Jack Kost
jackkost.bsky.social
Jack Kost
@jackkost.bsky.social
Author and photographer.
I write neo-noir thrillers.
My books include The Breaker series, Slipped Masks, and What's On? - my guide to movies and television.
A percentage from all book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.
On this day in movie history:
Woman On the Run
directed by Norman Foster
released November 29, 1950.
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O’Keefe, Robert Keith, John Qualen, Frank Jenks, Ross Elliott, Jane Liddell, Joan Shawlee, J. Farrell MacDonald, Steven Geray, Victor Sen Yung, Reiko Sato. #Noir
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
On this day in movie history:
The Lost Weekend
directed by Billy Wilder
released November 29, 1945.
Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Mary Young, Anita Bolster, Lilian Fontaine, Frank Orth, Lewis Russell, Harry Tenbrook, Gene Ashley. #Drama
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Born on this day – Tom Sizemore,
Actor,
November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Born on this day – Diane Ladd,
Actress, Director, Producer, Writer,
November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Born on this day – Madeleine L’Engle,
Writer,
November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Born on this day – Fran Ryan,
Actress,
November 29, 1916 – January 15, 2000
November 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Born on this day – Mildred Harris,
Actress,
November 29, 1901 – July 20, 1944
November 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Born on this day – Genevieve Tobin,
Actress,
November 29, 1899 – July 31, 1995
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Born on this day – C. S. Lewis,
Writer,
November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Born on this day – Lucille Hegamin,
Blues singer,
November 29, 1894 – March 1, 1970
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Born on this day – Roland Totheroh,
Cinematographer,
November 29, 1890 – June 18, 1967
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Born on this day – Otis Turner,
Director, Writer, Producer,
November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Born on this day – Louisa May Alcott,
Writer,
November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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#ComingUpOnTCM

MAIN STREET FOLLIES (1935) Hal Le Roy, Mary Joan Martin, Arthur Petley Troupe
Dir.: Joseph Henabery 8:30 AM PT

A New York producer sends a spy to a nightclub to report back on the musical acts.

21m | Musical Short | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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#ComingUpOnTCM

MUSIC FOR MILLIONS (1944) Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, June Allyson
Dir.: Henry Koster 9:00 AM PT

A pregnant musician awaits her husband's return from World War II.

1h 57m | Musical | TV-PG

#TCM #TCMParty
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Remembering the late 🇺🇸 American theatre, film and television actress and singer #GloriaGrahame (28 November 1923 – 5 October 1981) born #OnThisDay in Los Angeles, California
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Billy Wilder’s multi Academy Award winning 🇺🇸American drama “THE LOST WEEKEND” starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard da Silva, Doris Dowling and Frank Faylen premiered #OnThisDay in 1945 at the Paramount Theatre, Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles

🎬 Paramount Pictures
🎞 #Noirvember
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Dressed to Kill (1980) Directed by Brian De Palma starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen.
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I Wake Up Screaming (1941, originally titled Hot Spot) Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone.
#Noirvember #FilmNoir
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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12 Angry Men (1957) Directed by Sidney Lumet in his feature directorial debut. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, and Jack Warden.
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman in, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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#moviesky #filmsky #oldhollywood

Happy Weekend
from Anna May Wong’s London apartment
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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#filmnoir #moviesky #Noirvember #filmsky

29: Favorite RKO Noir
#NoirvemberChallenge

Clash by Night, 1952
“… is different from all the other
Fritz Lang movies. Nobody dies!”
~ Eddie Muller

Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan,
Marilyn Monroe, Paul Douglas
Noir Alley - Clash by Night (1952) outro 20250323
YouTube video by Noir Fan (not affiliated with Eddie Muller or TCM)
m.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Tomorrow night, filmmaker Joe Dante joins us for Two for One to present his double feature -- THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER ('55) and THE FOOL KILLER ('65).

It all begins at 8pm ET.
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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"Gone with the Wind" Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, 1939.
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM