Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread - Page 237 - Blu-ray Forum

spanky87 · 03-12-2018, 12:47 AM

I will not rest until the Veronica Mars movie is added to the neo-noir list.

noirjunkie · 03-12-2018, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by spanky87

I will not rest until the Veronica Mars movie is added to the neo-noir list.

Listen, I love Veronica Mars, and the show certainly featured a heavy noir influence. But calling the film a neo-noir is a bit of a stretch.

silverlakephil · 03-14-2018, 06:22 PM

Somewhere In The Night (1946) will broadcast on the FOX HD channel on 03/15/18 at 3.00 am. You might want to DVR it.

noirjunkie · 03-14-2018, 08:28 PM

Caps are up DVDBeaver for Highway Dragnet: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/dvd_r...et_blu-ray.htm

It looks like another solid release from Kino.

Robert Furmanek · 03-14-2018, 08:35 PM

We provided the aspect ratio documentation to Paramount and Kino on this one.

It was originally planned for 3-D lensing as HOUSE IN THE SEA. We discuss it on this page: http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/the-maze

Hoke Moseley · 03-16-2018, 09:27 PM

Kino is releasing I Walk Alone. Excellent news!

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Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

• Coming this Summer!
• First Time on DVD and Blu-ray!
• Brand New HD Master - From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Safety Dupe Negative by Paramount Pictures Archive!
• First Film Co-starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas (The Gunfight at O.K. Corral, The Devil's Disciple, Seven Days in May, Tough Guys)

I Walk Alone (1947) Starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Kristine Miller, Marc Lawrence and Mike Mazurki - Shot by Leo Tover (The Day the Earth Stood Still, Dead Reckoning) - Music by Victor Young (Johnny Guitar, Around the World in Eighty Days) - Edited by Arthur P. Schmidt (Sunset Boulevard, The Blue Dahlia) - Produced by Hal B. Wallis (Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon) - Screenplay by Charles Schnee (The Bad and the Beautiful, They Live by Night) - Adaptation by Robert Smith (Sudden Fear, Quicksand) and John Bright (Public Enemy, She Done Him Wrong) - Directed by Byron Haskin (The War of the Worlds, Too Late for Tears).

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MifuneFan · 03-16-2018, 09:29 PM

Nice. Never seen it, but that cast is amazing

noirjunkie · 03-16-2018, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Nice. Never seen it, but that cast is amazing

It's decent. I wouldn't call it a top-tier noir (it's a bit too talky), but the performances are solid.

senseabove · 03-16-2018, 09:41 PM

I Walk Alone is, unfortunately, not nearly the sum of its parts, imo. I saw it at Noir City last month and I'm glad I did, but it's not one I feel the pressing need to watch again... Scott is good, and Douglas is fine, but Lancaster is oddly awkward in it, and the story doesn't really get any speed behind it until the end. But happy it's available—maybe I'll change my mind and feel the need to reeavluate one day!

rocknblues81 · 03-16-2018, 10:46 PM

I'm surprised that Sea of Love is not listed as Neo noir.

noirjunkie · 03-17-2018, 04:18 AM

I'm not sure who suggested that Wind River is a neo-noir; it's not even close. It has a murder mystery element to it, but none of the other parts of the film have even a passing resemblance to noir's major characteristics.

MifuneFan · 03-17-2018, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rocknblues81

I'm surprised that Sea of Love is not listed as Neo noir.

Never seen it, but looking into it, I'd say it counts.

scraptor · 03-17-2018, 03:45 PM

One of my favorite things about film noir is the dialogue... Out of the Past, Gilda, the Bogey/Bacall movies...

What are your favorite noirs in terms of dialogue?

crazednoir · 03-18-2018, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by scraptor

One of my favorite things about film noir is the dialogue... Out of the Past, Gilda, the Bogey/Bacall movies...

What are your favorite noirs in terms of dialogue?

Blackmail (1947)

nitin · 03-18-2018, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by scraptor

One of my favorite things about film noir is the dialogue... Out of the Past, Gilda, the Bogey/Bacall movies...

What are your favorite noirs in terms of dialogue?

I consider Double Indemnity to be the greatest dialogue script of all time.

SeanJoyce · 03-18-2018, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by scraptor

One of my favorite things about film noir is the dialogue... Out of the Past, Gilda, the Bogey/Bacall movies...

What are your favorite noirs in terms of dialogue?

If we're going full bore forward with Sweet Smell of Success being a noir, then that's the only answer.

nitin · 03-18-2018, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

If we're going full bore forward with Sweet Smell of Success being a noir, then that's the only answer.

That definitely is noir, and that would be my number 2 for dialogue.

oildude · 03-18-2018, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by scraptor

What are your favorite noirs in terms of dialogue?

I think great film noir dialogue includes the voice-over narration (if the film has it).

My favorite noir for dialogue is Out of the Past (1947)

"......And then I saw her - coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand."

To me that is just about the most perfect line in all of film. In a few words, it captures the essence of noir. Our protagonist is doomed and he knows it, and goes willingly to his own destruction.

Also:
Double Indemnity
Laura
The Big Sleep
Murder, My Sweet
Gilda
Sweet Smell of Success
Ride the Pink Horse
The Big Clock
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

SeanJoyce · 03-18-2018, 03:58 PM

To add, I've always thought that if Miller's Crossing isn't a noir, it's dangerously close to being one. And that one is just tops for dialogue.

Namuhana · 03-18-2018, 04:27 PM

Sweet Smell of Success has one of my favorite lines in all of cinema: "I'd hate to take a bite out of you. You're a cookie full of arsenic."

03-12-2018, 12:47 AM	#4721
spanky87 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:34 4K collection:169 Blu-ray collection:2716 DVD collection:549 iTunes collection:58 Trading Score:64	I will not rest until the Veronica Mars movie is added to the neo-noir list.

03-14-2018, 06:22 PM	#4723
silverlakephil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:The Bay Area 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:2292 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:18	Somewhere In The Night (1946) will broadcast on the FOX HD channel on 03/15/18 at 3.00 am. You might want to DVR it.

03-14-2018, 08:28 PM	#4724
noirjunkie Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 4K collection:129 Blu-ray collection:4178 DVD collection:692 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:699	Caps are up DVDBeaver for Highway Dragnet: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/dvd_r...et_blu-ray.htm It looks like another solid release from Kino.

03-14-2018, 08:35 PM	#4725
Robert Furmanek Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012	We provided the aspect ratio documentation to Paramount and Kino on this one. It was originally planned for 3-D lensing as HOUSE IN THE SEA. We discuss it on this page: http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/the-maze

03-16-2018, 09:29 PM	#4727
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	Nice. Never seen it, but that cast is amazing

03-16-2018, 09:41 PM	#4729
senseabove Special Member Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Bay Area Trading Score:1	I Walk Alone is, unfortunately, not nearly the sum of its parts, imo. I saw it at Noir City last month and I'm glad I did, but it's not one I feel the pressing need to watch again... Scott is good, and Douglas is fine, but Lancaster is oddly awkward in it, and the story doesn't really get any speed behind it until the end. But happy it's available—maybe I'll change my mind and feel the need to reeavluate one day!

03-16-2018, 10:46 PM	#4730
rocknblues81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Shithole USA 4K collection:399 Blu-ray collection:2586 DVD collection:521 Digital collection:474 Trading Score:47	I'm surprised that Sea of Love is not listed as Neo noir.

03-17-2018, 04:18 AM	#4731
noirjunkie Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 4K collection:129 Blu-ray collection:4178 DVD collection:692 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:699	I'm not sure who suggested that Wind River is a neo-noir; it's not even close. It has a murder mystery element to it, but none of the other parts of the film have even a passing resemblance to noir's major characteristics.

03-17-2018, 03:45 PM	#4733
scraptor Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:219 Blu-ray reviews:1	One of my favorite things about film noir is the dialogue... Out of the Past, Gilda, the Bogey/Bacall movies... What are your favorite noirs in terms of dialogue?

03-18-2018, 03:58 PM	#4739
SeanJoyce Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2014	To add, I've always thought that if Miller's Crossing isn't a noir, it's dangerously close to being one. And that one is just tops for dialogue.

03-18-2018, 04:27 PM	#4740
Namuhana Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Cincinnati 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:1049 DVD collection:64 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:1	Sweet Smell of Success has one of my favorite lines in all of cinema: "I'd hate to take a bite out of you. You're a cookie full of arsenic."

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