To Live and Die In L.A. (1985) reviewed elsewhere in this folder
Midnight Heat (1992) aka Sunset Heat, a made-for-cable / video noir from the crew behind Miami Vice.
Richard
the last Neo-Noir you watched
To Live and Die In L.A. (1985) reviewed elsewhere in this folder
Midnight Heat (1992) aka Sunset Heat, a made-for-cable / video noir from the crew behind Miami Vice.
Richard
Last edited by Richard; 07-17-2010 at 09:55 PM.
Recent views-all courtesy of suggestions on this board:
The Getaway
Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Parallax View
The Marathon Man
The Onion Field
The Seven-Ups
Point Blank
Julia (2008), what a performance by Tilda Swinton !
I got re-acquainted with THE HOT SPOT last night. Loose as a goose. You can tell it was directed by an actor.
Richard
"Passion rules the arrow that flies."
Bob Dylan, 1986.
KILLING ME SOFTLY (2002).
A Japanese sensibility at work in this erotic neo-noir.
I really do think Heather Graham has the aptitude, if she would just take some workshops to get centered and broaden her range. Perhaps find a coach who is not distracted by her ... beauty. She was 32 when she made this film but barely looks 16.
Ralph Fiennes is too much the ape.
The photography by William Cloutier rates a 10 out of 10 especially the night and weather shots.
Richard
"Passion rules the arrow that flies."
Bob Dylan, 1986.
Brooklyn's Finest. INCREDIBLE!
Yeah, I liked it too - underrated..Originally Posted by Little Mac
Gonna pop in Michael Mann's 'Heat' tonight..
INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1990) directed by Mike Figgis, shot by John Alonza.
More about this fine film later.
Richard
"Passion rules the arrow that flies."
Bob Dylan, 1986.
Although fatally flawed, 8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE (1986) is a genuine neo-noir in the best tradition of noir.
The region 2 DVD from Spain is widescreen and anamorphic but quality leaves a lot to be desired.
The film is worth a look.
Richard
"Passion rules the arrow that flies."
Bob Dylan, 1986.
Julia (2008). very good film, not crazy about the ending.
Who the Hell's Bonnie & Clyde, a Hungarian young attractive fugitive couple neo-noir. Reminded me more of Gun Crazy then B&C.
Animal Kingdom-- great Australian psychopathic family noir.
The above being one of my two favorite films of last year, along with 'Un Prophet'.
The Long Good Friday - Very good film. Thought the score was kinda weird-like more for a horror/slasher movie. It's got some early synthesizer sound to it as well. Some hard to understand accents in this movie, can't believe no subtitles-though I think it is coming out now on blue-ray.
Just finished viewing "The House On 92nd Street". For me, this particular movie walks the fine line between noir and neo-noir. It is one of Henry Hathaway"s better films.
La Conciergerie aka The Haven, a 1997 French Canadian neo. I was struck with how it felt much more American than French and even more than some English Canadian films. The corrupt Montreal cops could have been corrupt movie cops in any big city in the US, but not so much in a film set in Toronto. Good story, but too many of the characters were caricatures.
Re-watched "The Long Goodbye" 1972. Elliott Gould does a decent job, but he doesn't seem like a Phillip Marlowe to me.
**SPOILER QUESTION**
Why does Marlowe kill Terry Lennox at the end? Did Marlowe think that Lennox intended for Marty Augustine to kill him before Lennox returned Augustine's money? Was it to avenge Lennox's dead wife? Or just revenge for being used by Lennox, then arrested and beat up by Augustine? Something else?
Cat City with Rebecca Pidgeon, David Mamet's wife and a fine actress in her own right. Also Brian Dennehy who should have had more screen time. Standard noir tale of greed, sex, and betrayal; not great but enjoyable.
Thought awhile back someone said that Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)was neo-noir. Saw it tonight. Didn't seem like a neo-noir to me, but it was a pretty entertaining con and caper film. Some have said the heist scene contained no suspense-but I liked the way it was so efficiently planned and executed. Not all heists go wrong. I liked some of the counterintuitive actions taken by the James Coburn character. I also love the plot twist at the end. Is it implausible? Maybe, but certainly not unheard of. Besides, it doesn't truly affect the end-it mainly just affects what the viewer thinks about previous choices and the end of the film.
Cold Play. Had a direct-to-DVD feel to it, but IMDb said it had a limited theatrical release in 2008. Somewhat formulaic with both expected and unexpected twists and turns. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Never heard of any of the cast, but female lead, Vanessa Branch, though born in England, was deservedly (again according to IMDb) voted Miss Vermont of 1994.
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