Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[SeanJoyce]

Anybody else dislike After Dark, My Sweet? Should've gone with my gut on this one, as I thought it was pretty dismal. I hate the title too...it's out of place while being such a try-hard and transparent attempt to evoke classic film noirs it can't compare to.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Anybody else dislike After Dark, My Sweet? Should've gone with my gut on this one, as I thought it was pretty dismal. I hate the title too...it's out of place while being such a try-hard and transparent attempt to evoke classic film noirs it can't compare to.

I don't dislike it, but I don't particular like it either. I've seen it twice, and was a bit disappointed both times. I feel like plot-wise it's pretty solid. But the scenes are directed a bit too slow—Jason Patric takes too much time to express whatever he wants to express for the character. The "flashback" moments are a bit heavy handed. At 114m, it could've been a stronger 95m film. And I feel like it tries just a little too hard to be like the classic noirs. I feel like The Hot Spot does a better job at doing that, while also being modern and doing its own thing.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Anybody else dislike After Dark, My Sweet?

Nope.

[crazednoir]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Anybody else dislike After Dark, My Sweet? Should've gone with my gut on this one, as I thought it was pretty dismal. I hate the title too...it's out of place while being such a try-hard and transparent attempt to evoke classic film noirs it can't compare to.

The movie didn't pack much of a punch.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by crazednoir

The movie didn't pack much of a punch.

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Nope.

[SanCarolina59]

The pre-order link for Kino's Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXVI (26) set is now up, with the films inside being Dr. Broadway (1942), Smooth As Silk (1946), and The Great Gatsby (1949). The Great Gatsby will also be available as a individual release as well (the other two films are exclusive to the set) in addition to its inclusion in the set, and the pre-order link for that standalone is up as well. Both releases (the set and the Gatsby standalone release) are coming August 12th:

Film Noir Set No. 26 pre-order link

The Great Gatsby (1949) individual release pre-order link

This collection features three unsung gems of classic film noir.

Dr. Broadway (1942) – An Apple a Day Couldn’t Keep This Doctor Away! Macdonald Carey (Shadow of a Doubt) stars as hot-shot city physician Timothy “Doc” Kane, also known as Dr. Broadway, in a rollicking mystery film which marked the directorial debut of Anthony Mann (T-Men, Raw Deal, The Naked Spur). Under the bright lights of the Great White Way, Doc knows everyone and everyone knows him. He’s no ordinary practitioner; when he’s not doling out medical advice, he’s rounding up racketeers and saving a beautiful blonde (Jean Phillips, Among the Living) from a window ledge—twice. Based on a novel by Borden Chase (Winchester ’73, Bend of the River), the plot throws Doc into a zippy gangster mystery set against a glittering backdrop of 1942 Times Square. The lively cast includes J. Carrol Naish, Richard Lane, Eduardo Ciannelli and Joan Woodbury.

Smooth as Silk (1946) – He Takes What He Wants… A Lady’s Lips, A Lover’s Life! A slick lawyer attempts to get away with murder in Smooth as Silk, a fast-paced noir thriller starring Kent Taylor (Tangier) and Virginia Grey (Portrait in Black). When Paula Marlowe (Grey) learns her boyfriend Mark Fenton (Taylor) represents the nephew of theatrical producer Stephen Elliott (John Litel, Woman in Hiding), the ambitious actress two-times the attorney and begins seeing his client so she can score a role in his uncle’s play. Successfully landing a part, Paula quickly trades up to Stephen, who announces their engagement at a party on opening night. Determined to get even, Fenton plans to use his advanced legal knowledge to pull off the perfect diabolical crime. Smoothly directed by the versatile Charles Barton (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein).

The Great Gatsby (1949) – A Great Cast… A Great Novel… A Great Motion Picture! This 1949 retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved novel takes us back in time to The Roaring Twenties, an age of hot jazz and cold champagne. The great Alan Ladd (Shane) stars as Jay Gatsby, formerly Jake Gatz, who works his way from poor fisherman to extravagant Long Island millionaire and then risks it all to woo back his former love, the beautiful Daisy Buchanan (Betty Field, The Shepherd of the Hills). Shot with noir style by director Elliott Nugent (The Cat and the Canary), this rare and ravishing Paramount adaptation was made long before the book became canonized as The Great American Novel. The first-rate cast features Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Howard da Silva, Ed Begley, Elisha Cook Jr. and Shelley Winters.

Product Extras :

Brand New HD Masters (Dr. Broadway / The Great Gatsby) – From 4K Scans
NEW Audio Commentary for DR. BROADWAY by Filmmaker Allan Arkush and Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer
NEW Audio Commentary for DR. BROADWAY by Film Historian Jeremy Arnold
NEW Audio Commentary for SMOOTH AS SILK by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Paul Talbot
David Ladd Interview with Alan K. Rode: Ladd Discusses His Father’s Career and The Great Gatsby
Theatrical Trailers (Smooth as Silk / The Great Gatsby)
Optional English Subtitles

[filmlover22]

for me, I am more interested in the other two than the Great Gatsby.

[Doomhunter]

The 1964 German film The Phantom of Soho is also a excellent noir I just watched

[Noir Black Schwarz]

I've given up on the Kino sets. There's just too many of them and most of the movies are shit. I have the first 18 sets and I think there are 10 movies in total I would ever rewatch. Problem is, I can't sell off the movies I don't want because they don't have UPCs on them.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by Noir Black Schwarz

I've given up on the Kino sets. There's just too many of them and most of the movies are shit. I have the first 18 sets and I think there are 10 movies in total I would ever rewatch. Problem is, I can't sell off the movies I don't want because they don't have UPCs on them.

Out of curiosity, what are the good 10 you'd re-watch?

[Noir Black Schwarz]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Out of curiosity, what are the good 10 you'd re-watch?

The Midnight Story
Six Bridges to Cross
Vice Squad
Nightmare
One Way Street
Appointment with a Shadow
The Night Runner
A Street of a Chance
The Lady Gambles
A Woman's Vengeance
The Murder of Marie Roget

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Noir Black Schwarz

I've given up on the Kino sets. There's just too many of them and most of the movies are shit. I have the first 18 sets and I think there are 10 movies in total I would ever rewatch. Problem is, I can't sell off the movies I don't want because they don't have UPCs on them.

I'm not sure why lacking a UPC would matter. Put it on ebay, use the film's title, voila.

[Dailyan]

I've been going through my Kino-noir boxes these past few months and I would say that, so far, VII is my favorite of the sets I've fully watched as a whole. Ironic, as the films are, generally, the least noir-like.

[Noir Black Schwarz]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'm not sure why lacking a UPC would matter. Put it on ebay, use the film's title, voila.

Not worth it because it's $5 to ship via media mail, plus the ebay fee and since the sets are $25 a piece on Amazon, no one would want to buy one movie for $15.

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I've been going through my Kino-noir boxes these past few months and I would say that, so far, VII is my favorite of the sets I've fully watched as a whole. Ironic, as the films are, generally, the least noir-like.

Mine is a toss-up between 8, 14, and 17.

[hoytereden]

I’ve been spending the last few evenings watching Noir Westerns. Blood On the Moon, Ramrod, Pursued, and Lust For Gold. I also own Day of the Outlaw and Colorado Territory. Any others you can think of? Forty Guns maybe?

[Jobla]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I’ve been spending the last few evenings watching Noir Westerns. Blood On the Moon, Ramrod, Pursued, and Lust For Gold. I also own Day of the Outlaw and Colorado Territory. Any others you can think of? Forty Guns maybe?

Lonely Are the Brave (1962) might be a good choice.

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I’ve been spending the last few evenings watching Noir Westerns. Blood On the Moon, Ramrod, Pursued, and Lust For Gold. I also own Day of the Outlaw and Colorado Territory. Any others you can think of? Forty Guns maybe?

https://heartofnoir.com/tag/western/

I use this site for checking out more noir westerns, i've collected a lot of them now.

[Deadend45]

It seems like Kino has stopped sending out review copies of its Dark Side of Cinema line in 2025.

[randian]

Originally Posted by Deadend45

It seems like Kino has stopped sending out review copies of its Dark Side of Cinema line in 2025.

So reviewers don't make comments about the compression and possibly affect sales? There seems to be much unhappiness about the encoding deal Kino signed.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by Gerby

https://heartofnoir.com/tag/western/

I use this site for checking out more noir westerns, i've collected a lot of them now.

Did they take down the Western section? I'm getting a 404 error. The main page works fine.