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Today, 07:46 PM

dlhartzog replied to a thread The Last Film Noir you watched in Film Noir

Steve Sekely's The Scar (Hollow Triumph), 1948, Paul Henreid, who also produced, plays a gangster who assumes another's identity, but, like Jack...

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Today, 07:32 PM

dlhartzog replied to a thread Servant, The (1963) in Noir reviews

A richly rewarding film that demands multiple viewings. Losey, escaping the black list, did well for himself in GB.

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Today, 05:13 PM

cigar joe replied to a thread Favorite Black-and-White Film (post-1970, non-Noir) in Off Topic Stuff

another is Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996) Beautiful cinematography

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Today, 04:50 PM

Steve-O replied to a thread Servant, The (1963) in Noir reviews

Interesting that you mention this one. It's on our list of rainy day films to watch today...

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Today, 04:41 PM

NOTW comment bot: comments from Noiroftheweek.com replied to a thread Edge of Doom (1950) in Noir reviews

The LA City Jail on 1st Street that appears in Edge of Doom shows up as early as in this 1916 short comedy by Douglas Fairbanks - The Mystery of the...

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Today, 04:32 PM

Steve-O replied to a thread Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) in Noir reviews

One of the most unique noirs of the classic period because it all takes place in a hotel. Obviously, Across the Hall and the disappointing Hotel...

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Today, 04:06 PM

Surly replied to a thread Today's Noir Birthday in Film Noir

Writer, director and producer Richard Brooks was an uncredited writer on The Killers (1946), and wrote the screenplay to Brute Force (1947), Key...

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Today, 03:53 PM

JohnChard started a thread Servant, The (1963) in Noir reviews

http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/42987-the-servant The Fatales – Homme & Femme. The Servant is directed by Joseph Losey and adapted to...

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Today, 10:26 AM

dlhartzog replied to a thread The Last Film Noir you watched in Film Noir

Absolutely, and one of my favorites.

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Today, 10:20 AM

Movie Memories replied to a thread Chinatown (1974) in Noir reviews

Like the recently discussed "Leave Her to Heaven," this also looks great in Bluray. For fans, it's a great upgrade at a reasonable price.

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Today, 10:17 AM

Movie Memories replied to a thread The Last Film Noir you watched in Film Noir

And an excellent film; one of my favorites!

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Today, 10:14 AM

Movie Memories replied to a thread Favorite Black-and-White Film (post-1970, non-Noir) in Off Topic Stuff

A couple more to consider, Lenny (about comedian Lenny Bruce), and Clerks which is pretty funny.

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Yesterday, 09:47 PM

dlhartzog replied to a thread The Last Film Noir you watched in Film Noir

Edwin L. Marin's Race Street, 1948, bookie George Raft on the vengence trail, William Bendix as the cop trying to keep him in one piece. Prime noir...

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Yesterday, 07:10 PM

Film Noir Press - Noir news from the internet started a thread Cannes 2013 Review: 'Stranger by the Lake' Tells a Kinky Neo-noir Tale ... - Film Sch in Film Noir News

Opening with scenes of graphic full-frontal male nudity and proceeding towards seemingly unsimulated depictions of sexual acts on occasion, Alan...

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Yesterday, 07:10 PM

Film Noir Press - Noir news from the internet started a thread 'Naomi' is provocative, memorable - Quad City Times in Film Noir News

IF YOU GOWhat: The first Cinema Israel series presented by the Jewish Federation of the Quad-Cities in honor of Israel's 65th birthday and sponsored...

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Yesterday, 10:28 AM

JohnChard replied to a thread the last Neo-Noir you watched in Neo-noir and Noir TV

Drive (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/reviews-745 Hustle (1975) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073133/reviews-26 Body Heat (1981)...

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Yesterday, 07:06 AM

Film Noir Press - Noir news from the internet started a thread Cannes: LA Film Noir With Smiths Tunes Hits The Market (Exclusive) - Hollywood Report in Film Noir News

A contemporary film noir set to a soundtrack of covers by L.A. bands of legendary British group The Smiths has Mark Boone Junior (TV's Sons of...

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Yesterday, 01:19 AM

Arthur Bannister replied to a thread Favorite Black-and-White Film (post-1970, non-Noir) in Off Topic Stuff

Many good choices here, to which I would like to add Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon (2009).

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05-17-2013, 10:22 PM

dlhartzog replied to a thread The Last Film Noir you watched in Film Noir

John M. Stahl's "film noir in color", Leave Her to Heaven, 1945, in a stunning Bluray edition.

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05-17-2013, 06:51 PM

Film Noir Press - Noir news from the internet started a thread What to Watch: 'Warehouse 13' visits film noir universe - Pittsburg Morning Sun in Film Noir News

On TV Pete and Myka search for an artifact in a film noir universe on "Warehouse 13." Artie, Steve and Cluadia pursue a phantom car thief. But which...

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05-17-2013, 06:45 PM

Nighthawk started a thread Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) in Noir reviews

The film features no guns, and any acts of violence are few and far between. Even Elisha Cook Jr. manages to make it through the entire film without...

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05-17-2013, 04:51 PM

dlhartzog replied to a thread Upcoming Noir Blu-rays in Film Noir

Rene Clair's noirish take on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, 1945, VCI Standard and Bluray, August 27th.

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05-17-2013, 03:07 PM

Surly replied to a thread Today's Noir Birthday in Film Noir

American playwright and screenwriter John Patrick wrote the screenplay for Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), and the story for The Strange Love of...

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05-17-2013, 10:22 AM

Steve-O replied to a thread Strange Woman, The (1946) in Noir reviews

This is one I have to revisit!

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05-17-2013, 09:35 AM

gordonl56 replied to a thread the last Neo-Noir you watched in Neo-noir and Noir TV

KILL THE IRISHMAN with Ray Stevenson.

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05-17-2013, 05:34 AM

Keith replied to a thread Favorite Black-and-White Film (post-1970, non-Noir) in Off Topic Stuff

All great choices, and a few I still need to see.

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05-17-2013, 05:31 AM

Keith replied to a thread Upcoming Noir Blu-rays in Film Noir

The noirish/sci-fi film SECONDS (1966) is getting the Criterion treatment on August 13, 2013.

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05-16-2013, 06:46 PM

dlhartzog replied to a thread Touch of Evil (1958) in Noir reviews

Truly great opening shot (in restored version), akin to similar one-take tracking shots in Hitchcock's Frenzy and Antonioni's The Passenger.

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05-16-2013, 06:39 PM

dlhartzog replied to a thread the last Neo-Noir you watched in Neo-noir and Noir TV

John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate, 1962, Sinatra's finest moment in films.

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05-16-2013, 06:29 PM

rftbotb replied to a thread The Last Film Noir you watched in Film Noir

Deception (1946): Bette Davis and Claude Rains battling it out verbally, with Davis losing for once. More of a psychological melodrama/noir....

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