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  1. Michael Elliott

    Godzilla: Minus One (2023)

    I almost went and saw this last Thursday but the local theater was playing it in a very small and dinky theater. Like a 20 seat theater. I guess the box office made them reconsider because they added it to the Cinemark XD today so I went. Easily the best Godzilla movie ever made. The story...
  2. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Storm Fear (1955) ** 1/2 Cornel Wilde plays a bank robber who shows up at his brother's cabin in the mountains. He's wounded but him and his two helpers take the family hostage and soon drama from the past comes out full force. Wilde not only plays the lead but he also served as director and...
  3. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    I've fallen behind on the noir watches. Next year I will try to have a better plan to fit more in. I watched THE FAMILY SECRET from the Columbia Noir box but there's no way to even pretend it's a noir so I won't include it here. I did like the film though. The Harder They Fall (1956) ****...
  4. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Indicator says these are noir so I'll list them. Knock On Any Door (1947) ** 1/2 Nick Romano (John Derek) is a thug who has a long sheet with the police. He's picked up for the murder of a cop but he tells attorney Andrew Morton (Humphrey Bogart) that he's innocent so the lawyer decides to...
  5. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Dead Reckoning (1947) *** Captain Murdock (Humphrey Bogart) goes looking for a friend who mysteriously ran off without a word. He soon learns that the friend has been murdered and that he previously had been connected to a murder, which included a love triangle with a beautiful woman (Lizabeth...
  6. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    The one person I didn't mention here was Janis Wilson who played the young Stanwyck character. I haven't read or seen anything on the making of this movie but I thought Wilson was amazing in the role and was pitch-perfect for the young version of this character. I was curious if they filmed...
  7. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1948) *** 1/2 Three childhood friends are brought together as adults and this is when their past comes back to haunt them. Martha (Barbara Stanwyck) is married to Walter (Kirk Douglas) who witnessed her commit a crime as a child. Soon Sam (Van Heflin) enters...
  8. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Whiplash (1948) ** 1/2 Extremely routine film noir about a boxer (Dane Clark) who falls for a woman (Alexis Smith) who just happens to belong to a gangster (Zachary Scott). WHIPLASH looks and feels like something that you might get from Republic but it was actually shot for Warner. If you're a...
  9. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    His Kind of Woman (1951) *** Gambler Dan Milner (Robert Mitchum) is in major debt so he agrees to take a job that will pay him $50,000. He heads to Mexico where his orders aren't exactly clear but soon he realizes he was set up. This is a complete mess of a movie and it's just rather insane...
  10. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    I should still be punished for buying so many Conrad Brooks movies haha
  11. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Two O'Clock Courage (1945) ** 1/2 Cab driver Patty (Ann Rutherford) almost runs over a man (Tom Conway) who sees to be suffering from amnesia. The cab driver tries to help him find out who he is but soon it seems he might be involved in a murder. This Anthony Mann film is a bit strange as it...
  12. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) *** 1/2 The setting is 1944 Germany and the country is deep in World War II but they're also dealing with a serial killer who is stalking women. Investigator Kersten (Claus Holm) tracks down Ludke (Mario Adorf) but the government believes someone else is...
  13. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Seven Days to Noon (1950) *** Professor Willingdon (Barry Jones) starts to realize that his work on a nuclear weapon isn't helping mankind so he steals a weapon and threatens to level London unless the British government agrees to stop their program. It seems most people consider this one of...
  14. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    The Glass Key (1942) *** Brian Donlevy plays a political player who goes against a gangster (Joseph Calleia) in order to get a reformer elected because he loves the man's daughter (Veronica Lake). When a murder happens it seems Donlevy is guilty but his pusher (Alan Ladd) goes out to try and...
  15. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    Updated: (let me know if I missed anyone else) BobO'Link 138 (43) Michael Elliott 138 (103) Ruz-El 131 (115) JasonRoer 128 (85) John Stell 107 (20) Travis 104 (2) Compson 55 (33) Adam Lambert 38 (18) dpippel 33 (14) Neil 31 (13) Malcolm 28.5 (12) HawksFord 22 EricSchulz 18 (7)
  16. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    Yes, the points thing plus... I always count the Vinegar Syndrome documentaries but, at the same time, I always say if I tie with someone those would be "removed" or at least not counted.
  17. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Side Street (1949) *** Joe Norson (Farley Granger) has lost his business, is working part time and he has a baby on the way. With the fear of failure all over him he decides to steal a couple hundred dollars. After the theft he begins to feel bad so he wants to give it back but soon he realizes...
  18. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    Here are the unofficial official results. Please let me know if I skipped your list or got something wrong. I can say that the official winner this year was BobO'Link and his kick ass total of 138 (I believe the "point" total was higher). Thanks to all who participated in the greatest month...
  19. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Apology for Murder (1945) *** Kenny Blake (Hugh Beaumont) is a reporter who falls for a woman (Ann Savage) who turns out to be married. She convinces the reporter to help murder her rich husband and after the deed things start to fall apart. This PRC film is a rip-off of DOUBLE INDEMNITY and...
  20. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    The Girl in the Kremlin (1957) * 1/2 It turns out Stalin is alive and has had plastic surgery to change his appearance. Agent Steve Anderson (Lex Barker) and a woman (Zsa Zsa Gabor) go undercover to try and track him down. The woman has a twin sister in Russia that she is trying to save as...
  21. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    I'll do up the totals in the next couple days in case anyone else needs to get their list in order.
  22. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    The World Series ended early enough to get one on before bed. Detour (1945) *** 1/2 I wouldn't call this the greatest noir ever made but it might be the greatest "B" noir ever made. It is rather amazing what Ulmer was able to do on a limited budget and a limited schedule. What I liked the...
  23. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    That's good. I'm going through Letterboxd and previous threads here to try and make a list for the month. I did order that Columbia Noir: Bogart set but it won't be here for a couple weeks.
  24. Michael Elliott

    *** 3rd Annual HTF Noirvember Movie Challenge***

    Man Afraid (1957) ** 1/2 George Nader plays a reverend who kills a home intruder in self-defense. Soon after the dead man's father starts stalking the reverend and his family. This was an okay film but there were just way too many flaws for it to really work. I thought the screenplay was a...
  25. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    For years Sean Cunningham said he hadn't seen TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE even though parts one of two of F13 ripped it off. He finally came clean. I'm honestly not sure if anyone involved with ALIEN ever came clear to have at least seeing IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE.
  26. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE is a film that never gets talked about enough. It's as if ALIEN fans want to keep it a major secret or something lol
  27. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    I plan on jumping in. It might take a couple days but I've got a Kino set here as well as just about everything that has been shown on Noir Alley this year! Looking forward to it.
  28. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    INFINITY POOL, MEGAN, TALK TO ME, THE BOOGEYMAN and several others from this year were on my list to watch but it's not gonna happen. Oh well, maybe next year! I take off work every Halloween just to stay up late watching horror movies and watching them throughout the day waiting for the kids...
  29. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    It's never too late to watch horror films so welcome! Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) **** Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney) goes to track down Dr. Frankenstein in hopes of finding a way to die but instead he runs into the monster (Bela Lugosi). I'm sorry but to me this is a 4-star...
  30. Michael Elliott

    ***Official 24th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2023***

    Inn of the Damned (1975) *** Set in Australia during the late 1890s, people are checking into a remote inn but it seems they disappear from there. This Australian film clocks in at 117-minutes, which is way too long for this type of film but the picture actually works rather well. I thought...
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