For the record, I don't think I wrote that.
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Kevin Burton Smith
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kvnsmith@thrillingdetective.com> wrote:
> You know what bugs me?
>
> Nathan wrote:
>
>> Very cool action crime movie, but not a
noir.
>
> And that's something to remember. There are plenty
of great crime
> films (and books) that aren't noir.
>
> We should also remember that "noir" and, for that
matter, "hard-
> boiled," are adjectives of style and theme and tone;
not of quality.
>
> Occasionally someone dismisses a book or film as
"not hard-boiled" or
> "not noir" simply because they don't like it -- a
clumsy attempt,
> perhaps, to limit further discussion.
>
> You want a real riot here? Let's dedicate a month to
discussing bad
> noir and hard-boiled literature.
>
> Kevin Burton Smith
> www.thrillingdetective.com
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