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Forum: Movie Reviews 1 hour ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Mulholland Drive (2001) A couple of years...

Mulholland Drive (2001)

A couple of years ago I finally sat down to watch this picture after avoiding it for 20 years. There were several enjoyable elements, chiefly the superb acting of Naomi...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 hour ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Laura, done the same year as Double Indemnity, is...

Laura, done the same year as Double Indemnity, is a wonderfully good mystery noir with a stellar cast. It's famous theme song alone by David Raskin (with Johnny Mercer's lyrics added after the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 hours ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Thief, not to disrupt the thread, but if you...

Thief, not to disrupt the thread, but if you haven't yet seen Ripley, the 2024 8-part series starring Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning, you must watch it. It's phenomenal.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Funny-- two Coen films together. Both great...

Funny-- two Coen films together.

Both great pictures, I was most impressed in No Country for Old Men by the great cinematography from the legendary Roger Deakins.

Fargo was a landmark picture...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I can't find my commentary for either Shadow of a...

I can't find my commentary for either Shadow of a Doubt or The Killing.

Both are great pictures. I must have watched Shadow 15 times over the years. It's one of two great noirs from Hitchcock. ...
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Would you go on a game show?
Posted By GulfportDoc
The point is that "shoot" is not a synonym for...

The point is that "shoot" is not a synonym for "pistol". I should have said "gun", "firearm", "revolver", etc. I saw my mistake, but was put off by the tester's harsh remark. Puts me in mind of...
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Would you go on a game show?
Posted By GulfportDoc
What a great story! Any chance you'd post the...

What a great story! Any chance you'd post the video here? Perhaps it's not recorded on digital video.

When I was living in Hollywood around 1980 my wife and I went down to take the test for the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) This is a lollapalooza...

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

This is a lollapalooza of a noir based on Mickey Spillane’s 1952 novel of the same name featuring a two-fisted Mike Hammer. Directed by Robert Aldrich, and photographed by...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
The Night of the Hunter (1955) The Night of...

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Night of the Hunter is really a fantasy horror film. It’s noir element is chiefly due to the studied chiaroscuro photography of Stanely Cortez (The Magnificent...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
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Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
98598 Knox Goes Away( 2023) I’ve...

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Knox Goes Away( 2023)


I’ve been an ardent fan of Michael Keaton’s from Beetlejuice (1988) up through his tour de force performance in Birdman (2014), and have continued to be...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Miller's Crossing and Reservoir Dogs are both...

Miller's Crossing and Reservoir Dogs are both very good films.

"Crossing" is a gripping picture with phenomenal acting. I have it at #25 on my neo-noir list.

Despite Tarantino's homage to The...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Would you be referring to Hayden's Capt....

Would you be referring to Hayden's Capt. McCluskey in The Godfather (1972)? He was memorable in that part.
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Mildred Pierce (1945) was a tremendous comeback...

Mildred Pierce (1945) was a tremendous comeback for Joan Crawford. After starring in silent movies, and continuing on into the 1930s as a huge box office star, her popularity had gradually waned to...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) I've always been...

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

I've always been a big fan of most of John Huston's work, from The Maltese Falcon (1941) through to Prizzi's Honor (1985). As far as noir films, the former may have been...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 3 days ago
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Ripley (2024) series
Posted By GulfportDoc
Thanks for the tip. Will check it out.

Thanks for the tip. Will check it out.
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 3 days ago
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Ripley (2024) series
Posted By GulfportDoc
Ripley (2024) series

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Ripley is hands down the best neo-noir series I've ever seen. Andrew Scott is the lead character, with associate roles for Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn. There is also a stand out...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I really enjoyed Blow Out. It was suspenseful...

I really enjoyed Blow Out. It was suspenseful and well thought out, with good acting. It was an interesting re-imagining of the great Blow-Up (1966) by M. Antonioni, but I did enjoy the Antonioni...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
The Big Heat (1953) Directed by the...

The Big Heat (1953)

Directed by the formidable Fritz Lang, with memorable noir lighting by cinematographer Charles Lang (no relation), the film features one of Glenn Ford’s grittiest roles, while...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Strangers on a Train is one of the two Hitchcock...

Strangers on a Train is one of the two Hitchcock noir masterpieces, along with Shadow of a Doubt from 8 years earlier. I must have watched this picture 10 times, and never tire of it.

The story...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Ace in the Hole (1951) Ace in the Hole is...

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Ace in the Hole is not a prime example of film noir, being mostly a straight drama about squalid journalism and a glory seeking reporter, however it does display one of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I really like Notorious, which is sort of a...

I really like Notorious, which is sort of a landmark film for Hitchcock, being a full on romance. In fact the picture is really a spy/suspense/love story more than a noir. Good story, good acting. ...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 1,787
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Body Heat (1981) Likely in sequence the...

Body Heat (1981)

Likely in sequence the second great neo-noir of the later 20th Century following Chinatown (1975), it was both written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan (Star Wars films, Raiders of...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
The Killers is one of the very best noirs made,...

The Killers is one of the very best noirs made, directed by Robert Siodmak, the most prolific of the noir directors. "The Swede" role made B. Lancaster a star, and probably Ava Gardner as well...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I've never written much commentary about The...

I've never written much commentary about The Postman Always Rings Twice, but in my view it approaches Double Indemnity quality, even as its story is somewhat similar.

The chemistry between...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,532
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Detour (1945) When I first saw the picture...

Detour (1945)

When I first saw the picture I wasn't such a fan of this one. It looks shoddily made and the plot is fairly preposterous. The main character is either an idiot... or he really is...

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