Don't know whether anyone has seen the current issue of
Vanity Fair, but there's a kick-ass tribute in there to
hardboiled/noir films of the forties, fifties, sixties, etc.
The pictures are beautifully composed by Annie Leibovitz and
Pascal Dangin, but the best part is the "history" of the
"lost" film 'KILLERS KILL, DEAD MEN DIE', the only remaining
copy of which was supposedly found at a California lawn sale.
There's a short video at this addy:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/video/2007/killerskill_video200703
It's all a joke, but very tastefully done.
As an added attraction, Nathaniel Rich offers an
article listing the top ten examples of film noir - with
'Maltese Falcon' and 'Out Of The Past' leading the way.
Better yet is his list of the Top 10 Noir Films You Never
Heard Of". You can read this article at:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/02/bestnoir200702
You have to wade through (literally) hundreds of pages
of fashion ads to get to the feature in the magazine. I can
only imagine how much money VF makes each month off of ads.
R
Richard Helms Three-Time Shamus Award Nominee http://richardhelms.net
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