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Criss Cross Union Station Video 04.08.2026 ↓

Scene from Criss Cross where Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster) sees Anna (Yvonne Dicarlo) months after she ran off with Dundee. The way it features the LA's Union Station in all its 40s glamour is pretty amazing, and the fonts of the 'Information,' ...

Criss Cross Hospital Scene Video 04.08.2026 ↓

This hospital scene  towards the end of Criss Cross has gotta be a forerunner to a similar sequence in The Godfather when Michael is trying to save his father from an imminent hit.

Criss Cross Jungle Fantasy Video 04.08.2026 ↓

The unforgettable Round-Up Club featuring the Esy Morales band playing "Jungle Fantasy" as Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster) spies his ex-wife Anna (Yvonne De Carlo) cutting up the dance floor with an uncredited Tony Curtis. Noir doesn't get much be...

The New Land - Ox Scene Video 06.12.2025 ↓

I wanted to make a quick note of something both MBS and I noted when watching The New Land. There's a scene when Karl Oskar (Max von Sydow) is caught in a blizzard with his young son Johan on their newly acquired (and prized) Ox. The passage hom...

Lions at Jets Week 16 of the 2000 Season (Madden 2001) Video 13.06.2025 ↓

The Jets come into week 16 at the top of the AFC going into playoffs strong. Curtis Martin will continue to move the goal posts on a new single season rushing title. The Lions, on the other hand, are limping out of the season hoping to save face, ...

Top of the Tech Noir Week 3 ds106 Video 06.02.2025 ↓

A quick highlight and reflection on the student work from week 3 of the Tech Noir themed course for ds106.

Spider-Man 1967 Collection: S2EP6 "Diamond Dust" Video 14.01.2025 ↓

''Diamond Dust'': Museum robbers disguised as gorillas create a diversion by unlocking a zoo cage and stealing valuable items while the wild animals occupy the security. Spider-Man discovers the devious plan and corrals the freed animals in time t...

Spider-Man 1967 Collection: S2E7 "Spiderman Battles The Molemen" Video 14.01.2025 ↓

It's a race against time for Spider-Man as the classic villain "The Mole" returns with a vengeance. With the buildings of New York disappearing one by one it's up to Spidey to save the day. Relying on his "Spider-hearing," to decipher a cryptic me...

Spider-Man 1967 Collection: S2E18 "Cold Storage" Video 14.01.2025 ↓

Spider-Man's latest caper takes the wall crawler far away from the familiar skyscrapers of New York City and into a dark realm of horrible monsters and menacing overlords. After picking up a disturbing distress call through his "Spider-sense" Spid...

Spider-Man 1967 Collection: "Menace From The Bottom Of The World" Video 11.01.2025 ↓

A criminal takes charge of subterranean molemen and uses them create sinkholes under bank buildings to steal all the money inside.