Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Nightmare Alley

NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) Directed by Guillermo del Toro Cinematography by Dan Laustsen The Film Experience’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot is back (for a four-week miniseries)! I participated in the last couple of seasons from a few years ago and enjoyed focusing on the cinematography of the assigned films, so I’m glad the series…

At the Circus Blogathon: Nightmare Alley (1947)

Film noir is usually associated with urban settings, with cities like San Francisco and New York often serving as the backdrop to a film’s cynical characters. But much of Nightmare Alley takes place in the rural area surrounding a seedy traveling carnival, showing that even characters away from the bright lights of the city can…