Caroline L.
@coffeeandnoir.bsky.social
Film & cultural historian/writer/filmmaker/thespian; researching performance styles; actors in multiple artistic roles; actor/director collaborations; Irish (McGoohan/Harris/Boyd etc.) & Scottish actors; noir (Mitchum and co); 1940s-70s; creative projects
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John Cassavetes #botd was a visionary, and a progenitor of modern American independent cinema. His films place an emphasis on intimate character examination rather than plot, backstory, or stylization...
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
John Cassavetes #botd was a visionary, and a progenitor of modern American independent cinema. His films place an emphasis on intimate character examination rather than plot, backstory, or stylization...
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Remembering John Lennon such a talent, he live on through his music!
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Remembering John Lennon such a talent, he live on through his music!
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Celebrating Mr. Entertainment on his Centenary!
Sammy Davis Jr. was born December 8, 1925 in Harlem.
*The first concert I ever attended. Henny Youngman was the opening act.
Sammy Davis Jr. was born December 8, 1925 in Harlem.
*The first concert I ever attended. Henny Youngman was the opening act.
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Celebrating Mr. Entertainment on his Centenary!
Sammy Davis Jr. was born December 8, 1925 in Harlem.
*The first concert I ever attended. Henny Youngman was the opening act.
Sammy Davis Jr. was born December 8, 1925 in Harlem.
*The first concert I ever attended. Henny Youngman was the opening act.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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John Lennon 🙏 #RIP
(9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)
#OTD December 8, 1980 John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building. He was 40.
"We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight."
John Lennon
(9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)
#OTD December 8, 1980 John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building. He was 40.
"We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight."
John Lennon
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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BTD - Eli Wallach - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - 1966 - French release poster
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
BTD - Eli Wallach - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - 1966 - French release poster
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Backfire (1950) #filmnoir directed by Vincent Sherman starring Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae, Viveca Lindfors, and Dane Clark. Written by Ben Roberts who would go on to write White Heat the following year, a film that also stars O'Brien and Mayo.
#decemnoir 🔍📽️🎄
#decemnoir 🔍📽️🎄
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Backfire (1950) #filmnoir directed by Vincent Sherman starring Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae, Viveca Lindfors, and Dane Clark. Written by Ben Roberts who would go on to write White Heat the following year, a film that also stars O'Brien and Mayo.
#decemnoir 🔍📽️🎄
#decemnoir 🔍📽️🎄
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Happy birthday Tom Waits ♥️
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Happy birthday Tom Waits ♥️
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Iggy Pop, Tom Waits
"Coffee and Cigarettes" Jim Jarmusch
"Coffee and Cigarettes" Jim Jarmusch
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Iggy Pop, Tom Waits
"Coffee and Cigarettes" Jim Jarmusch
"Coffee and Cigarettes" Jim Jarmusch
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December 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Remembering the stunning Joan Bennett who died on this day in 1990 💖
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Remembering the stunning Joan Bennett who died on this day in 1990 💖
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 6 December 1988. Roy Orbison (“The Big-O”) died (aged 52). He was one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest vocalists. Rolling Stone placed him at No 13 on its list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”. His death came when his music was enjoying a renaissance.
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 6 December 1988. Roy Orbison (“The Big-O”) died (aged 52). He was one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest vocalists. Rolling Stone placed him at No 13 on its list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”. His death came when his music was enjoying a renaissance.
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Happy 76th birthday, Jeff Bridges!
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Happy 76th birthday, Jeff Bridges!
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Jeff Bridges in "Heaven's Gate" - BOTD
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Jeff Bridges in "Heaven's Gate" - BOTD
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“THE LAST PICTURE SHOW” (1971) dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Eileen Brennan, Randy Quaid
🎬 Columbia Pictures
Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Eileen Brennan, Randy Quaid
🎬 Columbia Pictures
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“THE LAST PICTURE SHOW” (1971) dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Eileen Brennan, Randy Quaid
🎬 Columbia Pictures
Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Eileen Brennan, Randy Quaid
🎬 Columbia Pictures
"December in London - the soot-covered tree outside was whipping itself into a frenzy. I closed the curtains quickly, danced across the icy-cold lino, scooped up the morning's post and sat down heavily to wait while the kettle boiled."
- Len Deighton's "The IPCRESS File" (1962, p. 3)
#LenDeighton
- Len Deighton's "The IPCRESS File" (1962, p. 3)
#LenDeighton
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"December in London - the soot-covered tree outside was whipping itself into a frenzy. I closed the curtains quickly, danced across the icy-cold lino, scooped up the morning's post and sat down heavily to wait while the kettle boiled."
- Len Deighton's "The IPCRESS File" (1962, p. 3)
#LenDeighton
- Len Deighton's "The IPCRESS File" (1962, p. 3)
#LenDeighton
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Robert Mitchum & Lauren Bacall photographed by Murray Garrett, 1948.
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Robert Mitchum & Lauren Bacall photographed by Murray Garrett, 1948.
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Watching In a Lonely Place c/o @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Watching In a Lonely Place c/o @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
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Drected by Joseph Losey and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen and Renee Houston; check out #BritNoir Time Without Pity (1957) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today, 4:30pm. Cinematography by the great Freddie Francis. #FilmNoir
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Drected by Joseph Losey and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen and Renee Houston; check out #BritNoir Time Without Pity (1957) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today, 4:30pm. Cinematography by the great Freddie Francis. #FilmNoir
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A great #FilmNoir double bill on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight with #BritNoir Brighton Rock (1948) on at 9pm and then In a Lonely Place (1950) directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, from 10:50pm! Two fantastic films!
December 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A great #FilmNoir double bill on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight with #BritNoir Brighton Rock (1948) on at 9pm and then In a Lonely Place (1950) directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, from 10:50pm! Two fantastic films!
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