Marci
@marcikay.bsky.social
Mostly classic movies and sarcasm.
Strictly poison under the gravy.
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Strictly poison under the gravy.
@marcik on Twitter
@marcikay on Letterboxd
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Marci
@marcikay.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Just about sums up the world of Letterboxd classic film reviews
@letterboxd.social #FilmSky 📽️ #NowWatching
@letterboxd.social #FilmSky 📽️ #NowWatching
#NoirvemberChallenge
27. Film Noir featuring food:
Scenes from The Glass Wall (1953).
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #HappyThanksgiving #FilmSky
27. Film Noir featuring food:
Scenes from The Glass Wall (1953).
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #HappyThanksgiving #FilmSky
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
#NoirvemberChallenge
27. Film Noir featuring food:
Scenes from The Glass Wall (1953).
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #HappyThanksgiving #FilmSky
27. Film Noir featuring food:
Scenes from The Glass Wall (1953).
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #HappyThanksgiving #FilmSky
Reposted by Marci
Louis Armstrong and Lotte Lenya, 1955
Lenya was in the studio when Armstrong recorded "Mack the Knife," which is why he improvised the line "and Miss Lotte Lenya!"
Lenya was in the studio when Armstrong recorded "Mack the Knife," which is why he improvised the line "and Miss Lotte Lenya!"
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Louis Armstrong and Lotte Lenya, 1955
Lenya was in the studio when Armstrong recorded "Mack the Knife," which is why he improvised the line "and Miss Lotte Lenya!"
Lenya was in the studio when Armstrong recorded "Mack the Knife," which is why he improvised the line "and Miss Lotte Lenya!"
Happy Thanksgiving, friends!
Hope you have a beautiful view of the proceedings today!
#Thanksgiving #TCMParty #FilmSky
Hope you have a beautiful view of the proceedings today!
#Thanksgiving #TCMParty #FilmSky
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, friends!
Hope you have a beautiful view of the proceedings today!
#Thanksgiving #TCMParty #FilmSky
Hope you have a beautiful view of the proceedings today!
#Thanksgiving #TCMParty #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge
26. Favorite Neo-Noir:
Dead Again (1991)
1990s thriller and homage to the golden age of #FilmNoir.
Starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh so the acting ain’t half bad either.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
26. Favorite Neo-Noir:
Dead Again (1991)
1990s thriller and homage to the golden age of #FilmNoir.
Starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh so the acting ain’t half bad either.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
26. Favorite Neo-Noir:
Dead Again (1991)
1990s thriller and homage to the golden age of #FilmNoir.
Starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh so the acting ain’t half bad either.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
26. Favorite Neo-Noir:
Dead Again (1991)
1990s thriller and homage to the golden age of #FilmNoir.
Starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh so the acting ain’t half bad either.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
#NoirvemberChallenge
25. Film noir featuring a boat:
The Maid of the Mist deserves its own credit in Niagara (1953).
#Noirvember #FilmNoir @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky
25. Film noir featuring a boat:
The Maid of the Mist deserves its own credit in Niagara (1953).
#Noirvember #FilmNoir @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
25. Film noir featuring a boat:
The Maid of the Mist deserves its own credit in Niagara (1953).
#Noirvember #FilmNoir @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky
25. Film noir featuring a boat:
The Maid of the Mist deserves its own credit in Niagara (1953).
#Noirvember #FilmNoir @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky
Reposted by Marci
All credit to Mr. Dickens! #booksky #literaturesky
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
All credit to Mr. Dickens! #booksky #literaturesky
#NoirvemberChallenge
24. Favorite film noir poster:
Welcome to my home, circa right this very second.
Dead Reckoning (1947)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
24. Favorite film noir poster:
Welcome to my home, circa right this very second.
Dead Reckoning (1947)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
24. Favorite film noir poster:
Welcome to my home, circa right this very second.
Dead Reckoning (1947)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
24. Favorite film noir poster:
Welcome to my home, circa right this very second.
Dead Reckoning (1947)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
#NoirvemberChallenge
23. Film Noir actor who steals every scene they're in:
Think of a scene with Sheldon Leonard in it. Tell me it didn’t instantly become “his” scene as son as he entered it.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
23. Film Noir actor who steals every scene they're in:
Think of a scene with Sheldon Leonard in it. Tell me it didn’t instantly become “his” scene as son as he entered it.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
23. Film Noir actor who steals every scene they're in:
Think of a scene with Sheldon Leonard in it. Tell me it didn’t instantly become “his” scene as son as he entered it.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
23. Film Noir actor who steals every scene they're in:
Think of a scene with Sheldon Leonard in it. Tell me it didn’t instantly become “his” scene as son as he entered it.
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmNoir #FilmSky
Reposted by Marci
#NoirChecklist for #TheStrip:
-Narration and flashback
-Wrongly accused protagonist
-Oily gangster boss
-Good girl gone bad vs other good girl
-Nightclub band number(s)
-Odd crooner number
-And here’s a dance number
-Plot more threadbare than Mickey Rooney’s wedding suit
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
-Narration and flashback
-Wrongly accused protagonist
-Oily gangster boss
-Good girl gone bad vs other good girl
-Nightclub band number(s)
-Odd crooner number
-And here’s a dance number
-Plot more threadbare than Mickey Rooney’s wedding suit
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#NoirChecklist for #TheStrip:
-Narration and flashback
-Wrongly accused protagonist
-Oily gangster boss
-Good girl gone bad vs other good girl
-Nightclub band number(s)
-Odd crooner number
-And here’s a dance number
-Plot more threadbare than Mickey Rooney’s wedding suit
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
-Narration and flashback
-Wrongly accused protagonist
-Oily gangster boss
-Good girl gone bad vs other good girl
-Nightclub band number(s)
-Odd crooner number
-And here’s a dance number
-Plot more threadbare than Mickey Rooney’s wedding suit
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
For a second I thought the band was about to play “Toot Tootsie, Good-bye” which seemed a little too soon.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
For a second I thought the band was about to play “Toot Tootsie, Good-bye” which seemed a little too soon.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Note to self: “Carrying the torch” can also be referred to as “Torching.”
#ThingsYouLearnFromMickeyRooney
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
#ThingsYouLearnFromMickeyRooney
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Note to self: “Carrying the torch” can also be referred to as “Torching.”
#ThingsYouLearnFromMickeyRooney
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
#ThingsYouLearnFromMickeyRooney
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
Reposted by Marci
OK, fun fact for the Mickey Rooney haters out there: in old school cameraman slang, a very slow zoom or dolly camera movement is known as a creep. When it's a move of short duration, it's known as a "Mickey Rooney", because it's a little creep. #TheStrip #TCMParty #NoirAlley
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
OK, fun fact for the Mickey Rooney haters out there: in old school cameraman slang, a very slow zoom or dolly camera movement is known as a creep. When it's a move of short duration, it's known as a "Mickey Rooney", because it's a little creep. #TheStrip #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Just a friendly reminder that James Craig and George Montgomery are not the same person.
Carry on.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
Carry on.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Just a friendly reminder that James Craig and George Montgomery are not the same person.
Carry on.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
Carry on.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
When I was a kid I had a bunch of Benny Goodman’s Camel Club radio shows on cassette (as all the cool kids did). One of the shows, from 1939 I think, featured Jack Teagarden singing Basin St. Blues.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
When I was a kid I had a bunch of Benny Goodman’s Camel Club radio shows on cassette (as all the cool kids did). One of the shows, from 1939 I think, featured Jack Teagarden singing Basin St. Blues.
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Nothing like a jaunty voice over mention of “home-icide.”
“Maybe it’s a home-icide.” Let’s see, kids!
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
“Maybe it’s a home-icide.” Let’s see, kids!
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Nothing like a jaunty voice over mention of “home-icide.”
“Maybe it’s a home-icide.” Let’s see, kids!
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
“Maybe it’s a home-icide.” Let’s see, kids!
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheStrip
#NoirvemberChallenge
22. Film noir musical performance:
Esy Morales and his band performing Jungle Fantasy in Criss Cross (1949). And of course, Yvonne DeCarlo’s dance moves are the stuff of #filmnoir legend!
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #filmsky
youtu.be/u7olKyJhbsE?si…
22. Film noir musical performance:
Esy Morales and his band performing Jungle Fantasy in Criss Cross (1949). And of course, Yvonne DeCarlo’s dance moves are the stuff of #filmnoir legend!
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #filmsky
youtu.be/u7olKyJhbsE?si…
Criss Cross (1949) Robert Sjodmak
YouTube video by MrCinefilia
https://youtu.be/u7olKyJhbsE?si…
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
22. Film noir musical performance:
Esy Morales and his band performing Jungle Fantasy in Criss Cross (1949). And of course, Yvonne DeCarlo’s dance moves are the stuff of #filmnoir legend!
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #filmsky
youtu.be/u7olKyJhbsE?si…
22. Film noir musical performance:
Esy Morales and his band performing Jungle Fantasy in Criss Cross (1949). And of course, Yvonne DeCarlo’s dance moves are the stuff of #filmnoir legend!
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #filmsky
youtu.be/u7olKyJhbsE?si…
#NoirvemberChallenge
21. Film noir made outside the USA:
Hands down, it’s Mexican #FilmNoir for me. Some favorites:
- La Diosa Arrodillada (1947)
(The Kneeling Goddess)
- Salón México (1949)
- Aventurera (1950)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
21. Film noir made outside the USA:
Hands down, it’s Mexican #FilmNoir for me. Some favorites:
- La Diosa Arrodillada (1947)
(The Kneeling Goddess)
- Salón México (1949)
- Aventurera (1950)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
21. Film noir made outside the USA:
Hands down, it’s Mexican #FilmNoir for me. Some favorites:
- La Diosa Arrodillada (1947)
(The Kneeling Goddess)
- Salón México (1949)
- Aventurera (1950)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
21. Film noir made outside the USA:
Hands down, it’s Mexican #FilmNoir for me. Some favorites:
- La Diosa Arrodillada (1947)
(The Kneeling Goddess)
- Salón México (1949)
- Aventurera (1950)
#Noirvember @LadyKdesigns #FilmSky 📽️
Reposted by Marci
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
20. #FilmNoir Gambling Scene:
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) is set in a casino hotel so there are lots of good gambling scenes. Dennis O’Keefe oozes mid-fifties cool but other characters and moments hint at the darker side of hitting the tables.
#Noirvember #FilmSky 📽️
20. #FilmNoir Gambling Scene:
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) is set in a casino hotel so there are lots of good gambling scenes. Dennis O’Keefe oozes mid-fifties cool but other characters and moments hint at the darker side of hitting the tables.
#Noirvember #FilmSky 📽️
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge
20. #FilmNoir Gambling Scene:
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) is set in a casino hotel so there are lots of good gambling scenes. Dennis O’Keefe oozes mid-fifties cool but other characters and moments hint at the darker side of hitting the tables.
#Noirvember #FilmSky 📽️
20. #FilmNoir Gambling Scene:
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) is set in a casino hotel so there are lots of good gambling scenes. Dennis O’Keefe oozes mid-fifties cool but other characters and moments hint at the darker side of hitting the tables.
#Noirvember #FilmSky 📽️
Reposted by Marci
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM