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<blockquote><p>The <b>film noir</b> genre generally refers to mystery and crime dramas produced from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Movies of this genre were characteristically shot in black and white, and featured stories involving femmes fatales, doomed heroes or anti-heroes, and tough, cynical detectives.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>Neo-noir</b> (English: New-black; from the Greek neo, new; and the French noir, black) is a style often seen in modern motion pictures and other forms that prominently use elements of film noir, but with updated themes, content, style, visual elements or media that were absent in film noir of the 1940s and 1950s.</p></blockquote><p>Descriptions taken from Wikipedia.</p><p>See also: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/fight_professor/list/corrupt-cops-on-the-decline/" rel="nofollow">Corrupt Cops on the Decline</a> | <a href="https://letterboxd.com/fight_professor/list/gambling/" rel="nofollow">Gambling</a></p>
Detectives, Private Eyes, Mystery, Mysteries, Film Noir, Neo Noir, Thrillers, Erotic Thrillers, Conspiracies, Cat and Mouse, Chasing, Crush, Obsession, Stalking, Escaping, Whodunit, Investigations
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<p>Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. - Wikipedia</p><p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/melissa90s/list/thrillers-favourites-detectives-mysteries/" rel="nofollow">My Favourite Thrillers</a><br /><a href="https://letterboxd.com/melissa90s/list/femme-fatales-best-in-film-letterboxd-showdown/" rel="nofollow">Femme Fatales</a><br /><a href="https://letterboxd.com/melissa90s/list/bringing-old-hollywood-noir-to-modern-day/" rel="nofollow">Modern day interpretations of Old Hollywood</a><br /><a href="https://letterboxd.com/melissa90s/list/police-officers-cops-detectives-security/" rel="nofollow">Cops</a></p>
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<p>80s - present. Mostly DTV with some major studio content in the mix. All are firmly rooted in the thriller genre, no horror or action leaning titles. Lots of "naked", "passion", "sins", "heat", etc.</p>
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<p><b>Rules:</b><br />Generate a number (from 1 to x) via:<br />www.random.org</p><p>See how many number of films there are in the sidebar</p><p>You can skip movies 10 times but never go back.</p><p>If you end up with a movie thats part of a series you can pick another movie in that series</p><p><b>Feedback & suggestions</b><br />Let us know which movie you got in the comments below.</p><p>And give suggestions to which movies to add to the list from cult movies to masterpieces.</p>
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<p>First attempt at the <a href="https://boxd.it/XmvYM" rel="nofollow">Big Noirvember</a>! I’m focusing on first watches (just 2 re-watches listed): <br />- 90s DTV neo-noirs (or attempts at neo-noir) <br />- Giallos <br />- A few classics</p><p>Notes: tossed a few categories (14,15) and replaced them with 30 :) </p><p>(added three Norwegian-noirs as extra credit for myself: <i>Døden er et kjærtegn </i>(1949), <i>Det Brenner i Natt </i>(1955), and <i>To Mistenkelige Personer </i>(1950). ) </p><p><b>Progress 11/30</b></p><p><a href="https://boxd.it/2serv" rel="nofollow">SavageBob</a> with the categories:</p><p>1. Random pick from last year</p><blockquote><p> <b> <i>In the Heat of the Night </i>(1967)</b></p></blockquote><p>2. Choose a list from one of last year's participants and watch the noir they ranked the highest.</p><blockquote><p> <b>Gilda (1946) </b>from Megan’s <a href="https://boxd.it/PwHc4" rel="nofollow">list</a> </p></blockquote><p>3. A noir about someone investigating a murder of which they have been accused</p><blockquote><p><i><b>Deadly Dancer (1990)</b></i></p></blockquote><p>4. A noir featuring a hitman or assassin</p><blockquote><p><b><i>The Hit List </i>(1993)</b></p></blockquote><p>5. A noir featuring a character whose job no longer exists (e.g., taxi dancer, cigarette girl, milkman)</p><blockquote><p> <b><i>The Sketch Artist </i>(1992)</b><br />(I’m sure they’re still in use…somewhere? But really…where?) </p></blockquote><p>6. Korean noir</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Memories of Murder </i>(1993)</b></p></blockquote><p>7. A giallo (or another Italian noir)</p><blockquote><p><b><i>The Fifth Chord </i>(1971)</b></p></blockquote><p>8. Noir in the Solidarity Cinema Archive</p><blockquote><p><b><i>A Gun For Jennifer (1997)</i></b></p></blockquote><p>9. A hidden gem (a noir on this list of top-rated films with fewer than 25K ratings)</p><blockquote><p><b><i>What Have They Done To Your Daughters? </i>(1974)</b></p></blockquote><p>10. Written or directed by Henri-Georges Clouzo</p><blockquote><p><b><i>The Wages of Fear </i>(1953)</b></p></blockquote><p>11. Directed by John Huston</p><blockquote><p><b><i>The Maltese Falcon </i>(1941)</b></p></blockquote><p>12. Bogie</p><blockquote><p><b><i>In a Lonely Place </i>(1950)</b></p></blockquote><p>13. Bacall</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Dark Passage </i>(1947)</b></p></blockquote><p>14. Watchlist</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Raw Nerve </i>(1991)</b></p></blockquote><p>15. Watchlist</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Sins of Desire </i>(1993)</b></p></blockquote><p>16. Cinematography by Benjamin H. Kline</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Detour </i>(1945)</b></p></blockquote><p>17. Titles by Saul Bass </p><blockquote><p><b><i>Vertigo</i></b></p></blockquote><p>18. Written by Gertrude Walker (check both "written by" and "story by" credits)</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Whispering Footsteps </i>(1943)</b></p></blockquote><p>19. Studio: United Artists</p><blockquote><p><b><i>D.O.A. </i>(1949)</b></p></blockquote><p>20. Studio: Columbia Pictures</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Homicidal </i>(1961)</b></p></blockquote><p>21. Studio: Allied Artists Pictures</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Shock Corridor </i>(1963)</b></p></blockquote><p>22. Featured on the Cinema Sleuths podcast</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Love Lies Bleeding </i>(2024)</b></p></blockquote><p>23. Featured on Noir Alley</p><blockquote><p><b><i>The Prowler </i>(1951)</b></p></blockquote><p>24. A noir with a color in the title</p><blockquote><p><b><i>The Black Dahlia </i>(2006)</b></p></blockquote><p>25. A noir with “woman” in the title (or a similarly gendered word)</p><blockquote><p><b><i>A Lizard In a Woman’s Skin </i>(1971)</b></p></blockquote><p>26. A noir with "man" in the title (or a similarly gendered word)</p><blockquote><p><b><i>No Man’s Land </i>(1987)</b></p></blockquote><p>27. A noir on the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films list</p><blockquote><p><b><i>The Night of the Hunter </i>(1955)</b></p></blockquote><p>28. Double Feature: Watch the original</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Nightmare Alley </i>(1947)</b></p></blockquote><p>29. Double Feature: Watch the remake</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Nightmare Alley </i>(2021)</b></p></blockquote><p>30. Any film noir on your watchlist</p><blockquote><p> <b><i>Angel Eyes </i>(1993)</b></p></blockquote><p>30 + 1. Any film noir on your watchlist</p><blockquote><p><b><i>Boiling Point </i>(1993)</b></p></blockquote><p>Don't like a category? Do Prompt 30 as many times as you like.</p>