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ladylavinia

Favorite Film Noir Movies

Dec 13, 2007 10:54

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myrna loy, don cheadle, mid 20th century, guy pierce, michael mann, rose mcgowan, late 20th century, movies, hilary swank, literary, great depression, russell crowe, thin man, tom cruise, disney, scarlett johansson, denzel washington, jemima rooper, old hollywood, carl franklin, josh harnett, early 20th century, aaron eckhart, william powell, jamie foxx, robert de niro

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saltyweeks December 13 2007, 23:46:58 UTC

Those are some good films! LA Confidential and The Maltese Falcon are among my faves of all time. Heat is probably not up there in my top movies but I really liked it.

realthog December 13 2007, 23:56:51 UTC

Obviously my own list would be different, but I'd not argue against any of these movies except the two Thin Man ones: even though the original novel was written by Hammett, he was consciously not writing the hardboiled fiction he's today best known for, and I don't think the movies can be called noirs by any stretch of the imagination.

Really nice to see someone else rating Heat, Collateral and The Black Dahlia! I couldn't understand why Jamie Foxx didn't get his Oscar for his role in the second of these . . . or why he was listed as Supporting Actor for it!

As for The Black Dahlia, my wife and I put off watching it because of the critical evisceration it had received -- not just in publishedmedia but from usually reliable friends. After we'd seen the movie we just stared at each other with open mouths: "Why the hell did people so dislike this pretty damn' fine movie?"

ladylavinia December 14 2007, 01:49:04 UTC

I think that "The Thin Man" movies . . . especially the first two - are considered comedic versions of noir.

The critics' opinions on "The Black Dahlia" is another reminder for me to never listen to them and form my own opinions of movies.

Movies anonymous December 17 2007, 00:06:07 UTC

I enjoy reading your reviews and movie recommendations, and you have mentioned some here I have not seen, but will definitely check out, such as The Black Dahlia. I really like Collateral and Roger Rabbit, and I find I like many movies that the critics do not. By the way, I recently looked at your Crossroads of the Force story, and I really like it, I have read all 3 in the series, and hope that you will finish Crossroads. You left a cliffhanger! Any chance of an update? You have fans patiently waiting! Thank you for your time and talent! Shelley

Re: Movies ladylavinia December 17 2007, 03:24:04 UTC

Right now, I'm at the verge of finishing the last chapter of "Crossroads of the Force". As soon as I type the last three chapters (or is it four?), I shall post them ASAP. They should all be posted by Christmas or New Year.