Into the flames are thrown promises broken bone, life taken And breath Yet, hands that fan wag fingers Forgive Forgive Obey
Author / allthingsthriller
The Naked Kiss, a Film by Samuel Fuller; Noir (1964)
Kelly is in a bind. She drugged her pimp and beat him up. She didn’t roll him, but she took back the money he stole from her. To add humiliation to bumps and bruises, she yanked down her headshot from the gallery over his mantel and tore it to pieces. Now she has to get […]
The Naked Kiss (1964); The Opening Sequence, directed by Samuel Fuller; Cinematography by Stanley Cortez
There’s always jazz in film noir–in black and white classic film noir, that is. Even in the post classic noir era of the 60s when rock and R&B inspired pop was du joir, it’s always jazz. That’s because the film directors were old guys. (With the exception of Ida Lupino, God bless her). Jazz was […]
Prelude To The Naked Kiss
All right ladies and gentlemen. Today we are boarding the way back machine. We will be traveling back to the year 1964. Consequently, I am not your captain. I am your stewardess. Ha! Our captain is most assuredly male because we don’t want to cause a social crisis when we land. Heh!…The fact that his […]
Samuel Fuller: Tabloid Journalist, Nazi Slayer and Legendary Independent Filmmaker; Conclusion
He is a fine specimen of youth giving way to manhood, this boy with smartly cut blonde hair. It is thick, as are his muscled legs and thighs. He wears shorts, most likely khaki, and a white uniform coat. He steps gingerly for he’s been warned, “Step on a foot or a leg and I’ll […]
Samuel Fuller: Tabloid Journalist, Nazi Slayer and Legendary Independent Filmmaker; Part I
The custodian pressed his finger to his lips. Fuller nodded and followed him down the corridor to a door. There he waited as the man cracked it, just enough to catch a glimpse beyond its breadth. Slowly the door opened a little bit wider and a little bit more until the man was behind it […]
Adventures In DeeJaying
Those of you familiar with my blog probably know that I am a DJ. I have DJ’d professionally–on FM radio and as a mobile–for twenty-five years, most of that time spent as a mobile. I no longer actively DJ. Instead, my husband and I manage a small business in which we employ a collective of […]
The Substance of Hope: The Conundrum of Why?
Most biblical scholars and theologians, or at least those that fall within the purview of my knowledge, believe that Job lived after Noah and the great flood, and before Moses. In those days there were no commandments and men and women lived by their own conscience. Then as now, those close to God lived within […]
The Long Goodbye, a Film Directed by Robert Altman (1973); Satire/Neo-Noir
I missed it for a good while. Longer than I thought I would. And less intensely. Smoking…Cigarettes. Oh, I’ve been quite for years. And years. I rarely think about it now, unless I’m thinking about how glad I am that I quite. Or unless I’m at the doctor’s office filling out paper work. Excuse me. […]
All Things Thriller 