Noemi Catalina
@ladycatalina.bsky.social
Married💍 California native & PR 🇵🇷 GenX. SF Bay Area. Vintage Aficionado. Swing Dancer. 🎸Bass Player.💚Liberal. 💋Film Noir.🍹Tiki Cocktails &🍷Wine. #Noirista #NoirAlley #TCMParty #49ers #PMPArmy #BroadsOfPMP
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 29: Favorite RKO #FilmNoir - The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
The first Film Noir directed by a woman (Ida Lupino). Great film!
#Noirista #FilmSky
The first Film Noir directed by a woman (Ida Lupino). Great film!
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 29: Favorite RKO #FilmNoir - The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
The first Film Noir directed by a woman (Ida Lupino). Great film!
#Noirista #FilmSky
The first Film Noir directed by a woman (Ida Lupino). Great film!
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 28: #FilmNoir I watch over and over - The Narrow Margin (1952)
It’s all about Marie Windsor’s wit. Love it!
#Noirista #FilmSky
It’s all about Marie Windsor’s wit. Love it!
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 28: #FilmNoir I watch over and over - The Narrow Margin (1952)
It’s all about Marie Windsor’s wit. Love it!
#Noirista #FilmSky
It’s all about Marie Windsor’s wit. Love it!
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 26: Favorite #NeoNoir - Heat (1995)
There’s no question. I love this film. My all time favorite DeNiro film. It’s also among the late Val Kilmer’s best roles.
#Noirista #FilmSky
There’s no question. I love this film. My all time favorite DeNiro film. It’s also among the late Val Kilmer’s best roles.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 26: Favorite #NeoNoir - Heat (1995)
There’s no question. I love this film. My all time favorite DeNiro film. It’s also among the late Val Kilmer’s best roles.
#Noirista #FilmSky
There’s no question. I love this film. My all time favorite DeNiro film. It’s also among the late Val Kilmer’s best roles.
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 25: Favorite #FilmNoir featuring a boat - The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 25: Favorite #FilmNoir featuring a boat - The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 24: Favorite #FilmNoir Poster - Gilda (1946)
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 24: Favorite #FilmNoir Poster - Gilda (1946)
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
Rita Hayworth💖
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 23: Favorite #FilmNoir supporting/character actor who steals every scene. - Van Heflin,
Heflin is great in every film but in particular as Jeff Hartnett in Johnny Eager (1941).
#Noirista #FilmSky
Heflin is great in every film but in particular as Jeff Hartnett in Johnny Eager (1941).
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 23: Favorite #FilmNoir supporting/character actor who steals every scene. - Van Heflin,
Heflin is great in every film but in particular as Jeff Hartnett in Johnny Eager (1941).
#Noirista #FilmSky
Heflin is great in every film but in particular as Jeff Hartnett in Johnny Eager (1941).
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 22: Favorite Musical Performance in a #FilmNoir - Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 22: Favorite Musical Performance in a #FilmNoir - Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 21: Favorite #FilmNoir made outside the U.S. - La Otra (Mexico, 1946)
With the lovely Dolores Del Rio playing the role of twins.
#Noirista #FilmSky
With the lovely Dolores Del Rio playing the role of twins.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 21: Favorite #FilmNoir made outside the U.S. - La Otra (Mexico, 1946)
With the lovely Dolores Del Rio playing the role of twins.
#Noirista #FilmSky
With the lovely Dolores Del Rio playing the role of twins.
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 20: Favorite Gambling Scene in a #FilmNoir: Gilda (1946)
"Lucky at cards, unlucky at love. It's a good thing I'm not, isn't it?"
#Noirista #FilmSky
"Lucky at cards, unlucky at love. It's a good thing I'm not, isn't it?"
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 20: Favorite Gambling Scene in a #FilmNoir: Gilda (1946)
"Lucky at cards, unlucky at love. It's a good thing I'm not, isn't it?"
#Noirista #FilmSky
"Lucky at cards, unlucky at love. It's a good thing I'm not, isn't it?"
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 19: Favorite Boxing #FilmNoir:
I'm going to give some love to 99 River Street (1953) because I know another title will get the most love.
#Noirista #FilmSky
I'm going to give some love to 99 River Street (1953) because I know another title will get the most love.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 19: Favorite Boxing #FilmNoir:
I'm going to give some love to 99 River Street (1953) because I know another title will get the most love.
#Noirista #FilmSky
I'm going to give some love to 99 River Street (1953) because I know another title will get the most love.
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 18: Favorite #FilmNoir MacGuffin:
The lighter from Strangers on a Train (1951)
Hitchcock was a master at the MacGuffin.
#Noirista #FilmSky
The lighter from Strangers on a Train (1951)
Hitchcock was a master at the MacGuffin.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 18: Favorite #FilmNoir MacGuffin:
The lighter from Strangers on a Train (1951)
Hitchcock was a master at the MacGuffin.
#Noirista #FilmSky
The lighter from Strangers on a Train (1951)
Hitchcock was a master at the MacGuffin.
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 17: Favorite #FilmNoir Duo:
Bogie and Bacall (naturally). Appeared together in four films noir:
1. To Have and Have Not (1944)
2. The Big Sleep (1946)
3. Dark Passage (1947)
4. Key Largo (1948)
#Noirista #FilmSky
Bogie and Bacall (naturally). Appeared together in four films noir:
1. To Have and Have Not (1944)
2. The Big Sleep (1946)
3. Dark Passage (1947)
4. Key Largo (1948)
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 17: Favorite #FilmNoir Duo:
Bogie and Bacall (naturally). Appeared together in four films noir:
1. To Have and Have Not (1944)
2. The Big Sleep (1946)
3. Dark Passage (1947)
4. Key Largo (1948)
#Noirista #FilmSky
Bogie and Bacall (naturally). Appeared together in four films noir:
1. To Have and Have Not (1944)
2. The Big Sleep (1946)
3. Dark Passage (1947)
4. Key Largo (1948)
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 16: Lesser known #FilmNoir everyone should see. Lured (1947)
Starring everyone's favorite red head. Lucille Ball had good dramatic acting chops and is quite witty in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
Starring everyone's favorite red head. Lucille Ball had good dramatic acting chops and is quite witty in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 16: Lesser known #FilmNoir everyone should see. Lured (1947)
Starring everyone's favorite red head. Lucille Ball had good dramatic acting chops and is quite witty in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
Starring everyone's favorite red head. Lucille Ball had good dramatic acting chops and is quite witty in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 15: #FilmNoir character I'd trust least with my secrets? This pair pretty much brought down a whole operation: George and Sherry Peatty (Elisha Cook, Jr. and Marie Windsor) in The Killing (1956)
#Noirista #FilmSky
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 15: #FilmNoir character I'd trust least with my secrets? This pair pretty much brought down a whole operation: George and Sherry Peatty (Elisha Cook, Jr. and Marie Windsor) in The Killing (1956)
#Noirista #FilmSky
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 14: Who’s on the #FilmNoir Mt. Rushmore -
1. Sterling Hayden
2. Gloria Grahame
3. Marie Windsor
4. Robert Mitchum
#Noirista #FilmSky
1. Sterling Hayden
2. Gloria Grahame
3. Marie Windsor
4. Robert Mitchum
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 14: Who’s on the #FilmNoir Mt. Rushmore -
1. Sterling Hayden
2. Gloria Grahame
3. Marie Windsor
4. Robert Mitchum
#Noirista #FilmSky
1. Sterling Hayden
2. Gloria Grahame
3. Marie Windsor
4. Robert Mitchum
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 13: Favorite Low Budget B #FilmNoir - Detour (1945)
Is there any other choice?
#Noirista #FilmSky
Is there any other choice?
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 13: Favorite Low Budget B #FilmNoir - Detour (1945)
Is there any other choice?
#Noirista #FilmSky
Is there any other choice?
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 12: Sexiest #FilmNoir - Human Desire (1954)
The title says it all. Add Gloria Grahame to the cast, and it’s bound to be steamy. I’m not much of a Glenn Ford fan but I definitely found him hot in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
The title says it all. Add Gloria Grahame to the cast, and it’s bound to be steamy. I’m not much of a Glenn Ford fan but I definitely found him hot in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 12: Sexiest #FilmNoir - Human Desire (1954)
The title says it all. Add Gloria Grahame to the cast, and it’s bound to be steamy. I’m not much of a Glenn Ford fan but I definitely found him hot in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
The title says it all. Add Gloria Grahame to the cast, and it’s bound to be steamy. I’m not much of a Glenn Ford fan but I definitely found him hot in this film.
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 11: Favorite Bar Scene/Cocktail in a #FilmNoir - The Blue Gardenia (1953)
As a tiki-phile, this scene is my absolute favorite. The bar furnishings! Nat King Cole on keys! The drink: Polynesian Pearl Diver!
#Noirista #FilmSky
As a tiki-phile, this scene is my absolute favorite. The bar furnishings! Nat King Cole on keys! The drink: Polynesian Pearl Diver!
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 11: Favorite Bar Scene/Cocktail in a #FilmNoir - The Blue Gardenia (1953)
As a tiki-phile, this scene is my absolute favorite. The bar furnishings! Nat King Cole on keys! The drink: Polynesian Pearl Diver!
#Noirista #FilmSky
As a tiki-phile, this scene is my absolute favorite. The bar furnishings! Nat King Cole on keys! The drink: Polynesian Pearl Diver!
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 9: Favorite Dan Duryea #FilmNoir - Too Late for Tears (1949
#Noirista #FilmSky
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 9: Favorite Dan Duryea #FilmNoir - Too Late for Tears (1949
#Noirista #FilmSky
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 8: Favorite Line in a #FilmNoir - Laura (1944)
Ahhh Waldo Lydecker. Always had a way with his words.
“I'm not kind, I'm vicious. It's the secret of my charm.”
#Noirista #FilmSky
Ahhh Waldo Lydecker. Always had a way with his words.
“I'm not kind, I'm vicious. It's the secret of my charm.”
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 8: Favorite Line in a #FilmNoir - Laura (1944)
Ahhh Waldo Lydecker. Always had a way with his words.
“I'm not kind, I'm vicious. It's the secret of my charm.”
#Noirista #FilmSky
Ahhh Waldo Lydecker. Always had a way with his words.
“I'm not kind, I'm vicious. It's the secret of my charm.”
#Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 7: Favorite #FilmNoir Dream Sequence -
Dark Passage (1947) as Bogart's character goes under for his surgery. "Got the Money?" #Noirista #FilmSky
Dark Passage (1947) as Bogart's character goes under for his surgery. "Got the Money?" #Noirista #FilmSky
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 7: Favorite #FilmNoir Dream Sequence -
Dark Passage (1947) as Bogart's character goes under for his surgery. "Got the Money?" #Noirista #FilmSky
Dark Passage (1947) as Bogart's character goes under for his surgery. "Got the Money?" #Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 6: Coolest #FilmNoir Character -
The eponymous Nora Prentiss (1947)
Ann Sheridan just portrays her so cool throughout the film. Love her! #Noirista #FilmSky
The eponymous Nora Prentiss (1947)
Ann Sheridan just portrays her so cool throughout the film. Love her! #Noirista #FilmSky
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 6: Coolest #FilmNoir Character -
The eponymous Nora Prentiss (1947)
Ann Sheridan just portrays her so cool throughout the film. Love her! #Noirista #FilmSky
The eponymous Nora Prentiss (1947)
Ann Sheridan just portrays her so cool throughout the film. Love her! #Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 5: #FilmNoir I’d introduce to a newbie -
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Visually stunning, investigative plot, emotional turmoil, suspense. It’s all there. A must see #Noirista #FilmSky
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Visually stunning, investigative plot, emotional turmoil, suspense. It’s all there. A must see #Noirista #FilmSky
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 5: #FilmNoir I’d introduce to a newbie -
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Visually stunning, investigative plot, emotional turmoil, suspense. It’s all there. A must see #Noirista #FilmSky
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Visually stunning, investigative plot, emotional turmoil, suspense. It’s all there. A must see #Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 4: #FilmNoir Ahead of its Time -
All the King's Men (1949)
I saw this political noir at Noir City a few years ago, and I walked out depressed. I felt like I was watching the makings of our current administration. Still very relevant today. #Noirista #FilmSky
All the King's Men (1949)
I saw this political noir at Noir City a few years ago, and I walked out depressed. I felt like I was watching the makings of our current administration. Still very relevant today. #Noirista #FilmSky
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 4: #FilmNoir Ahead of its Time -
All the King's Men (1949)
I saw this political noir at Noir City a few years ago, and I walked out depressed. I felt like I was watching the makings of our current administration. Still very relevant today. #Noirista #FilmSky
All the King's Men (1949)
I saw this political noir at Noir City a few years ago, and I walked out depressed. I felt like I was watching the makings of our current administration. Still very relevant today. #Noirista #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 3: #FilmNoir That Made Me a Fan -
The Big Sleep (1946)
I'm a fan of Raymond Chandler and have read all his books. Though I was already a classic film fan (which included noir), this brought me to a deeper dive. #Noirista #FilmSky
The Big Sleep (1946)
I'm a fan of Raymond Chandler and have read all his books. Though I was already a classic film fan (which included noir), this brought me to a deeper dive. #Noirista #FilmSky
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 3: #FilmNoir That Made Me a Fan -
The Big Sleep (1946)
I'm a fan of Raymond Chandler and have read all his books. Though I was already a classic film fan (which included noir), this brought me to a deeper dive. #Noirista #FilmSky
The Big Sleep (1946)
I'm a fan of Raymond Chandler and have read all his books. Though I was already a classic film fan (which included noir), this brought me to a deeper dive. #Noirista #FilmSky