Of the 1-pointers, I've only seen They Drive By Night and that was so long ago I can't remember too much about it, so I need to catch it again. I'm really looking forward to seeing Crime Wave because I dig me some Sterling Hayden. And we're off!
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Subscribed.
Edited: Current revealed ballot: 01. (#06) In a Lonely Place 02. 03. M 1931 <- ineligible so just bump up everything below this by 1. 04. (#19) Ace in the Hole 1951 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. (#42) Rififi 1955 10. (#41) Elevator to the Gallows 1958 11. (#14) The Night of the Hunter 1955 12. (#09) Sweet Smell of Success 1957 13. (#07) Out of the Past 1957 14. (#11) The Killing #1956 15. (#23) The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 16. (#34) The Lost Weekend 1945 17. (###) Repeat Performance 1947 18. (#33) Nightmare Alley 1947 19. (#38) The Stranger (1946) 20. (#60) The Naked City 21. (#67) The Hitch-Hiker 22. (#96) Gaslight 1944 23. (#56) Niagara 1953 24. (###) I am Waiting 1957 25. (#24) Detour 1945 |
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Have not seen any of the one-pointers, may have to try to rectify on one or two.
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I haven't seen any of the one pointers.
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Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2443326)
I know I've seen a few of those but when it comes to classic noir, I mix them up a lot if they don't stand out to me. This is a countdown which will have me checking my records a lot.
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I've seen far too few classic movies that are film noir for me to have seen one obscure enough to be a 1-pointer. My 1-point selection will probably make the actual countdown. The ones that have shown up here all look pretty interesting, and actually really good. (I haven't seen any of them of course.)
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#100 Le Corbeau (1943) Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot Production: Continental Films Cast: Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey 20 Points, 3 Lists 'A French village doctor becomes the target of poison-pen letters sent to village leaders, accusing him of affairs and practicing abortion.' __________________________________________________ |
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#99 Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) Director: Anatole Litvak Production: Hal Wallis Productions Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey 21 Points, 2 Lists 'While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.' _______________________________________ |
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Love the format! Well done, all. :)
That said, I've not seen either of these, so I am 0/2 so far! |
Originally Posted by Thief (Post 2443246)
The only one I've seen from the one-pointers is Quicksand. I don't even remember if I was the one that had it at #25 :laugh: but I'm happy to see it represented. It's a solid little noir with a lot of atmosphere (check out my review here)
Back when I was playing with the idea of cutting the cord, I dove into this one when I saw it streaming one day. It almost plays out as a junior noir with Mickey Rooney being suckered into borrowing a twenty from the drawer at work to impress this "femme fatale". But the friend he counted on to pay him back never does so and he finds himself in hot water with work, the law and the owner of a penny arcade (Peter Lorre) faster than you can say...quicksand. Still, it packs a punch. And in doing this list, I realized that I haven't seen as many classic noirs as modern ones. Thus... My List: 17. Quicksand (1950) |
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Wow! That's nice!
So the start is at 20 points... |
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Ooh I like that visual style of the reveals
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Originally Posted by Sedai (Post 2443484)
Love the format! Well done, all. :)
That said, I've not seen either of these, so I am 0/2 so far! |
Originally Posted by mrblond (Post 2443486)
Wow! That's nice!
So the start is at 20 points... |
Originally Posted by ApexPredator (Post 2443485)
Quicksand is mine.
Back when I was playing with the idea of cutting the cord, I dove into this one when I saw it streaming one day. It almost plays out as a junior noir with Mickey Rooney being suckered into borrowing a twenty from the drawer at work to impress this "femme fatale". But the friend he counted on to pay him back never does so and he finds himself in hot water with work, the law and the owner of a penny arcade (Peter Lorre) faster than you can say...quicksand. Still, it packs a punch. And in doing this list, I realized that I haven't seen as many classic noirs as modern ones. Thus... My List: 17. Quicksand (1950) |
Added Sorry, Wrong Number to the Noir watchlist. Stanwyk and Lancaster should make me prioritize it.
You are going to hear a few things a lot from me in this countdown due to Noir being a plot heavy genre. Here is the first of one of those things, just saw Le Corbeau a couple years ago. Based on my star rating is was mid for me, but I don’t remember it at all. I said in my short review that I wish it had been fleshed out more. That it didn’t hold my interest with the mystery. |
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BTW, I'm starting with two donuts here. Haven't seen either of these two but I've heard good things about both.
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Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2443488)
Ooh I like that visual style of the reveals
That's also why I included the top billed cast members and a mini synopsis of the film. Hoping the presentations will pique some interest and get some of these neat noirs watched:) |
What is film noir?
https://americanpulps.com/wp-content...y-1024x552.jpg It is a label used to identify certain films that were made in the US during the 1940s and 1950s. It literally means "black film", which hints at the change in tone that was present in certain films, probably because of the war. However, it wasn't until 1946 that the term was coined by French film critics who hadn't had the chance to watch American films for several years. When the war ended, and they started catching up with the films that were made during the past five years, they noticed a trend towards a more pessimistic and fatalistic tone which they called "film noir". https://cdn8.openculture.com/wp-cont...r-film-pic.jpg So, perhaps this initial spurt of "dark films" was not intentional, but rather a product of the things that were going on in the world. But once studios caught up with the popularity of the trend, they started producing films of that kind in a more intentional way. Films about mysteries, worn down detectives meeting femme fatales in dark alleys and dimly lit offices, where the ending was not always the best for our protagonists. Stories were fate always showed its ugly head to remind us that we have no control over our destiny. |
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I've seen both Le Corbeau and Sorry, Wrong Number. I thought they were just okay and rated them a 6/10.
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