D.O.A. has had an unusual influence on noir. Its dialogue is pedestrian, its story is…
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“It’s a free country.” “Shut up.” The opening tracking shot may be its most…
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“It inspired Bullitt, which is a yawn by comparison.” James Ellroy, DVD commentary for The…
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At the beginning of 1958’s Murder by Contract, we know only two things about Vince…
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Curtis Hanson’s screen adaptation of James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential is often called a neo-noir, but…
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As a genre trafficking in the subversive delights of mystery and intrigue, it seems fitting…
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“They’ve committed a murder and that’s not like taking a trolley ride together where each…
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Robert Mitchum’s performance in The Night of the Hunter, as the reverend Harry Powell, flies…
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Raw Guts For Glory! – Flesh Against Steel! – Crash-O-Rama! Pit Stop opens quick and…
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After indulging the antics of the cockeyed cavalcade of misfits populating The Big Lebowski and…
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