Jack H Christal-Gattanella
@jackherbert.bsky.social
Adjunct Professor, semi-professional independent filmmaker, amateur/would be professional film Critic, driving instructor, couch potato and the luckiest husband. New Jersey is home for some reason. Cinetarium.blogspot.com
Fuck this guy. Racist piece of dog crap
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Fuck this guy. Racist piece of dog crap
#Noir #Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge # 30: Favorite Film-Noir Ending. Forget it, Jake. Other films could have filled this slot (3rd Man, Falcon, Sunset). But this really is it. What haunts me is Jack's final line calling back to his story as he looks on stunned: "... as little as possible..."
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#Noir #Noirvember #Noirvemberchallenge # 30: Favorite Film-Noir Ending. Forget it, Jake. Other films could have filled this slot (3rd Man, Falcon, Sunset). But this really is it. What haunts me is Jack's final line calling back to his story as he looks on stunned: "... as little as possible..."
29. Favorite RKO Film Noir (not counting Citizen Kane as a Noir, of course): Ida Lupino's THE HITCH-HIKER (1953)
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November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
29. Favorite RKO Film Noir (not counting Citizen Kane as a Noir, of course): Ida Lupino's THE HITCH-HIKER (1953)
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28. Film-Noir you watch over and over. "Le Samourai" comes to mind, the classic slow burn by Melville. I actually have not seen this in several years, but I did watch it repeatedly back in the day and the noir films I've seen repeatedly are already on the #noirvemberchallenge
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November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
28. Film-Noir you watch over and over. "Le Samourai" comes to mind, the classic slow burn by Melville. I actually have not seen this in several years, but I did watch it repeatedly back in the day and the noir films I've seen repeatedly are already on the #noirvemberchallenge
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27. Favorite Film Noir Featuring Food. Since 🦃 is a day about being gluttonous, here are two: The Killers (1946) for the opening diner scene (thanks, Ernest) and, by extension of influence, Pulp Fiction (94) "Bacon?"
"Naw, I dont eat pork.
"Are you Jewish?"
27. Favorite Film Noir Featuring Food. Since 🦃 is a day about being gluttonous, here are two: The Killers (1946) for the opening diner scene (thanks, Ernest) and, by extension of influence, Pulp Fiction (94) "Bacon?"
"Naw, I dont eat pork.
"Are you Jewish?"
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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27. Favorite Film Noir Featuring Food. Since 🦃 is a day about being gluttonous, here are two: The Killers (1946) for the opening diner scene (thanks, Ernest) and, by extension of influence, Pulp Fiction (94) "Bacon?"
"Naw, I dont eat pork.
"Are you Jewish?"
27. Favorite Film Noir Featuring Food. Since 🦃 is a day about being gluttonous, here are two: The Killers (1946) for the opening diner scene (thanks, Ernest) and, by extension of influence, Pulp Fiction (94) "Bacon?"
"Naw, I dont eat pork.
"Are you Jewish?"
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26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
26. Favorite Neo-Noir - "Mulholland Drive" because it is perfect (so is Blue Velvet and to an extent Wild at Heart RIP Diane Ladd, but MD is the one I think about and run lines and scenes over and over again)
"SOmething terrible is happening!"
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25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
25. Favorite Film-Noir on a Boat. "The Breaking Point" (1950) directed by Michael Curtiz with John Garfield
(Actually it is really this, but I had Hitchcock already twice on this list #Noirvember)
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
(Actually it is really this, but I had Hitchcock already twice on this list #Noirvember)
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
23. Favorite Film Noir Actor Who Stole Every Scene They Were In - Elisha Cook Jr (already more than a fee Noirs with him this month so here is another, "Born to Kill" 1947)
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November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
23. Favorite Film Noir Actor Who Stole Every Scene They Were In - Elisha Cook Jr (already more than a fee Noirs with him this month so here is another, "Born to Kill" 1947)
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20. Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film-Noir - Melville's "Bob le Flambeur" basically the entire climax of the film
20. Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film-Noir - Melville's "Bob le Flambeur" basically the entire climax of the film
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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20. Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film-Noir - Melville's "Bob le Flambeur" basically the entire climax of the film
20. Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film-Noir - Melville's "Bob le Flambeur" basically the entire climax of the film
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19. Can't come up with (or just havent seen) anything else that could top The Set-Up by Robert Wise. Not to discount Kubrick's work on the boxing scenes for Killer's Kiss, however.
19. Can't come up with (or just havent seen) anything else that could top The Set-Up by Robert Wise. Not to discount Kubrick's work on the boxing scenes for Killer's Kiss, however.
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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19. Can't come up with (or just havent seen) anything else that could top The Set-Up by Robert Wise. Not to discount Kubrick's work on the boxing scenes for Killer's Kiss, however.
19. Can't come up with (or just havent seen) anything else that could top The Set-Up by Robert Wise. Not to discount Kubrick's work on the boxing scenes for Killer's Kiss, however.
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18. Favorite Film-Noir MacGuffin - Marvin Acme's Will from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (I know, what about the Box from Kiss Me Deadly, you may ask? Maybe I am saving that, ok?
18. Favorite Film-Noir MacGuffin - Marvin Acme's Will from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (I know, what about the Box from Kiss Me Deadly, you may ask? Maybe I am saving that, ok?
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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18. Favorite Film-Noir MacGuffin - Marvin Acme's Will from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (I know, what about the Box from Kiss Me Deadly, you may ask? Maybe I am saving that, ok?
18. Favorite Film-Noir MacGuffin - Marvin Acme's Will from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (I know, what about the Box from Kiss Me Deadly, you may ask? Maybe I am saving that, ok?
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17. Favorite Film Noir Duo - John Dall/Farley Granger in Hitchcock's Rope (I almost went with Hume Cronyn/Wallace Ford as the murder-obsessed fellows from Shadow of a Doubt, but of course the duo from Rope have more screen time)
"Cat and mouse! Cat and Mouse!"
17. Favorite Film Noir Duo - John Dall/Farley Granger in Hitchcock's Rope (I almost went with Hume Cronyn/Wallace Ford as the murder-obsessed fellows from Shadow of a Doubt, but of course the duo from Rope have more screen time)
"Cat and mouse! Cat and Mouse!"
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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17. Favorite Film Noir Duo - John Dall/Farley Granger in Hitchcock's Rope (I almost went with Hume Cronyn/Wallace Ford as the murder-obsessed fellows from Shadow of a Doubt, but of course the duo from Rope have more screen time)
"Cat and mouse! Cat and Mouse!"
17. Favorite Film Noir Duo - John Dall/Farley Granger in Hitchcock's Rope (I almost went with Hume Cronyn/Wallace Ford as the murder-obsessed fellows from Shadow of a Doubt, but of course the duo from Rope have more screen time)
"Cat and mouse! Cat and Mouse!"
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15. Film Noir character you would trust the least with your secrets. This counts as Neo-Noir, yeah? David Kleinfeld in "Carlito's Way."
"Fuck you, fuck the streets, your whole goddamn world is this big, and there's only one rule: you save your own ass."
15. Film Noir character you would trust the least with your secrets. This counts as Neo-Noir, yeah? David Kleinfeld in "Carlito's Way."
"Fuck you, fuck the streets, your whole goddamn world is this big, and there's only one rule: you save your own ass."
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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15. Film Noir character you would trust the least with your secrets. This counts as Neo-Noir, yeah? David Kleinfeld in "Carlito's Way."
"Fuck you, fuck the streets, your whole goddamn world is this big, and there's only one rule: you save your own ass."
15. Film Noir character you would trust the least with your secrets. This counts as Neo-Noir, yeah? David Kleinfeld in "Carlito's Way."
"Fuck you, fuck the streets, your whole goddamn world is this big, and there's only one rule: you save your own ass."
Could there be just one or two people in the government to follow George McFly's impulse (after much deliberation) and do what has to be done to President Biff?
(Why yes I did see Back to the Future again tonight and yes still rules)
(Why yes I did see Back to the Future again tonight and yes still rules)
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Could there be just one or two people in the government to follow George McFly's impulse (after much deliberation) and do what has to be done to President Biff?
(Why yes I did see Back to the Future again tonight and yes still rules)
(Why yes I did see Back to the Future again tonight and yes still rules)
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14. Who's on Film-Noir Mount Rushmore. Mitchum (Out of the Past), Bogie, director Fritz Lang and Gene Tierney (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, Night and the City)
14. Who's on Film-Noir Mount Rushmore. Mitchum (Out of the Past), Bogie, director Fritz Lang and Gene Tierney (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, Night and the City)
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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14. Who's on Film-Noir Mount Rushmore. Mitchum (Out of the Past), Bogie, director Fritz Lang and Gene Tierney (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, Night and the City)
14. Who's on Film-Noir Mount Rushmore. Mitchum (Out of the Past), Bogie, director Fritz Lang and Gene Tierney (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, Night and the City)
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13. Favorite low-budget B Noir - "Gun Crazy" (1950) co-written by then-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo
13. Favorite low-budget B Noir - "Gun Crazy" (1950) co-written by then-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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13. Favorite low-budget B Noir - "Gun Crazy" (1950) co-written by then-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo
13. Favorite low-budget B Noir - "Gun Crazy" (1950) co-written by then-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo
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12. Sexiest Film Noir" the Wachowskis' BOUND (1996)
"You seem uncomfortable. Do I make you nervous, Corky?"
"No."
[drinks from beer bottle] "Thirsty, maybe?"
12. Sexiest Film Noir" the Wachowskis' BOUND (1996)
"You seem uncomfortable. Do I make you nervous, Corky?"
"No."
[drinks from beer bottle] "Thirsty, maybe?"
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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12. Sexiest Film Noir" the Wachowskis' BOUND (1996)
"You seem uncomfortable. Do I make you nervous, Corky?"
"No."
[drinks from beer bottle] "Thirsty, maybe?"
12. Sexiest Film Noir" the Wachowskis' BOUND (1996)
"You seem uncomfortable. Do I make you nervous, Corky?"
"No."
[drinks from beer bottle] "Thirsty, maybe?"
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11. Favorite bar scene or cocktail in a Film Noir - "High and Low" (when Ginjiro the Medical Intern goes to the crowded bar, sunglasses fully on, and the detectives follow him)
11. Favorite bar scene or cocktail in a Film Noir - "High and Low" (when Ginjiro the Medical Intern goes to the crowded bar, sunglasses fully on, and the detectives follow him)
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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11. Favorite bar scene or cocktail in a Film Noir - "High and Low" (when Ginjiro the Medical Intern goes to the crowded bar, sunglasses fully on, and the detectives follow him)
11. Favorite bar scene or cocktail in a Film Noir - "High and Low" (when Ginjiro the Medical Intern goes to the crowded bar, sunglasses fully on, and the detectives follow him)
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10. Favorite Gloria Grahame Film-Noir - "In a Lonely Place" (I could have also gone with The Big Heat, but I picked a Lang yesterday)
"I said I liked it - I didn't say I wanted to kiss it."
10. Favorite Gloria Grahame Film-Noir - "In a Lonely Place" (I could have also gone with The Big Heat, but I picked a Lang yesterday)
"I said I liked it - I didn't say I wanted to kiss it."
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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10. Favorite Gloria Grahame Film-Noir - "In a Lonely Place" (I could have also gone with The Big Heat, but I picked a Lang yesterday)
"I said I liked it - I didn't say I wanted to kiss it."
10. Favorite Gloria Grahame Film-Noir - "In a Lonely Place" (I could have also gone with The Big Heat, but I picked a Lang yesterday)
"I said I liked it - I didn't say I wanted to kiss it."
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9. Favorite Dan Duryea Film Noir- "Scarlet Street (1945) as Johnny Prince (although "Too Late for Years" 1949 is a close second)
"Lazy Legs."
9. Favorite Dan Duryea Film Noir- "Scarlet Street (1945) as Johnny Prince (although "Too Late for Years" 1949 is a close second)
"Lazy Legs."
November 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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9. Favorite Dan Duryea Film Noir- "Scarlet Street (1945) as Johnny Prince (although "Too Late for Years" 1949 is a close second)
"Lazy Legs."
9. Favorite Dan Duryea Film Noir- "Scarlet Street (1945) as Johnny Prince (although "Too Late for Years" 1949 is a close second)
"Lazy Legs."
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8. "Now you're talking, Noir!" Favorite line from a Film-Noir Sterling Hayden telling this to Timothy Carey in Kubrick's "The Killing": "You'd be killing a horse - that's not first degree murder, in fact it's not murder at all, in fact I don't know what it is."
8. "Now you're talking, Noir!" Favorite line from a Film-Noir Sterling Hayden telling this to Timothy Carey in Kubrick's "The Killing": "You'd be killing a horse - that's not first degree murder, in fact it's not murder at all, in fact I don't know what it is."
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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8. "Now you're talking, Noir!" Favorite line from a Film-Noir Sterling Hayden telling this to Timothy Carey in Kubrick's "The Killing": "You'd be killing a horse - that's not first degree murder, in fact it's not murder at all, in fact I don't know what it is."
8. "Now you're talking, Noir!" Favorite line from a Film-Noir Sterling Hayden telling this to Timothy Carey in Kubrick's "The Killing": "You'd be killing a horse - that's not first degree murder, in fact it's not murder at all, in fact I don't know what it is."
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7. Favorite Film Noir Dream Sequence: maybe too easy as a choice, but "Spellbound" - Hitchcock + Dali!
7. Favorite Film Noir Dream Sequence: maybe too easy as a choice, but "Spellbound" - Hitchcock + Dali!
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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7. Favorite Film Noir Dream Sequence: maybe too easy as a choice, but "Spellbound" - Hitchcock + Dali!
7. Favorite Film Noir Dream Sequence: maybe too easy as a choice, but "Spellbound" - Hitchcock + Dali!