Even when the author says the main character of Double
Indemnity is played by Jimmy Stewart? I don't think The
Maltese Falcon is noir thematically either. Mark
--- Nathan Cain <
IndieCrime@gmail.com> wrote:
> A while ago I posted about the forthcoming book
Arts
> of Darkness by
> Thomas Hibbs.
> ( Amazon link:
>
http://www.amazon.com/Arts-Darkness-American-Quest-Redemption/dp/1890626716/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204931077&sr=8-1)
>
> There is now an interview with Hibbs at the
National
> Review Online, a
> publication for which he is a film reviewer.
It's
> about film noir, and
> I realize film has been a controversial topic
of
> late, but this is
> worth listening to. He's a pretty thoughtful
guy.
> Topics include the
> definition of noir (really, it's the second
question
> the interviewer
> asks. I'm gonna guess he's not a member of
this
> list.), Marxist
> interpretations of the The Maltese Falcon,
whether
> noir films have a
> special appeal to conservatives, the nexus
between
> horror and noir.
> It's not a bad interview overall and it makes
me
> want to read the
> book. Here's the interview.
>
>
http://radio.nationalreview.com/betweenthecovers/post/?q=NGU4OWU4OWQ1ZGJjMDFmOGYxODAzNjI1YmU2ZDEzM2E=
>
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