The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown

Oh. Oops!


Just checked my ballot. Number 21 on my ballot, I think (I had one ineligible, so everything shifted up one I believe).


When we get down ticket on my ballot, I'm going to forget some of the ones I put on there.


Like I said, before. Enjoyable.

0/6 for me so far!! I really need to watch more noirs!

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Just been made aware of this Noir re-telling of Macbeth!!! Wonder if anyone nominated that one:

Joe Macbeth is OK. Overall I'll take Men of Respect (1991), which similarly reworks the Shakespeare tale with mobsters.

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If you didn't save your ballot...I do have a copy of everyone's ballots and can message them back to you...Also a copy of your ballots are probably in your Sent folder, take a look there.

#94 Body and Soul (1947)

I've seen Body and Soul and thought it had good cinematography and fine performances, but it didn't make my ballot. I haven't seen Mystery Street and haven't heard much about it at all.

Seen: 7/8

Ha! what are the odds?? Two Robert Rossen films in both countdowns.

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Body and Soul is great and was very close to making my list, I have it at #31.
Ultimately chose another Film-Noir starring John Garfield and another boxing related Film-Noir.

SEEN 2/8
BALLOT 0/25

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I didn't vote for it, but glad Body & Soul made it. I have another boxing flick on my ballot, but that one should be up way high on the collective list.

Two more to add to the watchlist. Not doing too well so far 3 for 8.

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I just now checked out Robert Rosssen's directorial films on IMDB...he didn't make many but looks like he made some fun ones. I'll have to check out more of his work. I did see he made three film noirs:

CR's stats:

Seen 8/8
Ballot 0/25

Rossen was infamously blacklisted during the McCarthy era and, like Elia Kazan, eventually he more infamously named names, burning a lot of bridges. He died early at the age of 57.

Thanks Holden....I guess that's why his film directorial career is so short.

Finally one that I watched. Mystery Street was on my ballot. Ricardo Montalban deserved some love so I had to choose between it and Border Incident. Same with The Crimson Kimono and House of Bamboo. Both Samuel Fuller films with a firm grounding in Japanese culture. Went with HoB as my

I haven't seen either film

Body and Soul is pretty good and was on my long list but not my final 25. Haven't seen the other one.

I haven't seen either of them!

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