Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[MifuneFan]

Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once (1937) is a good one.

[CBHampson]

Originally Posted by Cranston37

"Fury" from 1936. It was basically the first version of "Try and Get Me"

True. I was pleasantly surprised with how different these two are as well. Something I can't say for "La Chienne" and "Scarlett Street"

[Vlad Draculi]

Originally Posted by Cranston37

You know the two guys are gay lovers, right?

That is what I was speculating at.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Fritz Lang's You Only Live ONCE(1937) is a good one.

Fixed.

(TWICE came 30 years later and was decidedly not a noir).

[silverlakephil]

I'm a day late, but here's TCM's Film Noir lineup for August:

http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/news-tv.html

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

Fixed.

(TWICE came 30 years later and was decidedly not a noir).

oops, thanks

[Vlad Draculi]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

I'm a day late, but here's TCM's Film Noir lineup for August:

http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/news-tv.html

This is kind of interesting, but I don't get TCM. Comcast wants me to pay another $30 on my bill to add that channel.

[MifuneFan]

Kino has posted cover art and special features for Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Release Date: November 15th

• Audio Commentary by Film Noir Historian Foster Hirsch
• From Journeyman To Artist: Otto Preminger at Twentieth Century Fox Documentary
• Life In The Shadows - The Making of Daisy Kenyon Featurette
• Animated Montage of Images
• Film Noir Trailer Gallery

[usuallee]

Originally Posted by CBHampson

I watched Renoir's "La Chienne" this morning, and if not for it being French and from 1931, it would be clearly noir. Not especially surprising considering Lang retold the same story in Scarlet Street some 20 years later.

It got me thinking about other films that are technically pre-noir but still decidedly noir in their plotting and themes (not necessarily aesthetically).

The Mabuse films and M came to mind first, but what others qualify?

The French Poetic Realism films of the 30's were a hugely influential precursor to what became Noir. You should definitely watch Port of Shadows, incredible film and has all of the fatalism that Noir would have. La Bete Humane is also very good. Haven't seen LA Chienne yet but very much want to as soon as possible.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by Vlad Draculi

This is kind of interesting, but I don't get TCM. Comcast wants me to pay another $30 on my bill to add that channel.

Sounds like my daughter's cable. She said TCM is bundled in with some sports channels she's not interested in. Here it's included with the basic cable package.

[Jobla]

PRIVATE PROPERTY (1960) now has a street date of October 11, 2016. I've never seen it, but it looks like a "suburban noir" film, in the same category with LOOK IN ANY WINDOW, KITTEN WITH A WHIP, and LADY IN A CAGE.

PRIVATE PROPERTY and HARDCORE (1979) will make my year!

[drb124]

Finally got my copy of Kiss of Death. I wonder how the Twilight Time will compare since it is supposed to be from a new 4K scan, and this one appears to be from the DVD master.

[NoirFan]

Amazon UK have finally dropped the price of Night and the City to £8.99, but it is currently OOS.

[noirjunkie]

Another noir announcement today: Douglas Sirk's Lured (1947), starring Lucille Ball, will be making its way to blu-ray via a double feature release with A Scandal in Paris (1946).

[silverlakephil]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

Another noir announcement today: Douglas Sirk's Lured (1947), starring Lucille Ball, will be making its way to blu-ray via a double feature release with A Scandal in Paris (1946).

Great! There's a rebroadcast on TCM on August 23d. Now maybe Kino Lorbor or Signal One Entertainment needs to release Lucille Ball's other Noir film, The Dark Corner.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Amazon UK have finally dropped the price of Night and the City to £8.99, but it is currently OOS.

I considered picking this up but decided to wait for the Kino release since it has the Eddie Muller commentary track.

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

Another noir announcement today: Douglas Sirk's Lured (1947), starring Lucille Ball, will be making its way to blu-ray via a double feature release with A Scandal in Paris (1946).

I'd love to pre-order this but $50 is just too much. I'll eventually get it from Deep Discount when they have one of their sales.

[MifuneFan]

More Sirk is always a good thing. I'm sure it'll be lower soon enough.

[CBHampson]

Originally Posted by jetthead

I considered picking this up but decided to wait for the Kino release since it has the Eddie Muller commentary track.

Kino is releasing Cry of the City

Criterion released Night and the City

[jetthead]

Originally Posted by CBHampson

Kino is releasing Cry of the City

Criterion released Night and the City

Ah yes, you are correct. I have the Criterion edition of that one.