Welcome back to the speakeasy folks! This week we'll be talking about Seven! Whatever you do don't look in the box!!! Seven is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, with Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. McGinley in supporting roles. Set in an unnamed, crime-ridden city, Seven's narrative follows disenchanted, nearly retired detective William Somerset (Freeman) and his newly transferred partner David Mills (Pitt) as they try to stop a serial killer from committing a series of murders based on the seven deadly sins. Walker, an aspiring writer, based Seven on his experiences of moving from a suburban setting to New York City during a period of rising crime and drug addiction in the late 1980s.

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Hey Folks! In this episode we talk about Carly's swollen two face job interview and the neo noir The Long Goodbye! The Long Goodbye is a 1973 American satirical neo-noir film directed by Robert Altman and written by Leigh Brackett, based on Raymond Chandler's 1953 novel. The film stars Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe and features Sterling Hayden, Nina Van Pallandt, Jim Bouton, Mark Rydell, and an early, uncredited appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The story's setting was moved from the 1940s to 1970s Hollywood. The film has been called "a study of a moral and decent man cast adrift in a selfish, self-obsessed society where lives can be thrown away without a backward glance ... and any notions of friendship and loyalty are meaningless."[2] In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

Welcome back folks! In this episode, we discuss the classic noir, The Big Heat, whilst incorporating our new AI friend, talking about the evil madness of a particular UK DIY company, and our classic banter in between! The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando[3] about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. William P. McGivern's serial in The Saturday Evening Post, published as a novel in 1953, was the basis for the screenplay, written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm. The film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011. Directed by Fritz Lang Screenplay by Sydney Boehm Based on the Saturday Evening Post serial and 1953 novel by William P. McGivern Produced by Robert Arthur Starring Glenn FordGloria GrahameJocelyn Brando[1] Cinematography Charles Lang Edited by Charles Nelson

Welcome back folks! In this dose of madness we discuss successes and fails of online shopping at Temu and the blistering noir Compulsion! Compulsion is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film is based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Meyer Levin, which in turn was a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder trial. It was the first film produced by Richard D. Zanuck. Although the principal roles are played by Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman, top billing went to Orson Welles.

Welcome back folks! This episode we keep the banter (slightly) under control to allow you to experience the British neo noir thriller I.D. I.D. is a 1995 British-German film made by BBC Films. Directed by Philip Davis Screenplay by Vincent O'Connell Story by James Bannon Starring Reece DinsdaleWarren Clarke, Sean Pertwee, Richard Graham, Perry Fenwick, Philip Glenister, Saskia Reeves, Claire Skinner,Lee Ross. Four young police officers are sent undercover to infiltrate a gang of hooligans who are on the fringes of the support for a London football club. Only total commitment will gain the undercover cops the acceptance they need to do their job - but how far should they go to live the life of the football thug? One of the officers suffers a personality crisis, his standards corroded by the effects of violent macho behavior. We were fortunate enough to be able to spend a wonderful friday afternoon chatting with Reece, primarily about I.D. but also about his career, memories and wonderous range of T-Shirts! We hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoyed did! Give Reece a follow on Twitter; @reece_dinsdale Reece Dinsdale, born August 6, 1959, in Normanton, West Yorkshire, is a versatile British actor known for his captivating performances in stage, television, and film. He gained recognition for his role in the sitcom "Home to Roost" (1985-1990) and his portrayal of Jimmy Kemp in the acclaimed TV drama "Threads" (1984). Reece's film credits include "I.D." for which he won the International Critics Award for best actor at the Geneva Film Festival, and Hamlet. He has also directed numerous television episodes as well as having a critically acclaimed theatre career. Reece is a patron of the Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax. With a career spanning decades, Reece continues to engage audiences with his talent and dedication to the craft.

We're back! This time talking about post Christmas fun, nonsense and The Third Man!! Novelist Holly arrives in Vienna at the invitation of his friend Harry only to learn that Harry has died. Unable to accept the inconsistent stories surrounding his death, he decides to probe the case.

Seasons Greetings Noir fans! In this one off holiday special we talk festivities, being WHAMED, and occasionally about the neo noir Shutter Island. Shutter Island is a 2010 American neo-noir psychological thriller film[4] directed by Martin Scorsese and adapted by Laeta Kalogridis, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Deputy U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels, who is investigating a psychiatric facility on Shutter Island after one of the patients goes missing. Mark Ruffalo plays his partner and fellow deputy marshal, Ben Kingsley plays the facility's lead psychiatrist, Max von Sydow plays a German doctor, and Michelle Williams plays Daniels' wife.

Season 1s Halloween Special! We take you on a trip down memory lane as we explore the dark secrets of the red House!

We are back to insult your ear drums with our shenanigans!! This special takes us into the world of Fright!!! A horror noir....of sorts!!! The patient (Nancy Malone) of a London psychiatrist (Eric Fleming) thinks she is the suicidal lover of Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf.... In this special episode our shady hosts explore the horror noir Fright, discuss spooky season in illinois, using AI as a bartender and more!

In this episode we talk about the boundary pushing neo noir crime thriller Bound. Bound is a 1996 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by the Wachowskis[a] in their feature film directorial debut. Violet (Jennifer Tilly), who longs to escape her relationship with her mafioso boyfriend Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), enters into a clandestine affair with alluring ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon), and the two women hatch a scheme to steal $2 million of Mafia money. Bound was the first film directed by the Wachowskis, and they took inspiration from Billy Wilder to tell a noir story filled with sex and violence. Financed by Dino De Laurentiis, the film was made on a tight budget with the help of frugal crew members including cinematographer Bill Pope. The directors initially struggled to cast the lesbian characters of Violet and Corky before securing Tilly and Gershon. To choreograph the sex scenes, the directors employed sex educator Susie Bright, who also made a cameo appearance in the film. Directed by The Wachowskis Written by The Wachowskis Produced by Stuart BorosAndrew Lazar Starring Jennifer TillyGina GershonJoe PantolianoJohn Ryan Cinematography Bill Pope Edited by Zach Staenberg Music by Don Davis

In this weeks episode we welcome our fantastic guest Emmy Award Winning writer/director Matthew Gentile! He was kind enough to let us review his new noir crime thriller American Murderer!  Based on a true story, this riveting thriller follows Jason Derek Brown (Tom Pelphrey), a charismatic con man bankrolling his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: LanceLeising (Ryan Phillippe), a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet,pitting himself against Leising in a deadly game of cat and mouse—and becoming the most unlikely and elusive fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list. Featuring an all star cast including - Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Phillippe, Idina Menzel, and Jacki Weaver. Directors Statement Why do we fall for con artists? Is it that they’re smart and the victims are gullible, or is itsomething deeper? This is the question at the heart of AMERICAN MURDERER.As a kid, I was obsessed with crime--so much so that I would browse the Top Ten MostWanted list, hoping to help the FBI catch a fugitive. One of them made a distinct impression onme: Jason Derek Brown, a surfer dude with spiky blonde hair and a smirk on his face. Comparedto Osama Bin Laden and Whitey Bulger, he just didn’t fit the profile.On the surface, AMERICAN MURDERER is a cat-and-mouse thriller about a fugitive and the FBIagent who has been tasked with bringing him to justice. But what fascinates me about Jason’sstory isn’t the crime itself; it’s how he impacted the people who loved him. That’s why I choseto tell his story through multiple perspectives. Whether the audience likes Jason or not–by theend of the film, they will get a 360-degree view of who he was.With AMERICAN MURDERER, my intention is to guide the audience to look directly into theeyes of a dark soul and shine a light on how he became this way. Thus the film poses anotherquestion: can we take a human being who is rotten to the core and move an audience to aplace of compassion? I believe that we can. -Matthew Gentile

In this weeks episode we talk weird measurements and the classic film noir Dark City! Dark City is a 1950 American film noir crime film starring Charlton Heston in his Hollywood debut, and featuring Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Ed Begley, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and directed by William Dieterle. This was Heston's first appearance in a professional film production, following his participation in David Bradley's amateur Peer Gynt (1941) and semi-professional Julius Caesar (1950). In later interviews, he would refer to Dark City as "definitely not an 'A' picture, but a pretty good 'B'." Webb and Morgan would go on to famously co-star in the popular police drama television series Dragnet.

We are back with another episode! In this weeks shenanigans we talk drunk soap, the youth of today and the majesty of The Big Sleep! The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of the 1939 novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in a story about the "process of a criminal investigation, not its results". William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay. In 1997, the U.S. Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," and added it to the National Film Registry. Parts of the unreleased 1945 cut were significantly re-scripted and shot to take advantage of the public's fascination with "Bogie and Bacall". The original version was restored and released in 1997.

In this weeks episode we watch the 1988 live action/comedy mystery noir - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?  Directed byRobert ZemeckisScreenplay byJeffrey Price Peter S. SeamanBased onWho Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf Produced by Frank MarshallRobert Watts Starring Bob HoskinsChristopher LloydCharles FleischerStubby KayeJoanna Cassidy Cinematography Dean Cundey Edited by Arthur Schmidt Music by Alan Silvestri

In this weeks enthralling installment Jason talks about the trappings of getting old and Carly recounts her London tour - oh and we talk about the classic noir Rebecca! Rebecca is a 1940 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was Hitchcock's first American project, and his first film under contract with producer David O. Selznick. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison, and adaptation by Philip MacDonald and Michael Hogan, were based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Laurence Olivier as the brooding, aristocratic widower Maxim de Winter and Joan Fontaine as the young woman who becomes his second wife, with Judith Anderson, George Sanders and Gladys Cooper in supporting roles. The film is a gothic tale shot in black-and-white. Maxim de Winter's first wife Rebecca, who died before the events of the film, is never seen. Her reputation and recollections of her, however, are a constant presence in the lives of Maxim, his new wife and the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca was theatrically released on April 12, 1940 to critical and commercial success. It received eleven nominations at the 13th Academy Awards, more than any other film that year. It won two awards; Best Picture, and Best Cinematography, becoming the only film directed by Hitchcock to win the former award. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

In this weeks episode we talk murderous intent, being a fugitive and the moral value lacking in the film noir genre!! Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock,[4] starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson, and John Williams. Both the screenplay and the successful stage play on which it was based were written by English playwright Frederick Knott. The play premiered in 1952 on BBC Television,[5] before being performed on stage in the same year in London's West End in June, and then New York's Broadway in October. Originally intended to be shown in dual-strip polarized 3-D, the film played in most theatres in ordinary 2-D due to the loss of interest in the 3-D process (the projection of which was difficult and error-prone) by the time of its release.[6] The film earned an estimated $2.7 million in North American box office sales in 1954. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay by Frederick Knott Based onDial M for Murder by Frederick Knott Produced by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Ray Milland Grace Kelly Robert Cummings John Williams Cinematography Robert Burks Edited by Rudi Fehr Music by Dimitri Tiomkin

We are getting all emotional at The Speakeasy this week... We talk boats, alcohol, repressed feelings and more on this weeks episode! Even Jason's noir trailer voice makes a comeback! This weeks episode is the classic In A Lonely Place.  Directed by Nicholas Ray  Screenplay by Andrew P. SoltEdmund H. North (adaptation) Based onIn a Lonely Place 1947 novel by Dorothy B. Hughes Produced by Robert Lord  Starring Humphrey BogartGloria GrahameFrank LovejoyCarl Benton ReidArt SmithJeff DonnellMartha Stewart Cinematography Burnett Guffey Edited by Viola Lawrence Music by George Antheil

In this weeks episode we talk about sirens, eye patches and overly animated villains! Polar is a 2019 neo-noir action thriller film directed by Jonas Åkerlund and written by Jayson Rothwell, based on Víctor Santos's 2013 graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick, and Matt Lucas. It revolves around an aging assassin on the verge of retirement who becomes targeted by his employer, who wants to cash in on his pension.  Directed by Jonas Åkerlund Written by Jayson Rothwell Based on Polar: Came From the Cold by Víctor Santos  Produced by Jeremy BoltRobert KulzerHartley Gorenstein Starring Mads MikkelsenVanessa HudgensKatheryn WinnickMatt Lucas Cinematography Pär M. Ekberg Edited by Doobie White Music by Deadmau5

Our brand new episode is out! In this weeks shenanigans we realise that Cary Grant is a pimp... the wine cellar is king and both shady hosts are nothing more than angry red blobs from an animated movie.... Notorious is a 1946 American spy film noir directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation. The film follows U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin (Grant), who enlists the help of Alicia Huberman (Bergman), the daughter of a German war criminal, to infiltrate a Nazi organization. The situation becomes complicated when the two fall in love as Huberman is instructed to seduce Alex Sebastian (Rains), a leader of the organization who had previously been infatuated with her. It was shot in late 1945 and early 1946, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures in August 1946. Notorious is considered by critics and scholars to mark a watershed for Hitchcock artistically, and to represent a heightened thematic maturity. His biographer, Donald Spoto, writes that "Notorious is in fact Alfred Hitchcock's first attempt—at the age of forty-six—to bring his talents to the creation of a serious love story, and its story of two men in love with Ingrid Bergman could only have been made at this stage of his life."[4] In 2006, Notorious was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Ben Hecht Produced by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman Claude Rains Louis Calhern Leopoldine Konstantin Cinematography Ted Tetzlaff Edited by Theron Warth Music by Roy Webb