Karen
@thedarkpages.bsky.social
Karen Burroughs Hannsberry, editor of The Dark Pages, the planet's oldest film noir newsletter. Author of the Shadows and Satin blog & the Good Times Blog, co-owner of the Etsy store Kim and Karen's Patio, and Noir Nook columnist at the Classic Movie Hub.
“You’ll discover as you grow older that sometimes a man does things he’d prefer not to do.” – Thomas Gomez in Force of Evil (1948)
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“You’ll discover as you grow older that sometimes a man does things he’d prefer not to do.” – Thomas Gomez in Force of Evil (1948)
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Whatshisname Wednesday on Day 26 of #Noirvember! Today, I'm taking a look at five noir vets whose faces are familar ... but whose names are not. tinyurl.com/y7y5wk9f
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Whatshisname Wednesday on Day 26 of #Noirvember! Today, I'm taking a look at five noir vets whose faces are familar ... but whose names are not. tinyurl.com/y7y5wk9f
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PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS gets a recommendation in /Film’s holiday gift guide! — www.slashfilm.com/2019350/holi...
/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Best Hollywood Books For Movie & TV Lovers - SlashFilm
If you've got a movie and TV lover on your shopping list, here's a collection of books that are worth gifting (or just buying for yourself) this holiday season.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
PRE-CODE ESSENTIALS gets a recommendation in /Film’s holiday gift guide! — www.slashfilm.com/2019350/holi...
While students at Northwestern University, actresses Jean Hagen and Patricia Neal were roommates. Both women starred in noirs in 1950: Neal in The Breaking Point, and Hagen in The Asphalt Jungle and Side Street. #Noirvember
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
While students at Northwestern University, actresses Jean Hagen and Patricia Neal were roommates. Both women starred in noirs in 1950: Neal in The Breaking Point, and Hagen in The Asphalt Jungle and Side Street. #Noirvember
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Trivia Tuesday on Day 25 of #Noirvember! tinyurl.com/yyvnkjcn
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Trivia Tuesday on Day 25 of #Noirvember! tinyurl.com/yyvnkjcn
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CATHY by Cathy Guisewite debuted in newspapers #OTD in 1976.
It ran until 2010, was collected in more than 20 books, and inspired 3 animated TV specials and tons of licensed products! Ack! #ComicStrip #Comics
It ran until 2010, was collected in more than 20 books, and inspired 3 animated TV specials and tons of licensed products! Ack! #ComicStrip #Comics
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
CATHY by Cathy Guisewite debuted in newspapers #OTD in 1976.
It ran until 2010, was collected in more than 20 books, and inspired 3 animated TV specials and tons of licensed products! Ack! #ComicStrip #Comics
It ran until 2010, was collected in more than 20 books, and inspired 3 animated TV specials and tons of licensed products! Ack! #ComicStrip #Comics
What do you want, Joe, my life story? Here it is in four words: big ideas, small results.” Barbara Stanwyck in Clash by Night (1952) #Noirvember
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What do you want, Joe, my life story? Here it is in four words: big ideas, small results.” Barbara Stanwyck in Clash by Night (1952) #Noirvember
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Sunday Funday Day 23 of #Noirvember, where I take a look at noir performers dishing the dirt and spilling the tea. tinyurl.com/485c645r
November 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Sunday Funday Day 23 of #Noirvember, where I take a look at noir performers dishing the dirt and spilling the tea. tinyurl.com/485c645r
Because Robert Mitchum. #Noirvember
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Because Robert Mitchum. #Noirvember
Lauren Bacall was once described as a combination of Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, and Bette Davis, with overtones of Veronica Lake and Barbara Stanwyck and undertones of Mae West and Jean Harlow. (I think she was just uniquely Bacall.) #Noirvember
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Lauren Bacall was once described as a combination of Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, and Bette Davis, with overtones of Veronica Lake and Barbara Stanwyck and undertones of Mae West and Jean Harlow. (I think she was just uniquely Bacall.) #Noirvember
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Super Sucker Saturday on Day 21 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm taking a look at that dumb doctor in Decoy (1946). tinyurl.com/4na9ekdr
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Super Sucker Saturday on Day 21 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm taking a look at that dumb doctor in Decoy (1946). tinyurl.com/4na9ekdr
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Femme Fatale Friday on Day 21 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm kicking off a limited series where I look at obscure femmes -- first on deck is sweet-faced Connie Wallace (Mary Beth Hughes) from The Great Flamarion. tinyurl.com/4nzynkru
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Femme Fatale Friday on Day 21 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm kicking off a limited series where I look at obscure femmes -- first on deck is sweet-faced Connie Wallace (Mary Beth Hughes) from The Great Flamarion. tinyurl.com/4nzynkru
Remembering Steve Brodie, born John Daugherty Stephens on today's date in 1919. He took his screen name from the real-life New York saloon keeper who claimed to have survived an 1886 leap into the East River from the Brooklyn Bridge. See him in noirs like Out of the Past and Desperate. #Noirvember
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Remembering Steve Brodie, born John Daugherty Stephens on today's date in 1919. He took his screen name from the real-life New York saloon keeper who claimed to have survived an 1886 leap into the East River from the Brooklyn Bridge. See him in noirs like Out of the Past and Desperate. #Noirvember
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We are delighted to have @thedarkpages.bsky.social (Karen Burroughs Hannsberry) back for this informative commentary on Lady of Burlesque! Sneak peek here: youtu.be/zxURXajSWg0
Sneak Peek | Lady of Burlesque (1943) | HD Commentary Preview
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November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We are delighted to have @thedarkpages.bsky.social (Karen Burroughs Hannsberry) back for this informative commentary on Lady of Burlesque! Sneak peek here: youtu.be/zxURXajSWg0
“I don’t like gambling very much. I don’t like being at the mercy of those little white squares that roll around and decide whether you win or lose. I like to have the say-so myself.” Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill (1947) #Noirvember
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“I don’t like gambling very much. I don’t like being at the mercy of those little white squares that roll around and decide whether you win or lose. I like to have the say-so myself.” Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill (1947) #Noirvember
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Thankful Thursday on Day 20 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm expressing thanks for some great noir entrances! tinyurl.com/3ne989vr
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Thankful Thursday on Day 20 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm expressing thanks for some great noir entrances! tinyurl.com/3ne989vr
#Noirvember Tuesday Trivia: Throughout Sunset Boulevard (1950), Max never calls Norma by name, always referring to her as “Madame” – until the last scene, when he asks her, “Are you ready, Norma?” tinyurl.com/ykueawe4
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
#Noirvember Tuesday Trivia: Throughout Sunset Boulevard (1950), Max never calls Norma by name, always referring to her as “Madame” – until the last scene, when he asks her, “Are you ready, Norma?” tinyurl.com/ykueawe4
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Anna May Wong by Ruth Harriet Louise, 1927.
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Anna May Wong by Ruth Harriet Louise, 1927.
Images of noir: Don't Bother to Knock (1952) #Noirvember
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Images of noir: Don't Bother to Knock (1952) #Noirvember
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Miscellaneous Monday on Day 17 of #Noirvember. Today, I take a look at the Western Noir offering, The Walking Hills (1949). tinyurl.com/5y7chcj7
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Miscellaneous Monday on Day 17 of #Noirvember. Today, I take a look at the Western Noir offering, The Walking Hills (1949). tinyurl.com/5y7chcj7
Images of noir: The Woman in the Window (1944) #Noirvember
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Images of noir: The Woman in the Window (1944) #Noirvember
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Femme Fatale Friday on Day 14 of #Noirvember. Today, I address the question: Is Laura a femme fatale??? tinyurl.com/2h8hr7r4
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November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Femme Fatale Friday on Day 14 of #Noirvember. Today, I address the question: Is Laura a femme fatale??? tinyurl.com/2h8hr7r4
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Thankful Thursday on Day 13 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm thankful for those films that are undeniably noir! tinyurl.com/3pc5xvkp
a black and white photo of a man driving a car with a woman sleeping in the back seat .
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November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Join me at the Shadows and Satin blog for Thankful Thursday on Day 13 of #Noirvember. Today, I'm thankful for those films that are undeniably noir! tinyurl.com/3pc5xvkp