2026-06-08T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me Film Noir Movie Posters https://yabu.me/npub1gaxelulggxmgt797srsrhsf7wszd2zn8fqjyhuk3tg9zcdhxkf0scy9zwy https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/accounts/avatars/109/685/175/243/918/814/original/44cd417ec27b775b.png https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/accounts/avatars/109/685/175/243/918/814/original/44cd417ec27b775b.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw9d5wh3qh3n46f9lr3kr8345jxl8jh3j6xa0hlsmtcpgv2cdk2cczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97wvz3xf City That Never Sleeps (1953)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_That_Never_Sleeps">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_That_Never_Sleeps</a><br/><br/>Gig! Mala! Chill! This production obviously had a &#34;hire people with cool names&#34; policy.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/116/219/290/863/693/364/original/9f8a4e5eb4d20bb5.jpg"> 2026-03-13T01:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0flmw2fa7llhgratj3s6az3avte6rt6kkxdchmn5h3chntrt5xkczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9788fx3v The Glass Web (1953)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Web">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Web</a><br/><br/>This is so flagrantly over-the-top sexy I can almost forgive the fact that the perspective doesn&#39;t make sense, she&#39;s all distorted. What&#39;s that white shape under her elbow there? Discarded diamond jewellery? Even weirder choice.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/803/949/263/004/402/original/67308f31616671e7.jpg"> 2025-07-06T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8pjc22t0ezafuvszwzhjpk9x79tmmcs2t9929pg40xrqan6738nszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97zgjl8m Lady from Shanghai (1947)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_from_Shanghai">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_from_Shanghai</a><br/><br/>Great stuff, it&#39;s disjointed and disorienting but that&#39;s on purpose. Her hair really sticks out tonally and sort of matches the yellow of the title.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/747/326/114/700/526/original/9c2d216ea9cf83a0.jpg"> 2025-06-26T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qvxzkzwfc5hs9c0379jeeum0p9nl5q2pmczrnpw5htp2uxpys2czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ek392m Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odds_Against_Tomorrow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odds_Against_Tomorrow</a><br/>poster language: Japanese<br/>Another Japanese one, another terrific composition. This is a truly interesting movie for the time, not a huge spoiler but &#34;don&#39;t hire racists&#34; is kind of the moral. In these days when DEI is on everyone&#39;s lips it might be a good time for a re-watch.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/736/001/557/033/007/original/011990bae02ea079.jpg"> 2025-06-24T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmgsc45e9na3vwkfcxch2cyqvqvh8rxrl8qmqseaca5y2x6akyxqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97uhe7p3 The Las Vegas Story (1952)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las_Vegas_Story_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las_Vegas_Story_(film)</a><br/><br/>Love this, the image of luxury and her cold, gold-digger expression, barely acknowledging the jewellery, everything undercut a little by the trashy neon depicting where all that money came from, I guess.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/719/014/541/929/573/original/26d719fd2d86c5f1.jpg"> 2025-06-21T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2vgch09t4en0jryrkfv74paugxw02yzkr3jc9fegz73xg04sku0qzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ayecy9 The Locket (1946)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Locket_(1946_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Locket_(1946_film)</a><br/><br/>It&#39;s a weirdly romance-like image rather than noirish, right? Wikipedia has gone with &#34;psychological thriller&#34;, you&#39;ll note.<br/><br/>Every post here comes with a Wikipedia link, in case it wasn&#39;t 100% obvious. Many of them to the correct movie.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/707/689/929/602/028/original/fcc2b294b10a6973.jpg"> 2025-06-19T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjsq0y9z2adxqgqnhlvd9eem2m0g93th2swp6gczyfh3va9xnu2szypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97eq20ft Niagara (1953)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_(1953_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_(1953_film)</a><br/>poster language: Japanese<br/>This is almost offensively minimalistic, considering all the drama and, you know, waterfalls they could have chosen. Yet another ambiguous embrace, the man stern and threatening, his actions on the edge of violence; the woman not resisting.<br/><br/>Do those shapes at the bottom mean something or are they just blotches? Tasmania, everyone sees it, right?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/696/365/350/089/011/original/f7238c1051e8e886.jpg"> 2025-06-17T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83mfjmguqjrwn6fj4t4cjekyen4l0wttlzjut5ej9x4yukcp6fegzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9750fcz6 Repeat Performance (1947)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeat_Performance">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeat_Performance</a><br/><br/>Woman holding a smoking handgun, as depicted by someone who has never seen a handgun, or indeed smoke.<br/><br/>I love the shadow of her hand falling across her chest, and her expression, which is kind of &#34;seriously, I had to shoot someone again?&#34; rather than anger.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/690/703/062/380/110/original/6515995a75ab9ab3.jpg"> 2025-06-16T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96vpftjfnthc34uw5zplkgzs0u8p99kuu4ptnuwq4rt0pysuwwmqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97cglxt0 Slightly Scarlet (1956)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slightly_Scarlet_(1956_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slightly_Scarlet_(1956_film)</a><br/><br/>How can something be &#34;slightly&#34; scarlet? You&#39;re either scarlet or you&#39;re not. People who know colour theory please chime in.<br/><br/>How many times have I typed &#34;red headed woman in a green dress&#34; in doing the Alt text for these things? I honestly might do some kind of histogram.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/685/040/699/094/797/original/6ee29dded3d6b974.jpg"> 2025-06-15T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjxhyqd2nkjx957vzha75weq5fchx8yruu2qp72l0g46zwpdqkzczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97nsxzsz Le Samourai (1967)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Samouraï">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Samouraï</a><br/><br/>Delon here looks like History&#39;s Greatest Acting Robot, but the amount of emotion in Nathalie Delon&#39;s pose does a ton of work. She&#39;s defensive, she&#39;s possessive, she&#39;s undecided, I love how much that depiction contributes.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/679/378/355/580/958/original/b222336f18d8dcee.jpg"> 2025-06-14T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8hwqpjq3am6c0rjqn420j27h8qcwlz6cfv0yqujauekwxyjuj6czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ydw3xp The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonnie_Parker_Story">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonnie_Parker_Story</a><br/><br/>Curiously feminist for the era that the movie is the Bonnie story not the Bonnie and Clyde story. Also curious how much they focus on her smoking of cigars rather than, you know, her committing a huge number of violent crimes.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/673/716/142/139/167/original/756db98887b5b62e.jpg"> 2025-06-13T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst44eld4aexuukpdeaxvyf56knrf7cgfw700vsck7hn0ee7r9h03qzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e975ngk56 I The Jury (1953)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_the_Jury_(1953_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_the_Jury_(1953_film)</a><br/><br/>Early 3-D as denoted by … a stack of books receding into the distance?<br/><br/>Mickey Spillane was so huge in his day and is pretty much 100% forgotten now. Is he out of copyright or up for grabs? Someone should be mining that deep vein of misogynist exploitation claptrap. Probably Bezos at this point.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/656/729/201/841/030/original/8752328b313d02df.jpg"> 2025-06-10T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsysa6e70yjq98t5f0spdk20w6y9peu69n3q2q0dzp33sm2kp4659czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9799j89z Phantom Lady (1944)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Lady_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Lady_(film)</a><br/><br/>One of those movie posters which reassures you that it&#39;s based on a very famous book.<br/><br/>“As [a convicted man&#39;s] execution date approaches, his friends and a sympathetic detective frantically search for his alibi, a woman with whom he&#39;d gone to a Broadway show the night of the murder.” Wikipedia.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/617/093/004/998/412/original/63a1c100a7196e5b.jpg"> 2025-06-03T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5agchaqtrh3ks6kkntt2txxzfwrwrn3u29s94v53jguszgjwxmqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e974rh5e7 The Reckless Moment (1949)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reckless_Moment">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reckless_Moment</a><br/>poster language: Italian<br/>It&#39;s just a &#34;moment&#34; in Italian, apparently, no recklessness allowed.<br/><br/>I love the drama, the lighting, the almost Japanese minimalism.<br/><br/>I keep starting to watch this film but something always interrupts me. Fate does not want me to see it. Is there a Memento version where I can start from the end?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/605/768/361/968/425/original/007a384263d40521.jpg"> 2025-06-01T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xrrc5qn56w02dg7sv4qaahsphp4udfsf0fnrw3uz7vtemhtdftgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97lkedgk Rope of Sand (1949)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_of_Sand">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_of_Sand</a><br/><br/>Damn, that&#39;s a powerful punch. This poster has lots of energy at the top, none at all in the rest of the space, which is mostly wasted. Like me, amirite?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/594/443/795/734/023/original/6acf6f7edca9b012.jpg"> 2025-05-30T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfrmpufyysf4e9xxyd9ulxxg8xfew6403kqr6f6h3am8h0z2cwyszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97s2vntn Panic in the Streets (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_in_the_Streets_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_in_the_Streets_(film)</a><br/>poster language: Italian<br/>Ooh, &#34;Yellow Flag&#34; in Italian. That&#39;s actually a better title. And a good yellow poster too.<br/><br/>If you didn&#39;t watch this one during Covid lockdowns, watch it now.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/588/781/437/378/408/original/ae8a13058f88cf49.jpg"> 2025-05-29T02:34:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89rcg6xz3qd9c6qj8jcx0lm5yecx3da9de927glp7l03y2lg0s4qzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97895cwt Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Sidewalk_Ends_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Sidewalk_Ends_(film)</a><br/><br/>Just as people couldn&#39;t resist putting a film strip into the &#34;Sunset Boulevard&#34; posters, people can&#39;t stop themselves putting a literal sidewalk ending into the posters for this.<br/><br/>Shel Silverstein not involved as far as I can tell.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/583/119/189/094/852/original/dddac0b138bf6228.jpg"> 2025-05-28T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvjmwlcqavt3gesrzch5zam7mvjz6d76yhdhj0h3jd4ulsrf7y9qzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ecsdlt The 3rd Voice (1960)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3rd_Voice">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3rd_Voice</a><br/>poster language: Spanish<br/>&#34;Hello, Killer Speaking&#34; in Spanish. That&#39;s a much better title! This is genuinely creepy. The movie is a bit of a mess but the posters for it are great.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/577/456/879/903/940/original/11ccb7087b73f339.jpg"> 2025-05-27T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h9t76gfavfjzm94kz6scjh2u7r0a0ks3fvf5k65u0njxn0a498szypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97rdgvdf The Maltese Falcon (1941)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon_(1941_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon_(1941_film)</a><br/>poster language: Italian<br/>Yeah I&#39;m pretty sure this scene doesn&#39;t appear in the damn &#34;Maltese Falcon&#34;. Basically this is erotica with Bogey pasted in front and a cop car pasted in back.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/566/132/107/098/459/original/d74b430eb6a369f4.jpg"> 2025-05-25T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdj5h0cx03trff9w5v80spc5h68stag4g65h4ur7tpqu9qa78cwlczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97956nlr Hell&#39;s Island (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell&#39;s_Island">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell&#39;s_Island</a><br/><br/>That gaze out of the poster at us is so, what&#39;s the word, sultry?<br/><br/>It&#39;s Manet&#39;s &#34;Olympia&#34; all over again. She knows we&#39;re looking at her. Paging John Berger.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/560/469/894/937/968/original/a5ed321223a7b823.jpg"> 2025-05-24T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuchczs5gz58te2scz7d7v5drzrahemcj6xvjm8gu4gk9m0ly7vgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e970etgt2 Lady in the Death House (1944)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_in_the_Death_House_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_in_the_Death_House_(film)</a><br/><br/>Lady in the death house, what can you say? There she is.<br/><br/>I like the power of the image and the idea that it was too grim to show it properly so they did this kind of Indonesian Shadow Puppet version.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/554/807/607/650/945/original/4039449c61f888d9.jpg"> 2025-05-23T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyk5nrd0e2xvc70yfeu8sg5cg077admgv99c8n3fk66832c0pfvzgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9726cvv6 Quiet Please, Murder (1942)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Please,_Murder">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Please,_Murder</a><br/><br/>Very hard to take this seriously, with that title, it seems like another Naked Gun type thing, although Sanders looks great here.<br/><br/>That Q is very distracting, is it sporting a band-aid like Nelly?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/549/145/283/040/332/original/24cc1ff7a436d072.jpg"> 2025-05-22T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwezkyaxaq7d380w87945hn55l3n2km0d8jsaewxp6q3y9tdzvvszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e975t93u5 The Glass Key (1942)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Key_(1942_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Key_(1942_film)</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>Massive bonus points to you, long forgotten French poster designer, for not putting a stylised key into this thing anywhere. That image of Lake is perfect but the whole thing doesn&#39;t kind of hang together. Lose the pointing guy on the left.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/543/482/951/461/234/original/7c34c2c5e5eb4fee.png"> 2025-05-21T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9qykmte7f6ljh5902xegsrv9xerq38hkn29y5lgtthp37a8whvszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97jntl20 Playgirl (1954)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playgirl_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playgirl_(film)</a><br/><br/>I love everything about her in that main image, the gloves, the sparkles, the hair. Every man in 1954 wanted to kiss that woman. Or of course be her, although they might have kept it somewhat quieter back then.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/532/158/360/667/897/original/e71565ec2e4cef1c.jpg"> 2025-05-19T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5324nrtun58cxe2ayghpe9twv94sxat70sr75mxf80tjtsylltczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97nevxq6 Gilda (1946)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_(film)</a><br/><br/>This is so simple and so suggestive. One of my favourites. A couple of colours, a curl of smoke; the angle of her hips and the look on her face.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/526/496/051/382/540/original/c0aacbf9b0959927.jpg"> 2025-05-18T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyatq506ha3km42uxj8vfnkdd4lkmqncu2pk9eul65j9ajewv7drqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97j8cvfc Out of the Past (1947)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Past">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Past</a><br/><br/>Punchy, vivid stuff, I like it, though I don&#39;t quite know why her hand is on her lower back. Is she OK? Does she need to do the OH&amp;S course on lifting with the knees which I had to do? That dress is a trip hazard, come to think of it, call the Safety Officer.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/503/846/793/790/106/original/4607b6538dfa2f3b.jpg"> 2025-05-14T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8v8cw8f4tqguaxdjmmk5tvqe8v2689ykqdu4kvst2eqgmdqcaznczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97uptsuj A Blueprint for Murder (1953)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Blueprint_for_Murder">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Blueprint_for_Murder</a><br/><br/>This is probably the most blatantly sexy image in the whole collection. Sorry Mamie Van Doren, your work is a solid second but just look at all the signals we&#39;re being sent here. Bonus armpit fetish for the win.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/492/522/189/428/644/original/83cc9ee5538a4daa.jpg"> 2025-05-12T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyuj72r2mp9sayw8ux7p85dkl5ys6vp5c2xev8v6qjhvlsx3z9vgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ywqz9t The Green Glove (1952)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Glove">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Glove</a><br/>poster language: Spanish<br/>Glenn Ford as Thanos in a very early Marvel movie? Unfortunately not. I like the rough and ready trashiness of this, it really is a working poster, nobody&#39;s going for a work of art here.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/475/535/183/668/479/original/e48a4c1caca077b1.jpg"> 2025-05-09T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvtaxxsvvdfudtp5j45d5rfjalpgqfd8kcp69eear3hpxajtg72czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97nxtgm6 The Pretender (1947)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pretender_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pretender_(film)</a><br/><br/>This is … ambitious I guess. It&#39;s dramatic and the clash of colours is strong. But on the other hand it&#39;s disjointed and tells us nothing about the movie.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/452/886/037/419/384/original/c4986f7d95af2501.jpg"> 2025-05-05T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgv00xd6sle4n4d6htlu7zmaue0xn9k87z2paqryn58w6xazjtgkszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ur82lm Sunset Boulevard (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(film)</a><br/><br/>I am once again Bernie-Sanders-like asking you, stop putting strips of film into posters for this movie. It&#39;s meta. We get it. It&#39;s a most unusual picture.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/430/236/786/577/901/original/77b989602601e266.jpg"> 2025-05-01T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5m0ufwdye744xgv3mnjtyxx7qtdms62fs8cl46339csln5qen7gzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e974wwh97 Mystery Street (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Street">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Street</a><br/><br/>This poster seems to have been painted by three different artists, one of which was good at sexily draped female forms, one good with realistic shadows and faces and one who painted the guy behind the door and may have been a small child because he looks terrible.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/424/574/406/650/127/original/8b86581792c35e12.jpg"> 2025-04-30T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsquvefe95tfnn7wzzcccnmg9fl2t7rhf3428umsadj0eux7j0hp8czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97235k09 Grand Central Murder (1942)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Murder">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Murder</a><br/><br/>There are a lot of staircases in these posters; I can&#39;t tie it to any kind of social change / sexual sub-current / societal malaise. If you&#39;ve done a PhD on staircase imagery in movies please chime in, I&#39;d like to read it.<br/><br/>Terrific colour scheme, all earthy greens, yellows and browns except for her clothes in peony pink to set it all off.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/418/912/144/090/860/original/779f9ef09e1a6bf4.jpg"> 2025-04-29T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3hvrdxj3xllupudesh0g36kt9hr9jrxgnnvhk8sjmzvc8ys4zgqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ac2ct6 Dragnet (1954)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(1954_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(1954_film)</a><br/><br/>Love the angle he&#39;s seen from. Love the understated look on his face. Not sure why we need those little people and the house at the bottom. This movie has a house in it, everyone, got that?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/413/249/776/206/400/original/bbdabf23c24ffca3.jpg"> 2025-04-28T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxeyc0jwr4h8w7cmg4d069002m5aqlyyzwwyf848tz0gm33kmppszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97llzj5e Act of Violence (1948)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Violence">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Violence</a><br/><br/>I love the richness of the colours, and I absolutely love her expression there on the right, a skeptical, challenging look and body language, a whole kind of &#34;oh really?&#34; vibe. Film Noir is at least 50% about the changing role of women in post-WWII society, right? Here&#39;s that in one image.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/396/262/806/774/884/original/8da832aa0ee9861b.jpg"> 2025-04-25T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqs6cnrtk92zgqlzvd3npe2tv97vu8qf952zn90zxqr5fxuu8nhczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97nplhc4 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Tomorrow_Goodbye_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Tomorrow_Goodbye_(film)</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>How would you describe what she&#39;s wearing? She looks like a farm-girl almost, it&#39;s very different to the sheer, strapless, slit-to-the-thigh evening gowns we&#39;re used to seeing here at the Film Noir Movie Poster Project. Her hair is tied back too, she&#39;s definitely coded as a Good Girl, right?<br/><br/>“Goodbye Life, Goodbye Love” in French.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/384/938/332/632/493/original/70d1dfd727a13a76.jpg"> 2025-04-23T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxhqcyla99uptfu505h3p62dv920vq4urw49ljm6vhncnq6zj9lczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97yumflh Cry of the City (1948)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_of_the_City">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_of_the_City</a><br/><br/>I like how the composition works, you have your city street in the middle, the one face looking down and right, another looking up and left. I don&#39;t like that crouching guy lower left with the handgun. That&#39;s the one item of jewellery you take off, designer.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/367/951/287/632/041/original/3279b414822599e0.jpg"> 2025-04-20T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszn3vn9ek4jnrsx8a7yg6w6w2z60dfkq0sj6v794jh6u4nu6e7hhqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97s2n6mv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz064qgmjul6538dh9a7ukd50nuhjr6276d25cd26fgtgttpg4nmgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qrj35q7'>nevent1q…35q7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqlrgstuw2qvdjgkkx6u20vamttcx6tvs7qq4lmmn5d0lzk4gtgrq6ysvv0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqlrgstuw2qvdjgkkx6u20vamttcx6tvs7qq4lmmn5d0lzk4gtgrq6ysvv0</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…svv0</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq7uy3k5h8z28yujvw96jnt9kqdgjm25hnnshwkjcd2vhqf5pcfeeq7lqhjw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq7uy3k5h8z28yujvw96jnt9kqdgjm25hnnshwkjcd2vhqf5pcfeeq7lqhjw</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…qhjw</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngeal_mask_airway">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngeal_mask_airway</a> 2025-04-19T23:37:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhuq8jzxmhnlzmvhdun6dljgpp5qdhpl84hv8fyhrza439f6ymsszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97vce8ua Three Strangers (1946)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Strangers">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Strangers</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>This is great, isn&#39;t it? Not sure how to describe what she&#39;s wearing. It&#39;s a full-length dress with a hood? Maybe it&#39;s the world&#39;s sexiest raincoat.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/362/289/083/441/861/original/30e00c3d035b56f1.jpg"> 2025-04-19T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftm2x7ex7p7pv4dxpxda4fw5g9htrhh46yjtcl9lj7n8crdxhdlgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97v2nxsu Illegal (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_(1955_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_(1955_film)</a><br/><br/>This tries so hard and does so little and the colours are just depressing and grimy. The angle from which we see EGR is the only interesting thing.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/356/626/700/048/383/original/c0a77b166fab7246.jpg"> 2025-04-18T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsq04dx2se6kgyae4r9s2l9v40a0g73revdv57x5plsqv8mvcueqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97q9fap9 The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_File_on_Thelma_Jordon">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_File_on_Thelma_Jordon</a><br/><br/>Weird spelling of &#34;Jordon&#34;. <br/><br/>This poster is terrific, it really goes for it with the colour and the intensity.<br/><br/>Note for Australians. Not THAT Paul Kelly. Or the other one. Or the other other one.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/345/302/103/740/119/original/becf4823964078a6.jpg"> 2025-04-16T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyh74xgf3e4az6h3jwsx5x4s2z77khucupy0xpq5g275l2sng8nfczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9747s33t Portrait of Alison (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Alison">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Alison</a><br/><br/>Released in the US as “Postmark for Danger”.<br/><br/>This is one of those too-literal ones, isn&#39;t it? Let&#39;s make a stamp with the guy&#39;s face on it, the movie is about a postcard, right?<br/><br/>I honestly can&#39;t tell if that&#39;s her hand behind her head or a noose at the bottom.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/339/639/828/101/426/original/a50caa473af25951.jpg"> 2025-04-15T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xk653pw5k4nntqzem5er3ed0ygrq5flf6kx2l23e98aqlrhz83czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97tfpww2 Shield for Murder (1954)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_for_Murder">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_for_Murder</a><br/><br/>Nice tones, nice composition, nice brushstroke-y design elements. Has he hit that guy? Is he going to hit that guy? Very clunky title though.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/328/315/171/921/340/original/11f674c4419ea736.jpg"> 2025-04-13T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf50n4ufgmrzcte45d7kn4x5y0y2p86jar7wtjzzw3n042c9v52cqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e972jsyuh Detective Story (1951)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Story_(1951_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Story_(1951_film)</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>Very literal translation. This is … awkward. His hands, his posture, the forced angle so we can see the gun, this is the kind of artwork we expect from AI, not a living human being in 1951,<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/316/990/643/731/704/original/44788d55db26888e.jpg"> 2025-04-11T02:34:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrp2x7dn6vwna258fumctpeskykpyn6f7rht0l35520u6s3x8jjszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97eqarwz The Garment Jungle (1957)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garment_Jungle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garment_Jungle</a><br/><br/>This has a couple of absolutely solid clichés here: the couple running (man pulling woman behind him), the hand (I assume it&#39;s a female hand) holding scissors as a weapon, a red-headed woman in underwear. On the other hand it&#39;s ugly.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/311/328/191/971/326/original/daa1aa0ef587d3ff.jpg"> 2025-04-10T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylevxeg9wt2h9m6vw37pd2d5yc84235zpu5yagdgfmq6kdav6n9gzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97e44e6k The Letter (1940)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Letter_(1940_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Letter_(1940_film)</a><br/>poster language: Italian<br/>Love this one, subtle but uneasy combination of colours. I&#39;m going to assume it&#39;s &#34;dark shadow&#34; or something like that in Italian? Italian-speaking subscribers speak up.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/305/665/902/897/329/original/98bc1631a795e7e7.jpg"> 2025-04-09T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3xq3wmxun7v08xdyfqsgzahdha3ap78lgcskr8djdc5hpcquehqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97dq0vrk The Crooked Web (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crooked_Web">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crooked_Web</a><br/>poster language: Spanish<br/>“Kisses that reveal a criminal”! Or better &#34;betray&#34; I suppose.<br/><br/>I like how the gun being next to her hand has more tension than the gun being in her hand.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/300/003/677/133/032/original/4d68248d3f955ae6.jpg"> 2025-04-08T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvessqkrgkngpjp9gf6llwt8e32cgsu9fuuxe7rtnawyfq3zade0gzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97lzzf4g The Letter (1940)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Letter_(1940_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Letter_(1940_film)</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>I&#39;m a big fan of Somerset Maugham, though you should read Michelle de Kretser&#39;s deconstruction of the steamy-plantation-sexual-frustration-affair-sexy-murder trope as a corrective.<br/><br/>I&#39;m also a fan of Somerset the place but that&#39;s another story.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/288/679/000/153/210/original/7f7ff55518a83db9.jpg"> 2025-04-06T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvzhthuwe4g8xr6m5r7fcat5jjnh20l07zpwkz7arggjkdfnrqh7gzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97q78fv7 Conflict (1945)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_(1945_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_(1945_film)</a><br/><br/>Very low effort. Or is it almost Japanese in its restraint?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/282/780/695/695/533/original/405c64c2ce6be066.jpg"> 2025-04-05T01:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qtrtqfz5s4lkmemeyw8k623nhrqmm70hk2u05dgz8uz760ju8ngzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97qecxp0 The Spiral Staircase (1946)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spiral_Staircase_(1946_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spiral_Staircase_(1946_film)</a><br/><br/>Baffling design choices—a weird 3-D effect where Fleming is holding a poster for the movie of which this is the poster? No spiral staircase anywhere to be seen? That house is a single storey so it&#39;s not there, is it?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/277/118/483/391/947/original/43be2c3b30341cf1.jpg"> 2025-04-04T01:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8q78eyumytlukx9ja4t56yymng5f3jyfarnpffq4fynt7nh769czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97cyn45r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguyleu6ndjkefzf8p09jfnhs88y2rayj3hdvsmlwv283ghlu4a2cpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qe4v89s'>nevent1q…v89s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq360rk4q4gk0yvav3f05rcctt57tksnnrwgp34m9w2rm570gnj88qy4cjuy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq360rk4q4gk0yvav3f05rcctt57tksnnrwgp34m9w2rm570gnj88qy4cjuy</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…cjuy</span>)</a></span> The swimming pool scene in particular. 2025-04-03T02:16:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqcalnp95rwt0cpdrh4jknwq03a4aav422zuu7phkwzgysvk5p3lgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97sdee4a Cat People (1942)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_People_(1942_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_People_(1942_film)</a><br/><br/>So the woman is the cat? Cheers now we don&#39;t need to see the movie. I&#39;m not obsessive about spoilers but WTF.<br/><br/>I thought of this movie just the other day as a Transport For NSW 490 Bus sneaked up behind me and unexpectedly shot a blast of air from its pneumatics system. If you know, you know.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/260/131/510/610/142/original/24a3d552ae0f24d6.jpg"> 2025-04-01T01:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0n45jzyws533906nl4y2jwdpsjmwl0yyppuxvaewyda6r4cfh0mqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97pgqgmh Experiment Perilous (1944)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment_Perilous">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment_Perilous</a><br/>poster language: Spanish<br/>Known as &#34;Noche en el alma” only in Argentina, according to IMDB. Night in the soul?<br/><br/>This is, apparently, very similar to &#34;Gaslight&#34; and is therefore the &#34;Dark City&#34; to its &#34;The Matrix&#34;, i.e. very similar, released the same year, and completely forgotten.<br/><br/>Maybe if the title wasn&#39;t so stupid it would have fared better.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/248/806/887/109/453/original/577d21e990f9e964.jpg"> 2025-03-30T01:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyx6sr7t2d0ff0zkulea34mkg8j9gqhn5jlxwshqj2yz6sctn5x3szypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97zn8cwj Street of Chance (1942)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_of_Chance_(1942_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_of_Chance_(1942_film)</a><br/><br/>Weird choice to add that stylised knife and dagger, getting in the way of her face and causing me to think it was &#34;street of change&#34; for a moment.<br/><br/>Also not being weird but why does Burgess Meredith look like he has 80s eyeshadow amateurishly applied? You do you, Burgess, live your truth.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/231/819/921/583/643/original/e1918b17a394ece5.jpg"> 2025-03-27T01:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjg4dt46qxsaqzfsu0w369j4xj4lvak8uwdccvx46cz23m23xncszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97a9pgvw The Strange Woman (1946)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strange_Woman">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strange_Woman</a><br/><br/>They really needed you to know that a movie was based on a book sometimes, didn&#39;t they? And that it was written by the guy who brought you &#34;Leave Her To Heaven&#34;, note bottom right. She doesn&#39;t look strange to me, she just looks like she&#39;s the &#34;I want to speak to your manager&#34; type.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/203/508/407/451/533/original/687510de62a891bd.jpg"> 2025-03-22T01:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggv3hjsv5qxupx0fx8q0hqhwh89kaeq78rr0srtw3kjdsu5chy2czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97yw9ujv The Sellout (1952)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sellout_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sellout_(film)</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>Love the colour, the contrasts, the angle, particularly the gloomy blue clock drawn by someone who had never seen a clock and didn&#39;t know that the two hands are normally different lengths…?<br/><br/>If that&#39;s a special type of Boxing clock I&#39;m sure fans of the Noble Art will let me know.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/197/846/074/922/997/original/2cd0f5d4476f2846.jpg"> 2025-03-21T01:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszz5gu9t2ep24mzv3mycg4h2w6t039e78thtqa45g3dgjtvncxm4czypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97r0yd3m The Ghost Ship (1943)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Ship">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Ship</a><br/><br/>Good lord, what&#39;s going on bottom right? [Fans self]. That woman in her sheerest nightdress is crowdsurfing while making an &#34;I declare&#34; sort of gesture. Maybe it&#39;s symbolic. There are two ships in this poster for some reason.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/192/183/751/757/543/original/82f84d168c9d9f8f.jpg"> 2025-03-20T01:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdnux6gz5jdw290v7yvxrsw5nu7vgkrk82g4jywr0rqp2jr593faszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97zksq7x FBI Girl (1951)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Girl">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Girl</a><br/><br/>Pretty wild cartoonish art style.<br/><br/>In French it&#39;s &#34;the woman of the secret service&#34; which is a whole other agency, French people please note. But they &#34;chase men&#34;, that&#39;s the important part I guess.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/163/872/275/874/735/original/3be6190108c69772.jpg"> 2025-03-15T01:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4ffsu44lwwjhaxn6y3c67sugadhx02pl87pg87plfyyqdxq4jhgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97tc8hte Knock on Any Door (1949)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Any_Door">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Any_Door</a><br/>poster language: Spanish<br/>“Knock on ANY door, right? So this one will be fine?”<br/>“Sure dude, go for it, any door.”<br/>“And if there&#39;s a goat behind it…?”<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/112/911/409/092/190/original/c445658f9bd0e4bd.jpg"> 2025-03-06T01:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrd7crypzjkvlhlt990j7vl09shywumdp889n8snnsltlejcravszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97pd90jl Dark City (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_City_(1950_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_City_(1950_film)</a><br/>poster language: Italian<br/>Her bruised, smudged-mascara vibe is very modern looking. It makes me think of Priss in “Blade Runner” rather than 1950s noir. Sketch-Charlton-Heston has a lot of confidence in the background there but he can&#39;t see how determined she looks.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/095/924/491/396/292/original/93e66828c5ff17ef.jpg"> 2025-03-03T01:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8jzger47r5y6v8jnpp7m062l9zctawewasyst65ehfy9v6m688szypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97mhpq08 Jeopardy (1953)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy_(film)</a><br/><br/>More of that sexual/sadistic tension we often find in noir. His expression is positively creepy.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/114/073/275/296/993/690/original/fe7cca4965ece0b9.jpg"> 2025-02-27T01:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdj2kh3r26jdxyczacezge9tx58cjn46gpgrxnjzzegvtsc7df46gzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9775jt2d Conflict (1945)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_(1945_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_(1945_film)</a><br/><br/>“Conflict” in English—“The Fatal Fingerprint” or similar, in English. The word ”huella” means mark, trace, imprint, impression etc. It&#39;s hella meaningful.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/111/989/545/142/904/931/original/ef4f9aa010049126.jpg"> 2024-02-25T01:34:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6eeqr4m737p20890ykxntfulqz98m9ltgum7nxqr3quxsee6eagzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e978y25zk I The Jury (1953)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_the_Jury_(1953_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_the_Jury_(1953_film)</a><br/><br/>Whatever happened to Biff Elliot? No seriously I don&#39;t care.<br/>Mickey Spillane was obviously known as a raunchy novelist and this was the first film made of one of his books? The phrase “man-woman violence” doesn&#39;t sound great in 2023, does it?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/111/168/510/098/326/266/original/8bb3f0bdd709d931.jpg"> 2023-10-03T01:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0v0gp8503eu884vvt0hvr0lvmufmarr768rsaxa5t0gw2ccglskqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9765640s The Desperate Hours (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Desperate_Hours_(1955_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Desperate_Hours_(1955_film)</a><br/><br/>There&#39;s something weirdly clown-like about this. The colours are too bright and their expressions are weird. I don&#39;t know why that woman looks so affronted to be offered a drink by that nice Sling Blade looking guy.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/111/049/837/478/525/542/original/15cdb0790d254a12.jpg"> 2023-09-12T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0yqpyk2vnvfu44w6uu87hrw83spxsutkvamw6c059szu035s5kczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97fvvs5z Scarlet Street (1945)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Street">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Street</a><br/><br/>Not a lot of scarlet in this image. The colours are not only ugly but clash with each other as well. Good film though, put it on your list.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/111/041/343/963/859/067/original/a3e339cff1db51b8.jpg"> 2023-09-10T14:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmt0uarcs273kwfjwsqss026e0aly8rud4t8usuhk4au9ggtj0wqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97v3ldv0 Night and the City (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_and_the_City">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_and_the_City</a><br/><br/>Each of these images is fine by itself but somehow the weird out-of-proportion way they&#39;re superimposed is comical.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/111/035/681/701/162/075/original/749d963b9c19552d.jpg"> 2023-09-09T14:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv53av5c4lk5me3wy7pfa0g09lkzcfl0tcwwt9faawqypftdk3cgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e9788e9fe Open Secret (1948)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Secret">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Secret</a><br/><br/>Meh. The only thing this does for me is make me wonder about the plot and how those men come to be in the newspaper.<br/><br/>How would you describe his expression? I went with &#34;intently&#34; in the alt but that&#39;s not quite right.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/998/876/632/720/274/original/3024900ae44a1534.jpg"> 2023-09-03T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98tpk5ys94068ygh5m302rwygnegt0mllcy7w35ddw4n5jevtdagzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97mxc4u7 Night and the City (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_and_the_City">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_and_the_City</a><br/><br/>This weird design makes both main actors look up and to the left, so we&#39;re all staring at that guy behind bars, but they&#39;re not prison bars, right? They&#39;re weirdly angled? It&#39;s confusing and awkward.<br/><br/>Note the slight hint in that background image that the city in question is London.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/987/551/994/866/234/original/8d9794e73fad3618.jpg"> 2023-09-01T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs264xvvusfhfypjvw4e8wptfwp4unzfdjwh4pym2fuxr2kmpu3gyszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97ajzr53 The Unholy Wife (1957)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unholy_Wife">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unholy_Wife</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>“The woman and the prowler” in French.<br/><br/>This is a great image but I don&#39;t know why it&#39;s crumbling away on the right. Is that smoke? I don&#39;t get it. Also what&#39;s he wearing, what&#39;s on his back?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/984/720/861/414/185/original/5de08a3738b94d3c.jpg"> 2023-08-31T14:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgtt4ky87x2hev0z6urrkuf9nv3yqau4yydhzgwz05e0634rrdqngzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97pzyj0k The Burglar (1957)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burglar_(1957_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burglar_(1957_film)</a><br/><br/>Her clothes are rather modern for 1957, but possibly a pant suit was shockingly indecent back in the day.<br/><br/>Unusual use of all lower case in the text.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/981/889/701/192/712/original/d74fda20f23e57f4.jpg"> 2023-08-31T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2hf3nmxeedf7pun8tace266hxv24fzu4fy92xgx9kxzvys2sjdgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97pcwvk5 Pete Kelly&#39;s Blues (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Kelly&#39;s_Blues_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Kelly&#39;s_Blues_(film)</a><br/><br/>There&#39;s just something off about this, isn&#39;t there? The main image is too clean, it looks like a toothpaste commercial or something. And that thing about the 20s and the 38s is trying too hard.<br/><br/>Did someone sign this poster? And if so, who?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/962/071/611/010/065/original/66c22f7a255a8b1b.jpg"> 2023-08-27T14:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstt8qghr0pqce0tlukhltm7zrrvsrw4snfkqcda8xagxg6n4rleyszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97c2fdc6 Pitfall (1948)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall_(1948_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall_(1948_film)</a><br/><br/>I love this. Someone will know the name of this very tall, narrow format, but this poster really makes the most of whatever it is, using the height to add drama but softening the strong vertical lines with that swoosh of colour.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/959/240/513/737/268/original/6dffcafd5f050689.jpg"> 2023-08-27T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxwgmp3vmaxw4vvq3dez637llq6fst289cz8kf9m6ak6qwae9kdczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e970hdc98 The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_in_Black_Stockings">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_in_Black_Stockings</a><br/><br/>Va va voom, I think it&#39;s fair to say, and possibly even hubba hubba.<br/><br/>That image in the middle is very awkward. I can&#39;t understand how their bodies work or why two cowboys in blue jeans are in the background flirting with each other.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/930/928/904/797/325/original/f5a9d5d2c08a021c.jpg"> 2023-08-22T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszucntw9khpmqd6epfd7qgs30hg0y3444n60zctqycvcw3h7dtdugzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97n2csvg The Breaking Point (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaking_Point_(1950_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaking_Point_(1950_film)</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>“Strange Cargo” in French. That person untying the boat has suffered some kind of terrible back injury, obviously that&#39;s going to be part of the plot when I finally watch this movie and the other three hundred and eight, I&#39;m not even kidding, movies on my To Be Watched list.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/928/097/731/372/518/original/c5b73612c592cd45.jpg"> 2023-08-21T14:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvckhvqzamrfgkcvdyap8fxka6kf8w9es65vwrv69uqnead4uplrgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e973z0nrt Caged (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caged_(1950_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caged_(1950_film)</a><br/>poster language: Spanish<br/>Great tones to this, great colours, the shadows and the reflected light are really effective.<br/><br/>There&#39;s a huge difference between the European posters of the period and the American ones. Someone knowledgeable can maybe tell me if there&#39;s a technical, production difference in how they&#39;re made?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/925/266/534/470/468/original/a657a8990b9f6696.jpg"> 2023-08-21T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9za5twew8ztcgq688a0h5zptvnv7s2yxsk4txpsctpkapqh7zvgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97m76wwn The Sellout (1952)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sellout_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sellout_(film)</a><br/><br/>Great dramatic image. <br/><br/>Some day soon I&#39;m going to look up the plot and see why this guy ruined his life for only thirty bucks, but presumably was paid to take the dive but didn&#39;t, or he wouldn&#39;t have been hunted in the alley.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/913/942/009/242/284/original/13de77aa27e14ca1.jpg"> 2023-08-19T02:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd72rem4auus66pw2m8v8ql7v2t3dnutz56089g5qmv5k6mfhkyugzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97pejpwz Detour (1945)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detour_(1945_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detour_(1945_film)</a><br/><br/>Weird script-y font aside this is great stuff. Lots of diagonals in conflict with each other. Her legs get half the poster all to themselves.<br/><br/>Am I right that he&#39;s reaching a lit match over his shoulder to light her cigarette? Dangerous thing to do in those days of non-flame-retardant fabrics and all that lacquer women wore in their hair.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/911/110/809/160/623/original/96b78b0d8c7917af.jpg"> 2023-08-18T14:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2pt6wdagjzfqu8a0ge23c2q77el8h2lexlqm6c0hepu7c8ndd7gzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e978nsqyw The Night of the Hunter (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Hunter_(film)</a><br/><br/>All-time classic movie, is it borderline noir and almost something else? Southern Gothic or something?<br/><br/>Love the drama of the lighting and the shadows, and the contrast between foreground and background.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/908/279/634/043/264/original/6baa8cba5404b4d5.jpg"> 2023-08-18T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfxldsa5nftaqp7pfl3fgc7wwjj2hj9cafsynyz96nsyprdukq7szypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97c74lxe The Naked Street (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Street">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Street</a><br/><br/>Excuse me my hands are tired from typing out all that text, I need a break.<br/><br/>Seriously, less is more, people. Leave some mystery. We complain these days about trailers giving away the whole plot, but not posters!<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/905/448/544/257/642/original/9dd4423454524fa2.jpg"> 2023-08-17T14:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx87jtckzx9dfwlz6glj4kwp40lg62zx63z690tcpdd6c6m5lztzqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97e9vusp Cat People (1942)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_People_(1942_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_People_(1942_film)</a><br/><br/>Again, not really a Noir but hey I might as well leave it in. The movie which gave us the “Lewton Bus” which is every bit as iconic as the Wilhelm Scream in its way.<br/><br/>Has everyone forgotten the 80s remake with the Bowie song by now? I hope so.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/902/617/329/611/858/original/e1dcffdb37bb8526.jpg"> 2023-08-17T02:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ksjdgrcpu82x7e7wvt5dmkjusa9dkx4kvjhdjjejhtkvhfhcwqczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97khkdvl Woman on the Run (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_on_the_Run">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_on_the_Run</a><br/><br/>It doesn&#39;t look like she&#39;s on the run, it looks like he&#39;s on the run and she&#39;s following him. Interesting contrast between the urban setting of the main image and the fact that they&#39;re in a forest/wooded setting in the other one. We don&#39;t normally do &#39;forest&#39; in Film Noir, unless its Petrified.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/899/786/173/596/021/original/3bb8fab9ffe48790.jpg"> 2023-08-16T14:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2p52uftjlef8v7sh03uhsy3e58tx8c4e87s7372y5lqnpka58wfqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97klkfuv White Heat (1949)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Heat">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Heat</a><br/>poster language: French<br/>“Hell is his” roughly, in French?<br/><br/>This is powerful, great chiaroscuro but I&#39;m slightly distracted by how tiny that gun looks in Cagney&#39;s weirdly distorted hand. That is not how thumbs work in my experience.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/894/123/909/354/255/original/992e84a433eadf89.jpg"> 2023-08-15T14:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswa4wnc6kyyjtdx4h4cpjt2348x5radr4vmmc0dr454v3p950ae9qzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97sdahur Sunset Boulevard (1950)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(film)</a><br/>poster language: Italian<br/>This is lovely and dramatic without any actual drama being shown. You can tell just from her expression and that hand gesture.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/891/292/708/819/947/original/d790194cec0c5d4d.jpg"> 2023-08-15T02:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftxmpmg6up4zweg82sh469fv4n9a6qpt72yv3j4r4n0uzjaz82fqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e972a5z4x The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Thumbs_a_Ride">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Thumbs_a_Ride</a><br/><br/>What a mess. Nothing matches up or holds together. <br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/886/574/117/972/627/original/34113481b386f760.jpg"> 2023-08-14T06:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpr4zafgkyvp56fzkvvucz27hsf0dpqf8rjgacu9tzp8evqq23cgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97nkcqze Out of the Fog (1941)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Fog_(1941_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Fog_(1941_film)</a><br/><br/>Rather unflattering pouty expression on Lupino&#39;s face, and it&#39;s incongruous how she looks like that but he looks so amused. Nice bold design with the angles and the lines across the main title font.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/884/686/697/305/357/original/a4d39ff216cb7d5a.jpg"> 2023-08-13T22:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv90cwespanmzadk9h5ykfp535gw8p9tzrualmxe5dp2p72psnppszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e970v326q A Bullet for Joey (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bullet_for_Joey">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bullet_for_Joey</a><br/><br/>Header image time! Though I reversed it because it looks better in Mastodon that way. I like how the diagonal of the spotlight carries across the image.<br/><br/>The image of the man gripping the woman&#39;s dress from behind is creepy but I don&#39;t know if it was supposed to be like that at the time/in context.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/882/799/267/727/233/original/996ef52022374ad4.jpg"> 2023-08-13T14:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dt0uk3ztm5cfhn4pvxcvelyrwxw769ganex5ngp888ngzz8ghwgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e972eq9k8 Three Strangers (1946)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Strangers">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Strangers</a><br/><br/>Sydney Greenstreet looks like he&#39;s Iron Man trying to take off with his thrusters. Peter Lorre looks like he&#39;s not sure if he left the cooker on. Doesn&#39;t anything dramatic happen in this movie?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/877/136/988/409/890/original/e7fa361317dc9231.jpg"> 2023-08-12T14:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4mea7ntqq860qr30cr534hx7n9yudljcdfj9evufc0dyfedhrwqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97c7m7fu The Sellout (1952)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sellout_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sellout_(film)</a><br/><br/>She wants a man, not a human punching bag! Does that mean she doesn&#39;t want a boxer, or that she doesn&#39;t want a boxer who loses? Or throws the fight which is presumably how the plot plays out.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/863/924/854/549/984/original/2d0075d0915d0e6a.jpg"> 2023-08-10T06:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgh9usr9d6rzw4cgjrajd2pw8nuhuyray3ka7h0m4qzcwm2y4m3mszypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97xec7vh Crashout (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crashout">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crashout</a><br/><br/>Wow, a lot going on here. It&#39;s way too busy. It highlights the role of women in the story, I guess, something that might be lacking in a prison drama.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/860/149/997/927/540/original/e04a46a240907c27.jpg"> 2023-08-09T14:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxtp9qly9rly7vevaft2w0s4aazjqgwyxge70eklexcgs8aucuqmgzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97c054w9 The Snake Pit (1948)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snake_Pit">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snake_Pit</a><br/><br/>This is pretty wild stuff. The many faces of Olivia de Havilland!<br/><br/>Considering they didn&#39;t have AI-generated text back in the day, there&#39;s no excuse for ”An Achievement Born in the Raging Elements of Life&#39;s Emotions”. What does that even mean?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/856/375/089/109/002/original/93318321889f8684.jpg"> 2023-08-08T22:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqccsfrs5xkynajhxzx6rp0l4ut0r0q8dr339nn8m9tc5m5dtz7jczypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97zd7cdt Mildred Pierce (1945)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Pierce_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Pierce_(film)</a><br/>poster language: German<br/>In German: “as long as a heart beats”.<br/><br/>This poster for Mildred Pierce kind of shoves the Midred-ness of it into the background and highlights the men, doesn&#39;t it?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/854/487/712/477/187/original/911abd88cfc6a8b5.jpg"> 2023-08-08T14:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8g5hpxzhvwxptfsleuhagqtqeu0x8nyasfwe6mlte8m0cgls3p5gzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97zxk78z The Woman in the Window (1944)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_the_Window_(1944_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_the_Window_(1944_film)</a><br/><br/>A woman with scissors again! Or is it always this movie with the scissors. Edward G looks totally different with that curly hair over his forehead.<br/><br/>Way too much text, people. Way too much. That&#39;s not a tagline that&#39;s a short story.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/852/600/344/481/279/original/f0e02e1f407cd0dc.png"> 2023-08-08T06:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdss62a4dcrsv6u5qx73pmjpaqw08mfj0sc9t7e9s2g6p4plljarqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e977y58h9 A Woman&#39;s Face (1941)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman&#39;s_Face">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman&#39;s_Face</a><br/><br/>This one is a little ugly and messy and the font choices are weird. They put that giant lowercase scripty-looking &#39;a&#39; over the top of something black, then had to add an outer glow to make it legible? If it was the same size as the other two words you wouldn&#39;t need to.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/841/275/675/697/232/original/c2d460e72d21d3d5.jpg"> 2023-08-06T06:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstd4w0xgy30v3ap7n7u6v8n6aahdmczcn7cqtm20325k3jhray0aqzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97gtyazp Women&#39;s Prison (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women&#39;s_Prison_(1955_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women&#39;s_Prison_(1955_film)</a><br/><br/>This looks like a soft-porn exploitation flick from the 70s, and that&#39;s even before you get to the unforgettable phrase “real raw truth about man-smuggling”.<br/><br/>What on earth is going on with our friend on the right? She&#39;s dressed in a … sheet? Towel? And she&#39;s got some kind of … object in her left hand poking out from below it?<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/777/102/720/043/520/original/21f4b30a7595b66f.jpg"> 2023-07-25T22:34:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkc2seyw07fxdfpg6wzt7k6c8uxgwczttq5srxcjutrqhq4fk68qzypr5m8lnapqmdp0ch6qwqw7p8e6qf4g2vayzgjlj69dq5tpku6e97fhn0jh House Of Bamboo (1955)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bamboo">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bamboo</a><br/>poster language: Italian<br/>I love this one, the layout particularly, but the whole thing is a nice combination of painterly and photographic.<br/><br/>Robert Ryan back then looks rather like Robert Redford now.<br/><br/>#film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/110/741/241/534/059/247/original/3f79d4ef174727cb.jpg"> 2023-07-19T14:34:06Z