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Thursday Quotables – The Troubleshooter
Whoever said that misery loves company was right on the money – and probably the loneliest soul on the planet. Because the problem is that company doesn’t love you back. Being miserable is actually a...
View ArticleThursday Quotables – The Fellowship of the Ring (#HobbitDay)
80 years ago today The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was published for the first time. That's quite a birthday! But tomorrow is Bilbo and Frodo's birthday too, so we need to celebrate! Following his lead......
View ArticleThursday Quotables – The Wise Man Says
Zeppelins claimed the highest airlines in the city, so the view was pretty spectacular. Air traffic whipped by beneath us as the floaters whizzed to their destinations, and beneath that was the city...
View ArticleHow to Speak Noir
How to Speak Noir is a nice clip in itself, great in its noir mood and visuals. It's also the trailer of a noir film, Hotel Noir, regrettably not as great The post How to Speak Noir appeared first on...
View ArticleInternational Dieselpunk Day 2015
It’s only the third time this happens and it is the first I’m aware of it, but I feel like celebrating. 12th November is International Dieselpunk Day. You can read last year’s celebration post on the...
View ArticleThursday Quotables – A Rage in Harlem
“Don’t take them in the house, Digger. I’ll send them out.”“Are they all together?”“All? There’s only two here now. Hank and Jodie.”“Slim ought to be here too,” Imabelle said in a breathless voice....
View ArticleGang Roundup – Dicember 2016
News, curiousities, videos and all that jazz about the 1920s and dieselpunk around the net. Come dive into it and add your own The post Gang Roundup – Dicember 2016 appeared first on The Old Shelter.
View ArticleVeterans (1940s Film Noir – #AtoZChallenge)
Many movies of the 1940s dealt with the figure of the returning veteran, as it is expected, because that was an important aspect of 1940s American life. These soldiers had been away sometimes for...
View ArticleBlood Ties – A very classic short film noir
Blood Ties (short film noir) During a hostage situation Detective Nathan Briggs fires a fatal shot, killing an innocent singer. Consumed with guilt he searches the dead woman's connections and finds...
View ArticleMiss Barton’s Famous Cakes (short film noir)
Miss Barton's Famous Cakes (2019) by Jared Hirsch and Nelson Vicens (a short film noir) - Miss Barton is famous for her cakes, but she may be perfectly capable of taking care of herself even during a...
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