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4 days ago · Because the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the list of neo-noir titles.
2 days ago · The term film noir, French for 'black film' (literal) or 'dark film' (closer meaning), was first applied to Hollywood films by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, but was unrecognized by most American film industry professionals of that era.
Jun 27, 2024 · The final film of director Roy William Neill, who died not long after it was released, 1946's Black Angel is one of those overlooked noirs that could stand a
Jun 9, 2024 · Oddly Black Angel (1946), which features a rare, sensitive turn by noir baddie Dan Duryea (“a serviceable good guy, but a delectable bastard,” pithily observes Muller) and which Francis Nevins deemed the best of the myriad Woolrich film adaptations, goes unheralded.
3 days ago · Originally completed in 1959 under the title The Black Door (it was then changed to The Head That Wouldn't Die), it was not released until May 3, 1962, where failure to add the copyright notice resulted in the film entering the public domain.
5 days ago · The core of the book is a detailed list of 300 films (see below), with production credits for each entry, a précis of each story and a short critical essay. “Big” is an apposite term; many of these films involve big characters, big passions, big crimes and big predicaments, the latter invariably matters of life or death.
Jun 21, 2024 · Kirk Bennett wordt verdacht van de moord op zangeres Mavis Marlowe, die recent gescheiden is van pianist en alcoholist Martin Blair. Kirk vindt haar lichaam in het Wilshire House en slaat op de vlucht, maar huishoudster Flo ziet dit. Mavis chanteerde Kirk, wat hem mogelijk schuldig maakt.
