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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Film_noirFilm noir - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. 1 day ago · Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr, is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War.

  3. 5 days ago · With clever plot twists and high-stakes courtroom drama, Fracture stands as a testament to the flaws within the legal system, drawing parallels to the exploration of justice, manipulation, and revenge found in Fatal Attraction.

  4. 4 days ago · Here’s a full list of all the shows that I’ve written about on this site. I’ve included helpful little labels next to each show, to indicate the type of post it is. The handy-dandy breakdown: [Full Review] = Lengths will vary, but each contains a Short, Long & Final Verdict.

  5. 3 days ago · Over 300 filmgoers have voted on the 30+ films on Best French Action Movies. Current Top 3: Leon: The Professional, La Femme Nikita, Brotherhood of the Wolf ...

  6. 4 days ago · 55 Best Japanese Movies of the 21st Century. The Top 55 Japanese Movies of the New Millennium: It is generally believed that Japanese cinemas downfall started in the 1980s, and the 90s economic stagnation knocked the film industry down until its revival of sorts through J-horror (in the late 1990s).

  7. 5 days ago · A quick definition for film noir. From the Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory, film noir is "concerned with the seedy underbelly of America, where crime, corruption and sexual desire intermingle. Recurrent characters include the world-weary detective, the beautiful but deadly femme fatale and her male dupes.