Jim Doherty said:
>>...I'm not saying that every crime film
since
1962, even the ones self-consciously using noir visual
sytlistics, has been bad. Or even that they're not as good as
"classic noir." All I'm saying is that they're not really
film noir.<<
"Classic Noir" I like that. If we use it, clearly anything
made today *cannot* be considered
"'Classic' Noir."
I think (after following all the arguments) that Jim is right
"Film Noir" is a style that was used, described, and no
longer used.
If somebody today would use all the techinques, black and
white, rainy streets, dark corners, and shadows he might make
a very good noir film. But not "Film Noir," but "post-classic
noir."
Wasn't the last attempt at Classic Noir the parody with Steve
Martin, "The Man in the Plaid Suit?"
Jack Bludis
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Hollywood Mysteries of the Early Fifties
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