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For the Love of Film Blogathon 2015

Beth Ann Gallagher
1910s, Blogathons, Era, Film Preservation, For the Love of Film, Science Fiction, Silent Film
May 12, 2015
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Yesterday I wanted some background noise TV, but when I turned it on an error message popped up on my screen, and that led me to contacting cable support, who worked me through a series of steps only to tell me that my receiver/DVR combo unit had died. I thought I had lost all my…

For the Love of Film (Noir): The Mechanical Man of CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS (1953)

bethanngallagher
Blogathons, Film Noir, Film Preservation, Out-of-Print-in-the-US, Unreleased to DVD
Feb 17, 2011
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John H. Auer‘s CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS is an odd hodgepodge of a film. It crosses noir with docudrama with the guardian angel film. Its villains, Hayes Stewart, Lydia Biddel, and Penrod Biddel, are far more compelling than the lead Johnny Kelly. He’s a cop dissatisfied with his life. His hardworking wife Kathy Kelly fears he’s distant due…

For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon

bethanngallagher
Blogathons, Film Preservation, Out-of-Print-in-the-US
Feb 1, 2011
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This month I’m participating in the For the Love of Film (Noir) Blogathon. I caught on to last year’s too late to participate, but eighty-one other film bloggers raised $30,000 in donations and matching funds for film preservation. Two early shorts were saved. This year’s beneficiary is the Film Noir Foundation. Headed by Eddie Muller,…

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