#black tuesday

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Jean Parker in Black Tuesday, 1954

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1929

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NOIR CITY returns to Phoenixville’s historical Colonial Theatre, November 15-17. Join FNF prez Eddie Muller for a three-day extravaganza featuring 10 films with the theme “Darkness Has No Borders”. This year’s program is tailored to satisfy folks who love noir that’s full of the colorful vernacular slang so essential to American and British noir—as well as adventurous viewers intrigued by a familiar story–a crime committed for passion or profit—playing out in cultures with different values, mores, and styles.

The festival opens Friday night with a salute to pulp writer Cornell Woolrich, the new FNF-funded restoration of the 1952 Argentine film No abras nunca esa puerta (Never Open That Door) followed by the FNF preservation print of Si muero antes de despertar (If I Should Die Before I Wake – 1952 Argentina) - the last part of a Cornell Woolrich trilogy originally planned for Never Open that Door but released as a stand-alone feature. Hollywood’s big screen adaptation of Woolrich’s Street of Chance (1952) finishes the evening. UCLA Film & Television Archive performed the restoration and preservation.

The Saturday matinee screenings comprise two prison break films, Black Tuesday (1954) and Jacques Becker’s Le trou (The Hole). The evening screenings feature two existential classics, the U.K. production The Bridge (1957) and Japan’s Zero no shoten (1961). Sunday’s program begins with two heist films, John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle (1944) and Symphonie pour un massacre (1963). The festival closes with two L. A. set noirs Murder by Contract (1958) and Italy’s Smog (1962).

Schedule, singe feature tickets ($20), and double feature tickets ($40) are available on the Colonial Theatre’s website.

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Book Review: "Death Was the Other Woman"

Linda L. Richards, 2007

I found this at a thriftshop, or used book sale, or something. Had it for a few years, made it my first read in my new noir apartment.

The twist of telling a detective story from the POV of his "Girl Friday" is the only attempt at originality in the book. All the other noir cliches are played annoyingly straight, and the historical inaccuracies and anachronisms were distracting.

Of the cliches, the most eye-rolling was Rita Hepplewhite: the curvy, buxom, 1940s-styled femme fatale...in 1931. This seductress character is a literal whore, professionally speaking. And they way she's described makes her a dead-ringer for Jessica Rabbit. You'd think this was a parody, but nothing funny ever happens.

Besides Rita's 1940s hair and curves in a time when "sexy" women were still tubular with bobbed hair, other distracting inaccuracies include the "businessmen jumping out of skyscrapers" myth as part of the heroine's backstory, and no less than three uses of the word "gunsel" to mean a gunslinger, in 1931.

It was enough of a page-turner to keep me reading, but I wasn't ever too invested.

Oh, and if you're wondering what the catchy title refers to? Absolutely nothing, bar the vague "it was all over a woman" cliche.

The book wasn't terrible, but I don't think I'll be keeping it either.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Black Tuesday

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Anna Calvi | Black Tuesday

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The Stock Market Crash of 1929: Unveiling the Precursor to the Great Depression

Written by Delvin The year 1929 is etched into the annals of history as the time when the global economy was rocked by a catastrophic event known as the stock market crash. Commonly referred to as “Black Tuesday,” this fateful day marked the onset of the Great Depression, a period of unparalleled economic turmoil. In this blog post, we delve into the causes, consequences, and lasting impact of…

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Tumblr Tuesday: Black Femmes in Art

Hello, please enjoy these extremely exquisite artistic renderings by your local Black artists on Tumblr. For more heady brilliance, click through to #Black artists on Tumblr, and marvel at the sheer abundance of talent.

Are you a Black artist or creative on Tumblr? Join in by tagging your work #Black artists on Tumblr for a chance to be featured in the Radar, on @blackexcellence, and in our global promotional unit. 

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Passes and Tickets on sale for NOIR CITY: Detroit NOIR CITY: Detroit returns to the historic Redford Theatre, Friday-Sunday, September 20-22, 2024, with four double features, hosted by FNF prez Eddie Muller. The first two days of the festival slate comprise "Victimas del pecado" ("Victims of Sin") and "Night Editor", "Laura" and "Framed" as well as "Brute Force" and "Black Tuesday". The festival closes Sunday afternoon with the FNF funded restoration, "No abras nunca esa puerta ("Never Open That Door") and the 35mm print we funded of "The Window". The restoration was performed by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

SPECIAL EVENT: The All-Access Pass includes a private reception with Eddie on Saturday, including coffee, desserts and on-stage Q and A. Special cocktails prepared from the book "Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir" will be served. Beer and wine will also be on sale. The pass also includes entry to all eight films, a commemorative poster, and an early admission meet-and-greet on Friday. All that for only $55. Buy your pass today!

Tickets for each double feature are also available for purchase on the Redford website. https://bit.ly/3X0JDap

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Forgive me, father. It's been many Tuesdays since my last tummy post. I did feel very pretty today though, so there's that.

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It's not topless, but it is Tuesday.

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drew him too

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