The eddie mueller story an excerpt from ken hutchins, super slow the ultimate exercise protocol in 1986, ellington darden trained 19year old eddie mueller for 10 weeks. December 23, 1964 is an american musician, multiinstrumentalist and singersongwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, one of three guitarists, and the primary lyricist of the american rock band pearl jam. Eddie mullers the distance is a wonderfully atmospheric noir tale of murder and passion set in colorful, corrupt, postwar san francisco. A conversation with noir film czar eddie muller thirsty. December 23, 1964 is an american musician, multiinstrumentalist and singersongwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, one of three guitarists, and the primary lyricist of the american rock band pearl jam eddie is known for his powerful baritone vocals. Eddie muller is a writer, known for mau mau sex sex 2001, the grand inquisitor 2008 and tab hunter confidential 2015. I found it interesting that the character of billy nichols is patterned after eddie muller s father, eddie sr, who was a boxing columnist for the san francisco examiner. He also appeared as a guest vocalist in temple of the dog, the oneoff tribute band. Was a student of filmmaker george kuchar at the san francisco art institute in the late 1970s, where he created a 14 minute homage to raymond chandler called bat city blues. In one of the most painful ordeals of his life, a tearful eddie murphy clutched his dying dad in his arms and watched him slip away. Rode and gwen deglise, the festival runs through april 2.
I think its because the old film noirs have had a greater influence on popular culture, said movie historian and author eddie muller, founder of the film noir foundation, a nonprofit. Oakland noir audiobook by jerry thompson editor, eddie. His results are documented in the nautilus diet book as well as in several other books by ellington darden. Muller, who was 75, collapsed at the san francisco italian athletic club at 1630 stockton st. The man whos trying to save the history of american movies. When the big picture boom happened in the 20s, theaters needed. Investigating film noir just stopping in for a quick pop and to bestow my thanks and appreciation on all those at tcm who conjured this summer of darkness caper and allowed me to take the wheel for nine friday night spins.
Eddie muller on the stranger 1946 noir alley host eddie muller s introduction and comments following the stranger, 1946. He tracked down and interviewed some pretty famous dames and interspersed the interviews with historical facts about their time as bgirls and studio favorites. But this is how we want noir to look and sound, so it gets cut lots of slack. We found 9 records in 9 states for eddie muller in the us. The film noir foundations eddie muller will introduce the lineup. Big jake chris mitchums john wayne memories a word on. At this point, muller is much like one of his favorite charactersa beaten down but determined gumshoe, always looking for a lucky break. Eddie mulder was a leading tt steeplechase and desert racer of the 1960s.
I am only 17 years old, and whenever i hear someone talk about reagan as an actor, i always hear that he was in bmovies. Here is the outro a conversation with host eddie muller, aka the czar of noir. Named after the latenight programming block, the standingroomonly event gathered ben mankiewicz, alicia malone, dave karger, and eddie muller for a game of 100 questions. When i first saw that reagan was in this movie i was quite surprised. Masterfully curated by jerry thompson and eddie muller, the czar of noir, this volume will shock, titillate, provoke, and entertain. Noir alley host eddie muller explains the lingo found in noir films. May 21, 2018 2 of 7 the host, eddie muller interviews kim novak on stage during an event in her honor a tribute to living legend kim novak at the castro theater.
Eddie muller seriously takes film noir not too seriouslyjust the right mix, and with great stills. Eddie muller has dedicated his life to finding, and restoring, lost films of the great film noir era of the 1940s and 50s. Dec 02, 2007 eddie muller, the dean of west coast boxing writers and a key figure in the establishment of san franciscos annual golden gloves competition, has died, the victim of a heart attack. Eddie muller, the bourbonvoiced host of noir alley on the turner classic movies channel, relishes watching bogey and robert mitchum play. And if youre interested in more film noir, catch eddie muller hosting noir alley on turner classic movies, picking up again in september and running every saturday at. Eddie muller is a second generation san franciscan, product of a lousy public school education, a couple of crazy years in art school, and too much time in newspaper offices and sporting arenas. Eddie muller, whom i freaked out one time by listing all these queer film noir themes, and asking him to speak on them, is the author of this great book. Eddie, there are people like paul schrader, the filmmaker and critic, who believe that noir is something that grew organically out of a specific time. Contemporary authors, new revision series dictionary. Muller was an excellent choice for hosting duties for. Catch humphrey bogart and lauren bacall in howard hawks the big sleep 46 on noir alley hosted by eddie muller. Eddie muller is a writer, known for mau mau sex sex 2001, the grand inquisitor 2008 and tab hunter confidential.
This isnt a book of film theory, but a guided tour of this deliciously cynical genre that was the unique product of a disintegrating studio system, volatile politics, and simultaneous postwar disillusionment and hubris. Eddie muller, the dean of west coast boxing writers and a key figure in the establishment of san franciscos annual golden gloves competition, has died, the victim of a heart attack. He writes novels, biographies, movie histories, plays, short stories and films. Often im asked to cite my top ten from the classic film noir era, so i figured it was. Billy also becomes involved with a friend who is struck and hurt by a. Aug 03, 2018 and if youre interested in more film noir, catch eddie muller hosting noir alley on turner classic movies, picking up again in september and running every saturday at midnight. Here youll find information about his many and various endeavors, which include novels, biographies, movie histories, plays, short stories, documentary films, book design, film programming, museum curation, television, radio, and dvd commentary, and not much else. Dark city is a journey through the world of classic film noir, from world war ii to 1960, guided by pop culture critic eddie muller. Get your custom barware set today to start crafting your own cocktails. Jul 26, 2017 noir alley host eddie muller explains the lingo found in noir films. The actual process of writing words for a living always has fascinated this neophyte. The distance does a great job of painting a vivid picture of the sport of boxing in the late 1940s. Watch eddie introduce a noir every sunday morning at 10am est on tcm, or view his intros and the film on watch tcm at. Can you briefly give some insights into the eddie muller writing process.
Eddie muller on his kind of woman 1951 noir alley host eddie muller s introduction and comments following his kind of woman, 1951. After retiring from professional racing in the mid1970s, mulder becam. For the audience, the ending of the movie is more emotionally brutal than the boxing. Face it, the meandering script is saved by frank fentons dialogue. Eddie muller general discussions tcm message boards. Eddie muller on his kind of woman 1951 noir alley host eddie muller s introduction and comments following his kind of woman, 1951 view the tcmdb entry for his kind of woman 1951.
Mulder won numerous california offroad events, but is best known for his five ama grand national victories, all on tt circuits. Discount prices on books by eddie muller, including titles like murderers row. Aug 31, 2017 noir alley host eddie muller shows you how to make the perfect martini with a recipe from his friend, director luis bunuel. Eddie muller on the stranger 1946 noir alley host eddie muller s introduction and comments following the stranger, 1946 view the tcmdb entry for the stranger 1946. The celluloid gumshoe the craftsmanship initiative. Join facebook to connect with eddie mueller and others you may know. Eddie jerome vedder born edward louis severson iii. Eddie mullers list of film noirs top 10 maybe gay couples posted on april, 2010 by christa faust muller posted this list on facebook as a response to yesterdays write up. Ask almost anyone to name the man most associated with film noir, and humphrey bogart would win hands down. I dont know if it was the first, but i can say that the first one that had a substantial impact on me was thieves highway, a fox film from 1949. Eddie muller s the distance is a wonderfully atmospheric noir tale of murder and passion set in colorful, corrupt, postwar san francisco. Mar 06, 2017 if you like your lager lite, instead of a deep, richly layered brew like guinness, then you might prefer your noir lite too, and eddie muller as host would be just your cup of tea, albeit in a watereddown version with a lot of milk. Muller posted this list on facebook as a response to yesterdays write up of walk a crooked mile.
Sep 29, 2017 tcms noir alley host wins his dream role. As for billy, that ranking contender in the amoralist class, he continues to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, and take his lumps like rocky graziano. Not only is it what the film is all about, it was written by a gay man arthur laurents and both actors are actually gay. My favorite official hosts are eddie muller and alicia malone, and my favorite contributing host is illeana douglas. Eddie muller is an american writer based in san francisco. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family eddie muller is a writer based in san francisco and is a secondgeneration san franciscan per his website. Note that the san francisco of the late 40s was much closer in time and ambiance to the period of the great 1906 earthquake and fire than to the glistening city on a hill tourist mecca for yuppies and transgendered folk it has become today. At the 2018 festival, noir alley host eddie muller introduced the film, and actorfilmmaker malcom mays performed a live reading of the poem the film is adapted from. I have been a scholar and historian of culture and the moving image since the late 1990s. It started in florence, with a guy whod grown immune to his usual, the americano. Since film noir is essentially an urban phenomenon, muller looks at film noir as if it were a city, and focuses chapters on different noir themes or aspects, relating them to the different sections of dark city.
Two early shorts were saved this years beneficiary is the film noir foundation. The average eddie muller is around 75 years of age with around 57% falling in to the age group of 6180. The top state of residence is new york, followed by california. Dark city is noir czar eddie mullers entertaining and informative exploration of film noir.
I enjoy how the latest hosts get to be themselves, and each have their own areas of expertise. If you like your lager lite, instead of a deep, richly layered brew like guinness, then you might prefer your noir lite too, and eddie muller as host would be just your cup of tea, albeit in a watereddown version with a lot of milk. Headed by eddie muller, the foundation promotes the cultural, historical. Mitchum is great, douglas never better, and jane greer is 22 years old. The negroni cocktail thats what eddie is imbibing above. Apr, 2010 eddie mullers list of film noirs top 10 maybe gay couples posted on april, 2010 by christa faust muller posted this list on facebook as a response to yesterdays write up of walk a crooked mile. This month im participating in the for the love of film noir blogathon.
He tracked down and interviewed some pretty famous dames and interspersed the interviews with historical facts. Founder and president of the film noir foundation, and coprogrammer of the san francisco noir city film. I guess my favorite part of tcm is the whole package. Eddie mulder inducted to the motorcycle museums hall of fame 1999 1960s ama tt racer. Paul schrader dark city is a thoroughly enjoyable companion to the unique, sometimes twisted pleasures of film noir, from acknowledged classics like out of the past. I hope tcm includes the recording in its presentation. Theres a cocktail hour between films for all ticket buyers, sponsored by clarendelle inspired by hautbrion and teeling irish whiskey. I found it interesting that the character of billy nichols is patterned after eddie mullers father, eddie sr, who was a boxing columnist for the san francisco examiner. Each year, eddie muller develops a new theme to curate his picks for. He is known for writing books about movies, particularly film noir. Often im asked to cite my top ten from the classic film noir era, so i figured it was about time to post something definitive. Muller is the son of a famed san francisco boxing writer of the same name. He founded the film noir foundation to preserve the shadowy characters and dire plots of the movies of the 1940s.
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