On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, a.n.smith wrote:
> Don't we see in films and books now that so many
things can be "noir tinged"
> or have "noir overtones"? They aren't directly
related to what many consider
> mainstream noir, but they want those elements. Like
that TV show "Angel."
> Horrible vampire-teen show, but all the critics are
tossing "noir" at it. I
> watched it and said, "Maybe because it all happens
at night? Thus,
> vampires?" I can see the connection, but it's a
flavoring, a dash, not a
> real ingredient. Still....
I remember that the awful Stallone film "Cobra" was billed as
noir. Maybe it's noir enough if you have a cop in lead and
he's willing to act violent.
Juri
jurnum@utu.fi
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