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Can't believe no one (pardon the double-negative) has mentioned "Bosch" as great modern noir. | |||
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Gaslight. This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson | |||
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The Mask of Dimitrious: Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Zachary Scott Murder My Sweet: William Powell Saboture: Bob Cumings | |||
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In Odin we trust |
Just getting into this....started episode 1 yesterday, but yeah, I can see it! _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than omnipotent moral busybodies" ~ C.S. Lewis | |||
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In no particular order: The Big Sleep Devil In A Blue Dress Maltese Falcon Laughing in the face of danger is all well and good until danger laughs back. | |||
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Not well versed in the classics but I absolutely love LA Confidential. "You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called Fuck You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground." - Charlie MacKenzie (Mike Myers in "So I Married an Axe Murderer") | |||
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Saw this one a few nights ago... "Nightmare Alley" - 1947. Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell. ********* "Some people are alive today because it's against the law to kill them". | |||
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Saw the Killing the other night. Highly reccomend viewing. Timothy Carey as the guy that shoots the horse is incredible. His looks and demeanor are eccentric, borderline psychotic and just creepy. TCM has a clip on their site. | |||
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Out of the Past is right up there. Edited to add: That's a great frame. It sort of epitomizes the whole Film Noir style, IMHO.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Jim Shugart, When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 version) _________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!" | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Robert Mitchum is one of my favorite actors and 'The Night of the Hunter' is one of my favorite noir films. _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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Mitchum is at his best as a bad guy. Max Cady in the original Cape Fear. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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I concur. It is funny to see him in nonconventional roles as well. Enjoyed those roles such as Thunder Road and Angel Face. | |||
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!. The Killing 2. The Asphalt Jungle ****************************************************************************** Never shoot a large caliber man with a small caliber bullet . . . | |||
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Too clever by half |
Payback with Mel Gibson. "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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That's not film noir. The term Film Noir refers to a stylistic movement in films made from 1940 to 1959- if a film does not fall within this time range, its not film noir, no matter the style or subject matter of the film. End of story. ____________________________________________________ "I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023 | |||
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Semper Fi - 1775 |
I think a lot of people confuse the term with genre, which is what I did until I read your explanation. Thank you for that. ___________________________ All it takes...is all you got. ____________________________ For those who have fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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I did not know that. Wondering, would Casablanca qualify, or is it a different style we are looking for? . | |||
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Some argue yes. I say no, though I'd like to hear what the Skipper has to say. BTW, even though it is difficult to follow (and far from the best), my favorite film noir is The Big Sleep. | |||
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