I know, I know... the blog has been a tad lonely of late. Reason? The day gig has been a tad intense this summer. But alas, regularly sched...

One night last week, I was watching a documentary about the Library of Congress and the National Film Registry's effort to preserve Ame...

Clockwise from top, Philip Baker Hall, Michael Madsen, Kim Dickens, and Alec Baldwin My rule: The best thing about noir as a genre is t...

Press play for some mood music My conscience was beginning to hold me hostage and the ransom was my future. Despite what we were ...

Nothing like simple, but effective teasers... Enjoy these very quick black and white spots for the third season of 'Boardwalk Empire...

The Flash Fiction blog Liminal Fiction and its owner, Richard Bon, was kind enough to bestow upon me the Kreativ Blogger Award . Mucho th...

Clockwise from top left: Joe Pesci, Gina Gershon and Billy Zane, Woody Harrelson and Robert Mithum. The best thing about noir  as a gen...

The gorgeous Janet Montgomery in 'Made in Jersey.' As the networks pimp their shows with announcements from the upfronts in Cal...

Press play for some mood music   They didn’t give a flying rat's ass about poetry or jazz. They just wanted to maybe smoke and get ...

Clockwise from upper left, Denzel Washington, Michael Shannon, Billy Bob Thornton and Elliot Gould   The best thing about noir as a gen...

Press play for some mood music first hour It had been a long drive for Grace -- like can't feel your legs long. Somewhere between the gr...

Press play for some mood music Even though she pointed that gun at me , I wasn't scared. You see, it wasn't the first time and truth...

Everyone wants them some Don Draper... As the recently-cancelled "Playboy Club" on NBC has shown and what ABC's "Pan Am...

You tend to find some gems while poking around the web in the wee small hours. While hunting on YouTube for a NOIR documentary, all sorts of...