Brian Flota
@brianflota.bsky.social
Humanities Librarian at JMU; co-editor of COMIC BOOKS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY; co-author of "Sustainable Futures for Comics Collections"; #FirstGen; Opinions mine, vinyl records, etc.
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
SUNSET BLVD. (1950; dir. Billy Wilder)
Found one of these beauts out in the wild! #OrvalTrappistAle
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Found one of these beauts out in the wild! #OrvalTrappistAle
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
THE STRANGER (1946; dir. Orson Welles)
Record #1229: Buck Gooter, 100 Bells (2017, 12”, US, Ramp Local Records)
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Record #1229: Buck Gooter, 100 Bells (2017, 12”, US, Ramp Local Records)
Record #1228: The Wizard of Oz—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2021 reissue, 3x12”, US, Mondo)
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Record #1228: The Wizard of Oz—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2021 reissue, 3x12”, US, Mondo)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946; dir. Lewis Milestone)
Record #1227: Bessie Smith, Empty Bed Blues (1971, 2x12”, US, Columbia Records)
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Record #1227: Bessie Smith, Empty Bed Blues (1971, 2x12”, US, Columbia Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948; dir. Anatole Litvak)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
THE SET-UP (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
Record #1226: Slowdive, Souvlaki (2011 reissue, 12”, EU, Music on Vinyl)
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Record #1226: Slowdive, Souvlaki (2011 reissue, 12”, EU, Music on Vinyl)
Record #1225: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 2 Kindsa Love b/w Let’s Smerf (1995, 7”, US, Matador Records)
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Record #1225: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 2 Kindsa Love b/w Let’s Smerf (1995, 7”, US, Matador Records)
Record #1224: The Beatles, Yesterday … and Today (1971 reissue, 12”, US, Apple Records)
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Record #1224: The Beatles, Yesterday … and Today (1971 reissue, 12”, US, Apple Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
SCARLET STREET (1945; dir. Fritz Lang)
Record #1223: Siouxsie and The Banshees, Peek-a-Boo (1988, 12”, US, Geffen Records)
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Record #1223: Siouxsie and The Banshees, Peek-a-Boo (1988, 12”, US, Geffen Records)
Record #1222: Paul Woznicki, Woz (1981, 12”, US, Ulterior Records)
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Record #1222: Paul Woznicki, Woz (1981, 12”, US, Ulterior Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
RAW DEAL (1948; dir. Anthony Mann)
Rippin’ horror synth score for this bananas-ass low-budget action classic from the late 1980s set in Dayton, Ohio ( @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social )
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Rippin’ horror synth score for this bananas-ass low-budget action classic from the late 1980s set in Dayton, Ohio ( @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social )
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
Record #1221: Mike Pierry / Ned Folkerth, Deadbeat at Dawn (2025 reissue, 12”, US, @mysticvaultrecords.bsky.social)
This library music-adjacent TV soundtrack is where you’ll find the first appearance of the theme from THE PEOPLE’S COURT!
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This library music-adjacent TV soundtrack is where you’ll find the first appearance of the theme from THE PEOPLE’S COURT!
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)
Record #1220: Bullet, The Hanged Man (1975, 12”, UK, Contour Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE PROWLER (1951; dir. Joseph Losey)
THE PROWLER (1951; dir. Joseph Losey)
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
THE PROWLER (1951; dir. Joseph Losey)
THE PROWLER (1951; dir. Joseph Losey)
Record #1219: The Monkees, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (1967, 12”, US, Colgems)
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Record #1219: The Monkees, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (1967, 12”, US, Colgems)
Record #1218: The Originals, The Bells b/w I’ll Wait for You (1970, 7”, South Africa, Tamla Motown Records)
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Record #1218: The Originals, The Bells b/w I’ll Wait for You (1970, 7”, South Africa, Tamla Motown Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
NO WAY OUT (1950; dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
NO WAY OUT (1950; dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
NO WAY OUT (1950; dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
NO WAY OUT (1950; dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Record #1217: Keegan Dewitt, Her Smell—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2019, 2x12”+7”, US, @waxworkrecords.bsky.social)
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Record #1217: Keegan Dewitt, Her Smell—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2019, 2x12”+7”, US, @waxworkrecords.bsky.social)
Record #1216: Talking Heads, Fear of Music (1979, 12”, US, Sire Records)
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Record #1216: Talking Heads, Fear of Music (1979, 12”, US, Sire Records)
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (1948; dir. John Farrow) [bonkers-ass movie!]
NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (1948; dir. John Farrow) [bonkers-ass movie!]
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
To celebrate #Noirvember, I'm going to share with you my thirty favorite film noir movies (in alphabetical order). One each day.
NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (1948; dir. John Farrow) [bonkers-ass movie!]
NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (1948; dir. John Farrow) [bonkers-ass movie!]