Four dead bookies and a million missing dollars. This nutty dame was a private dick's nightmare. But her gams stretched so far they gave me vertigo. So yeah; I took the case.
Four dead bookies and a million missing dollars. This nutty dame was a private dick's nightmare...
cute weathergirl on tv said there was a historic rainfall coming to the town, but i knew it could not put down the heat I was in
felt like a dog in the heat, but stuck in the middle of Chinatown
Why dont they make film noirs or neo-noirs anymore?
it's just not the same without the LA Noire score: youtube.com
Is there any market for that stuff in the modern west?
there was no one in the room
just the faint linger of cigarette smoke and the feline curves of a black revolver laying on the floor
They say that kittens have claws, but this one had a .45 and a bad attitude. This weren't no ordinary broad. But I ain't no ordinary gumshoe, so I guess it figures.
Because they’re never done well.
LA confidential got them interested again, but the black dahlia adaptation was so shit and bombed so bad they decided not to keep going. Also the new Marlowe movie sucked… so it’ll be at least 10 years before they try again.
I'd like to see a modern version of Red Harvest. That novel was so absurdly violent that movie studios since the 1930's have taken a pass at a direct adaptation.
but this one had a .45 and a bad attitude
Kek.
like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes...
Who ever still owns the rights to it and Maltese Falcon and Thin Man should try to pump out an adaption soon. Get paid. Because it's going to fall into public domain soon. I think pretty much all his short stories already have.
Watched Gun Crazy and Narrow Passage this week. Both were really great underrated noirs for anyone who hasn’t seen either
narrow passage
*The Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin kind of reminds me of DOA, which is one of my favorite noir films. Both are brief and intense and take place in a handful of settings.
Trips checked. I haven’t seen that one yet, I’ll have to keep my eye out for it
He was trying to buy more sand for his hourglass. I wasn't selling any.
Her legs went on for days. But those days were numbered.
I have barely watched any Noir films, besides L.A. Confidential.
And that one only stuck with me because it mindfucked me HARD.
Is there a list of mandatory must-have-watched noir movies?
Not that I know of. Do yourself a favour and watch a true classic, like Murder, My Sweet.
As far as the type of noirs that are “mandatory viewing” for the genre that I personally recommend: The Third Man, The Killing, and The Maltese Falcon. Those three are all great films and emblematic of the genre.
If you ever go through lists of “the greatest noirs ever made” or whatever you’ll often see people include Sunset Boulevard and Night of the Hunter. Both are classics and fabulous movies but I wouldn’t really call either a noir.
Read L.A. Confidential the novel. And then just keep on reading James Ellroy.
And yeh. Just google: 'best noirs list' or something and start watching. All the lists you'll find will be mostly the same.
They're noirs. They're not about hardboiled detectives. But, they're noir. Surely.
nd where the hell was I?
Agree to disagree
It was like walking into a gay bar with an open fly. Someone was going to blow... but who?
Damn, that’s a good one
woke girlboss protagonist
derpy himbo sidekick police officer
all the victims are innocent oppressed black lesbian latinx etc.
the killer/villain is a white man motivated by chauvanism
the script writes itself
does it have to have this sort of commentary to make it noir? or does any movie with a cynical detective character solving a mystery make it noir?
What’s it matter really? A good movie is a good movie. If people generally consider it a noir and it’s a good movie what’s the difference if it’s not technically a noir?
I heard from Max Payne
Moar
fuck. that one is so stupid lmao
When entertainment turns into a surreal reflection of your life, you're a lucky man if you can laugh at the joke. Luck and I weren't on speaking terms. Or maybe the place was just too lame to be funny.
ok based
With no way to deal with the past, I kept my eyes on the road, off the rear view mirror and the roadkill behind me. I chased lesser mysteries, other people's crimes.
Watched this the other night, loved it. Any other recs? Besides obvious ones like Double Indemnity or Scarlet Street
like a blind man at an orgy, i was gonna have to feel things out
99 River Street 1953
Chinatown 1974
Cry Danger 1951
Dead Reckoning 1947
Farewell, My Lovely 1975
Guilty Bystander 1950
His Kind of Woman 1951
I Wake Up Screaming 1941
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950
Laura 1944
Le Deuxième Souffle 1966
Le Doulos 1963
Le Samouraï 1967
Murder My Sweet 1944
Out of the Past 1947
Panique 1946
Phantom Lady 1944
Pickup on South Street 1953
Ride the Pink Horse 1947
The Asphalt Jungle 1950
The Big Heat 1953
The Big Sleep 1946(pre-release version is my preference)
The Killers 1946
The Killing 1956
The Maltese Falcon 1941
This Gun for Hire 1942
To Have and Have Not 1944
Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950
Stay in the genre of bad girls being mean to Robert Mitchum and watch this.
the Jack Irish tv series, and movies are pretty good.
Farewell, My Lovely. From 1975 but I really liked it.
unironically only watched chinatown from this list, i dont think the long goodbye counts as a noir but i liked the marlowe character
i dont think the long goodbye counts as a noir
Nigger, that story is classic noir which is why it's been remade so many times over the years. It's almost like you don't know anything about noir or something.
I think the only thing I've seen Dick Powell in is musicals. I don't think I could take his gay little face serious playing hardboiled.
lawls it's the other way around for me. I saw Murder My Sweet before I ever knew he was a dancing singing nancy boy.
Try this version of the story.
It's too late. I've seen him grin like this while tap-dancing.
It's one of those stories that might feel unoriginal due to sheer amount of fillms that copied it (Yojimbo, Fistful of Dollars, Django, Last Man Standing)
The amount of times it was copied proves it is a good formula at least
If you want to see his final form go watch some of his TV stuff. He's just phoning it in like a 9-5 making shoes or something.
its true i dont know much about noir, i also watched blade runner and i dont know if that counts
:)
Of course, I knew the whole game was rigged from the start when I entered the casino. Only later would I learn that the man doing the rigging was a one armed bandit without a hand.
There's no hard rules no matter what anyone says. I'd consider Blade Runner neo noir. You could also consider Farewell, My lovely neo noir too if you want but being a golden age story with a golden age lead makes it a noir to me even if it's outside the generally accepted time frame for the label. I MAKE THE RULES IN MY HEAD lol.
you're just quoting max payne
The way I see it...There's two types o' people, those who spend their lives trying to build a future.....and those who spend their lives tryin' to rebuild the past. For too long I'd been stuck in between, hidden in the dark...What I was really doing here? With my cheap tobacco and even cheaper suit? Was I trying to make something right? Or was I just indulging myself? Countin' the minutes down til the big man came to collect? Maybe the two went hand in hand more than I'd care to admit....
as soon as i spoke to the broad i heard heavy footsteps behind me...the air reeked of stale grease and danger....''now that we got your attention''...i reached for my gun faster than i could turn around......''easy there, i just want to ask you a question''.....the large man smiled...''is coffee good for you''..
as one should, it's the preeminent yard stick for modern noir (as far as video games go anyway). they should have just gotten his VA instead of MAHK WABERG for the movie. he prob would have been a smidge too old though
Under the silver lake was the latest neo noir I can think of and it’s pretty average.
The Nice Guys was really good.
Yeah, I even lost my cat.