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Film Noir

Touch Of Noir: Stanley Kubrick’s Genre Changing Edgy Crime Noir ‘The Killing’

June 2, 2013 by Katherine Springer

Stanley Kubrick is best known for his films 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Lolita (1962), The Shining (1980) and A Clockwork Orange (1971), but he always considered his first mature feature film to be the elaborate film noir heist The Killing (1956). Clearly overshadowed by his later works, The Killing is generally viewed as a […]

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Touch of Noir: The Victimized Femme Fatale in ‘Trance’

May 26, 2013 by Katherine Springer

Danny Boyle is no stranger to stylish thrillers. From Shallow Grave (1994) to 28 Days Later (2002), Boyle is a master of mystery and suspense. His latest film Trance (2013) takes many cues from film noir, incorporating a conflicted anti-hero, Simon, whose principles are rattled all the more by his memory loss. The psychological neo-noir […]

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Touch Of Noir: The Apathetic Noir Loser In ‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’

May 19, 2013 by Katherine Springer

There is no better film to finish our discussion of the noir loser in the Coen brothers’ films than The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001). With the film’s protagonist, Ed Crane, the Coens take the noir loser archetype to its extreme. Whereas previous Coen losers were anxious, unsure men who let people walk all over […]

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Touch of Noir: The Bumbling Noir Loser in ‘Fargo’

May 12, 2013 by Katherine Springer

The Coen brother’s films frequently share film noir’s basic philosophical assumptions: power corrupts all, evil is pervasive, and fate cannot be controlled or avoided. Their films illustrate this philosophy through stories of simple people with complex problems. These characters are tempted by greed and corruption and ultimately begin a downward spiral that can only result […]

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Touch Of Noir: The Noir Loser Loses His Mind In ‘Barton Fink’

May 5, 2013 by Katherine Springer

The films of the Coen brothers present strangely familiar yet bizarre and inexplicable characters. Just as their films subvert conventions, their protagonists are average people driven to extremes, and frequently exaggerated and surreal extremes. Although the Coens’ films typically defy genre, this characterization is clearly influenced by the classic noir loser – an ordinary man […]

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