Ténèbres à la lumière...: Marilyn, The Self-Styled Siren, and Greg Ferrara's Quest To Help Author Eddie Muller, and "The Film Noir Foundation" Begins Today 02/ 14 and Will...

Darkness To Light Translation: la lumière et l'obscurité...

Noirish City....the world of rain soaked streets, dark alleys and dead ends...The Home of Tough Guys, Femme-Fatale, and a cup of (Coffee) murder, gats,...The Maltese Falcon, Val Lewton, Black Angel, Sunset Blvd., dark, light, shadows, Cry of the City, Victor Mature, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Conte, Orson Welles, The Third Man,Touch of Evil, dark figures, Act of Violence, The Big Combo, Out of the Past, Paranoia, dark alleys, rain slick streets, Chiaroscuro......Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sidney Green-street, 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... FilmnoirReviews _____________________________________________________________ "The City was dark with something more than night." - Raymond Chandler [Pre Code and Noir dwells here, in the shadows. Beginning next year, movie studios plan to begin phasing out renting 35mm prints of vintage movies to theaters, forcing revival theaters to show them in digital format only. This is not how these classic films were meant to be seen, at the push of a sterile button, in a non film format, and many classic films will also fall by the wayside and become lost films - there is an online petition to hopefully stop this by following the link to Fight For 35MM Films...] Thanks to Julia Marchese, New Beverly Cinema and Dark City.

Monday, February 14

Marilyn, The Self-Styled Siren, and Greg Ferrara's Quest To Help Author Eddie Muller, and "The Film Noir Foundation" Begins Today 02/ 14 and Will...

...and Will End On...02/21/2011...
What Is A Blogathon? You may ask Well, for Those Of You Who aren't bloggers and don't know what a blogathon is...here goes my definition:

I think it's when a fellow blogger, post a banner similar to the banners that I have posted here on his/her blog...In order to take a look at a particular Director, actor, actress, films or films (No matter what Genre or style in the case of film noir...) and you can participate by taking a look at the person films life, etc, etc, etc... during the duration of the marathon or blogathon.

I'am not quite sure, but I think you post a comment linking back to your blog (Informing the host that you posted a post pertaining to their blogathon) on the person who is hosting the blog-a-thon blog.
Now, Visit Marilyn Over There at Ferdy On Films and let her know what you, are writing about as the "For The Love Of Films"..."Kicks-Off" Today.

Now, more information about the film that the FNF plan to save from extinction..."The Sound Of Fury aka Try and Get Me."

According to Marilyn from over there at Ferdy on Films..."In 1950, United Artists released a searing drama called "The Sound of Fury, aka Try and Get Me."

The film recounts the same story Fritz Lang told in Fury (1936) and was directed by Cy Endfield, who would run afoul of the Hollywood blacklist.

Its star, Lloyd Bridges, never had a better role, and Eddie told me that when Jeff and Beau Bridges finally saw the film, they were blown away by his performance.

A nitrate print of the film will be restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, using a reference print from Martin Scorsese’s personal collection to guide them and fill in any blanks. Paramount Pictures, which now owns the film, has agreed to help fund the restoration, but FNF is going to have to come up with significant funds to get the job done. That’s where we come in...

I will take it from here Marilyn...In Order To Find Out Additional Information about The Film Noir Foundation and Donate or Contribute to the Film Noir Foundation...Just follow these links...
Donations/Contributions
The Film Noir Foundation...Everything That You Wanted To Know About The Film Noir Foundation, But Was Afraid To Ask...
The Film Noir Foundation

Remember You Will Be Giving, But You Will Be Receiving So Much In Return...For instance, The Film Noir Foundation Newsletter "The Sentinel"(Quarterly), The Film Noir Foundation T-Shirts, and The Film Noir Foundation Books and posters, but most importantly, you will be helping preserve our/your wonderful film noir heritage.

Therefore, as Bogie would say...be a "sweetheart" and give most generously...To The Film Noir Foundation.

Do it...Do it for the "love" Of Film (Noir!)...If Not, Then Do It! For The Love Of Films!

Because I plan to take part in this blogathon next year. Now that the Film Noir Foundation saved the 1950 film "The Prowler" from extinction they are now turning their sights on saving a classic "b" film noir entitled "The Sound Of Fury" aka "Try and Get Me" Starring actor Lloyd Bridges, and Frank Lovejoy, and that femme-fatale Adele Jergens, but they need our help in order to find out how you can help just follow the link to...

Ferdy On Films in order to read what author Eddie Muller, had to say about saving these classic black and white (and colour) films from being lost...forever!
Thank-You!

The Film Noir Foundation
1411 Paru Street
Alameda, CA 94501
Question...What Is The Film Noir Foundation?

The Film Noir Foundation...Which Is A Non-Profit Organization...The Film Noir Foundation is a non-profit public benefit corporation created as an educational resource regarding the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of film noir as an original American cinematic movement.

It is the mission of the Foundation to find and preserve films in danger of being lost or irreparably damaged, and to ensure that high quality prints of these classic films remain in circulation for theatrical exhibition to future generations.

The centerpiece of the Foundation's public awareness campaign is the annual NOIR CITY festival held in San Francisco.

Eddie Muller - Film Noir Foundation from Motion Picture Anthropology on Vimeo.