#D.O.A. 1949

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D.O.A. (1949)

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Here is a public domain character,Frank Bigelow from D.O.A. (1949)

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D.O.A. (1949) Rudolph Maté

November 27th 2022

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Clifton's Cafeteria as featured in the film noir D.O.A. (1949)

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1949 Buick Super Convertible - "D.O.A." (1955)

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BBC2 Moviedrome (1989)

D.O.A. (1949)

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FNF Donation Drive Giveaway!

For a chance to win three winners in random drawings will receive five NOIR CITY Magazine digital back issues — #16, #25, #28, #33, #38 —sent via WeTransfer file transfer service to your email address, donate $20 or more to the FNF between now and September 5. Your name will be entered in a random drawing. Three winners will receive the issues.

And, for a donation of $50 or more, a winner in a random drawing will receive Flicker Alley’s Blu-ray/DVD releases of two FNF restorations — Too Late for Tears (1949) with Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea and The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) with Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, and John Dall. Special features produced by the FNF included on each Blu-ray/DVD.

All winners will be announced Tuesday, September 10, on the FNF's news page.

Everyone who donates $20 or more and signs up on our e-mail list, will automatically receive the digital version of NOIR CITY e-magazine for a year! What do Viola Lawrence, William Friedkin, Morris Lipsius, Rose Glass, Peter Lorre, Kyle MacLachlan, Jean Gabin, The Lady from Shanghai, Cruising, Finger Man, D.O.A., and Love Lies Bleeding all have in common? They are all discussed in the latest issue of NOIR CITY, the world’s greatest magazine devoted to our favorite subject, film noir.

Your donations help the FNF locate, restore, and exhibit films that, without our intervention, would be lost forever.

Already a NOIR CITY subscriber? We have drawings for you too!

Three separate $20 donors will receive either the Criterion DVD release of The Asphalt Jungle (1950), a Criterion Blu-ray of Bound (1996) starring Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon, or the FNF restoration Blu-ray/DVD of Too Late for Tears (1949).

For $60 donations, a winner in a random drawing will receive the Criterion Blu-ray release of Thelma & Louise (1991) starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, illustrator Graham Chaffee’s To Have and To Hold, and the NOIR CITY Experience book about the first twenty years of the NOIR CITY film festival.

For $75-100 donations, a winner in a random drawing will receive the new Blu-ray release of Kino Lorber’s Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVII with Edward G. Robinson films Vice Squad (1953), Black Tuesday (1954), and Nightmare (1956); the Flicker Alley Blu-ray/DVD release of the FNF’s latest restoration No abras nunca esa puerta (1952 - Argentina); and a copy of Eddie Muller’s The Distance.

For $125+ donations, one winner in a random drawing will receive a Gloria Grahame trio – Human Desire (Kino Blu-ray Special Edition), Odds Against Tomorrow (Kino Blu-ray Special Edition), and In a Lonely Place (Criterion DVD); the Flicker Alley Blu-ray/DVD release of the FNF’s restoration El vampiro negro (1953 - Argentina); the about-to-be-published NOIR CITY Annual 16 (releasing September 2024); and the NOIR CITY Experience book – 20 years of the NOIR CITY film festival.

For a shot any of these goods, make your donation to the FNF between now and September 5. Your name will be entered into the random drawings for your donation amount. All winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 10, on the FNF's NEWS page.

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Edmond O'Brien as Frank Bigelow in the D.O.A. (1949), directed by Rudolph Maté

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This weekend (Friday, June 23rd to Sunday, June 25th, 2023) at the Carolina Theatre of Durham, it’s RetroNoir!

WHAT IS FILM NOIR?

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. The film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the early 1960s. The term film noir (French for “black film”) was unknown to most American film industry professionals of the classic era. Cinema historians and critics defined the noir canon in retrospect; before the notion was widely adopted in the 1970s, many of the classic film and crime noirs were referred to as melodramas. Latter-day works such as “LA Confidential” and “Seven” are often referred to as neo-noirs.  

Featuring

John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

John Farrow's The Big Clock (1948)

Rudolph Mate's D.O.A. (1949)

Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour (1945)

Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Akira Kurosawa's High and Low (1963)

Raoul Walsh's High Sierra (1941)

H. Bruce Humberstone's I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Robert Siodmak's The Killers (1946)

Otto Preminger's Laura (1944)

Fritz Lang's Ministry of Fear (1944)

Jules Dassin's The Naked City (1948)

Robert Siodmak's Phantom Lady (1944) 

Raoul Walsh's White Heat (1949)

Movie tickets are $10.00 each, or you can get a 10-pack for $80.  Check here for schedule.

“Along with the City of Durham, we have made major investments in the Carolina Theatre for the comfort and safety of our guests during our closure,” says Randy McKay, the Carolina Theatre’s President & CEO. “That includes tens of thousands of dollars in new state of the art HVAC upgrades from Global Plasma Solutions (GPS) that remove biohazards, pollen, and other contaminants to make our air as pure — and sometimes purer — than outdoor air.”  The theater has also earned a Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation for its cleaning practices to ensure that guests have a safe and enjoyable experience.  “Together, these cleaning practices and advanced air filtration make the Carolina Theatre one of the safest spaces to attend a film or live event in the region,” says McKay.  [source]

Carolina Theatre of Durham 309 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/

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My favorite film noir? D.O.A.

Filmed in 1949, starring Edmond O'Brien, it ticks all the boxes.

Almost makes me want to take up smoking. Almost.

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RETURN OF THE APEMAN (1944), INNER SANCTUM (1948) and D.O.A (1949).

WTF? The last 2 are noirs!

DOA is better than the other 2 though…

Oh yeah. I DON’T SCARE (1956)  is a Popeye cartoon.

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11, 12 and 22 for the movie asks!!

11. Favorite film character(s) At the moment, probably: - Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) - Sonny Wortzik (Dog Day Afternoon) - Joe Buck (Midnight Cowboy) - Mrs. Brisby (The Secret of NIMH) - Satsuki Kusakabe (My Neighbor Totoro) - Hildy Johnson (His Girl Friday)

12. Favorite movie(s) per genre HELP uuuh that's a lot of genres lmaooo uh....lemme try Action and Adventure - Die Hard (1988), Watership Down (1978) Bildungsroman aka Coming-of-Age - Stand By Me (1986), The Way Way Back (2013), Mud (2012) Comedy - Shrek 2 (2004), The Producers (1967), American Psycho (2000) Crime and Mystery - D.O.A (1949), M (1931), Reservoir Dogs (1992) Documentary - Sherman's March (1985), The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) Drama - La Haine (1995), Taxi Driver (1976), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), It's A Wonderful Life (1946) Fantasy - Spirited Away (2001), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) Historical - Empire of The Sun (1987) Horror - The Shining (1980) Music - Monterey Pop (1968) Romance - Annie Hall (1977), Lady and The Tramp (1955), Only Yesterday (1991), Casablanca (1942) Science Fiction - Blade Runner (1982), Arrival (2016), The Matrix (1999) Speculative - Children of Men (2006), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Thriller - Strangers on A Train (1951), Rear Window (1954) Western - Rango (2011), El Dorado (1966), Big Jake (1971), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

22. Last movie you saw Sicko (2007) directed by Michael Moore for my documentary class. It was insane subject-wise. I hate the US healthcare system.

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3, 13, 20?

3.) the movie that got you into old hollywood?

I found god old hollywood in the 99¢ dvd bin at walmart. back when you could find things like this bad boy:

The first ones I remember watching and being absolutely captivated by are: The Dark Eyes of London (1939), D.O.A. (1949) and Detour (1945)

13.) a movie with great costume design?

Every MGM movie with "gowns by Adrian" Sabrina (1954) Grace Kelly's dress in Rear Window (1954) Joan Crawford's fur coat in Mildred Pierce (1945) Some Like it Hot (1959) City Girl (1930) Yul Brenner's fresh-to-death black and gold number in The Ten Commandments (1956)

20.) least favorite movie?

I don't really like westerns or war movies. *shrug*

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D.O.A. (1949) Movie Review

D.O.A. – Movie Review Director: Rudolph Mate Writer: Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene (Screenplay) Cast Edmond O’Brien (The Barefoot Contessa) Pamela Britton Luther Adler (Under My Skin) Beverly Garland (The Alligator) Lynn Baggett (The Mob) Plot: Frank Bigelow, told he’s been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why. Runtime: 1 Hour 23…

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The San Francisco intersection of Sacremento and Jones as seen in the movie D.O.A. (1949)