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Noirish City....the world of rain soaked streets, dark alleys and dead ends...
...The Home of Tough Guys, City Dames, and a cup of (Coffee) ....The Maltese Falcon, Black Angel, Sunset Blvd., dark, light, shadows, The Third Man, dark figures, Act of Violence, The Big Combo, Out of the Past, Paranoia, dark alleys, rain slick streets, Chiaroscura....
....Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet, Elisha Cook and that "Bird."
To read mini reviews of films that are considered...
noirs....
You can now follow....Tony D'Ambra....on Twitter at...
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Please Join Me This Month As I Begin My Twenty-Five Days To Christmas... Countdown.

Christmas Myspace Comments

Coming Distraction: On Thursdays... I Plan To Feature Writer Andrew Katsis...Short Cuts

My "Tentative" Schedule

1...Mondays...Eric M. Armstrong's Reviews
2...Tuesdays...
3...Wednesdays...I Plan To Feature Andrew's Animated Shorts Films On Wednesdays and Thursdays.

I also want to take the time to say...
...Thanks, to writer Andrew Katsis, for the link to 100

Important Directors of Animated Short Films.
100 Important Directors of Animated Short Films

5...Fridays...

6...Saturdays...

7...Sundays...

Please join me tomorrow....as I welcome a "new addition" to my blog....Called..."Coming Distractions"
Where I will present mini reviews....of current films and
Who knows?....Maybe I will offer these same films in a contest...along with presskits and "movie posters."....Therefore,
Stay Tuned!

2....Program Change:
I plan to follow-up with a review the following day by writer Andrew Katsis.
(and hopefully, when his exams are over (Andrew's exams are over...Therefore, I may interview him...)

....HERE GOES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AUTHOR ERIC BEETNER ON ENTERING AND WINNING

THREE TITLES FROM SECOND WIND PUBLISHING COMPANY AND THEY ARE...
..."ONE TOO MANY BLOWS TO THE HEAD,"
"DAUGHTER AM I," AND "FALSEWORLD."

FROM HIS AND AUTHOR J.B.KOHL'S BOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY...SECOND WIND PUBLISHING.


Win free books!
Second Wind publishing is celebrating the release of three new thrillers - our book as well as Daughter Am I by Pat Bertram and False World by JJ Dare - with a slew of new contests where you can win free books, both ebooks and real books.

Go check it out HERE .


Thank-you!


Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon...author Eddie Muller and Peak's poster Academy Players....




















Gallery Nucleus brings you the work of late illustrator Robert (Bob) Peak, a most prolific American illustrator whose extensive catalog of work delved into advertising, fashion, sports, fine art, and film - forever revolutionizing the look of the modern movie poster.

Bob Peak: Father of The Modern Hollywood Poster (World Premiere Exhibition) features a collection of over 60 original works and more than two dozen limited editions epitomizing the artist's iconic work in film and advertising as well as fine art. This is an exciting opportunity to view a massive retrospective boasting the range and versatility of a 20th century master., in addition to a rare selection of iconic movie posters and advertising work. This will indeed be a rare and exciting opportunity to view in person, a massive retrospective into the range and versatility of a 20th Century Master.In order to visit Bob Peak's Website just click on ....Take A "Peek" at Bob Peak's Beautiful Posters



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Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon....and Author Eddie Muller Talks About The Origin Of The Film Noir Foundation.

Dashiell Hammett's Picture
Courtesy of Mike Humbert.... ....


[Editor's note:] The picture of Dashiell Hammett is being used without Mr. Humbert permission. Therefore, Mr. Humbert if you would like for me to remove your picture please contact me.]

in order to visit Mike Humbert's website....Just click on the link below.... Dashiell_Hammett_19_News_Page.html"
http://www.mikehumbert.com/Dashiell_Hammett_01_Short_Bio.html

....and all you need to know about Dashiell Hammett's but was afraid to ask....
Topmystery
American Masters

video


Author Eddie Muller, discuss the origins
of the Film Noir Foundation.
video

Author Eddie Muller...Interviews Actress Marsha Hunt onstage at NoirCity 5



The Maltese Falcon's in 7 mins with the cast (Due to poster speeding the sound up the main characters sound as if they all inhaled helium from a balloon.
In order to watch the film in its' entirety...just go over to youtube
to watch 1/10...


Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon" script
is on my sidebar.

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Bob Peaks' 1975 Poster RollerBall....Click on poster to find out additional info about...Art Posters.

Bob Peak:The Father of Modern Hollywood Posters

Bob Peak, Father of the Modern Hollywood Movie Poster from Matthew Peak on Vimeo.

A dedication the movie poster artist legend Bob Peak (my late father). Produced by SoundChaser Studios, a multi media design studio headed by Matthew Joseph Peak (me).

Information About Classic "B" Film Noir Movie Poster...Highway 103, The Glass Web, The Sell out,...

Information About Posters and Lobby Cards...

About Vintage Movie Posters
Vintage movie posters are highly collectible, especially those for films released before the 1940s. Few of these early posters survived because theater owners were obliged to send them along to the next theater.
A smaller variant of the poster, the lobby card (or window card), is more widely available because theaters were allowed to add their names to the cards and keep them.

{About Vintage Movie Lobby Cards
Lobby cards, the smaller cousins to movie posters, once graced theaters everywhere. They were produced from about 1910 to 1985, and typically consisted of eight cards, including a title card and seven scene cards. They were printed on 11 by 14 inch card stock, and displayed all around the theaters. Collectors value complete sets, which are surprisingly possible to find, as many people who collect them try to keep them together.}



Beginning in the 1940s, theaters were able to buy additional copies of the larger sized posters, known as one-sheets, and keep those, too. These later posters are generally marked with the year and edition number...
Movie posters were originally produced purely as advertising, so even the major studios rarely saved posters from their films. Thus, movie posters from the 1920s or earlier are almost nonexistent today. It wasn’t until the release of Star Wars in 1977 that a strong interest in owning original movie posters became widespread.

The movie posters most sought by collectors tend to be from science-fiction films, followed closely by those from horror flicks. Sci-fi posters from the 1950s are especially in demand (The War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still), and the most popular era for horror posters tends to be the 1930s (Frankenstein, Dracula).

Posters for genre movies such as film noir, independent films, and B-movies are also especially desirable.
In some cases, these posters are more collectible than ones with star-studded casts because the artwork can take center stage. That said, there are exceptions to every rule—the original 1941 Bill Gold poster for Casablanca is not only graphically compelling, it features Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman at its center.
Other categories of vintage movie posters include musicals (An American in Paris, Singin’ In the Rain), Bollywood (Pyaasa, Shree 420), the Beatles (A Hard Day’s Night, Yellow Submarine), James Bond (Dr. No, Goldfinger), and French New Wave (Jules et Jim, Breathless).

Most collectors seek vintage movie posters because of their passion for a particular actor, director, or film, but some collectors like to acquire posters based on the poster’s designer. For example, Saul Bass’s classic designs for West Side Story, Vertigo, and Anatomy of a Murder echoed the Mid-century Modern aesthetic of the 1950s and 1960s.

As for Reynold Brown, his posters for such forgettable films as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and Love-Slaves of the Amazons were far better than the movies they advertised. On the other hand, sometimes the stars aligned, as was the case in Brown’s posters for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Ben-Hur.
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November Contest...Is Officially Over...Congratulation! To Winners...Tony D'Ambra and C.M...

REMEMBER:The Correct Quiz Answer Is....Wrong...It Is Up To You To Email Me The "Correct" Answer.

Announcement:
Wonders in the Dark Readers The Book Contest Starts Today: November 07, 2009
And I Will Announce When It Will End...



This Contest Is Open To Members of LAMBs, But Most Importantly, It Is Also Open Now To Readers Over There At "Wonders in the Dark..." Wonders in the Dark
And Open To Non LAMBs Much Later in the Month.

Well, I'am so sorry!...Non Lammies, but if you want a chance at entering the contest earlier just visit the... The Large Association of Movie Blogs

Here How To Play:
1.Just answer the question.... using the
alphabets only!...A,B, C, or D
2.and then email me the answer at....
darkcitydame4e@gmail.com

3. The Winner(s) of.. Authors Eric Beetner and J.B.Kohl's book "One Too Many Blows To The Head"...Tony D'Ambra...From Over There at http://www.filmsnoir.net/ and C.M.

From Over There at http://www.coffeemessiah.blogspot.com/

Once again congratulations to you both!


This contest is only open
to U.S., Canada and ( A French resident...)
....Please No!..P.O. Boxes

Thanks,