An overview of the silent serial Les Vampires (1915), strongly encouraging you to check it out if you haven't seen it already:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcGx25-2-aY

Good stuff, that was well put together. I was only aware of this because of the 1000 Greatest Film list. Naturally, a name like Les Vampires interested me, but the running length immediately put me off. Good to know that it's a bunch of serials and that it's pulpy. Actually sounds like a fun watch which I hadn't expected at all.

nice work. did you end up doing that noir fest?

Yeah, we did finally finish a couple weeks ago. I'll make some videos about it soon.

how many did you end up watching?

Ultimately about 40, only one or two of which was less than 3 stars.

wow, that's impressive. could you post your ratings of them? or will that be in your youtube reviews?

I'm not sure yet how I'll structure the youtube videos, so I'll go ahead and post my ratings here:

The Maltese Falcon ****
This Gun for Hire ***
Double Indemnity ****
Laura ***1/2
Murder, My Sweet ***
The Woman in the Window ***
Scarlet Street ***
Detour ***
Fallen Angel ***
Black Angel ***
The Killers ***
Gilda **1/2
The Postman Always Rings Twice ***
The Big Sleep ****
The Dark Corner ***1/2
Nightmare Alley ***1/2
Out of the Past ****
The Lady from Shanghai ****
He Walked by Night ***
Cry of the City ***1/2
Raw Deal ***
Criss Cross ***1/2
The Set-Up ***
The Third Man ****
Sunset Blvd. ****
Night and the City ***
Where the Sidewalk Ends **1/2
The Asphalt Jungle ***1/2
Gun Crazy ***
In a Lonely Place ***
DOA ****
On Dangerous Ground ***
Angel Face ***
The Big Heat ***
Killer's Kiss ***
Kiss Me Deadly ****
The Killing ****
Murder by Contract ****
Touch of Evil ****

thanks. will keep an eye out for Murder by Contract, never heard of that until you mentioned it.

too bad you didn't see Brute Force, but that sounds like pretty comprehensive noir fest.

Yeah, Murder by Contract is highly recommended by me. Very low budget, but maybe the best pure character study in noir. Also, great dialogue; very Tarantino-esque at times.