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The Nitrate Diva

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Classic movies. Vintage pop culture. Cats.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In case you missed Susan Collins embroiled in a pay-to-play scheme… Maine, it’s time to send Susan Collins packing this November. We can’t afford six more years of being sold out to Trump and Collins’ corporate cronies.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Happy International Cat Day to Tama from BLACK CAT MANOR (1958), who is a very good and vengeful boy. 🖤 🐈 👹
Woman in Japanese period costume cradles a cat and tells him, "Tama! Lap my blood and imbibe my hate!"
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Which raises the question, what was Myrna Loy's most brat role? My mind goes to her gold-digging nightclub dancer in THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUTH (1930).
Myrna Loy in a sequined dancing costume with her arms raised in a provocative attitude
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
No lies detected here: Myrna Loy celebrating her own awesomeness in WIFE VERSUS SECRETARY. It's her birthday, so let's celebrate along with her.
Clark Gable embraces Myrna Loy in a really chic black dress. She says, "I'm the best, aren't I?"
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Kipling's "Gunga Din" was adapted into one of the all-time best (tho obviously Problematic) classic Hollywood action films, directed by George Stevens in 1939. Hecht and MacArthur worked on it! It was William Goldman's favorite movie.
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Look, just because a movie is really, really dark doesn't mean fans won't want to buy what the heroine was wearing... Screenland magazine lets readers know they can purchase a version of Ginger's outfit from STORM WARNING. #TheNoirCollective
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I'll leave you w/ the most misleading lobby card in cinema history. Thanks for watching STORM WARNING (1951) — one of the most shockingly unforgettable Noirs of the Studio Era! And thanks to the #TheNoirCollective for inviting me to host.
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Must've been satisfying Heisler and company here to consciously invert BIRTH OF A NATION, an inescapable box office juggernaut. Instead of being rescued by the Klan, the heroine needs to be rescued from them in STORM WARNING. #TheNoirCollective
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"You hadn't ought to talk to me like that." Cochran gets that whiny crybully thing just right. His feelings are the most important thing in the world, of course. #TheNoirCollective
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Rogers is great here as her character perjures herself. She communicates just how emotionally hard it is for her to do this, that little catch in her voice, the sense of shame about it. #TheNoirCollective
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
There's a hell of a lot of uncomfortable truth in this film. #TheNoirCollective #StormWarning
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Without us a girl like you wouldn't be safe on the street at night." Same old proprietary white supremacist pitch to "protect" white women. #TheNoirCollective
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I feel like Stuart Heisler doesn't get that much love as a noir director. But STORM WARNING is solid, THE GLASS KEY is great, and I have a soft spot for TOKYO JOE. #TheNoirCollective
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It's Ginger Rogers vs. the KKK in a Noir thriller that must be seen to be believed! Join #TheNoirCollective and me for a live watch of STORM WARNING (1951) — Wed June 17 8pm ET/5pm PT. Watch on HBO Max or here: archive.org/details/stor...
Ginger Rogers in promotional still for STORM WARNING (1951).
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Just mended a ripped seam on my trench coat. Now I can't decide whether that behavior was Not Very Film Noir At All or Extremely Film Noir, Actually.
Veronica Lake, a knockout with long blonde hair, wears an oversized trench coat surround by a bunch of surly looking cops, including her plainclothes fiance.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I think often of a New York Times photo of a little Iraqi girl tending to her parakeets in a bombed house, probably from 20 years ago now. I will think of this man and his sweet dog often now too. People just want to love what they love, care for their little beings, and instead we do this to them
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.
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Cultura @culturalgutter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Celebrate Roger Corman's birthday with this piece on the paintings of his Poe films by the Gutter's own Carol Borden! culturalgutter.com/2024/06/06/s...
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Sinister Visages: Paintings in Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films
I have long wanted an ancestral portrait painted in a German Expressionist style hanging in my entry when I greet weary travelers seeking shelter from a ferocious storm. They would evince surprise …
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Reminder that DEAD RECKONING (1947) is perfect viewing for the day before Easter. Or any day, really. Grenades, night-blooming jasmine, and sledgehammer highballs! A noir that I seem to enjoy more with every rewatch.
Humphrey Bogart in his pajamas says "You're a day early for Easter bunnies" to the detective in a suit. They're sitting on twin beds in a hotel room in a black-and-white film frame grab.
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This fake headline from ONE MYSTERIOUS NIGHT (1944) made me giggle for a good 5 minutes today so I thought I'd pass it on.
A shot of a newspaper from a black and white film. The headline reads: POLICE BAFFLED - PUBLIC AROUSED
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
An actual for real baby angel I met at the shelter today. Her name is Munchie and she is very, very, very sweet. ❤️ Available in northwestern Vermont! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
Photo of a beautiful shorthaired calico cat with light green and gold eyes, looking upward with a luminous, angelic expression.
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I've long wondered if de la Tour's painting was an inspiration for this unforgettable shot of Lulu gazing into a flame in PANDORA'S BOX (1929).
Louise Brooks, in her trademark black bobbed hairdo, gazes meditatively into a candle's flame that makes one side of her face glow
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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🚨 SF area! (And anyone who can share). @friendsofbear.bsky.social (feederofcats) over on Twitter needs your help! Adopt! Spread the word!
Quote tweeted tweet
New tweet:
“Friends of Bear Cat Rescue @feeder... •2h
We are now forced to close intake and not help anymore cats until we find homes for the adoptable cats in our care. We literally have no more space and I'm having to say no to cats who will die without us.
all these kittens are still here.
Please share.
SF Bay Area”
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“Friends of Bear Cat Rescue • 3/1/26
SF BAY AREA
it makes me very sad that we still have 8 perfect, healthy big kittens growing up mostly in an enclosure here at the rescue.
They should be cuddling on someone's lap, zooming around, being happy babies.
Soon they'll be a year old and still sitting here, waiting” [pictures of adorable kittens]
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas. "He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop
The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Big missed opportunity to have Dennis Price in your movie about people getting bumped off one by one and not have Price doing it! #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Well, look, the kitty likes him, so he can't be all bad. #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
And Then There Was Cat #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The whole movie was leading up to these coats. #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This sparkly number is unironically a bitchin' sweater that I would pounce upon if I saw it at a thrift store fr #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Meanwhile in a Fellini movie... #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask? (That painting on the wall.) #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
My dad in the other room just noted, "The music sounds like it's gonna segue into a Bond theme." He even did a Shirley Bassey imitation with a falsetto, "And then there were NOOOO-OOOONNNNEEE!!!" Thought I'd share. #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Okay, I'm a scene behind but I had to screencap whatever Dr. Seussical pingpong ball vest creation Daliah Lavi is wearing here. #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Leo Genn appreciation tweet. Silly movie but he makes this scene kinda moving IMO. #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
And Then There Was Small Talk #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
DEATH BY ALMOND MILK! #driveinmob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
But, doctor, is he dead sexy?? #driveinmob
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Cultura @culturalgutter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"I was told this was a giallo getaway weekend." #DriveInMob
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Tfw someone will not stop singing #driveinmob
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Cultura @culturalgutter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Go! #DriveinMob vimeo.com/1115681985
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Sharing a few more striking RIDE THE PINK HORSE shots that I couldn't help but screencap (before I clean my noir-littered desktop)
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Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧 @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Pila one of the clearest "more heroic than the hero" women in noir. ❤️ Viva Wanda Hendrix! #FilmNoirClub
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Pila's reaction to Hugo's speech is so powerful. Thank goodness Gagin can borrow some decency from her. #FilmNoirClub
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Fun behind-the-scenes picture for RIDE THE PINK HORSE that I found in an issue of Screenland: Thomas Gomez, producer Joan Harrison, and Wanda Hendrix celebrate Robert Montgomery's birthday on set. #FilmNoirClub
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
A perfectly framed, perfectly timed shot. Just as the baddie is about to nab our antihero, Pila picks up the bottle... #FilmNoirClub
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
RIDE THE PINK HORSE feels like a missing link between THE STRANGER and TOUCH OF EVIL, all of which cinematographer Russell Metty worked on. #FilmNoirClub
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Eddie Muller @eddiemuller.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
It’s uniqueness. I like the way it delves into the clash of cultures so insightfully and as it goes along our allegiance shifts to the locals, especially Pila. #FilmNoirClub
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The Nitrate Diva @nitratediva.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Russell Metty ftw here #FilmNoirClub
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Tommy Krasker @tommykrasker.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
“They're dead fish with a lot of perfume on ‘em. You touch them, and you always get stung.” Henceforth, my response when anyone asks me to define “femme fatale.” 😅 #FilmNoirClub #RideThePinkHorse
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