Tag: The Maltese Falcon
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How Humphrey Bogart’s Oscar Win Made History
After defining Hollywood’s Golden Age, few have matched the legacy of Humphrey Bogart as one of the most visible examples of a leading man in the industry. His stature in films like The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep represented over a decade’s worth of American culture. The likable anti-hero and cynical detective were given…
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This Movie Has the Most Jarring Slap
Certain moments in film have an uncanny ability to jolt us out of our seats, leaving us stunned. An on-screen slap can be just as unforgettable. Take, for instance, the scene in The Maltese Falcon, a three-time Oscar nominee, where Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart, disarms and slaps Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre) while telling…
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10 Underrated Classic Mystery Movies, Ranked
Whether it’s a classic film noir like The Maltese Falcon or a more recent whodunit like Knives Out, the mystery genre always has something for everyone and is one that never seems to grow old for audiences. Since the 1930s, mysteries have reigned as one of the most popular film genres, and through the years,…
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10 Best Classic Mystery Movies, Ranked According to Letterboxd
Noir films and mystery movies were at their height of popularity in the 1940s with hits such as The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart and Orson Welles’ masterpiece, Citizen Kane. After the success of gangster films like Scarface and The Public Enemy, the studios noticed the audiences’ rising interest in crime and detective novels, leading…
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‘Cool Hand Luke’ & ‘Maltese Falcon’ Set 4K Ultra HD & Digital Release Dates
Warner Bros Studio has been around for a long time and has an amazing record of producing movies and shows that keep audiences around the globe entertained. The studio is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and to commemorate the milestone, Warner Bros is releasing three classic and beloved films from its library in 4k Ultra HD…
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John Huston Was Unraveling A Real-Life Mystery On The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre Set
Long before Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro, or Wes Anderson and Bill Murray, John Huston and Humphrey Bogart were one of the great director-actor combos of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Their first collaboration, “The Maltese Falcon,” gave the actor his big breakthrough and one of his defining roles as the cynical private eye, Sam Spade.It made Bogart…
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Humphrey Bogart Would Have Rather ‘Dug Ditches’ Than Taken His Career To TV
Humphrey Bogart was not one to mince words. He was a plain-spoken man who excelled at playing plain-spoken characters. When he deigned to opine on a particular subject, you could be absolutely certain that you were getting Bogie’s unvarnished take. So when the mega-star of “The Maltese Falcon,” “Casablanca” and “The Big Sleep” unloaded on…
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How One Suggestion From Humphrey Bogart Saved The Maltese Falcon
An unforgettable staple of early Hollywood, the late actor Humphrey Bogart was far more than just a vessel for the creativity of the filmmakers with whom he worked. His distinct persona infused each part of Bogart’s extensive and dynamic filmography with his own personal charm, and John Huston’s “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) was no exception.…
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How The Maltese Falcon Helped Shape Film Noir
The term “film noir” brings to mind dimly lit offices of chain-smoking private eyes where window shades are barely cracked open to cautiously peer at the menacing, shadowy figures in back-alleys holding guns under their trench coats. The popular image of the film noir, with its hardboiled detective, its seductive and dangerous femme fatale, and…