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Classic movie-obsessed Voltron of the era's two greatest actors.

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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 5h
I just fired it up because I couldn't remember if it was the theatrical release or the extended I'd seen on #TCM before. It's past midnight ET and it still works, so maybe the deadline is more fluid, like midnight PT? I can say that the Plaion BD is definitely a way nicer print. Good luck cramming!
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 7h
Hamlet started losing his baby teeth at around 5 months old. We got him a pacifier-shaped extra soft Kong to gnaw on and he loved it dearly until his big boy teeth were all in and it had to be retired.
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 9h
On a side note, may I send you a DM to do some non font-related scheming?
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 13h
It is indeed Mad Men. It's from the episode when they come up with the Playtex campaign that every woman is either a Marilyn or a Jackie. When Peggy is miffed because she is clearly neither, Don suggests she's Irene Dunn instead. Freddie agrees and says the above. ❤️
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 16h
You have serious competition in that movie. 😂
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 17h
*It's 😠
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 17h
It Cassius' play all the way, and Gielgud has the goods. #JuliusCaesar #TCMParty
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 17h
Pre-order alert! Nov 24th will be a banner day in classic film Blu-ray releases: Van Heflin wins an Oscar (and my 💗) in JOHNNY EAGER, Harlow explodes in BOMBSHELL, Cary is hot for Randolph in MY FAVORITE WIFE and Claudette chooses poorly in HONOR AMONG LOVERS. #physicalmediaclassics #TCMParty
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🅐🅛🅓🅞 🅖🅐🅝🅓🅘🅐 @shadowsspeak.bsky.social · 19h
#ShadowsSpeak A Daily #FilmNoir Quote Series #FilmSky #NoirSky #FrenchNoir
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The Noir Collective @thenoircollective.bsky.social · 19h
NEXT WED at #TheNoirCollective: Murder, mystery, missing persons – and a radio show that hits close to home. @ladykdesigns.bsky.social hosts THE UNSUSPECTED (1947), and we’re thrilled to welcome a very special guest: Anne Hockens, Director of Communications for the Film Noir Foundation. Join us! 😊
Illustration by @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social.
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This was more than a watch party. It was two film classes and a movie concentrated into less than three hours. @tommykrasker.bsky.social, @ctmillion.bsky.social, thank you so much for your hard work. You blew my already high expectations out of the water. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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LadyKdesigns @ladykdesigns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Join me on 10/14 @ 8 PM ET for #TheNoirCollective live watch of #TheUnsuspected ('47) with our very special guest, Anne Hockens @anne-hockens.bsky.social, Director of Communications for the Film Noir Foundation @noirfoundation.bsky.social. Illustration by @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social #filmnoir
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This passage of time/light to dark/day to night transition shot is something else. #TheNoirCollective #TheLostWeekend
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Impressive button size on Helen's coat. #TheNoirCollective #TheLostWeekend
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It really is a horror environment. One big room full of sick/hallucinating people. I defy anyone not to be scared. #TheNoirCollective #TheLostWeekend
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I can't believe Ray was able to perform at all, let alone at such a high level, with the camera literally pinning him to the bed. Incredible behind-the-scenes shot! #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They'd take a tax writeoff and a Starbucks rewards card nowadays. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ugh, alcohol kiss. I doubt Don has brushed his teeth any time recently. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Petition the court to restore it after the watch. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
😆 Nice. @ctmillion.bsky.social : Candidate for the checklist?
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
As someone who was taken to the opera from a very young age, it's crazy to think of the aria Libiamo (Let's Toast) from La Traviata as drinking song that would trigger an alcoholic. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I remember when The Addams Family movie came out seeing an interview with the guy who played Thing. He was a professional magician. The dexterity of his finger movements got him the job above hand models, actors, etc. Milland's finger movements are agile like that. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've never seen one before. It looks as eerie as it sounds. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you are, then I'm a parking lot puddle because I will zoom in on the clothes, chairs, artwork, drawer pulls, doorknobs, mantels, you name it! #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great idea! Some of the tropes from the classic list don't really apply here. #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
George Stroud in The Big Clock, probably, but Ministry of Fear, Dial M, and my beloved, woefully unappreciated Lady in the Dark are up there. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Brackett was billed above Wilder, no less. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What a valedictory. Seitz should be a household name but I think even among film nerds his contributions are nowhere near as known as they should be. Thank you for giving him his full props! #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
He invented the matte shot?! That's amazing, wow. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Way to overdeliver on every promise, Tommy. Bravo, sir! #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"The Rembrandt principle" is brilliant coinage. I've never heard it before, and I totally get how The Four Horsemen brought it into prominence. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You and me both. I'm imbibing a delicious water that I may or may not spice up with a twist of lime. Depends on whether I feel like I can take the heat. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ooh, maybe he was an evil twin autograph seeker! #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm gathering the through-line in all of these hilarious musical interludes is that while they star actors we've recently seen in noirs, the performances themselves are about as far from noir as you could possibly find. 🤣 #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh. My. God. I mean, it says a lot that even in that sweater John Payne can still get it. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
😆 She looks about as comfortable as I did when my parents tried (and failed) to teach me Heart & Soul when I was 10. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Tommy Krasker @tommykrasker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ONE HOUR till #TheNoirCollective watch party of THE LOST WEEKEND!!!! Link to watch: archive.org/details/the-... But just 30 MINUTES until the PRE-SHOW. At 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT, @ctmillion.bsky.social and I will be taking the stage. So don’t make for the exit; the fun’s just getting started. 🥳
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes, exactly. The only difference between the pre-show posts and the live watch party posts is that the latter accompany the movie while the pre-show posts go up before it starts. 👍 #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That makes so much sense. Artists and lost weekends go hand in glove. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yes, on #TheNoirCollective feed. You can search for it on Bluesky's list of feeds, or you can just click the hashtag in this post and it'll show you the top posts and latest posts. You have to manually refresh the hashtag view. See you there!
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🅐🅛🅓🅞 🅖🅐🅝🅓🅘🅐 @shadowsspeak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Encore #ShadowsSpeak in honor of tonight's #TheNoirCollective #WatchParty of #TheLostWeekend Visit @thenoircollective.bsky.social for details
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's a crazy cool duo for the ages, so however you cast it, you both win! 😂 #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I put absolutely nothing past the co-hosting team of @tommykrasker.bsky.social and @ctmillion.bsky.social . Between the pre-pre show, the pre-show and the show show, it's going to be mind-expanding to Scanners-like levels of danger. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Man, I have a low tolerance for some of The Producers, but I will watch her on repeat. She was 84! #TCMParty
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Franchot went to the dance but he stormed off before actually dancing! How wicked of them to tease. #QualityStreet #TCMParty
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm hoping we get to see him dance. Franchot was a graceful and understated ballroom dancer, in the way of men of that era who came from wealthy families and were generally educated in the social arts. #QualityStreet #TCMParty
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey baby Estelle Winwood! She's one of my favorites in the genius cast of Murder By Death. #QualityStreet #TCMParty
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I think these period movies that put Kate Hepburn in the "box office poison" category flopped because the dialogue is a drag even as when it tries to be sparkling. It makes her come across as nervous instead of vivacious. #QualityStreet #TCMParty
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Van Stanwyck @vanstanwyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Okay so not only do we get a masterful #Noircheology pre-show at 7:30, but @tommykrasker.bsky.social and @ctmillion.bsky.social have put together a whole Footlight Parade to usher it in?! I can say with confidence that nobody has ever seen #TheLostWeekend this way since it was released 81 years ago.
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