ASK EDDIE - April 25, 2024

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this episode, we discuss memorable chase scenes in noir, the Lemmy Caution films, film noir pickpockets, and more. We wind up the episode giving our rideshare app ratings to some of the most memorable taxicab drivers in noir. Sorry, no cats this week. Want your question answered in a future episode? We solicit questions from our email subscribers in our monthly newsletters. Sign up for free at https://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/si... Everyone who signs up on our email list and contributes $20 or more to the Film Noir Foundation receives the digital version of NOIR CITY Magazine for a year. Donate here: https://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/co... This week’s questions: 1. Now that Flicker Alley has already announced “Never Open That Door”, I wonder what has happened with “The Argyle Secrets”? —Peter 2. Would you consider Fritz Lang's “Ministry of Fear” for a possible slot on your TMC Noir series? —Robert 3. I need to know what happened to the Richard Long character "Noah Longstreet" in “The Stranger”. —Mi 4. I wonder if Eddie has any chase scenes from film noir that he finds especially memorable. —Ed, Washington D.C. 5. Do you have any noirs you can suggest that aren’t that long in time that will allow me to venture into the darkness when my girls are napping? Ok…someone is waking up…thanks! —Adam 6. Have you seen any of the Lemmy Caution films with Eddie Constantine made in France in the late fifties and early sixties. If so, how do you rate them? —Maarten 7. I was thinking about a movie I fondly remember from the 1970s – “Harry in Your Pocket” with James Coburn and a great cast. Do you consider it neo-noir? What other great noirs or films have pickpocketing as a profession or key plot device? —Brian in Toronto 8. Who are today’s directors who know how to produce Noir? —Forrest from San Antonio. 9. The movie was “It Follows”, one of the best horror films I’ve seen, good enough to be in my top-10. Since Anne is a horror fan, I would love to hear her take on the film. —Michael, Post Falls, Idaho 10. Suppose, just suppose, you've been Uber-ing around Dark City. How would you rate these Uber drivers? Patty Mitchell (Ann Rutherford from “Two O'Clock Courage”): Perky, loyal and a ride named Harry. Sam (Tom D'Andrea from ”Dark Passage”): Free medical advice and a story about two goldfish. "Taxi Driver" (Joy Barlow from “The Big Sleep”): Tail jobs a specialty, flirting a possibility. Petey (Wallace Scott from ”Out of the Past”): The casual intimacy of a shared cigarette. —Joe from Suffolk County NY