I have now seen five of the eight Whistler films Columbia Pictures made in the 1940’s.  By now, I thought I would have memorized the incredibly strange tune The Whistler whistles at the beginning and end of each installment.  Instead, I find myself increasingly frustrated by the piece.  It seems to start with the first […]

Some of the most astounding dialogue I have heard in any movie or TV show is in the first season of True Detective.  There are lines from that I just like to roll around in my head, in the same way there are certain tunes I like to recall.  Sometimes, I like to say one […]

1944’s Mark of the Whistler is the second film in a series that began with The Whistler.  Once again, it is a standalone tale, only a few minutes longer than an hour, and with a title character who only serves as an occasional narrator and observer.  Oh, and all we ever see of him is […]

I had never heard of The Whistler before buying the Powerhouse/Indicator blu-ray box set Columbia Noir #6: The Whistler.  However, this is a series of movies labeled as noir, so I was doubtlessly going to exposed to these sooner or later.  And this would be the way to do it, what with Indicator’s focus on […]