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i’m cranky and i’m a crow.
books, movies, music, and a few other things make me less cranky.
day 30 #noirvemberchallenge
best #filmnoir ending: #notorious

from the bedroom, the stairs, the car lockout, the call to alex, to the lone walk back to face his fate...

youtu.be/w5Kt0Ud5jr8?...
Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious - Final Scene
YouTube video by Betty Cominotti
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
what actor would you watch in anything, no matter what?
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
post a book from the 80s you love. no explanations, reviews.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
▶️ Notorious
Watch Trailer | 2:33
www.imdb.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
just not in the house. take it from me.
Bat Friday
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
now playing: #thewomen, 1939.

over 130 roles and all played by women. stellar cast.

🎥: www.imdb.com/video/imdb/v...

#comedy #drama
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
introduce yourself with five concerts you've been to.

eurythmics
laurie anderson
patti smith
lucinda williams
p!nk
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to:

Harry Connick Jr

Das Ich

Tiffany

Little Big

Suzanne Vega
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to:

Depeche Mode (several times)

OMD (several times)

The original Lollapalooza (yes, I’m old)

Lilithfairs (I just told you I was old 🤷🏽‍♀️)

Brandi Carlile at The Hollywood Bowl

Bonus: Peter Hook & The Light (several times)
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
now playing: #invisiblestripes, 1939.
#georgeraft #janebryan #williamholden #humphreybogart

bogart & raft clashed on set. worse when they starred in they drive by night (1940). holden would say of bogart, "i hated that bastard."

🎥: youtu.be/NTyS8idXuRk?...

#noirvember #filmnoir #filmsky #noirsky
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
now playing: #theturningpoint, 1952.
#williamholden #edmondobrien #alexissmith

1st feature film of #carolynjones. her character is a caricature of bugsy siegel's moll virginia hill who testified before an anti-crime committee.

🎥: youtu.be/8xpl-j2BLpA?...

#noirvember #filmnoir #filmsky #noirsky
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
now playing: #laura, 1944.
#genetierney #danaandrews #cliftonwebb #vincentprice

"i must say, for a charming, intelligent girl, you certainly surrounded yourself with a remarkable collection of dopes."

🎥: www.imdb.com/video/imdb/v...

#noirvember #noirsky #filmnoir #filmsky
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Reposted by the cranky crow
A round of applause for the French is in order! 👏👏👏
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
now playing: #kansascityconfidential, 1952.
#coleengray #johnpayne

"i know a sure cure for a nosebleed: a cold knife in the middle of the back."

🎥: youtu.be/3MqGEAmcsLw?...

#noirvember #filmnoir #filmsky #noirsky
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
now playing: #datewithdisaster, 1957.

#shirleyeaton #williamhartnell #tomdrake #mauricekaufmann

a love-hungry rock and roll babe who fired the spark to a violent adventure!

#crime #drama
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM