> I think I can say that we are as unable
> to defined hard-boiled and noir as the Supreme Court
was unable to
> define pornography a few decades ago. We think we
know
> Hard-boiled and Noir when we see it, but we're never
going
> to agree totally on every piece of work--or like
every piece of work.
>
in my view, noir is the creative manifestation of a
nihilistic point of view.
as such, it is constantly evolving and redefining
itself, because it is an expression of a philisophical
bent
hardboiled is an unflinching attitude in the face of severe
adversity. as such, it is timeless
John Lau
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