Chuck Pickerill
@chuckpickerill.bsky.social
Classic & current films. Avid TCM & Film Noir Foundation fan. Chicago sports.
Jazz drummer Mickey Rooney arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club. He gets involved with mobsters and ends up being accused of murder. Can he clear his name? Don’t get blinded by the neon lights on THE STRIP, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jazz drummer Mickey Rooney arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club. He gets involved with mobsters and ends up being accused of murder. Can he clear his name? Don’t get blinded by the neon lights on THE STRIP, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
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Happy Noirvember to all who celebrate! On the Criterion Channel, enjoy a wide array of private eyes, femmes fatales, toughs, and fall guys in our British Noir, Blackout Noir and Japanese Noir collections, plus so much more! 🖤
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Happy Noirvember to all who celebrate! On the Criterion Channel, enjoy a wide array of private eyes, femmes fatales, toughs, and fall guys in our British Noir, Blackout Noir and Japanese Noir collections, plus so much more! 🖤
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HBD, the incomparable Martin Scorsese, whose movies and commitment to art changed my life.
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
HBD, the incomparable Martin Scorsese, whose movies and commitment to art changed my life.
Wealthy industrialist Toshiro Mifune becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper. But when it’s revealed there has been a case of mistaken identity, he must decide if he’ll still meet their demands while risking bankruptcy in the process. Enter the depths of HIGH AND LOW, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Wealthy industrialist Toshiro Mifune becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper. But when it’s revealed there has been a case of mistaken identity, he must decide if he’ll still meet their demands while risking bankruptcy in the process. Enter the depths of HIGH AND LOW, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
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Join host @eddiemuller.bsky.social on Wed, Dec 17, at Oakland's historic Grand Lake Theatre for #NoirCityXmas We're presenting "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes", based on the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich. Tix: bit.ly/4oDzTOq
@tcmfans.bsky.social #filmnoir #noiralley #noirvember
@tcmfans.bsky.social #filmnoir #noiralley #noirvember
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Join host @eddiemuller.bsky.social on Wed, Dec 17, at Oakland's historic Grand Lake Theatre for #NoirCityXmas We're presenting "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes", based on the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich. Tix: bit.ly/4oDzTOq
@tcmfans.bsky.social #filmnoir #noiralley #noirvember
@tcmfans.bsky.social #filmnoir #noiralley #noirvember
Struggling mystery writer Chester Morris visits publisher William Forrest to pitch a murder plot for his book. He’s rejected, but later discovers the publisher has been murdered in a way similar to one in his unwritten book. The line between fiction & reality blurs in BLIND SPOT, #NoirAlley next!
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Struggling mystery writer Chester Morris visits publisher William Forrest to pitch a murder plot for his book. He’s rejected, but later discovers the publisher has been murdered in a way similar to one in his unwritten book. The line between fiction & reality blurs in BLIND SPOT, #NoirAlley next!
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I just saw Nouvelle Vague and loved it--a movie about the creation of a great work of art that feels (aptly) casual, tossed-off, impolite, just as Blue Moon is a movie about theater that feels (aptly) like good theater. I don't think anyone in movies is having a better year than Richard Linklater.
November 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I just saw Nouvelle Vague and loved it--a movie about the creation of a great work of art that feels (aptly) casual, tossed-off, impolite, just as Blue Moon is a movie about theater that feels (aptly) like good theater. I don't think anyone in movies is having a better year than Richard Linklater.
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Pete Gold-Armstrong. 😌
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pete Gold-Armstrong. 😌
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Gold at 2nd. ✨
Congratulations, Nico!
Congratulations, Nico!
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Gold at 2nd. ✨
Congratulations, Nico!
Congratulations, Nico!
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Was creating a Bogie & Bacall 4-poster collage madness or just symptoms of #Noirvember ...?😅
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Was creating a Bogie & Bacall 4-poster collage madness or just symptoms of #Noirvember ...?😅
“The Uncool” book tour was very cool tonight at the Athenaeum Center. Cameron Crowe in conversation with John Cusack about Crowe’s career and new memoir. A fascinating conversation on a crisp Chicago fall night!
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
“The Uncool” book tour was very cool tonight at the Athenaeum Center. Cameron Crowe in conversation with John Cusack about Crowe’s career and new memoir. A fascinating conversation on a crisp Chicago fall night!
This is how you Halloween noir style. Also, proper attire for #Noirvember!
"I shall never forget the weekend Laura died."
This year's classic film-themed Halloween costume is the painting of Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt in the film noir LAURA (1944), directed by Otto Preminger.
This year's classic film-themed Halloween costume is the painting of Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt in the film noir LAURA (1944), directed by Otto Preminger.
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is how you Halloween noir style. Also, proper attire for #Noirvember!
Secret Service agent Don DeFore goes undercover to infiltrate a counterfeiting ring, posing an Eastern kingpin. Things get complicated when he falls for a beautiful hotel manager who may be connected to the gang. The money’s hot in SOUTHSIDE 1-1000, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
October 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Secret Service agent Don DeFore goes undercover to infiltrate a counterfeiting ring, posing an Eastern kingpin. Things get complicated when he falls for a beautiful hotel manager who may be connected to the gang. The money’s hot in SOUTHSIDE 1-1000, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
Convicts Edward G. Robinson & Peter Graves bust out of prison taking prisoners with them to their abandoned warehouse hideout. When the police surround them, Robinson threatens to start killing the hostages one by one. Brace yourself BLACK TUESDAY is approaching, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
October 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Convicts Edward G. Robinson & Peter Graves bust out of prison taking prisoners with them to their abandoned warehouse hideout. When the police surround them, Robinson threatens to start killing the hostages one by one. Brace yourself BLACK TUESDAY is approaching, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
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Waiting in the movie theatre lobby to see Frankenstein on the big screen...
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Waiting in the movie theatre lobby to see Frankenstein on the big screen...
Chicago hit man Richard Conte is hired by New York gangster Broderick Crawford. He is ordered to clean up a hit on a political lobbyist, but when one of the targets flees it leaves his boss vulnerable for indictment. Walk down the dark streets of NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Chicago hit man Richard Conte is hired by New York gangster Broderick Crawford. He is ordered to clean up a hit on a political lobbyist, but when one of the targets flees it leaves his boss vulnerable for indictment. Walk down the dark streets of NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
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Coming soon, from @unmpress.bsky.social!
October 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Coming soon, from @unmpress.bsky.social!
Busboy Henry Fonda falls for nightclub performer Lucille Ball. When Ball is left paralyzed after being assaulted by her gangster boyfriend, he’ll step up to show his devotion. Will she reciprocate? Everything happens on THE BIG STREET, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
October 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Busboy Henry Fonda falls for nightclub performer Lucille Ball. When Ball is left paralyzed after being assaulted by her gangster boyfriend, he’ll step up to show his devotion. Will she reciprocate? Everything happens on THE BIG STREET, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty
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“There is no doubt in my mind that the most beautiful music is sad, and the most beautiful photography is in a low-key, with rich blacks.”
HBD, cinematographer and noir master John Alton ...
HBD, cinematographer and noir master John Alton ...
October 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“There is no doubt in my mind that the most beautiful music is sad, and the most beautiful photography is in a low-key, with rich blacks.”
HBD, cinematographer and noir master John Alton ...
HBD, cinematographer and noir master John Alton ...
Same.
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70MM!
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
October 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Same.
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70MM!
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
October 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70MM!
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
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A heads up: Oct 11 I’ll be doing a virtual Q&A with Raoul Peck at the Gene Siskel Film Center about ORWELL: 2+2=5.
October 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A heads up: Oct 11 I’ll be doing a virtual Q&A with Raoul Peck at the Gene Siskel Film Center about ORWELL: 2+2=5.
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Just got author copies of my new book, a study on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). This was a transformative film for me and I am honored to have been asked to give it the dedicated history it deserves. @unmpress.bsky.social @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Just got author copies of my new book, a study on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). This was a transformative film for me and I am honored to have been asked to give it the dedicated history it deserves. @unmpress.bsky.social @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social