[quote=“Rififii, post:161, topic:1786”]Again! I gotta post more…
If anything I gotta keep my eyes on I…I…[/quote]
I’m gonna take a…SHOT in the dark here if you pardon the pun.
Murder by Contract
[quote=“korano, post:181, topic:1786”]I’m gonna take a…SHOT in the dark here if you pardon the pun.
Murder by Contract[/quote]
Sorry but the print is too good for a vhs only film…
I believe youre only guessing at films of 1959…but the film I’m hinting at is pure noir in the early 60’s …
The screen I gave you was way too vague heres another…
If you seen or heard of the film then this is a giveaway…
The Criminal or Concrete Jungle?
Nope.
I’m thinking Blast of Silence then. Hopefully.
Come On 
Youre on a rampage with these noirs and you havent seen this classic… :
Btw, have you seen Crimson Kimono yet…looks great …
Haven’t seen Kimono yet but I’ve seen the first 5 minutes and it looks extremely stylized. Have yet to check it out but will soon.
Haven’t seen any of the early 60’s post classic film noirs. As a newcomer I’m focusing on somewhat mainstream years before I experiment but I’m afraid The Chase was a rather unsettling experiment as it actually affected my mood and maybe suited for veterans. I’ve been talking so much Noir in the forum, you’ll see me often visiting the Praire and such to reashure my ties with the Spaghetti West.
To be honest, I’m taking these mostly form Wikipedia listof film noir. I give in and will post my pick in shame on the staff page. :’(
But on a random yet hopefully on topic note, I’m very keen on seeing Red Light.
[quote=“korano, post:187, topic:1786”]Haven’t seen Kimono yet but I’ve seen the first 5 minutes and it looks extremely stylized. Have yet to check it out but will soon.
Haven’t seen any of the early 60’s post classic film noirs. As a newcomer I’m focusing on somewhat mainstream years before I experiment but I’m afraid The Chase was a rather unsettling experiment as it actually affected my mood and maybe suited for veterans.
To be honest, I’m taking these mostly form Wikipedia listof film noir. I give in and will post my pick in shame on the staff page. :’(
But on a random yet hopefully on topic note, I’m very keen on seeing Red Light.[/quote]
Havent had much interest on Red Light but I really hope to see Black Tuesday and The Mob…
Btw, this was the film and it is awesome
Haven’t seen any Frnech Noirs as of yet but Rififi Criterion is up next for rental with Criterion Third Man. Watching a documentary on TTT as we speak and to cure myself from the urges ofgoing to Watch Movies.net and watching the film in 2 Japanese subbed parts, I’m downloading a torrent of The Good German which i declined to watch many years prior due to my unfortunate reliance on Hollywood Bullshit and lack of any treu cinematic perspective which I now proudly hold in my Humble Opinion.
The french have had some of the best photography of all time in the case of noir…
Best Shadows? Tat’s probably one of the biggest reasons I love noir. Rififi it is then. Seen Sunset Boulevard? It’s in the rental list too. I saw about 50 minutes. Is it really noir? And whats with these guys calling it a comedy?! Sure it has some amusingly quick witted smart ass lines but…
I have a long list of film noir I havent gotten and this is there… Not that I have a problem with Billy Wilder…
I have just bought Le doulos. Melville is a class of his own.
The Farewell My Lovely with Dick Powell you are talking about is actually called Murder My Sweet. Ain’t it?
It’s of course based on the novel, but the Farewell My Lovely film is from the 70s with Dick Mitchum.
And Mitchum is for me the Marlowe in my imagination when I read the novels. But Bogart and Powell were both also great, and their films are surely the better ones.
In England it’s called “Farewell My Lovley”, but in America it’s name was changed from the novel to “Murder My Sweet”.
It’s not very often that they change the title for the British release. Ride the High Country to Guns in the Afternoon comes to my mind.
In America, RKO was afraid that if they released it under it’s proper name, audiences would think it was a musical or a romantic weepie. In Britain however, Chandler was much more highly regaurded, so they releast it under it’s real name.
[quote=“Rififii, post:188, topic:1786”]Btw, this was the film and it is awesome
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This one is great. Saw it last year in the cinema and it was a great experience.
A belated thanks to Rififi/Korano for the link to Ride the Pink Horse. I might check that out tonight. The film gets very good comments in all my noir reference books.
A French noir, Clouzot’s Quai des Orfevres, arrived from Lovefilm today. It’s about time I delved further into French noir. I’ve seen several Melvilles, Rififi and a few others. I’ve got Robin Buss’ book on the subject lined up next on my reading list.
Pink Horse is a very good one and almost all IMDB commentators sing its praises as well. Enjoy
Anybody see any Japanese Noirs?
Kurosawa made a few. Most notably Stray Dog in 1949 which has a nice Criterion release.
