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Friday, November 19, 2021

Noir-Vember Watch Party - FEMME FATALE FRIDAY! "Out of the Past" (1947)



Out of the Past (1947) is the film I think of when I think of as the ultimate Femme Fatale of noir.  Jane Greer's Kathie saw Double Indemnity and was like "ppffffft.  AMATEUR!"  

A lot of stuff gets bandied about with people talking about noir who have a glancing familiarity with the topic, and a lot get it sorta-wrong.  But this is the one about the dame with the heart of obsidian and the poor dope who can't get past those eyes I think a lot of neo-noir wound up trying to emulate.  I mean, fair enough - it's Jane Greer, whose eye-game is only trumped by Bacall, with Tierney nipping at her heels.*  

Anyway, watch folks make some incredibly bad decisions that all seem very right at the time.


Day:  11/19/2021
Time:  8:30 PM
Format:  Amazon Watch Party
Price:  $3




*we can talk Marie Windsor and Audrey Totter eye-game, but that's a different sport


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