Film noirs discussion

Great list!

 

these are also on blu ray too and a big upgrade to the dvd set. I have the set and some of the BR’s

 

After the recommended Brit Noir gems above in #147, now some more popular Noir stuff made in USA .





Film Noir of the Week: Boomerang! (1947)

Film Noir of the Week: Christmas Holiday (1944)

While the City Sleeps

Scarlet Street





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqdTAiZWY4Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjeRl5lhUlU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk3AqnUOCVc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv0JL5Oo7I8

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Pushover is highly recommended . - . Pushover (1954) .

You can find it in well restored quality on the 5 DVD Noir Box Set Vol. II by Columbia Pictures.
Together with other 'semi-classics' of the genre like Human Desire (Fritz Lang, 1954) & Nightfall (Jacques Tourneur, 1957):

Review: Nightfall

https://www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/film-reviews/human-desire-1954/








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUaDKWDTHok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYUO8T8oQrs

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And another piece on Nightfall: FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS: Noir of the Week #6* - Nightfall (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)

 

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........ A few more recommendations from the 'golden era' of Film Noir:





- 'Edge of Doom' (1950) ... Film Noir of the Week: Edge of Doom (1950) .. / .. Edge of Doom | Trailers From Hell
- 'Fallen Angel' (1945) ... Film Noir of the Week: Fallen Angel (1945)
- 'The Naked City' (1948) ... The Naked City review – Philip French on Jules Dassin’s curious police procedural
- 'Stranger on the Third Floor' (1940) ... Film Noir of the Week: Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
- 'Reckless Moment' (1949) ... Review of the film The Reckless Moment (1949) .. / .. The Reckless Moment (1949): “we want to liquidate our stock while the market is high”
- 'Sorry, Wrong Number' (1948) ... Sorry, Wrong Number – Senses of Cinema
- 'Kiss Me Deadly' (1955) ... Nuclear-powered nastiness
- 'Ride the Pink Horse' (1947) ... Ride The Pink Horse hints at the great director Robert Montgomery might have become




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIA82_TuFo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ5jatHYfsM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfbBVxkM-8M

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I love "Pink Horse." It needs to be re-discovered by noir fans.

 

The plural is films noir.

 

A newer Koran movie is an excellent modern noir: Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020) - Impressive directing & writing debut for Kim Yong-hoon. Highly recommended for fans of Korean and noir movies with its non-linear story line, black humor and surprising violence.

 

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The Killers (1946)

*One of my favorites, if not my favorite.

 

A modern one that I liked (which probably many will not) is

 

Nightfall is a nightmare. Highly recommended b

 

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I rediscovered it on the recent Criterion release.

 

The Killing - the noir that has risen the most on my personal list (second after Out of the Past)

Plunder Road - an overlooked noir in my top 10

Flamingo Road - an overlooked noir not in my top 10

 

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...... Below five so-called Western-Noirs:





- Blood on the Moon (Robert Wise, 1948)

- Devil's Doorway (Anthony Mann, 1950)

- The Furies (Antony Mann, 1950)

- Terror in a Texas Town (Joseph H. Lewis, 1958)

- Day of the Outlaw (André De Toth, 1959)


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocvpYhVbP2w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05kifZuqvZs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT6EeW-qSHs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4u9OPqVVd4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9WWVNt8_O8

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Pursued is another good one.

 

Yes, Western noir is an interesting subgenre.

 

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Below two more noir flicks directed by Anthony Mann: . Railroaded (1947) . & . Side Street (1950).

Plus: . Act of Violence (Fred Zinnemann, 1949); Hangman Also Die (Fritz Lang, 1943);
......... Where The Sidewalk Ends (Otto Preminger, 1950); The Lineup (Don Siegel, 1958)







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDHR1Y_WfbU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkTTgd7620

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLbFTJsDhkU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR7gRki-XKM

Trailers from Hell: Josh Olson on Noir ‘Act of Violence,’ Starring Robert Ryan and Van Heflin

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That short concise paragraph has convinced me to check it out!

 

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I've bought 'Narrow Margin' together with 'The Threat' three years ago.
Both movies are available in good quality on DVD in the Warner Archive Collection:





'The Threat' (directed by Felix Feist, 1949) is highly recommended, too. It also features Charles Mc Graw, this time on the other side of the law.

"Psycho-Noir at its toughest, featuring a vicious protagonist", as critic Eric Somer wrote in his review below:

Film Noir Board: THE THREAT (1949)

The Threat

Film Noir of the Week: The Threat (1949)

Classic Movie Ramblings: The Threat (1949)

Noirsville - the film noir: The Narrow Margin (1952) Noir Masterpiece

The Narrow Margin

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Bought Pursued (directed by Raoul Walsh, 1947) ten years ago, it was part of a German Robert Mitchum Edition on DVD (with original English language).
This box also contains the exceptional bleak genre classic Angel Face (directed by Otto Preminger), featuring Mitchum & Jean Simmons in the leading roles:

Angel Face (Otto Preminger, 1953)

Film Noir Review: Angel Face (1953)


Maybe not fully Noir, but at least two recommendable Westerns with some noirish moments, both once again starring Robert Mitchum:

- Man with the Gun . (Richard Wilson, 1955)

- Track of the Cat . (William A. Wellman, 1954)








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbQtye74paw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h5HgiTlJOQ


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............... Four books on the subject: .. ​

Film Noir: The Encyclopedia by Alain Silver

The Dark Side Of The Screen: Film Noir by Foster Hirsch

Out of the Past: Adventures in Film Noir by Barry Gifford

Film Noir: 100 All-Time Favorites by Paul Duncan


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I'm a sucker for ones that are socially relevant. How about The Killer That Stalked New York? Perfect subject matter for today's pandemic and the push to vaccinate. Also Split Second with the nuclear bomb test as a background.
Can anyone give me more fuel for this fire?

 

But let's not forget a great introductory survey taking in films from many countries: