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Originally posted by fatbatchDead on Arrival, and that one with Lee Marvin and the scalding coffee - what's that damn film called?
If you don't mean Point Blank, still great film.
And Blood Simple is a brilliantly atmospheric 'film noir'. It's beautiful. Don't know if it's technically a 'proper' noir but it's better than most 'proper' noirs.Last edited by JazzFunk; 17-06-2006, 01:15.
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Great topic.
My three against the field would be :
Double Indemnity
Touch Of Evil
The Third Man
Films not already suggested? The Maltese Falcon.
You should take a look at : http://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html
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The Big Combo
one of the best and possibly the original 'film noir' thanks to it being almost entirely set at night. the guy who did the photography (who's name escapes me at the moment) literally wote the book on how to use light and shadow in cinema.
it's a lesson on minimal film making - how you can make something as simple as 4 guys in a room with a single bulb look so utterly menacing, or create an airfield on a small soundstage with nothing more than a velvet backdrop and a rotating lamp.Last edited by bingowings; 17-06-2006, 08:55.
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Another shout for Double Indemnity. Edward G's rambling monologues are worth watching just on their own!
Also, I'm sure vanpeebles would recommend The Blue Dahlia, an Alan Ladd film. Random trivia - it was directed by George Marshall, who directed and starred in a couple of Stan and Ollie films in the early 1930s. He looked canny old then and didn't die until 1975.Last edited by prinnysquad; 29-06-2008, 13:33.
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Don't think Kiss Me Deadly has been mentioned yet, tis a cracking flick and fairly influential too.Last edited by SharkSkin-Man; 29-06-2008, 21:07.
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I'm not huge on the noir scene but I did catch Out of the Past on TV a couple of years back and totally loved it. Brilliant film. Very similar set-up to A History of Violence, which I also loved. I did buy a couple on dvd following glowing Empire reviews (Laura & The Asphalt Jungle - not sure if these are bonafide 'noirs' though) ... but both brilliant.
Very tempted try one or two recommendations from this threadLast edited by Atticus; 30-06-2008, 09:05.
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Originally posted by Atticus View PostI'm not huge on the noir scene but I did catch Out of the Past on TV a couple of years back and totally loved it. Brilliant film. Very similar set-up to A History of Violence, which I also loved. I did buy a couple on dvd following glowing Empire reviews (Laura & The Asphalt Jungle - not sure if these are bonafide 'noirs' though) ... but both brilliant.
Very tempted try one or two recommendations from this thread
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