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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 4 hours ago
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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 4 hours 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 4 hours 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 1 day 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 1 day ago
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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 1 day ago
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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 1 day ago
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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 1 day 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 1 day 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 2 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 2 days ago
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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 2 days ago
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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 3 days ago
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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 3 days ago
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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 4 days ago
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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 4 days ago
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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 5 days ago
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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 5 days ago
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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 6 days ago
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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 6 days ago
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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 6 days ago
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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 6 days ago
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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 1 week ago
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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 1 week ago
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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...

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