ASK EDDIE - July 30, 2026

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this edition, we discuss NOIR CITY New York, the most memorable slaps in film noir, color vs. black and white cinematography, the French cinematic movement poetic realism, Eddie’s writing process, Robert Wise, and more. The lightning round and “Latest Viewing” return. On the cat front, Bruno thinks he’s more important to Anne than the show. Timestamps & questions below. 0:05 Recent Noir City New York; cat updates 11:52 Addressing previous YouTube comments 14:44 Q1: Casting choices for a hypothetical Ted Turner biographical picture 21:52 Q2: Cinematic locations that bring up personal feelings of nostalgia 28:21 Q3: Classic crime films that shot outside actual historical movie houses 33:33 Q4: The greatest physical slaps delivered during the classic era 38:34 Q5: Discussing color versus monochrome lighting techniques and Lee Marvin Lightning Round 43:41 Q6: When will FNF's restored "Slightly Scarlet" be released? 45:22 Q7: Availability of Cry Murder (1950)? 48:24 Q8: The feasibility of restoring and releasing "The Burglar"? 53:57 Q9: Have you seen Angela Lansbury in "A Life at Stake"? 55:36 Q10: The same set in "The Blue Dahlia" and "Double Indemnity"? 1:00:31 Q11: Crossover between French Poetic Realism and Noir? 1:08:55 Q12: TCM programming decisions and personal favorite lists 1:12:08 Q13: Movies where the Eve Arden-type gets the man? 1:21:42 Q14: Eddie's writing process for TCM 1:29:41 Q15: Best noir and personal favorite? 1:30:15 Meeting Peter Deming at Noir City: NY 1:35:07 Latest Viewing: Danish streaming releases and revisiting classic Venice thrillers 1:43:31 A self portrait of California boxer Joe Lynch 1:45:16 Upcoming events A list of all the films discussed in this episode is available on Anne’s Letterboxd account: https://letterboxd.com/AudieDan/lists/ 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... Contribute here to support our restoration efforts: https://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/co... Everyone who signs up on our email list and contributes $20 receives the digital version of NOIR CITY Magazine for a year. You can sign up here: https://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/si...