Best NOIR TALK Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 17: "Now Playing" movies + streaming guide and noir on Blu-ray, with Kelly Vance 1:12:00

6+ y ago1:12:00

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East Bay Express film reviewer Kelly Vance joins us to talk about the "Now Playing" feature on filmnoirfoundation.org, a newly added guide to noir-tinged movie and streaming news. We also round up a bunch of great classic noir releases on Blu-ray in the last few years from specialty outlets who've all been releasing terrific films mostly unavailabl…

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Ep 16: Show Trial - Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist, with Tom Doherty 1:19:38

6+ y ago1:19:38

1:19:38

Brandeis professor Tom Doherty joins us to discuss his new book about the 1947 Congressional hearings that led directly to Hollywood's anti-Communist blacklist. We start by untangling a few terms often used to describe the events of the time--HUAC, McCarthyism, the Red Scare--and the overall timeline of events in and around the hearings (2:15). The…

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Ep 15: NOIR CITY Hollywood, Book Vs Film Adaptations, and A Touch Of Mancini, with Brian Light 1:00:54

6+ y ago1:00:54

1:00:54

NOIR CITY Hollywood showrunner Brian Light joins us to discuss the festival's 20th edition, as well as some of his articles for the NOIR CITY e-magazine. We start with some behind-the-scenes details of how the festival is organized, and we delve into some of this year's screenings: James Ellroy appearing with LA Confidential to receive the FNF's "M…

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Ep 14: Censorship, Noir, and Rock & Roll, with Steve Kronenberg 1:07:54

6+ y ago1:07:54

1:07:54

The co-managing editor of the FNF's NOIR CITY e-magazine joins us to discuss some of his wide-ranging articles from the past few years. We start with how Steve started writing for the FNF alongside his brother Michael after many years of working together on the classic horror magazine Monsters From The Vault (1:30), and we take a look at noir-theme…

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Ep 13: On location from NOIR CITY 16 in San Francisco 1:24:47

6+ y ago1:24:47

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For the NOIR CITY 16 film festival, we broke out of the studio and went on location with numerous guests from the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco:Annabelle Zakaluk, Ms. NOIR CITY 2018, talks about the Castro Theatre, how she became Ms. NOIR CITY, the making of this year's festival poster, and her glamorous vintage outfits for each night of…

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Ep 12: Film noir before it was famous, with Foster Hirsch + NOIR CITY 16 preview 57:16

7y ago57:16

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What was it like to be a devotee of film noir before most people had ever heard of it? Brooklyn College film professor Foster Hirsch, from the Film Noir Foundation's board of directors, joins us to talk about how the concept of noir became widely known in America--and the time when it wasn't. We focus much of our discussion on the writing of his gr…

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Ep 11: Michael Curtiz - A Life In Film, with Alan K. Rode 1:16:11

7y ago1:16:11

1:16:11

Film Noir Foundation charter director and treasurer Alan K. Rode joins us to discuss his new biography of Michael Curtiz, one of classic Hollywood's greatest directors. We start with Curtiz's early life and career in Europe (2:45), his first years in Hollywood (11:15), and his wife and close collaborator Bess Meredyth (14:35). Then we talk about hi…

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Ep 10: Gaslight and the impact of "gaslighting" 1:00:27

7y ago1:00:27

1:00:27

The Film Noir Foundation co-presented an October screening and panel discussion of the 1944 classic Gaslight at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD, as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We talk with the event's organizer, Aha! Moment Founder Tali Elitzur (aka the Noir Talk host's better half), about the origins of her idea for the …

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Ep 9: Marsha Hunt 100th Birthday Tribute 1:01:08

7y ago1:01:08

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We pay tribute to actress and FNF Advisory Council member Marsha Hunt on the milestone of her 100th birthday, October 17th, 2017. FNF treasurer and charter director Alan K. Rode discusses her early life and film roles (2:15), her guest appearances at NOIR CITY film festivals (6:15), plus her fight against the Hollywood blacklist and its effect on h…

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Ep 8: Hollywood Nocturne -- Classic Film Noir Scores, with Steven C. Smith (Part 2) 54:41

7y ago54:41

54:41

Part 2 of our survey of film noir musical scores and their composers, with Emmy-nominated producer and author Steven C. Smith, covers the following composers and film scores:Bernard Herrmann - Concerto Macabre Part 1 (1:55), Part 2 (9:50), from Hangover SquareMax Steiner - White Heat (18:55)Alfred Newman - Cry Of The City (22:20)Max Steiner - Treas…

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Ep 7: Hollywood Nocturne -- Classic Film Noir Scores, with Steven C. Smith (Part 1) 56:12

7y ago56:12

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Emmy-nominated producer and author Steven C. Smith joins us for a tour of film noir musical scores and their composers. This is the first of a two-part episode. The composers and movie scores we discuss, including music clips, are indicated below:Adolph Deutsch - The Maltese Falcon (6:30)Miklos Rozsa - Double Indemnity (10:45), Criss Cross (18:40),…

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Ep 6: Profiles in noir, at home and abroad, with Jake Hinkson 1:09:41

7y ago1:09:41

1:09:41

Crime novelist Jake Hinkson joins us to discuss his articles about film noir and his other writing. We begin with the upcoming NOIR CITY Chicago festival, featuring a special anniversary screening of L.A. Confidential with author James Ellroy in person, plus some other hard-hitting heist films (2:25). Then we discuss how how Jake got started writin…

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Ep 5: Noir meets graphic design, comics, and boxing, with Michael Kronenberg 1:10:24

7+ y ago1:10:24

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The art director for the Film Noir Foundation's NOIR CITY e-magazine joins us to talk graphic design, comic books, and boxing. We begin with how Michael first started working with the FNF (3:00), plus designing the website and other projects for Eddie Muller's Black Pool Productions (5:50). We also discuss the process of designing each issue of NOI…

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Ep 4: Edith Head - When Facts Become Fiction, with Vince and Rosemarie Keenan 1:16:34

7+ y ago1:16:34

1:16:34

The co-authors of the classic Hollywood mysteries "Design For Dying" and "Dangerous To Know" join us to talk noir, costume design, and mystery writing. We start with their appearance at NOIR CITY Hollywood to introduce This Gun For Hire (2:30), as well as some of this year's movies at their hometown festival of NOIR CITY Seattle, including The Taki…

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Ep 3: Film noir beyond femme fatales and beyond the city, with Imogen Sara Smith 1:13:32

7+ y ago1:13:32

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Our guest this month is film critic and historian Imogen Sara Smith. We start by discussing her background as a film writer and how she started writing about noir in particular (1:40). Then we discuss her commentary track for the new DVD/Blu-ray release of The Scar (aka Hollow Triumph), including the central role of star/producer/director Paul Henr…

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Ep 2: NOIR CITY Hollywood and the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival with Alan K. Rode 58:59

7+ y ago58:59

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Our guest this month is Film Noir Foundation charter director and treasurer Alan K. Rode. We discuss the recent NOIR CITY Hollywood festival, starting with a brief history of the festival and some of this year's movies including Address Unknown and Quiet Please Murder (4:15), a nod to the studios supporting the FNF with great prints of rare titles …

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Ep 1: Noir Alley and The Big Knockover, with Eddie Muller 1:21:32

7+ y ago1:21:32

1:21:32

Welcome to NOIR TALK, a podcast devoted to discussing the Film Noir Foundation. Our first guest is FNF founder and president Eddie Muller. We start with a tribute to the late Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne (3:00), and then we discuss Eddie's new TCM series Noir Alley (9:00), his scheduled appearance at the upcoming TCM Festival (22:00), …

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Ep 17: "Now Playing" movies + streaming guide and noir on Blu-ray, with Kelly Vance 1:12:00

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Ep 16: Show Trial - Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist, with Tom Doherty 1:19:38

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Ep 15: NOIR CITY Hollywood, Book Vs Film Adaptations, and A Touch Of Mancini, with Brian Light 1:00:54

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Ep 14: Censorship, Noir, and Rock & Roll, with Steve Kronenberg 1:07:54

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Ep 13: On location from NOIR CITY 16 in San Francisco 1:24:47

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Ep 12: Film noir before it was famous, with Foster Hirsch + NOIR CITY 16 preview 57:16

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Ep 11: Michael Curtiz - A Life In Film, with Alan K. Rode 1:16:11

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Ep 10: Gaslight and the impact of "gaslighting" 1:00:27

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Ep 9: Marsha Hunt 100th Birthday Tribute 1:01:08

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Ep 8: Hollywood Nocturne -- Classic Film Noir Scores, with Steven C. Smith (Part 2) 54:41

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Ep 7: Hollywood Nocturne -- Classic Film Noir Scores, with Steven C. Smith (Part 1) 56:12

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Ep 6: Profiles in noir, at home and abroad, with Jake Hinkson 1:09:41

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Ep 5: Noir meets graphic design, comics, and boxing, with Michael Kronenberg 1:10:24

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Ep 4: Edith Head - When Facts Become Fiction, with Vince and Rosemarie Keenan 1:16:34

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Ep 3: Film noir beyond femme fatales and beyond the city, with Imogen Sara Smith 1:13:32

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Ep 2: NOIR CITY Hollywood and the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival with Alan K. Rode 58:59

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Ep 1: Noir Alley and The Big Knockover, with Eddie Muller 1:21:32

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