Just look at those eyes. Need knows what he *needs* and is determined to get it.
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Charles R. Jackson’s novel #TheLostWeekend uses interior monologue and a stream-of-consciousness narrative style to dig deep into the mind of an alcoholic. Wilder and Seitz search for – and seize upon – visual equivalents. Here, the bottles loom large, as they do in Don’s head. #TheNoirCollective

One of his greatest- and least seen– works is Five Graves to Cairo, which Wilder himself said he should have won an Oscar for. #TheNoirCollective #TheLostWeekend

Sheesh! These two have no clue.

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It's used so effectively to represent the craving
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There are some very creative hiding places
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Wick is pretty judgy for somebody who flicked a lit cigarette out a window.
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Once Don is alone, he doesn’t just abandon any pretense of respectability; he abandons any pretense of humanity. As he hunts for that elusive bottle, he rifles through rooms, like a hungry animal ferreting out its next meal. #TheNoirCollective #TheLostWeekend

As usual, tonight I will mostly be focusing (heh 😉) on the work of cinematographer John F. Seitz in #TheLostWeekend, while Tommy handles all that highbrow thematic stuff. And if you missed our noir history pre-show, check it out after the film. #TheNoirCollective

Phillip Terry sighting. Also in "Born to Kill" and ....
"The Leech Woman" - with Coleen Gray!
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George Stroud in The Big Clock, probably, but Ministry of Fear, Dial M, and my beloved, woefully unappreciated Lady in the Dark are up there.

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I was thinking the same thing! And with everything we just learned I’ll be watching with a different (but still wildly clueless and untrained) perspective.

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And who wouldn't need a break from Joan Crawford after a couple of years! (sorry...) #theNoirCollective #TheLostWeekend

My mother had a leopard fur coat just like Helen’s only it was longer.
She let me wear it once.

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I still don't like him in Born to Kill, but that might be the point.
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The manipulation begins
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Thanks @tommykrasker.bsky.social for the "hidden" history of our favorite phrase, film noir! I hope everyone, err, enjoys tonight's live watch, but I'll be sitting this one out. Life's been tough enough lately. Take care.

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