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I am a huge fan of noir. From the original film noir classics through the 70s neo-noir resurgence to the 21st century neon-noirs, noir adjacent and remakes. My favorite two movies of 2022 were Decision to Leave and Broker which I just saw for the second times. Decision to Leave really honors...

I always associate Miracle on 34th Street with Maureen O'Hara and a young Natalie Wood as the little girl with this type of movie.

Why do you (or anyone) think American culture c.2010 produces such movies? Personally I loathe the Saw movies and find them to be wanna-be intellectual rubbish (not even at the level of psuedo-intellectual rubbish). But I honestly wonder why our culture produces and consumes such rubbish?

My favorite classic Film Noir movies are: The Postman Always Rings Twice Double Indemnity The Big Sleep I personally don't consider Maltese Falcon and North by Northwest to be Film Noir but those are other favorites of mine from the era. If He Hollers Let Him Go by Chester Himes is a great...

Crash (2004) was a horribly overrated movie that offended me as a native of Los Angeles. I did not like the Lord of the Rings movies, I fell asleep in all 3 of those movies (but then again I did not like the books either). Who cares who she was married to, it was Lana Turner!!! I agree. I...

12. The Sopranos 11. West Wing 10. Battlestar Galactica (new) 9. The Shield 8. Twilight Zone (old) 7. Robotech: Macross 6. Lost 5. X-Files 4. Mad Men 3. 30 Rock 2. Iron Chef Japan 1. The Wire

A fun weekend at Goodwill. Two great vintage wool knit ties (Craigmill from Scotland) a new pink shirt for myself (I can never find good condition yellow/champagne shirts though which I am looking for) and a great sport coat from Wilkes Bashford, SF.

I finally watched Le Cerce Rouge, absolutely great flick.

After last night's episode all I can say is WOW! I was not expecting that twist!

Ah excellent to know. I'd love to find some vintage Florsheims in the various styles from the ads I posted in Vintage Ads but I don't seem to have the shoe luck when thrifting that some people do. I'm always on the lookout though. Thanks much for the information.

I've read that the wardrobe dept. did extensive research before making the clothes to ensure that everything was very period accurate. They said they specifically studied what was fashionable in 1920 and apparently are very careful with their kits to not put anything from even 1921 style in. I...

Hi, I picked up these Florsheim Imperials from thrift and I am curious if these are the older higher quality Florsheim. They do say Made in USA so that leads to believe they are at least better than the ones made in Asia yes?

Federated Department Stores. I used love going to "Fed-Co" as a kid in Pasadena to order Orange Bang drinks and go shopping. Robinsons-May department store. Bought out by Macys :(. My experience with Macy was lesser quality items and trying to be trendy brands (like Donald Trump clothes =/ )...

Here is vintage ads from Time magazine 1938-40. I apologize for picture quality but these are from my University library archive and I cannot photocopy them atm. Arrow Shirts Florsheim Shoes 1 Florsheim Shoes 2

Hello I just picked up an excellent pair of what I think are vintage Florsheim Imperial Wingtips on recent Thrift run. These Florsheims are Made in the USA. From what I gather that is a good indicator of their quality yes? Also does anyone know if the numbers on the inside can be decoded for...