jj's Noir-nament.

[jiraffejustin]

Same rules as other tournament threads. Anything that can be considered Noirish is eligible whether it be traditional film-noir, proto-noir, neo-noir, tech-noir.

Start with two nominations. Go.

[Miss Vicky]

I Wake Up Screaming
L.A. Confidential

[jiraffejustin]

My nominations:

The Killing (1956)
Blue Velvet (1986)

[mark f]

The Maltese Falcon
Chinatown

[Sedai]

Blade Runner (Scott, 1982)

http://mokudekiru.com/b/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/st_bladerunner_f.jpg


Out of the Past (Tourner, 1947)

http://www.moviezeal.com/wp-content/uploads/outofthepast04.jpg

It's not my nomination, but it's number two on my all-time best list, and I will say right now: it's going to be tough to beat Polanski's Chinatown, which is pretty much a perfect movie.

[Skepsis93]

Sweet Smell of Success
The Night of the Hunter

[The Gunslinger45]

http://www.fordpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/taxi-driver.jpg
Taxi Driver


http://images.askmen.com/entertainment/movie/1266617724_double-indemnity_1.jpg
Double Indemnity

[syj]

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Touch of Evil (1958)

[Sedai]

All great stuff so far - my favorite genre of film, by far.

And yes, I have watched Blade Runner in the last 24 hours. Pretty sure I have to answer that question with a yes more often than not! ;) Not that anyone asked...

[jiraffejustin]

All great stuff so far - my favorite genre of film, by far.

And yes, I have watched Blade Runner in the last 24 hours. Pretty sure I have to answer that question with a yes more often than not! ;) Not that anyone asked...

Judging from your avi, I thought we were going to get Sin City nominated. But, Blade Runner is obviously a fantastic choice. I haven't seen Out of the Past.

[Thursday Next]

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Body Heat (1981)

[jiraffejustin]

We are at 16 now, so I can open up nominations again. I want to get this started today, so it will end at the same time as the western one. But I still want to let some others who might not be online yet have a chance to nominate, so I'll say 1 nomination this round.

[syj]

Pickup on South Street (1953)

[The Gunslinger45]

Sin City

[jiraffejustin]

Breathless (1960)

[Miss Vicky]

Kiss of Death (1947)

[Cobpyth]

In a Lonely Place (1950)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R7Cbx97uDvk/TY-KVFKdiaI/AAAAAAAABBc/f4ZAvj-nqCE/s1600/In+a+Lonely+Place+%25281950%2529.jpg

[jiraffejustin]

If you want Cob, you can nominate 2 more for the first round that you missed.

[mark f]

The Big Sleep (Bogie)

[Cobpyth]

If you want Cob, you can nominate 2 more for the first round that you missed.

Thanks! Then I'm going with:

Laura (1944)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2dqtfGgd91rspq2do1_500.jpg

NOMINATION OF SUNSET BLVD. DELETED!

[Skepsis93]

I'll go with Sunset Boulevard (1950).

[Cobpyth]

I'll go with Sunset Boulevard (1950).

I just did. Do you want me to take another?

[jiraffejustin]

It looks like Sunset Blvd. was pretty much simultaneously nominated. I guess you guys can discuss which one will keep it, and who will nominate something else.

[donniedarko]

I'll nominate a film if that's alright:

The Long Goodbye

Second favorite noir, after Chinatown, both in my top ten.

[jiraffejustin]

I'll nominate a film if that's alright:

The Long Goodbye

Second favorite noir, after Chinatown, both in my top ten.

Of course. And you can get two more since you missed the first round.

[donniedarko]

Sweet,

Lets go with

Brick

And

Mullholland Drive

[Cobpyth]

It looks like Sunset Blvd. was pretty much simultaneously nominated. I guess you guys can discuss which one will keep it, and who will nominate something else.

You can deny my nomination of Sunset Blvd.

I didn't notice the fact that my seventh favorite movie of all time, The Third Man isn't nominated yet!

http://images.quickblogcast.com/94060-86797/orson__welles_the_3rd_man.jpg

[Skepsis93]

I just did. Do you want me to take another?

Nah you take it, you got in just ahead of me. I'll take The Third Man.

[Skepsis93]

:facepalm:

[jiraffejustin]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Skepsis93]

Just throw them both in, haha. Doesn't matter who nominates what.

[The Gunslinger45]

LOL! We are running out of great noirs to nominate!

[Cobpyth]

Nah you take it, you got in just ahead of me. I'll take The Third Man.

HAHAHAHAHA!!! :p

[The Gunslinger45]

Does M count? How about someone nominate that since I have three nominations already!

[Cobpyth]

LOL! We are running out of great noirs to nominate!

There are more, but I spent my nominations.

[jiraffejustin]

Okay, we are up to 28. So first 3, because I am cheating and getting my nomination in first, get their noms in from here. Open noms again.

I am nominating the trippy, sci-fi noir: eXistenZ (1999)

[linespalsy]

Deadline at Dawn (1946)

[The Gunslinger45]

M

[syj]

D.o.a. (1950)

[jiraffejustin]

Nice. We have our 32. First round match-ups to be posted shortly.

[jiraffejustin]

Voting ends June 7th. Regular rules apply. Must see both before voting.

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

5. Deadline at Dawn (1946) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947)

8. Blade Runner (1982) vs Pickup on South Street (1953)

9. The Long Goodbye (1973) vs I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) vs eXistenZ (1999)

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

15. Kiss of Death (1947) vs The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[jiraffejustin]

I need more noir in my life, I can't even vote once.

[Cobpyth]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

These are EXTREMELY hard choices as I love EVERY movie in these poules.

[The Gunslinger45]

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

The last two were harder. The first one was easy! :D

[mark f]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

5. Deadline at Dawn (1946) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947) (tough for Sedai)

8. Blade Runner (1982) vs Pickup on South Street (1953)

9. The Long Goodbye (1973) vs I Wake Up Screaming (1941) (barely)

10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) vs eXistenZ (1999)

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

15. Kiss of Death (1947) vs The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[jiraffejustin]

Judging by reputation, my nominations are going to have a tough round. Blue Velvet has a chance over The Third Man, but it seems slim. I don't think The Killing has much of a chance against Double Indemnity. eXistenZ has no chance against Sunset Blvd. The only film of mine that seems like it has a chance is Breathless, but it will depend on who has seen both D.O.A. and my film.

[The Gunslinger45]

Idk, I nominated Double Indemnity and I still went with Kubrick. Though I share your sentiments on Blue Velvet.

[Mr Minio]

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

Blue Velvet is more suave!

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

Hard one, but finally have chosen Kubrick.

[syj]

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947)

8. Blade Runner (1982) vs Pickup on South Street (1953)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[Sedai]

Judging from your avi, I thought we were going to get Sin City nominated. But, Blade Runner is obviously a fantastic choice. I haven't seen Out of the Past.


I liked Sin City, but it's not something I was over the moon for. Not a favorite of mine, but I felt the avatar represented me fairly well as far as my approach to Movie Forums at the time I chose the avatar back in '05.

Blade Runner, which is playing yet again on my mini player on my PC right now, is the best film of all time.

[Sedai]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949) The Third Man is the superior film, but I like Blue Velvet more.

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

5. Deadline at Dawn (1946) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947) Damn... One of two films that beat OotP in my book...

8. Blade Runner (1982) vs Pickup on South Street (1953)

9. The Long Goodbye (1973) vs I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) vs eXistenZ (1999) Yeah, right.

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946) *Cries* Two all-time favs for me. F the pairings!

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[Nausicaä]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

5. Deadline at Dawn (1946) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947)

10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) vs eXistenZ (1999)

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[Miss Vicky]

I can't vote on any matchups yet.

Though going by the votes so far, I'd say only one of my nominated films has much chance. I think the two Mature movies are dead in the water.

[Skepsis93]

Ah, I can vote! Cool.

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[jiraffejustin]

I decided to significantly lower the amount of time until voting closes, I hope that is fine with everyone. Voting closes June 7th now. That gives you two weeks to seek out anything you want to vote for.

[wintertriangles]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

5. Deadline at Dawn (1946) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947)

8. Blade Runner (1982) vs Pickup on South Street (1953)

9. The Long Goodbye (1973) vs I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) vs eXistenZ (1999) - I hope I don't have to defend this because I can't

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

15. Kiss of Death (1947) vs The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[Tyler1]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

5. Deadline at Dawn (1946) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947)

8. Blade Runner (1982) vs Pickup on South Street (1953)

9. The Long Goodbye (1973) vs I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) vs eXistenZ (1999)

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

15. Kiss of Death (1947) vs The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[jiraffejustin]

My nominations are doing the opposite of what I figured they would. Blue Velvet and The Killing are beating their competition, eXistenZ is tie with Sunset Blvd, and Breathless is getting soundly beaten.

[The Gunslinger45]

My nominations are doing the opposite of what I figured they would. Blue Velvet and The Killing are beating their competition, eXistenZ is tie with Sunset Blvd, and Breathless is getting soundly beaten.

Well Breathless was meh to me. I preferred Contempt.

[Godoggo]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941)vs Laura (1944)

5. Deadline at Dawn (1946) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

7. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs Out of the Past (1947)

8. Blade Runner (1982) vs Pickup on South Street (1953)

9. The Long Goodbye (1973) vs I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

10. Sunset Blvd. (1950) vs eXistenZ (1999)

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974)vs The Big Sleep (1946)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

15. Kiss of Death (1947) vs The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[jiraffejustin]

Well Breathless was meh to me. I preferred Contempt.

I still haven't seen it, but I really like Breathless though.

[The Gunslinger45]

Now I do prefer Breathless to Pierrot Le Fou. But I do not call myself a Godard fan.

[honeykid]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

4. The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs Laura (1944)

11. Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

14. M (1931) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

There's still a few I can't decide on

[HitchFan97]

2. In a Lonely Place (1950) vs Taxi Driver (1976)

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[Thursday Next]

Sin City (2005) vs Body Heat (1981)

12. Chinatown (1974) vs The Big Sleep (1946)

16. Brick (2005) vs The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[Camo]

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

[jiraffejustin]

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

I nominated The Killing, yet I voted against it. I guess that tells you how I feel about Double Indemnity. Watched it today and it feels like I just watched a masterpiece. Damned ole Billy Wilder is awesome. And that Raymond Chandler wrote up some fine piece of dialogue.

[Daniel M]

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

Only set where I've actually seen both, seen like 1 in most of the others :p

[jiraffejustin]

3. Blue Velvet (1986) vs The Third Man (1949)

Just saw The Third Man. I liked it, it's a very solid movie, but I just don't love it the way I do Blue Velvet.

[Godoggo]

Can you please, please wait until tomorrow before you move on to the next round? I have The Killing, Breathless, and Sweet Smell of Success all lined up to watch tonight and I want to vote in those pairings. I doubt I'll be finished until 6 in the a.m.

[jiraffejustin]

Yeah that is fine. I am at my sister's until next Tuesday, so that's when the new deadline is for the tournaments I am running.

[Godoggo]

1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs L.A. Confidential (1997)

6.Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

13. D.O.A. (1950) vs Breathless (1960)

[Brodinski]

WTF is this bullsh!t? L.A. Confidential wiping its ass with another bonafide masterpiece? Sweet Smell of Success deserves more credit. Also, Mulholland Drive is a brilliant film, but Out of the Past can trade blows with it, and probably come out on top in my book.

Sin City is a POS and can't beat any film on here.

Luckily, Night of the Hunter made it through. Even though I don't classify it as noir.

[jiraffejustin]

Voting is now closed for round one, except for the following which need a vote to break the tie. So, remember the rules, if you haven't voted on these please make sure you see both of them and break the tie:
6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

The following are moving on to the next round:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Sin City (2005)
Chinatown (1974)
D.O.A. (1950)
Touch of Evil (1958)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)

[jiraffejustin]

If you haven't voted on this, can you please break the tie?:

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

[Brodinski]

If you haven't voted on this, can you please break the tie?:

6. Double Indemnity (1944) vs The Killing (1956)

The Killing is a good film, but Double Indemnity is better on every level, including directing.

[jiraffejustin]

Round 2 match-ups end on June 23rd

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Taxi Driver (1976) vs D.O.A. (1950)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) vs Chinatown (1974)
8. Pickup on South Street (1953) vs Blue Velvet (1986)

[Cobpyth]

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Taxi Driver (1976) vs D.O.A. (1950)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950) (EXTREMELY HARD CHOICE)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) vs Chinatown (1974)
8. Pickup on South Street (1953) vs Blue Velvet (1986)

The italicized titles I haven't seen yet.

[mark f]

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Taxi Driver (1976) vs D.O.A. (1950)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) vs Chinatown (1974)
8. Pickup on South Street (1953) vs Blue Velvet (1986)

[Brodinski]

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Taxi Driver (1976) vs D.O.A. (1950)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) vs Chinatown (1974)
8. Pickup on South Street (1953) vs Blue Velvet (1986)

[HitchFan97]

2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
6. Mulholland Drive (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Seen one film in each of the other matchups, but wow, what a neo-noir whore I am. Donnie, your favorite Altman could use some help...

[The Gunslinger45]

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Taxi Driver (1976) vs D.O.A. (1950)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) vs Chinatown (1974)
8. Pickup on South Street (1953) vs Blue Velvet (1986)

[Daniel M]

I can only vote in one for now (Sin City v Touch of Evil), but I will be hopefully watching both The Maltese Falcon and The Long Goodbye in the next few days, so the latter could get another vote from me, HF and Donnie ;)

[Camo]

6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (tough one but i love The Maltese Falcon)

[syj]

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
3. Taxi Driver (1976) vs D.O.A. (1950)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) vs Chinatown (1974)

[Godoggo]

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Taxi Driver (1976) vs D.O.A. (1950)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) vs Chinatown (1974)
8. Pickup on South Street (1953) vs Blue Velvet (1986)

I hate that D.O.A. is paired with Taxi Driver. Taxi Driver will most likely win, but D.O.A is a fantastic movie and I would love for it to win the entire tournament.

[Daniel M]

2. The Night of the Hunter (1955) vs The Long Goodbye (1973)
4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) vs The Maltese Falcon (1941)

[The Gunslinger45]

I hate that D.O.A. is paired with Taxi Driver. Taxi Driver will most likely win, but D.O.A is a fantastic movie and I would love for it to win the entire tournament.

I watched DOA specifically so I could vote in that pairing. It is a damn good movie. Problem for it is, Taxi Driver is my favorite movie.

[HitchFan97]

I just saw The Big Heat the other day, and I'm kinda bummed I didn't nominate it for this tourney. Possibly my new favorite classical Hollywood noir.

[Sane]

5. Double Indemnity (1944) vs Sunset Blvd. (1950)

[donniedarko]

4. Sin City (2005) vs Touch of Evil (1958)

[rauldc14]

I vote for Double Indemnity and Mulholland DR.

[donniedarko]

. Donnie, your favorite Altman could use some help...

Might be my final push to watch Night of the Hunter, I'll see if my library has it.

[jiraffejustin]

Tie-breaker time again (ugh):

1. L.A. Confidential (1997) vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Following are already in the next round:

The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Chinatown (1974)
Blue Velvet (1986)

[HitchFan97]

Woo, I've seen all of those! Unless Kiss Me Deadly wins.

[The Gunslinger45]

Woo, I've seen all of those! Unless Kiss Me Deadly wins.

What Hitch said...

[jiraffejustin]

Woo, I've seen all of those! Unless Kiss Me Deadly wins.

You should see Kiss Me Deadly then, so you can vote ;)

[Godoggo]

1. L.A. Confidential (1997)vs Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

[The Gunslinger45]

tie broken!

[jiraffejustin]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[jiraffejustin]

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

Extremely tough decision

[Daniel M]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[Godoggo]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[mark f]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon - both great; unfair!

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[The Gunslinger45]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[HitchFan97]

1. Sunset Boulevard vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

The first two were actually pretty close. Taxi Driver is gonna win the whole damn thing and it's hardly a noir at all.

[Camo]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

[Skepsis93]

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[Daniel M]

The first two were actually pretty close. Taxi Driver is gonna win the whole damn thing and it's hardly a noir at all.

That's why I voted Chinatown over Taxi Driver, even though I love both, I prefer Taxi Driver as the overall film it isn't really a noir :p

[Cobpyth]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

Haven't seen The Night of the Hunter yet.

[donniedarko]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[linespalsy]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown (close)

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[Nausicaä]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[syj]

That's why I voted Chinatown over Taxi Driver, even though I love both, I prefer Taxi Driver as the overall film it isn't really a noir :p

Yeah, I don't think Taxi Driver or Night of the Hunter really count as noir, so I would probably use that as a tiebreaker.

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[Brodinski]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

Easy picks for me. Chinatown is destroying Taxi Driver. Good.

[Daniel M]

Yeah, I don't think Taxi Driver or Night of the Hunter really count as noir, so I would probably use that as a tiebreaker.

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

I agree that The Night of the Hunter isn't a noir, not sure why some people include it as one apart from its fantastic cinematography. I don't think Blue Velvet is really one either, although I think it at least has some important elements and I generally prefer it anyway. I'm hoping for a Chinatown or Touch of Evil win :p

[Mr Minio]

Blue Velvet is a neo-noir.

The Night of the Hunter isn't.

[HitchFan97]

Yeah I don't really see how The Night of the Hunter is a noir either. Blue Velvet certainly has noir elements but I think, like most of Lynch's films, it resists categorization under one genre.

[Daniel M]

Yeah I don't really see how The Night of the Hunter is a noir either. Blue Velvet certainly has noir elements but I think, like most of Lynch's films, it resists categorization under one genre.

The more I think about it, the more I think Blue Velvet is a neo-noir actually. Visually it has a dark, eerie, mysterious feel, it deals with the dark depressing side of humans (Hopper and the dark underworld), MacLachlan takes on the private detective role who finds himself in the centre of a mystery that gets thicker the deeper he goes, Rossellini is kind of like the femme fatale, who has secrets and it more than what she originally seems, although she is not really devious, she just wants to protect herself/family, and then you've got the dark and dangerous relationships between the characters, sexual chemistry right from the off with MacLachlan and Rosselini, and the strange sexual relationship between her and Hopper too.

[edarsenal]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

2. Taxi Driver vs Chinatown

3. Touch of Evil vs L.A. Confidential

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[Sane]

4. The Night of the Hunter vs Blue Velvet

[jiraffejustin]

Tie-breakers needed -

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon

Movies in the next round -

Chinatown
Touch of Evil
Blue Velvet

[Godoggo]

Both movies in the tie are great and well worth someone's time to watch.

[jiraffejustin]

Tie wasn't broken, so both films move to the next round causing a three-way match-up.

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

[mark f]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

[Daniel M]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown (too close, but gonna vote for the underdog)

[The Gunslinger45]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

[donniedarko]

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

Both are spectacular films.

[Guaporense]

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

At least the first has a very fat Orson Welles.

[HitchFan97]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet
2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

Easy picks.

[Godoggo]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

[Nausicaä]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

[Brodinski]

1. Sunset Blvd. vs The Maltese Falcon vs Blue Velvet

2. Touch of Evil vs Chinatown

[HitchFan97]

Wow, The Maltese Falcon is destroying the competition.

[The Gunslinger45]

Wow, The Maltese Falcon is destroying the competition.

And now another of my all time favs is on the ropes. :(

[Daniel M]

The Maltese Falcon is pure noir though, more so than both Sunset Boulevard and Blue Velvet, so deserves to win this tie for me.

[The Gunslinger45]

The Maltese Falcon is pure noir though, more so than both Sunset Boulevard and Blue Velvet, so deserves to win this tie for me.

Can't argue there.

[jiraffejustin]

FINAL

Voting ends in a week.

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown

[Cobpyth]

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown

[The Gunslinger45]

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown

[jiraffejustin]

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown

[mark f]

My two faves (and the best :)). I don't really want to choose but...

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown

[Nausicaä]

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown

[HitchFan97]

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown
All things considered, it really is the best noir ever.

[Godoggo]

I'd be fine with either of these two winning.

The Maltese Falcon vs Chinatown

[jiraffejustin]

The winner of the Noir-nament is Chinatown

[Cobpyth]

Great!

Let's be honest. Is there a better noir ending than this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjSshSvQWQA

[Daniel M]

I was away for the final voting, but a very worthy winner, the two finalist are probably my two favourite noirs, great to see two very similar but still different, and decades apart films face off against each other. Both fantastic :)