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Little festivals of film noir -- ‘40s and ‘50s crime dramas starring Robert Mitchum, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Ryan and their ilk -- have been pretty commonplace over the past few decades. But a ...
One of the hallmarks of noir is its dialogue—short, biting, and full of attitude. Encourage NPCs to speak in clipped, memorable lines that drip with cynicism and irony. A bartender might give ...
In his "Hittin Licks" video, G-Eazy plays a film-noir detective trapped in a dangerous, doomed romance with a murder suspect.
Film noir is a cinematic genre that emerged in the early 1940s, characterised by its distinctive visual style, morally complex characters, and themes of crime, corruption and existential despair ...
Sunshine and noir are antithetical, as probably anyone who knows even a word of French could tell you. Sunshine and film noir, nearly as much so. Yet summer’s here and the time is right for ...
November of Noir: Four Dark, Shadowy Films | Arts | The Harvard CrimsonAs the weather grows colder and the sky darkens at 4:30 p.m., what could possibly be better than curling up in your cozy dorm ...
Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, streaming on HBO Max and starring Don Cheadle and Brendan Fraser, is a crime thriller that twists and turns through a rapidly changing midcentury Detroit.
In Snow Angels, David Gordon Green's grim character study of desperation and eventual crime in a small town, the cold and snow is practically a psychological accessory to murder.
Throughout November, the Coolidge Corner and Brattle Theatres are screening classics from film noir and offering educational programming on the genre's role in the history of cinema.