By now you've noticed that glaring picture of Robert Mitchum in the upper right hand corner of my blog, as he points a gun at you every time you try to read my newest post. You've seen the hype for a week called Seven Shadows and now, you'd probably like to know what all the hoopla is about. Well, I've come to fill you all in.
Seven Shadows is a week-long, crossover event that will come to two blogs near you beginning on April 30th and will spotlight seven of the best pieces of film noir that "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" has to offer. For the first time in my nearly three year history of being a blogger, I've finally convinced somebody to share the spotlight with me and that somebody is Karen Burroughs Hannsberry. Karen is the author of two books on the subject of film noir (Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film and Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir) and also has her own blog, Shadows and Satin. On selected days, my reviews will be appearing on Shadows and Satin and in their absence, here at 1001 Movies I (Apparently) Must See Before I Die, you'll be treated to some, sure to be riveting, articles about that day's feature.
And hey, we didn't forget about you guys either. Thanks to Karen, we'll also be doing a book giveaway during the week. I'll be giving away Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir by Sheri Chinen Biesen and Karen will offer Film Noir: The Dark Side of the Screen by Foster Hirsch. To enter my giveaway, you MUST have a Twitter (I know, everything is always MUST around here). Each and everyday I'll post a link to the day's review (or article) on Twitter, followed by instructions to retweet the tweet. Retweet the tweet and your name will be entered for a chance to win my offered book. Retweet all seven tweets and your name goes in the hat seven times. It's as simple as that. So if you're a follower of mine and you don't have a Twitter account, you may flirt with the idea of creating one, just for the shot at winning the giveaway.
The following is the schedule of events for Seven Shadows Week. Both blogs will feature offerings on the day's movie.
April 30 - Introduction to Seven Shadows
May 1 - Murder, My Sweet (1944 - Edward Dmytryk)
May 2 - Mildred Pierce (1945 - Michael Curtiz)
May 3 - The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 - Tay Garnett)
May 4 - The Killers (1946 - Robert Siodmak)
May 5 - Out of the Past (1947 - Jacques Tourneur)
May 6 - Gun Crazy (1949 - Joseph H. Lewis)
May 7 - The Asphalt Jungle (1950 - John Huston)
Also, as an extra, added Twitter bonus, I'll be shooting out random factoids and such across my Twitter for whatever the day's offering may be, so another good reason to follow me on Twitter: @adduvall1984 Also please take the extra time to follow Karen @TheDarkPages - you won't regret it! She will also be offering the same type of Twitter book giveaway that I am, so there's something in it for you if you follow her.
Join us in less than two weeks as Karen and I lurk on the dark side, mingle with the criminals & vicious dames and salute film noir!
April 19, 2012 5:33pm
Sounds cool, can't wait! Going to follow Karen now!
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