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Forum: Movie Reviews 13 hours ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Out of the Past (1947) This is a noir’s...

Out of the Past (1947)

This is a noir’s noir-- one of the best examples in the entire movement. Director Jacques Tourneur guides this dark tale of revenge, double cross, and sexual attraction;...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 13 hours ago
Replies: 23
Anyone else watching Bull?
Posted By GulfportDoc
You're probably right. Of course it is CBS...:D ...

You're probably right. Of course it is CBS...:D

You spell "license" as "licence". Are you outside the U.S.?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 22 hours ago
Replies: 81,565
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
98676 Coup de chance (2023) This is...

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Coup de chance (2023)

This is Woody Allen’s 50th film, and I’ve seen every one of them. I’d place this picture somewhere in the middle of his films in terms of quality. It’s a bit...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
Replies: 1,941
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Memento is a stunningly good film with a freshly...

Memento is a stunningly good film with a freshly innovative story for the year 2000. Guy Pearce's Leonard Shelby is one of the best performances of his career. Carrie-Anne Moss turns in a nice...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
Replies: 1,629
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I absolutely love The Big Sleep. I've seen it...

I absolutely love The Big Sleep. I've seen it many times, and I still watch it occasionally. Despite that, IMO the picture is a little light-hearted for a sinister and cynical noir, so I chose...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
Replies: 1,629
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Despite...

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Despite containing no murder or even any crime, Sweet Smell of Success has plenty of noir credentials from its display of sleaze, tension, mood, and darkness. All...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 2 days ago
Replies: 23
Anyone else watching Bull?
Posted By GulfportDoc
I'm pretty sure it's just by sight and sound. ...

I'm pretty sure it's just by sight and sound. They monitor the juror's mannerisms, expressions, and of course their answers to questions during voir dare.
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
Replies: 1,941
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I hope you get to see Ripley (2024). It's the...

I hope you get to see Ripley (2024). It's the best neo-noir series I've ever seen. I mentioned it in the TV forum.
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
Replies: 1,941
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 3 days ago
Replies: 1,629
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 3 days ago
Replies: 1,941
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 4 days ago
Replies: 1,941
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 4 days ago
Replies: 1,629
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 5 days ago
Replies: 1,629
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 5 days ago
Replies: 1,629
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 5 days ago
Replies: 81,565
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 6 days ago
Replies: 1,941
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 6 days ago
Replies: 1,629
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 6 days ago
Replies: 1,629
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 6 days ago
Replies: 1,629
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 6 days ago
Replies: 5
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 6 days ago
Replies: 5
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 1 week ago
Replies: 1,941
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...

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