Film noir, style of filmmaking characterized by such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, and frequent use of flashbacks.
Also ranks #4onThe Greatest Classic Noir Movies, Ranked 4 The Asphalt Jungle Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, Marilyn Monroe 479votes Released: 1950 Released:1950 Directed by:John Huston Also ranks #1onThe Best '50s Gangster Movies Dig DeeperFilmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's ...
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIII Blu-ray Review: A Triple Feature from the ’50s Kino Lorber continues to release lesser-known film noirs in theirThe Dark Side of Cinemasets. Part XIII includes a spy thriller, a surprisingly sensitive ...
Film noir - Noir Hero, Noir Style, Noir Genre: The heroes of noir generally share certain qualities, such as moral ambiguity, a fatalistic outlook, and alienation from society. They also exhibit an existential acceptance of random, arbitrary occurrences
During the 1940s and 50s, Hollywood entered a “noir” period, producing riveting films based on hard-boiled fiction. These films were set in dark locations and shot in a black & white aesthetic that fit like a glove. Hardened men...
“the great whatsit.”Kiss Me Deadlyis essentially theRepo Manof the 50s, totally in tune with the distrust of those who are supposed to protect us but could also just kill us all. The power to protect and the power to destroy are the same in Aldrich’s noir worldview.— Brian Form...
The genre enjoyed its height during the 1940s and ’50s. Since then, film noir has fallen out of fashion, and while modern neo-noir movies exploring similar themes are common, they aren’t anywhere near as influential as they once were. Still, at its height, film noir produced some of ...
Dana Andrews movies: First-rate film noir actor excelled in both classics & minor fare One of the best-looking and most underrated actors of the studio era, Dana Andrews was a first-rate film noir/crime thriller star. Oftentimes dismissed as no more than a “dependable” or “reliable” ...
There are a lot of other movies that I like to consider in relation to noir: Le Jour se leve [Daybreak] (Marcel Carne), if only because of the number of cigarettes that Jean Gabin smokes, and A Bout de soufflé [Breathless] (Jean-Luc Godard), primarily because of Belmondo’s imitatio...
60 Free Film Noir Movies During the 1940s and 50s, Hollywood entered a “noir” period, producing riveting films based on hard-boiled fiction. These films were set in dark locations and shot in a black & white aesthetic that fit like ...