & James Whitmore. Artanis-Cinema VII Prod. #Noirish #NeoNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Barbara Payton is the “Bad Blonde” (1953) who’s got eyes for Tony Wright. He’s a buff boxer working for her husband Frederick Valk. She wants to run off with the pugilist. There’s a plan to get rid of her old man. Her lover is unsure. Also known as “The Flanagan Boy.” Hammer Film Prod. #FilmNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

@tcmtv.bsky.social celebrates the legendary Peter Lorre #BOTD in 1904. He’s played shady guys but in “Three Strangers” (1946) he’s the unassuming co-owner of a sweepstakes ticket. Costarring Sydney Greenstreet and Geraldine Fitzgerald, who have plans for the money. Warner Bros. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“The Last Seduction” (1994) is performed by the aloof and persuasive Linda Fiorentino. After leaving husband Bill Pullman and taking his drug money, she gets random guys to do bad things. Hooking up with Peter Berg in Buffalo, she discovers a secret, so he must comply. ITC Entertainment. #NeoNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#SummerOfDarkness continues on @tcmtv.bsky.social with all-star #FilmNoir including Nightmare Alley, The Killers, The Yakuza and Scarlet Street (1945.) Meek artist Edward G. Robinson is inspired by Joan Bennett. Her pimp Dan Duryea is ok with it. But she’s not so sure. Walter Wanger Prod. #TCMParty

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Nice use of neon for the title card of The Blue Dahlia (1946) #FilmNoir #NoirAlley

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#SummerOfDarkness starts tonight (and Sat. night) with fabulous #FilmNoir lineups on @tcmtv.bsky.social to kick off the festivities. Catch The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa, and the classic romcom road trip Detour (1945) w/ Tom Neal & Ann Savage. #TCMParty #TCM

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“Who Killed Teddy Bear?” (1965) Sal Mineo may know. In tight clothes, he works at a NY nightclub with DJ Juliet Prowse. She keeps getting obscene phone calls. Jan Madden is a weird cop but he and her boss Elaine Stritch try to help as a killer is on the prowl. Phillips Prod. #NeoNoir #LGBTQ #Pride

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

#BOTD Miles Davis forever changed the world of music. His score for “Elevator to the Gallows” (1957) punctuates a story about murder and mistaken identity. Jeanne Moreau awaits lover Maurice Ronet before the worst night of their lives. Nouvelles Éditions de Films #FilmNoir #MilesDavis #Centennial

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The last day of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival wraps up with Sidney Poitier as a doctor treating criminals in “No Way Out” from 1950. Richard Widmark is a bad guy whose brother is critically hurt after a robbery. With Linda Darnell. 20th Century Fox. #FilmNoir #ArthurLyonsFilmNoirFestival

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Palm Springs is on the big screen for Day 3 of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival. In “The Damned Don’t Cry” (1950) Joan Crawford gets a glamorous life. It comes at a cost. Exteriors shot at Sinatra’s home. With Steve Cochran and David Brian. Warner Bros. #FilmNoir #ArthurLyons#FilmNoirFestival

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Day 2 of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival has Bonnie and Clyde, City Girl, Gunn, and “Hell Drivers”(1957). Stanley Baker races making money on dangerous roads. He’s sabotaged and bullied along the way by Patrick McGoohan. With Peggy Cummings. Aqua Film Prod. #FilmNoir #ArthurLyonsFilmNoirFestival

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Leaving dark alleys for sunny Palm Springs as the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival starts tonight with “Slightly Scarlet” from 1956. John Payne is an ex-cop. Arlene Dahl is fresh out of prison. And they’re connected to numerous crimes. Benedict Bogeaus Prod. #FilmNoir #ArthurLyonsFilmNoirFestival

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

“Postmark for Danger” also known as “Portrait of Allison” (1954) centers around Robert Beatty, a British-based artist asked to paint a portrait of a woman killed in a mysterious crash with his brother in Italy. Police investigate connections. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors. #FilmNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The “Drunken Angel” (1948) in this Akira Kurosawa #FilmNoir is Takashi Shimura. The alcoholic doctor reluctantly treats Toshiro Mifune, a yakuza with a gunshot wound and TB. The doctor despises his patient’s violent way of life. The yakuza is in danger because he’s sought by others Toho. #Yakuzanoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

“The Great Jewel Robber” (1950) is David Keith as real life thief Gerard Dennis. The smooth criminal eyes rich women in the 1940s with plenty of furs and jewels. Starting in Canada, he makes his way to NY and Beverly Hills eluding cops and breaking hearts along the way. Warner Bros. #FilmNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Terrific Claire Trevor noirs are on tcmtv.bsky.social today including Borderline, Murder, My Sweet, Key Largo, and Born To Kill (1945) with Lawrence Tierney. She’s getting a quickie divorce and falls hard for him as he marries her sister. And her hat game is unparalleled. RKO. #FilmNoir #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Noirs a plenty today on @tcmtv.bsky.social with Decoy, Impact, Madeline, The Letter, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Tension (1949) with Richard Basehart. He’s Audrey Totter’s husband. When her lover is found dead, the cuckold assumes a new identity. To conceal a crime? #FilmNoir #TCM #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

“Bewitched” (1945) isn’t about the supernatural but Phyllis Thaxter is fighting someone no one can see. The story is told in flashback. She’s got a split personality leading to dangerous misdeeds. Stephen McNally and Edmund Gwenn desperately work to help her before it’s too late. MGM. #FilmNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Jan Sterling is a B-girl who lives on “Mystery Street” (1950) from MGM. She’s killed and Ricardo Montalban is the detective trying to find out why. He gets help from Harvard professor Bruce Bennett. They get no help from the gal’s silly landlady Elsa Lanchester. #FilmNoir #TCMParty #31DaysofOscar

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

“Speaking of Murder” (1957) stars Jean Gabin, garage owner by day leading a gun-packing gang of robbers during off hours. The group suspects his younger brother (Marcel Bozzuffi) of being a police informant. The men don’t know who to trust. Cite Films. Gaumont Distribution. #FilmNoir #FrenchNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Chester Morris may have a “Blind Spot” (19457) when it comes to finding a murder. As an alcoholic writer, he’s not sure what happened to a publisher who ends up dead after a meeting. Steven Geray is a writer who tries to help. So does secretary Constance Dowling. Columbia. #FilmNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

“Without Pity” (1948) is the Italian stars Carla Del Poggio as a woman who witnesses the shooting of John Kitzmiller, a U.S. serviceman. Shady people surround them as they try to escape their desperate situations. Produced by Carlo Ponti for Lux Film. #FilmNoir #neorealism #italiannoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

On #NoirAlley Edmond O’Brien wears a “Shield for Murder” (1954) as a crooked cop. He’s violent with a deaf mute who saw him kill. A missing $25K gets the attention of people who want the bad cop. O’Brien was also the film’s codirector. United Artists. #FilmNoir #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It’s a #FilmNoir flashback Friday night on @tcmtv.bsky.social with The Locket, The Killers, D.O.A., and 2 James M. Cain stories: Mildred Pierce & Double Indemnity (1944). Barbara Stanwyck convinces Fred MacMurray that they must get rid of her husband. With Edward G. Robinson. Warner Bros. #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

A holiday flavored #FilmNoir assortment…at least six air on #TCM Tuesday including “Mr. Soft Touch” (1949). Glenn Ford is a hoodlum hiding out with the homeless. Social worker Evelyn Keyes is suspicious. Columbia. @noirfoundation.bsky.social website has descriptions & times. #TCMParty #HolidayNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Tonight on #NoirAlley shot from the perspective of Phillip Marlowe (Robert Montgomery) it’s “Lady in the Lake” from 1947. He’s looking into a murder case. Audrey Totter is a story editor who may be a suspect. Jayne Meadows is also involved. With Lloyd Nolan. MGM. #FilmNoir #ChrimasNoir #TCMParty

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

“Touchez Pas au Grisbi” (1954) stars Jean Gabin, who just pulled off a daring heist of gold bars and just wants to enjoy the spoils of his hard work. But others are getting in his way including an ex-partner. With Jeanne Moreau, Rene Dary, Directed by Jacques Becker. Les Films Corona. #FilmNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

As phony bills circulate throughout L.A Don DeFore works the case. He’s a detective in “Southside 1-1000” (1950) where a prisoner’s forgery plates are used to make money on the outside. The undercover cop meets Andrea King who has info. With George Tobias and Barry Kelley. King Bros. #FilmNoir

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

#Noirvember Challenge Day 30 asks for a favorite #filmnoir ending. I like “Mildred Pierce” from 1945. Veda’s (Ann Blyth) parents, Joan Crawford and Bruce Bennett, are with the police. Nearby, women scrub floors. Mildred’s hard work and dedication can’t save their kid from a murder rap. Warner Bros.

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

#Noirvember Challenge Day 28 A Favorite #FilmNoir You Watch Over and Over: “Scarlet Street” (1945) dir. by Fritz Lang. Mousy Edward G. Robinson is an amateur artist who’s fond of Joan Bennett. Dan Duryea gets her to fleece the mark for money. Walter Wanger Prod. @ladykdesigns.bsky.social

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Day 26 #Noirvember Challenge - A favorite #neonoir is “Queen and Slim” (2019). On a first date, Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith get caught up in a deadly crime. Soon, they’re on a cross country ride for their lives. With Chloë Sevigny and Flea. Dir. by Melina Matsoukas. Entertainment One.

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DishonoredLady @dishonoredlady.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

#Noirvember Challenge Day 25 Favorite #FilmNoir Featuring A Boat: “The Lady From Shanghai” from 1947. She meets Orson Welles, a drifter, and gets him to join Everett Sloane (her husband) and his crew on a yacht trip. A deadly proposition unfolds. With Glenn Anders. Dir. by Welles. RKO.

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