Genre that boasts a prefix, as filmmakers have increasingly transposed those atmospheric elements typical of one of the cinema's favorite genres from their original genesis in post-war angst to the stressed-out present day, so successfully as to banish any sense of the hybrid.
Film noir movies for the most part were made in the 1940s and '50s. Neo-noir films were shot mostly in the '70s and deliberately use some of the cinematography and writing styles of original film noir, with subtle differences.
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Review by Bright Lights Film Journal of the book "Detours and Lost Highways" by Foster Hirsch.
Screened Film Club narrates a video of recommended neo-noir movies, with short explanations of each movie and things that make it unique.
Movies made between 1974 (Chinatown) and 2014 (John Wick). Trailers and short written descriptions of each movie. Other titles include Year of the Dragon, Se7en, Inside Man, and Blade Runner. From Eskify, an online magazine of lists.
Review by Bright Lights Film Journal of the book "Detours and Lost Highways" by Foster Hirsch.
Movies made between 1974 (Chinatown) and 2014 (John Wick). Trailers and short written descriptions of each movie. Other titles include Year of the Dragon, Se7en, Inside Man, and Blade Runner. From Eskify, an online magazine of lists.
Screened Film Club narrates a video of recommended neo-noir movies, with short explanations of each movie and things that make it unique.
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