Film Noir HoF - Part 2

Hollywood's classical film noir period, generally regarded as ranging from 1941 to 1958.

Links to members reviews of the nominations.

Citizen Rules:
The Maltese Falcon
Scarlet Street
Kansas City Confidential
I Confess
Spellbound
Face in the Crowd
Night of the Hunter
Touch of Evil
The Killers
Kiss Me Deadly
The Big Sleep

Colejwalker:
The Maltese Falcon
The Big Sleep
Scarlet Street
Spellbound
The Killers
Kansas City Confidential
I Confess
Kiss Me Deadly

DonnieDarko: Dropped Out
Kansas City Confidential
Kiss Me Deadly
Scarlet Street
The Big Sleep
Night of the Hunter

Frightened Inmate:
Night of the Hunter
The Killers
I Confess

Gunslinger:
The Maltese Falcon
Touch of Evil
The Big Sleep
Kiss Me Deadly
Night of the Hunter
The Killers
Kansas City Confidential
Scarlet Street
I Confess
A Face in the Crowd

Neiba:
The Night of the Hunter
Spellbound
The Maltese Falcon
Scarlet Street
The Killers
Kansas City Confidential
The Big Sleep

Pelicula Pelican: Dropped Out

Raul:
Kansas City Confidential
The Killers
The Maltese Falcon
Touch of Evil
Scarlet Street
The Big Sleep
I Confess
Kiss Me Deadly
Face in the Crowd
Night of the Hunter

Sean:
Scarlet Street
Kansas City Confidential
A Face in the Crowd
Kiss Me Deadly
The Big Sleep
I Confess
Spellbound
Touch of Evil
The Killers

SilentVamp:
The Killers
Kiss Me Deadly
I Confess
Touch of Evil
Kansas City Confidential
A Face in the Crowd

Gbgoodies (*honorary member)
Scarlet Street
Kansas City Confidential
I Confess

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Glad to see Gunslinger in. This should be fun!

Alright, Slinger getting back in the game

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Hot damn! we have three fine Film Noirs so far, keep them coming in....

I'll join.

Also Kiss me deadly is on Youtube.

Thanks FM....Also if you can watch Kiss Me Deadly on the Criterion DVD release, it includes both the original and alternative endings.

It's been a really long time since I've participated in a HOF, but I'm excited to join this one. Definitely want to explore more film noir so this should be fun!

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The Killers is a pretty cool movie, especially the first act. We actually had a movie club for that one

Donnie too. I'm excited. I have seen Donnie and Rauldc's noms but am pleased to watch them again.

Only saw Spellbound, good movie, and the remake of The Killers (1964), this is gonna be Epic!!!

I just watched Touch of Evil, excellent film.

There's the edited by the studio version done without Orson Welles permission much like was done with Magnificent Ambersons and The Lady From Shanghai.

Then there's a 1978 reworked version.

Then there's the fully restored to Orson Welles's original intent version which was done in 1998 which is called the restored version. I highly recommended the 1998 version as it's what Orson had intended the film to be.

If you see title credits role during the opening scene, that's not the restored version. Orson specified that no credits roll during the opening scene and in the 1998 version they don't.

About the different versions:

What is your nom CR? I have a feeling this will be one of my favorite HOFs

All of the above! I had consider almost all of these films.. I thought it would be cool as a host, if I let every one else pick a movie first...and you guys have picked all my favorites...and I'm glad too This will rock!

The only one I haven't seen is I Confess. But I'll put my nom up pretty soon.

Yahoo just added another one, Kansas City Confidential.

Kansas city is also on youtube

Got another nomination in, A Face in the Crowd (Elia Kazan, 1957)...that makes 9 so far.

Glad to have some Kazan 50's to watch for these HOFs because Waterfront and Streetcar are already way high on my list.

Kazan is easily in my top 10 directors. Oh and...I just added my nom too

I'm not going to join this time because I've been busy and you already have a good group going. I've seen all of them so far except for The Killers, K.C. Confidential, and Scarlet Street. The other 6 are all very good. I don't think A Face in the Crowd is quite my favorite, but I think it's a very interesting movie.