Alex VlahovQueer Noir: GILDA (1946)QUEER NOIR: There is an intimate subtext in GILDA (1946) between American gambler Glenn Ford & suave European casino owner George Macready…Jun 25, 2023Jun 25, 2023
Alex VlahovQueer Noir: SWOON (1992)QUEER NOIR: SWOON (1992) uses a proudly queer lens to explore the Leopold & Loeb murder trial, a cinematic lineage trailing 1948’s ROPE &…Jun 11, 2023Jun 11, 2023
Alex VlahovNATIVE SON (1951)The Argentinian production of the American story NATIVE SON (1951) has a distinction shared with few other films: the author of the source…Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023
Alex VlahovDON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952)DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952) sees Marilyn Monroe in her first starring role as an unstable babysitter & incidentally the first film for…Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023
Alex VlahovQueer Noir: BOUND (1996)QUEER NOIR: The seminal neo-noir BOUND is directed by the Wachowskis (pre-MATRIX) & remains one of the most subversive, thrilling &…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Alex VlahovSummer Noir: THE WOMAN ON THE BEACH (1947)Jean Renoir’s THE WOMAN ON THE BEACH (1947) is a cryptic, moody seaside noir that essentially ended his Hollywood career. As the spread of…Aug 23, 20221Aug 23, 20221
Alex VlahovSummer Noir: BREATHLESS (1983)Hot California wind blows through BREATHLESS (1983), keeping this frantic neo-noir moving along with its rockabilly score & elegiac Silver…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Alex VlahovSummer Noir: THE BIG KNIFE (1955)There is a fantastic Saul Bass credit sequence before we drop into the sunny, tony pools of Bel Air, where a casual swim is followed by…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Alex VlahovSummer Noir: THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940)Raoul Walsh’s superb noir THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940) captures the rolling California countryside amidst a frantic trucker schedule…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Alex VlahovSummer Noir: THE BADLANDERS (1958)THE BADLANDERS (1958) shares the same source material as THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950), trading skyscrapers for sagebrush in this excellent MGM…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022