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I believe the correct aspect ratio for THE BIG COMBO (1955) is 1:85 to 1. Hopefully Olive does this right. John Alton's photography on this film would be something wonderful to see if the transfer is...

Great news on the BIG COMBO future release. I've bought it twice before on dvd but I'm not happy with either.

I finally watched this film and I thought it was just OK. It drags a little with the overly long cell phone conversations, mostly predictable twists and turns, and as Nighthawk posted the plot is...

Thanks for the review. I ordered the bd from Amazon Canada. It was their last copy.

Both films are very good, but I've always enjoyed the Big Sleep more, and rewatch it more often then I do Laura. I don't care for the Detective McPherson character's personality and actually root...

I consider The Maltese Falcon more of a Crime Thriller than a noir, but if most people think of it as Film Noir, I don't have a problem with that. It's not so much a murder mystery as the Miles...

Actually there has been a 16x9 anamorphic French version "Adieu Ma Jolie" (Farewell My Lovely) for the North American region for sometime now. It is still available from Amazon Canada for $9.99. I...

My slightly amused comment came after reading Bob's post #97 where he called people who buy blu-rays suckers and collectors of shiny objects, and in post #101 he continues with only the DVD Beaver...

Sorry you took offence to my post. I did not mean to insult anyone. I guess I should have chosen my words more carefully.

I'm always a little surprised and slightly amused when someone says they can't see the difference between sd dvd's and hd blu-rays. It makes me question if they have ever gone into the menu of their...

Robert Crawford a moderator at Home Theater Forum, has posted that Fox is releasing " Laura " on blu-ray next year on Feb. 5th.

Not noir or neo, but a few "policier" or "crime thriller" French movies I enjoyed were;
Tell No One (2006)
Point Blank (2011), this is not a remake of the Lee Marvin picture with the same name
22...

I too have seen that stock footage used in at least four different movies that Nauga is referencing. Makes me smile everytime. This footage is in The Big Combo as well as the two movies Nauga...

Double Indemnity gets a very good review for video quality on this blu-ray. I sure hope this gets a North American release.

Tombstone (1993) is one of the better new westerns in my opinion. Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) take on a band of outlaws lead by Curly Bill Brocius, Johnny Ringo, and the...

Good job Nauga. I like this film and enjoyed reading your review. I also like how the Javier Bardem character can't be killed, as he represents evil in this film, and we all know that we will always...

LED and LCD are the same thing. The only difference is the former uses LED backlighting while the other uses fluorescent. They are both LCD screens. Making films look like video is a problem with LCD...

You are right Steve-O, most of the good and great noirs have been released on dvd. I would still like proper releases of PHANTOM LADY (1944 Alan Curtis, Ella Raines) and CRY OF THE CITY (1948 Victor...

It's the marketing that Sony and TCM used for lumping these not very noir films as film noir classics that bothers me the most about this boxset. They just call it noir to increase sales. This...

I wouldn't recommend TCM's (Columbia Pictures) Film Noir Classics III to anyone. I liked the THE MOB, but that was about it. I haven't seen THE BURGLAR as that disc won't play, and I'll be waiting...

Thanks for the clarification Nighthawk. I have the old MGM dvd and completely forgot that Criterion issued this movie in both formats, as I always buy the blu-ray version if available.

I have the Criterion blu-ray of "The Killing", and yes it does look very good. The better picture quality is very noticeable on a larger quality screen, although the regular dvd upconverted looks...

Living in Canada it was our public broadcaster the CBC that ran a series of classic old black and white films in the summer months of the early 70's I believe, that got me interested in noir. It had...

I don't know what my favorite neo-noir films are, but a few I like would be
Chinatown
Devil in a Blue Dress
Angel Heart
Body Heat
Le Samourai

This is probably the best review of "Blood Simple" I've read. Well done Nauga. Like others I haven't viewed this film for some time, but I will watch it again when my blu-ray arrives in the mail.