Nice list, mahlerii -- I wanted to list SOMETHING WILD (Garfein, not the Demme, though I enjoyed that, too). ACE IN THE HOLE and ANGEL FACE and SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS are others narrowly missing my list. Such diversity around here.
Chris -- Should you confirm which THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE is being nominated (1946 vs. 1981)? Or, you could exercise your incredible powers and just count them as being for OSSESSIONE.
Everyday people...that's what's wrong with the world. -- Morgan Morgan I love movies. But don't get me wrong. I hate Hollywood. -- Orson Welles Movies can only go forward in spite of the motion picture industry. -- Orson Welles
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Chris -- Should you confirm which THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE is being nominated (1946 vs. 1981)? Or, you could exercise your incredible powers and just count them as being for OSSESSIONE.
Actually, guys, the first EVER version of Postman is a French movie from 1939 called Le Dernier Tournant by Pierre Chenal. A very good picture too with a wonderful noirish atmosphere taking place in the South of France. Visconti's Ossessione is equally impressive.
I love Ossessione it's great how the same story can be told in two different countries and the resulting films are very different in feeling. One gritty, one glamourous.
This is just a thread for American noirs isn't it?
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself - Charlie Chaplin
Laura
Double Indemnity
The Big Sleep
Sunset Blvd
Notorious
Night Of The Hunter
Gilda
The Asphalt Jungle
Strangers On A Train
Union Station
White heat
Angels With Dirty Faces
In A LonelyPlace
Touch Of Evil
The Maltese Falcon
I've been hanging back, thinking "I don't really like Noir" - that is, until I read everyone else's lists. What an eye opener for me! Here's my contribution, it is short of 15, but I am accepting bids
Laura
The Big Sleep
Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Naked City
Union Station
Night of the Hunter
Notorious
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Casablanca
Narrow Margin (1950's)
His Kind of Woman Dark Passage
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This one is difficult, because, as discussed, there can be a very broad interpretation of what exactly makes a noir. However, here are my picks (for now):
The Big Clock
D.O.A.
Les Diaboliques
The Maltese Falcon
Keeper of the Flame
Laura
Panic in the Streets
The Naked City
Dark Corner
Scarlett Street
He Walked By Night
Cornered (with Dick Powell)
The Killing
Lady in the Lake
Pickup on South Street