For what it's worth...
I think it's true that "noir" got it's start as a cinematic
term. But I usually use "noir" to mean "hb with unsuccessful
heroes/heroines". Which could be movies, books, tv, whatever.
One virtue: it distinguishes tough crime movies (most of
Charles Bronson's best work) from noir tales (OUT OF THE
PAST).
Yeah, these are my own definitions. What can I say? They work
for me. :)
doug
--- Anthony Dauer <
anthony.dauer@erols.com> wrote:
> I see the movie as being hard-boiled noir
...
> there's nothing stopping both
> terms being used for one thing ... they're
not
> synonyms with the same meaning.
>
>
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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