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M (1931) (****)
Watch the Film!Fritz Lang’s seminal German masterpiece is extremely filmic sophisticated for an early sound film. The dark thriller induced the cinematic world to Peter Lorre. Many of the innovations...
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SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) (****)
Check Out this ClipI first saw Billy Wilder’s SUNSET BOULEVARD in college and was struck by its dark look at the Hollywood Dream. Now years later, having lived in Los Angeles for 10 years, the film...
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BLADE RUNNER (1982) (****)
Check Out the TrailerRidley Scott’s sci-fi classic brings a film noir feel to a futuristic Earth where human-like renegade androids called replicants are hunted by blade runner assassins. However...
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SHUTEYE HOTEL (2007) (**)
Watch a Clip!This short is featured on the Animation Show Vol. 3 DVD. Many people will know Bill Plympton’s work from his early shorts that aired on MTV, like HOW TO KISS and YOUR FACE. His I MARRIED A...
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947) (***1/2)
I have a fascination with carnivals and circuses. Many filmmakers have as well Fellini, Bergman both made films set in the circus. So when I first read about this long forgotten film noir gem, I was...
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THE BLACK DAHLIA (2006) (**)
Check Out the TrailerBrian DePalma’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s famed crime novel perfectly displays why the complex story has taken so long to reach the screen, because so much has to be crammed...
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CHINATOWN (1974) (****)
Check Out the TrailerThis neo-noir simmers with sin and corruption. J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST) is a former cop who worked the seedy streets of Chinatown where he...
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THE PHENIX CITY STORY (1955) (***1/2)
Similar to many 1950s crime/message movies, THE PHENIX CITY STORY distinguishes itself with a raw and unflinching look at violence that was uncommon for the era. Based on the true story of Phenix City,...
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DERAILED (2005) (**)
Check Out the TrailerThis modern film noir plays well for its first two acts, but jumps the tracks in the end. It wants to be a film noir, but it wants a happy ending, which is actually vicious when...
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PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953) (****)
Samuel Fuller’s gritty film noir, PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, follows the shadowy tale of a ditzy dame and her three-time loser. Candy (Jean Peters, NIAGARA) is delivering a package for her abusive...
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