filmnoirfoundation: The fall issue of NOIR CITY is all about the women. And with the notable e
filmnoirfoundation: The fall issue of NOIR CITY is all about the women. And with the notable exception of Kim Morgan’s intriguing and provocative defense of the femme fatale, we steer a course far from the well-traveled path of the Bad Girls. Instead, we pay tribute to unjustly neglected women who helped forge the film noir movement, and in the process we manage to subvert plenty of calcified scholarship, concocted by decades of male-centric criticism, that posits noir as exclusively a man’s world. Ida Lupino fans—of which I might be the most rabid—will be chagrined not to find her here. But in recent years Ida has finally gotten her due, and we had little new to share. Joan Harrison, however, remains a major unsung figure in the noir chronology, and I’m pleased to finally sing her praises in print. The same goes for the other exceptional women celebrated within: Patricia Highsmith, Dorothy B. Hughes, Thea von Harbou, Edith Head, Ella Raines, June Havoc, Marty Holland, and many others. Seriously, this is our biggest issue yet and we’ve only scratched the surface as far as distaff noir is concerned: Virginia Van Upp, Ketti Frings, Lenore Coffee, Virginia Kellogg—more prominent female craftspeople are still awaiting overdue recognition. A minimum donation of $20 will get you the latest issue, as well as three more—after which I’m certain you’ll become a dedicated part of our campaign to rescue and restore classic noir films, while enjoying one of the most brilliantly written and designed magazines you’ve ever seen—dedicated exclusively to our favorite film genre. Isn’t it time you joined the party? -Eddie Muller Got mine. :) -- source link