Regular readers of this blog know that I LOVE Film Noir. I’ve decided it’s high time I held a blogathon celebrating all things Noir.
I invite you all to join me to walk through the dark alleys of Film Noir. For this blogathon you can write about any Noir film. You can write about your favourite characters and couples in Film Noir. You can write about the look and style of Noir films. You can write about the history of Film Noir and the impact these films had on cinema.
You can write more than one post for this if you wish to do so. I’m asking that there be No duplicate posts of films for this particular blogathon. There are so many Noir films out there that we shouldn’t need to all write about the same ones. That having been said though, if someone writes a full post about Double Indemnity, it is fine for someone else to write a bit about that film in a list/article which discusses various Noir films. It’s also fine to write about a remake of a Noir film of the same title.
The blogathon will be held from the 27th – 29th of July, 2019. Please try to have your posts ready on or before those dates. Take one of the banners from below to put on your sites to help advertise this event. Check below to see who is writing about what.
Have fun writing! Enjoy watching those Noir films!
The Participation List
Maddy Loves Her Classic Films: Cry Of The City, Dark Passage & Murder, My Sweet(1944)
Pale Writer: Dead Reckoning, Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake
Screen Dreams: Barbara Stanwyck’s Noir Films
Films On The Box: Fear In The Night
Movie Movie Blog Blog II: Laura
Cinematic Scribblings: Brighton Rock(1948)
Caftan Woman: Thieves Highway
Poppity Talks Classic Film: They Live By Night
Realweegiemidgetreviews: Body Heat
Overture Books And Film: The Killing
Silver Screen Classics: The Asphalt Jungle
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood: Katharine Hepburn And Film Noir
The Stop Button: In A Lonely Place
Portraits By Jenni: Pickup On South Street
The Old Hollywood Garden: Friendships In Film Noir
Critica Retro: Tension
Silver Screenings: Kansas City Confidential
Pop Culture Reverie: Somewhere In The Night
The Midnite Drive -In: Noir Elements in Abbott And Costello
Stars And Letters: A Letter About The Killers
Realweegiemidgetreviews: John Wick 2 and 3
dbmoviesblog: Out Of The Past
Thoughts All Sorts: Sin City
Pure Entertainment Preservation Society: The Dark Mirror
Shadowsandsatin: Try And Get Me
The Lonely Critic: High And Low
MovieRob: Scene Of The Crime, Sorry Wrong Number, Woman In The Window
MovieNightGroup: The Blue Gardenia
Noirish: The True Story Of Lynn Stuart
John V’s Eclectic Avenue: The Chase
Hi Maddy! Yay for this! I know you won’t be at all surprised May I please write about Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake as a noir power couple? And Dead Reckoning starring Bogie and Lizabeth Scott?
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I’m shocked! LOL. Of course you can. Thanks for joining. 🙂
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😋 Thank you 🌼
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Oooh I’m excited for this one! Can I write about Barbara Stanwyck’s 1940s noir movies?
They’re all great enough to warrant their own posts, but she’s so different in each of them that I thought it would be interesting to look at them all together 🙂
I’m at screendreams.net
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Sure. Thanks for joining.
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As I unfortunately couldn’t take part in the Femme/Homme Fatale blogathon, I of course have to do this one. I’d like to take Strangers on a Train.
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It’s yours. Thanks for joining.
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I’d like a shot at LAURA (so to speak).
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It’s yours, Steve.
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My Noirathon post is now live at: https://moviemovieblogblogii.wordpress.com/2019/07/22/477/
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Cheers, Steve. Can’t wait to read it.
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Could I write about Brighton Rock (1947)? Thank you!
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(Or 1948 — I’ve seen it under both years.)
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You certainly can, Erin. Thanks for joining.
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I’m in! I’d like to work up something on Thieves’ Highway.
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Yay! It’s all yours, Paddy. Thanks for joining.
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I’ve made up my mind to do ‘They Live By Night’ (1948). Great idea!! 😀
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It’s yours, Erica. Thanks for joining.
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I would like to write about The Killing from 1956 please. My blog name is Overture Books and Film.
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It’s all yours, Christine. Thanks for joining.
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Hi can you add me with Body Heat (1981), its a neo noir if that counts? thanks Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews
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It’s all yours, Gill. Great choice.
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Thanks, looking forward to this one. Hope all well over there.
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I’d love to join! I’ll have a think and get back to you 🙂
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Noir is also my fav go to and this blogathon is going to be exciting. May I do The Asphalt Jungle please? Thanks!
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Yay! You certainly may. Thanks for joining, Paul.
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Hi Maddy. I want to join. I just have to decide on a topic. I also sent you an email. Did you receive it? I was wondering if you are interested in joining the blogathon I’m hosting in June. In case you didn’t receive the email, here is the link. https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2019/03/08/announcing-the-rosalind-russell-blogathon/
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Hi Crystal. Thanks for the invite, but I’m not going to be able to take part in that one I’m afraid.
Just let me know whenever you have decided on a topic.
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Hi Maddy. No problems about the Rosalind Blogathon. I’ve finally decided on a topic. I would like to write about Joan Bennett and Film Noir. I’m a big fan of Joan Bennett, so I think its a good occasion to talk about her Film Noir films.
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Good choice. Thanks for joining.
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Can I do In a Lonely Place for Stop Button?
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You sure can! Thanks for joining, Andrew.
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Love me a good noir!! Please add me to your list, and I’ll write about Pick Up on South Street.
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It’s all yours, Jenni. Thanks for joining.
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YAY! 😀 Could I write about friendships in film noir?
Carol
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Good idea, Carol. Thanks for joining.
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Yay, I love noir! Can I write about Tension (1949)?
Kisses!
Le from Critica Retro
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You sure can, Le. Thanks for joining.
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Squee! This will be so much fun! I’d like to take Kansas City Confidential, if not already spoken for.
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🙂 It’s all yours, Ruth. Thanks for joining.
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Could I take Somewhere in the Night? popculturereverie.wordpress.com
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You sure can, Robin.
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If you are willing I’d like to try to make a case for film noir elements in Abbott and Costello Meet The Killer, Boris Karloff.
Quiggy @ The Midnite Drive-In
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Sure, Quiggy.
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Hi Maddy,
can I join with a letter regarding “The Killers”?
thanks, Janet
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Of course you can, Janet.
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I miss participating in your blogathons, Maddy. Can I please join with the review of “Out of the Past” (1947)? Thanks.
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You sure can! Thanks for joining.
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Hi Maddy. I somehow missed this post (too much on the brain)…so, I’m going to brave it…have seen quite a few neo-noir movies…do those count? If so, I’ve been meaning to watch Lost Highway again for years…would be a great opportunity…Can I do that one? Or been meaning to watch True Romance again for ages…does that count?
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They sure do, Cat. Let me know which one you want to go for, or do you want both? Thanks for joining.
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Just watching the trailers of each and I’ll let you know shortly…
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OK…totally different one…I’ll do Sin City. Is that ok?
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That’s fine. It’s all yours.
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Dear Maddy,
I would like to participate in the Noirathon. May I write about “The Dark Mirror” from 1946?
Yours Hopefully,
Tiffany Brannan
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It’s all yours, Tiffany. Thanks for joining.
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Dear Maddy,
Thank you! I look forward to watching this film for the first time and reviewing it!
Yours Hopefully,
Tiffany Brannan
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Hi, Maddy – I just found out about your Noir-a-thon! I’d like to join in and write about Try and Get Me. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Karen
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Hi, Karen. It’s all yours. So happy to have you joining.
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Hi, I was wondering if I could write about High and Low (1963)?
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Of course you can, Tucker. I just need the name of your blog.
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Whoops my bad, it is The Lonely Critic.
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Cheers.
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Hi Maddy, can I also add a new review of John Wick Chapter 3 to this blogathon, so would be both Chapters 2 and 3! from Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews
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Of course.
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Cool, just writing it now!! Thanks!
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Hi! I would love to participate! Are you accepting neo-noirs (aka Body Heat, Insomnia, etc.)?
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I am indeed, Eric.
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Hey Maddy,
Can I do : – Scene of the Crime (1949), Sorry Wrong Number (1948) and The Woman in the Window (1944)?
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Sure, Rob. Thanks for joining.
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tnx maddy!
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Yikes! I was in the hospital back in March when this was posted, so missed it. Might I write about the interesting borderline noir The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958), pretty please?
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Of course you can. Thanks for joining. Hope you better now.
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Wow! This is going to be terrific. Can’t wait to read all the posts.
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Me too!
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Here’s my post, a bit (or more than a bit) early: https://cinematicscribblings.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/the-dark-side-of-brighton-brighton-rock-1948/ Thank you!
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Cheers, Erin. I LOVE this film and can’t wait to read your thoughts on it.
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My post for High and Low is ready! 🙂 https://lonelycritic.blogspot.com/2019/07/high-and-low-1963.html
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