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Forum: The Television & Music Forum 2 hours 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 18 hours ago
Replies: 1,605
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 18 hours ago
Replies: 1,379
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 19 hours ago
Replies: 1,379
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 1 day ago
Replies: 1,379
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 1 day ago
Replies: 1,379
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 2 days ago
Replies: 1,605
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 2 days ago
Replies: 1,379
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 3 days ago
Replies: 1,379
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 3 days ago
Replies: 1,379
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...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
Replies: 1,605
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Sin City (2005) This picture was a new...

Sin City (2005)

This picture was a new watch for me. It’s a full-bodied satire of the noir style based upon Frank Miller’s comic book series, Sin City. In replication of a comic book look...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I don't think of Key Largo as a noir, but as a...

I don't think of Key Largo as a noir, but as a landmark crime/hostage picture notable for putting Bogie on the map, as well as for the superb performance by Claire Trevor. She wasn't afraid to take...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Night and the City (1950) Produced at the...

Night and the City (1950)

Produced at the peak of the classic film noir era, this picture is a lollapalooza of a noir, ticking so many boxes of classic noir's characteristics, that it risked...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
Replies: 1,605
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
You're right. Good point about being morally...

You're right. Good point about being morally conflicted.
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 1,605
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
To my taste, The Conversation is one of the great...

To my taste, The Conversation is one of the great films. Period. It immediately never comes to mind as a neo-noir, although one could make a case that it is. The protagonist, Harry Caul, doesn't...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Gilda is a great noir, and also one of Glenn...

Gilda is a great noir, and also one of Glenn Ford's sourest starring roles. Was Rita Hayworth drop dead gorgeous, or what?! Their off-screen romance carried on for years.

It didn't break into my...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Murder, My Sweet This is not only one of...

Murder, My Sweet

This is not only one of the first Hollywood films noir (preceded by Double Indemnity and The Maltese Falcon), but it is one of the all time very best, virtually defining the...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 5 days ago
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Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid
Posted By GulfportDoc
Geez, I never would have recognized Mr. Hackman...

Geez, I never would have recognized Mr. Hackman from those two pictures!

I believe I first saw him in a film in '67, when he was in Bonnie & Clyde. He was great in that picture, and reliably...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
White Heat was a landmark crime thriller, with...

White Heat was a landmark crime thriller, with remarkable scenery chewing by James Cagney playing..... James Cagney on steroids. There are some comparisons to the later Pacino's Scarface.

This...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 1,605
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
That's a good question. My 30 year reference was...

That's a good question. My 30 year reference was arbitrary. As you know the Hays Code and Joseph Breen enforced the unacceptable material until the late '50s, then by the Hippie era of the '60s the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,605
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Heat is a very enjoyable crime picture. Not sure...

Heat is a very enjoyable crime picture. Not sure what makes it neo-noir.

The acting and directing were first rate. I especially enjoyed the shoot out sequence in downtown L.A. It may be the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,605
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Angel Heart(1987) This film is worth...

Angel Heart(1987)

This film is worth watching for Mickey Rourke’s acting. He’s at his scruffy tawdry best in his role as a private investigator hired to locate a crooner named Johnny Favorite,...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
The Lady From Shanghai is actually a very good...

The Lady From Shanghai is actually a very good picture, but it might possibly have been a great picture but for the meddling of Columbia head, Harry Cohn.

As Citizen Rules mentioned earlier, so...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
There is a famous comment from Billy Wilder after...

There is a famous comment from Billy Wilder after having worked with Raymond Chandler on Double Indemnity. He said that part of the reason he made The Lost Weekend was "to explain Chandler to...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,379
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Rebecca is a memorable landmark picture, although...

Rebecca is a memorable landmark picture, although I don't see it as a noir, apart from its dark tone. Veteran DP George Barnes was not known for noir, his only one being Nightmare (1942). He was...

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