“The Postwar Noirs of Carol Reed” by Anees Aref
REVIEW ESSAY: “Guilt, betrayal, disillusionment, war – the themes in these films are crafted with the precision of, indeed, a cuckoo clock.”
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Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon
Noir, crime, and mystery short stories, scholarship, and so much more
REVIEW ESSAY: “Guilt, betrayal, disillusionment, war – the themes in these films are crafted with the precision of, indeed, a cuckoo clock.”
Read More “The Postwar Noirs of Carol Reed” by Anees ArefBOOK REVIEW: “A candid and insightful look into Ferrara’s creative process….”
Read More “An Auteur’s High Points –The Greatest Gangster Movie You’ve Never Seen: Abel Ferrara’s The Funeral” by William BlickINTERVIEW: “It’s hard to discern where Woolrich left off and Block took over. Credit Block for his ability to seamlessly provide that continuity in the text….”
Read More “Into a Collaboration: Lawrence Block Discusses Completing Cornell Woolrich’s Into the Night” by Brian GreeneBLOGS: “A new collection featuring stories and poems in the tradition of Nosferatu and other silent expressionist classics….”
Read More New Collection Becoming Nosferatu Features Noir, Horror, and SF/FantasyPREVIEW: “Aren’t all genre films structuralist in nature? Isn’t everyone either obeying or disobeying genre conventions?”
Read More “Preview: It Lives! Andrew Repasky McElhinney on A Chronicle of Corpses” by William BlickBOOK EXCERPT: “This new breed of L.A. Thrillers created a neon-glazed wave of over-the-top action, unbridled sexuality, and outrageous humor that altered the cinematic landscape forever….”
Read More “Welcome to L.A. – Introduction to Neon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s” by Brad SykesINTERVIEW: “What I really wanted to do within the arc of these three books was to invite the reader to question why certain characteristics and actions are considered gendered in the first place….”
Read More “Talking Angel Dare: Christa Faust on The Get Off” by Brian GreeneINTERVIEW: “I think that there is an untold story about immigration in the country. When you hear about immigration, it is used politically…. It is more that there has always been a history of tension when groups of new people come to this country….”
Read More “Destined to Remember: Anthony Giacchino on The True Crimes of Black Hand New York Podcast” by William BlickBLOGS: “Seeking your honest, powerful reactions to what you see as crime, couched in poetic technique…”
Read More Five-Two: Poems on Crime to Relaunch in AprilBLOGS: Join the Goodis bus tour on March 2 when we’ll visit Philadelphia locations tied to the noir master….
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