I know what you mean. But I never considered it as a noir.
[quote=“Stanton, post:437, topic:1786”]Why not?
Key Largo has surely a noir feeling, contrary to many other films named in this thread.[/quote]
I’ll need to give it a re-watch to give a solid answer. But i’ve never thought of KEY LARGO as noir. Agree with you on THIRD MAN though, don’t see that as noir either.
Any particular reason why Spaghetti Monkey? It has a thriller plot, dark shadows and menacing acting. It’s as Nour as Nour can be.
For me Noir films are mainly the Chandler/Hammett type of detective films. Somehow Key Largo seems to belong to them, maybe only because it is with Bogey.
I agree, it has the detective angle with Joseph Cotten as well… The music may throw it off from being noir as it is more cheeky and cultural. At its heart it is a comedy, but still has definitive noir undertones to classify it as so…
I think that’s very restrictive; Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is definatly a Noir, but no way would Chandler or Hammett would have written it.
Some pics from the Film Noir book I bought some days ago in one my usual trips to the supermarket
The book it’s actually very good with fantastic pics and some (but not too much) important information.
Guess who’s the guy on the right ;D from the Big Combo film
This next pic it’s from Deadly Is the Female film, one of the strange noirs I’ve seen, with a very very disturbed female character, which was commun bac then I guess, The Lady is Wales natural actress Peggy Cummins of Course of the Demon fame
Ny the way the book is from taschen editorial
Nice shots El Topo. Deadly is the Female is better known as Gun Crazy, a terrific B-thriller.
I remember that shot from The Big Combo - a great scene, beautifully lit.
I saw The Big Sleep for the first time today. I’m a big fan of the original novel, so I had high expectations for this one. Boy, weren’t those expectations met? Brilliantly directed by Hawks, with super-cool acting by Bogart as Marlowe, this is one to saviour. I loved the photography too.
Oh my, what took you so long John, I thought you’re a big fan of noirs. 
and that one is definitely a favourite, 9/10.
[quote=“The Gringo, post:451, topic:1786”]Oh my, what took you so long John, I thought you’re a big fan of noirs.
and that one is definitely a favourite, 9/10.[/quote]
I know; I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to see one of the most famous Noirs ever made!
I watched Farewell My Lovely AKA Murder My Sweet again yesterday, to see how it compares to The Big Sleep. In many ways it’s actually better than The Big Sleep, Dick Powell physically resembles Philip Marlowe more, the film is told in flashback so you are treated to some of Chandler’s priceless narration as used in his book and the plot is much more Hays Code friendly, so the parts that were cut that were in the original novel, were cut to make the film a much leaner, tauter movie. However, I slightly like The Big Sleep more simply because it has Bogart, Bacall, Vivkers, Cook, Malone and Waldron.
I saw Stanley Kubrick’s second film today, his noir Killer’s Kiss (1955) today. Although it has more than a few flaws, the gleaming photography, great action scenes and fast pace help cover up these defects.
Watched Pickup on South Street yesterday. Nice one. Been a while since my last noir, but I´ll revisit it soon as I´m in the mood for this type of film. Probably Thieves Highway next.
I watched The Killing today. An excellent noir with stand-out performances from Sterling Hayden and Elisha Cook. The ending is a real nail-biter!
On TCM I watched Red Light (1949) with Geroge Raft… what an absolute classic, dialogue is amazing. Exactly the sort of noir i’ve been looking for… and glad i’ve discovered Geroge Raft, will be looking out for his other films.
This guys review sums it up nicely AlanLinell's Reviews - IMDb
Recently a friend and I concocted lists of our favourite neo-noirs (or at least 10 of the best). Leaving aside the difficulty of establishing what exactly constitutes neo-noir (initially I was going to avoid any film with a period setting, but leaving out Chinatown seemed absurd), here’s what I came up with (in chronological order). Anyone else care to chip in?
Point Blank
Le Samourai
Chinatown
Taxi Driver
The Driver
Blade Runner
Blood Simple
On the Run (HK)
One False Move
Memento
[quote=“Starblack, post:458, topic:1786”]Recently a friend and I concocted lists of our favourite neo-noirs (or at least 10 of the best). Leaving aside the difficulty of establishing what exactly constitutes neo-noir (initially I was going to avoid any film with a period setting, but leaving out Chinatown seemed absurd), here’s what I came up with (in chronological order). Anyone else care to chip in?
Point Blank
Le Samourai
Chinatown
Taxi Driver
The Driver
Blade Runner
Blood Simple
On the Run (HK)
One False Move
Memento[/quote]
Couple from the 90s spring to mind. The Hot Spot and The Grifters.
Both films I have watched repeatedly and enjoyed thoroughly every time.
This World, Then the Fireworks is a nice watch. Mulholland Falls is pretty good too.