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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 28, 2017 20:48:39 GMT
Thanks so much london777 I admire your diplomacy, your insightful and constructive response to the above...
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Post by poelzig on Jun 28, 2017 21:07:18 GMT
Thanks so much london777 I admire your diplomacy, your insightful and constructive response to the above... Sorry that my comment upset you but I'm still correct.
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Post by london777 on Jun 28, 2017 22:06:28 GMT
Thanks so much london777 I admire your diplomacy ... My diplomacy is a legend on this board. Two regular posters in particular are always complimenting me on it.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 29, 2017 0:38:27 GMT
A new and interesting observation about Film Noir posted in apparent seriousness. Rebel Without a Cause : But, most of all, almost every scene took place at night, making it difficult to see. Why? Was this supposed to be a film noir?
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Post by camimac on Jun 29, 2017 0:55:37 GMT
I don't know that it is my favorite noir film of all time, and some might dispute that it is a noir film at all (but as far as I'm concerned it is). I really like "The Breed," starring Adrian Paul and Bokeem Woodbine.
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Post by mszanadu on Jun 29, 2017 1:54:17 GMT
I don't know that it is my favorite noir film of all time, and some might dispute that it is a noir film at all (but as far as I'm concerned it is). I really like "The Breed," starring Adrian Paul and Bokeem Woodbine. When you mentioned the title I almost thought it was going to be this film here The Breed 2006 However you did mentioned here which actors were in this film so now I know it was The Breed 2001 Thanks for the movie recommendation here camimac .
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Post by mszanadu on Jun 29, 2017 1:57:47 GMT
I also want to thank everyone here for all your Noir Film recommendations it looks like a great bunch of selections too .
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Post by camimac on Jun 29, 2017 2:06:00 GMT
I don't know that it is my favorite noir film of all time, and some might dispute that it is a noir film at all (but as far as I'm concerned it is). I really like "The Breed," starring Adrian Paul and Bokeem Woodbine. When you mentioned the title I almost thought it was going to be this film here The Breed 2006 However you did mentioned here which actors were in this film so now I know it was The Breed 2001 Thanks for the movie recommendation here camimac . You are welcome. If you do watch it I would be interested in your review of it.
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Post by mszanadu on Jun 29, 2017 2:17:52 GMT
When you mentioned the title I almost thought it was going to be this film here The Breed 2006 However you did mentioned here which actors were in this film so now I know it was The Breed 2001 Thanks for the movie recommendation here camimac . You are welcome. If you do watch it I would be interested in your review of it. I will definitely put this one on my must watch soon list . Thanks again camimac .
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jul 1, 2017 6:38:01 GMT
The intriguing thing about Kiss Me Deadly is that it represents one of the last classic films noir while also anticipating the James Bond era. Cannot see any connection between Kiss Me Deadly and James Bond films. The James Bond novels were like Richard Hannay and Bulldog Drummond seen through a noir mirror, more cynical and ruthless, but this was largely smoothed over for the movies. Mike Hammer is not motivated by patriotism or wish to foil a grand conspiracy. His concerns are personal revenge for his wounded pride and for his murdered and injured friends. Touch of Evil is certainly later and a noir. Despite some wonderful scenes I am not an uncritical admirer and it seems to me to be a bit of medley of elements. The kidnap scene with the teen gang belongs in another film and was an attempt to include what had become trendy since the Wild One (1953) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Similarly the excellent Marlene Dietrich scenes were totally unnecessary to the plot and were there to add a little international sophistication. Heston's boot-polish complexion is absurd, and the climax where he is creeping along below the jetty is so contrived and unrealistic as to make him look like Inspector Clouseau. The reason I do not think it is "pure" noir is that Heston, the protagonist, is not a conflicted or ambiguous character. He has a difficult and dangerous job but there is no sense that he is trapped by fate or has made bad choices. Quinlan could have been a typical noir protagonist. Pete Menzies and Tana both tell us he once once a great cop even if his method were dubious, but by the time we see him he is just a corrupt wreck. Quinlan was doomed by bad choices but this was not central to the movie and his decline was complete before the action starts. I have never considered it parodic, but a bit self-conscious maybe: Pure noir = we have a minimal budget and half the crew start on another movie in two weeks. Let us do this thing and no retakes. Touch of Evil = I am a genius and I am going to make a noir which is a work of art (except that he would not have thought of it as "noir" that early). I do like the film but it is a long way from the central noir canon. A Touch of Evil does offer a compendium of elements; after all, Charlton Heston seems poorly suited to the noir genre in its "pure" form. Expressing either irony or guilt, two central aspects of noir, was not part of his natural range, nor was conveying cynicism. Genre expectations aside, John Wayne might have fit more comfortably as a noir protagonist than Charlton Heston. Possible points of connection between Kiss Me Deadly and James Bond might include the perversely twisted nature of the villains, the concern with nuclear annihilation, the showcasing of technological elements such as a sleek car and a stereo, and the modernistic nature of the protagonist. But Kiss Me Deadly is much darker than any 007 film.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 21:48:43 GMT
Favorite Noir: The Third Man. Everything about it is superior IMO.
Other favorites: Touch of Evl, Maltese Falcon, The Killers, Out of the Past, Double Indemnity.
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Post by Wesley Crusher on Sept 1, 2017 4:29:06 GMT
Top 40
01 Double Indemnity 02 The Maltese Falcon 03 Out of the Past 04 Dial M for Murder 05 Sunset Boulevard 06 Ace in the Hole 07 White Heat 08 Notorious 09 Laura 10 The Lost Weekend
11 Gaslight 12 The Big Clock 13 Strangers on a Train 14 Brute Force 15 The Big Sleep 16 Pickup on South Street 17 Gilda 18 Angels with Dirty Faces 19 13 Rue Madeleine 20 Beyond the Forest
21 The Suspect 22 Conflict 23 The Letter 24 Caged 25 The Breaking Point 26 No Way Out 27 The Face Behind the Mask 28 Detective Story 29 Night and the City 30 The Man with the Golden Arm
31 Sudden Fear 32 Leave Her to Heaven 33 The Night of the Hunter 34 The Roaring Twenties 35 The Woman in the Window 36 Key Largo 37 This Gun for Hire 38 Thunder on the Hill 39 The Desperate Hours 40 Niagara
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 5:25:22 GMT
Just finished watching Asphalt Jungle. Good movie for sure, but I just can't understand why it's considered film noir. It has very few of the classic noir tropes and doesn't really have any expressionist cinematography either. It's more of a straight up heist movie really,
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Sept 1, 2017 21:42:45 GMT
Hi all,along with all of the fantastic Noir's already listed,I'll add:
Top 10 French Film Noir (in no order)
1:Chair De Poule (Julien Duvivier)
2: Les maudits/The Damned
3:Le Grand Jeu (Jacques Feyder)
4: Classe Tous Risques (Claude Sautet)
5: Touchez Pas au Grisbi (Jacques Becker)
6: Le Jour se Leve (Marcel Carné)
7: Le Corbeau (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
8: Shoot the Piano Player (co-starring a sexy Michèle Mercier) François Truffaut
9: Who Killed Santa Claus? ( Christian-Jaque)
10: Panique (Julien Duvivier)
And a still overlooked place for Noir:My top 3 Bollywood Noir:
1: Kaun? (Ram Gopal Varma)
2: Johnny Gaddaar ( Sriram Raghavan)
3: Shootout at Lokhandwala ( Apoorva Lakhia)
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Post by mszanadu on Sept 2, 2017 20:14:47 GMT
Just wanted to say thanks so much to everyone here past and present for all your noir film recommendations there are some really intriguing film titles here as well .
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