‘Out of the Past’ is fantastic, Jane Greer is a classic Femme fatale, a great one to rewatch.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Thanks, definitely on my list to watch this month.
@cobwebschannel Жыл бұрын
Dude, I love Dark Passage! It’s really experimental in how it’s made, but such a classic, pulpy story at its core. Great list!
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Dark Passage is one of my very favorites.
@bobbyfischer75009 ай бұрын
great list ! Thanks for sharing
@CinemaDaveMedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@stevemoody13 Жыл бұрын
There is also a Bogart and Bacall 4 movie blu ray set available that has the Warner Archives discs. I just picked that one up. I never saw Lauren Bacall in a movie before this summer and she completely blew me away. I'm sure I'll watch Gun Crazy again soon. That movie is amazing. Great video, Ill have to check a few of these out.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Hi Steve. Thanks for the comment and kind words. Lots of amazing film noir gems out there.
@RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Жыл бұрын
great choices Dave ! There's a few you mentioned that I wouldn't consider noir but often any noir movies get debated.
@joshua2814 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, “Casablanca,” for instance, is highly influenced by film noir (the lighting, Rick’s jaded character), but it’s way too optimistic to be noir and Bergman is no femme fatale (she’s too virtuous). I tend to have a narrow definition, though. I have a hard time of thinking of movies without a PI as noir until I realized that would negate “Double Indemnity” and no one would say that isn’t noir. As some have pointed out, though, noir isn’t really a genre so much as a combination of elements that defined a certain group of films.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Hi Robert. Thanks. I know that Casablanca isn’t technically film noir but I do love the movie and it’s noir elements. It’s one of my favorites.
@joshua2814 Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaDaveMedia It turns 80 on the 26th! One of the best movies ever.
@ianjohnson458 Жыл бұрын
Pickup on South Street, Rififi, Ace in the hole = some of the best ever, period. Love Strangers on a Train and Treasure of Sierra madre.
@davidosborn6714 Жыл бұрын
Great picks, Dave! Blind-bought ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS during the Criterion Sale mainly for the classic Miles Davis jazz score but the plot looks intriguing as well. In what I suppose is the neo-noir category I also picked up the 4K of Steven Soderbergh's brilliant THE LIMEY, with Terence Stamp in the performance of his career.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Hi David. Elevator to the Gallows is on my wish list. The Limey is a classic too!
@pocketmego-Ray Жыл бұрын
Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, Sweet Smell of Success(which is my favorite).
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Great picks!
@derrickmcleod9549 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations … a recent discovery that I think qualifies is Elevator to the Gallows :)
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Hi Derrick. Elevator to the Gallows is on my wish list.
@derrickmcleod9549 Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaDaveMedia Cool … I have been checking out other Louis Malle films as a result. I ordered ‘The Killers’ this evening as a blind buy … another one in the noir category.
@larabrongel8863 Жыл бұрын
Love Key Largo! Bogey, Bacall, Claire Trevor & Edward G Robinson
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Same here. It’s a classic!
@andrewday3603 Жыл бұрын
I am a big fan of Touch of Evil.
@willieluncheonette5843 Жыл бұрын
me too! One of my 6 all time favorite noirs. Stone cold masterpiece.
@jubjubson2410 Жыл бұрын
I also just bought scarlet street. Been on a Fritz Lang kick as of late! Great film.
@willieluncheonette5843 Жыл бұрын
His Dr. Mabuse the Gambler is one of my 13 all time favorite films. It's free on youtube. 4 hours long and not boring for one second.
@desphelan8353 Жыл бұрын
Hi Dave this collection you show is tops I love them all film noir from the 70s has to be Chinatown this is classic film noir I love this video
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. Chinatown is a classic!
@michaelthemovieattic Жыл бұрын
Great video Dave! I must admit, I don't think I've seen much noir. I did just get the 4k of Casablanca, but I haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Hard to believe, but I Have never seen it. I also got the new and old versions of Nightmare Alley. I didn't know if they qualify as noir but again I haven't gotten a chance to watch them. I also heard The Batman was kinda noir. I did start to watch it but I am a little limited time. I did like what I've seen so far. Anyway as always, Love the channel Dave and maybe I'll try to get a few noir films in this month.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Hi Michael. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I know that Casablanca isn’t technically noir but I love the noir elements and it’s a classic. Good point about The Batman. I started watching also but need to finish that one.
@willieluncheonette5843 Жыл бұрын
The original Nightmare Alley is certainly a noir and one of the best.
@frankgetz6743 Жыл бұрын
Talking about Bogart is right in my wheelhouse. Casablanca is a given probably my fave performance of his then Treasure of Sierra Madre Caine Mutiny African Queen Maltese Falcon Big Sleep What I think are his most underrated performances is The Harder They Fall & Black Legion. I'm biased though. Too many good films of his to choose from.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Hi Frank. So many great films. Dark Passage is a new favorite.
@frankgetz6743 Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaDaveMedia Nice. I have it recorded I need to sit down & watch it. It seems very reminiscent of Lady in the Lake. I need to watch more Bogart titles I haven't seen but I find myself going back to familiar titles.
@willieluncheonette5843 Жыл бұрын
Hitchcock's greatest noir is Vertigo. Scarlet Street is not a lesser known noir, it is very famous and is terrific. Out of the Past is one of my 6 all time favorite noirs and is a masterpiece in every way.. Gun Crazy and Murder My Sweet are both top notch noirs. Have not seen The Set Up. In A Lonely Place is praised by many, including Eddie Muller who has called it his all time favorite noir, but I fail to see what all the love is about.. It would not even be in my top 30. Two noirs that I can watch every year are Touch of Evil and Kiss Me Deadly. I wrote a long review of KMD. Will post it here if you'd like to read it.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting, I so appreciate the thoughts and insight.
@mattglass Жыл бұрын
Some great picks in your collection. Scarlet Street is a gem. Other Criterion’s worth picking up, The Breaking Point is a good one of theirs and relatively overlooked, it surprised me, Curtiz (Casablanca) directing and John Garfield. Criterion’s Kiss Me Deadly, is a must own. Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal on blu ray is a treasure, recently reprinted. Criss Cross with Lancaster. Welles’ Touch of Evil. Nick Ray’s On Dangerous Ground. Odds against tomorrow. In a lonely place. Out of the past. The list of certified classics is long. Great films that reward repeat viewing.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. So many classics! I really appreciate your thoughts and recommendations.
@cfbilly70 Жыл бұрын
I definitely wouldn't consider Casablanca noir, but I'd also use any excuse to watch it, so I get it. I personally don't limit the noir genre to 40s and 50s, that makes no sense to me. They just made a lot of em during that time period. I consider M from Fritz Lang the granddaddy of the genre and basically all of German expressionism was the blueprint for the genre. It has to be black and white. No questions asked. Not all coloured films with the same themes are noir. Noir means black. I mean, come on. That's the same as people calling No Country for Old Men a western. That's not really a western and you know it. Thematically there's also room for movement. Femme fatale, detectives, crime, are all welcome and often a dead giveaway for a noir, but even without them it can be noir. The shadows, on screen and inside the characters. Noir is a feeling, which is why there are so many different takes on it I guess. It's not tied to a decade or a country. Movies like The Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole, Le Trou, M, heck even The Hustler (which is almost never mentioned!), I mean honestly, Psycho is actually very much film noir, one of the best even, but it is too much of a legendary horror flick that it also never gets mentioned. I still haven't put it in my noir list even. Noir is dark, both on screen and in theme. Sorry, I went rambling on. Those were some great picks!
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
Hello. I love your comment and excellent insight into genre and categorizing films. Sometimes it’s difficult to label a film when it can be a mix of genres or a blend of styles. To me, the film Alien can be both science fiction and horror as another example. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I so appreciate your very thoughtful expert approach on this topic.
@cfbilly70 Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaDaveMedia that's true, but it's also never a debate if Alien is or isn't one of those. I think? It is sciencefiction and it is horror. You can't deny either one. All the more confirming that noir isn't a genre but a style. A movie can pretty much have any genre and still be a noir. It is or it isn't. Slowly, but surely, Psycho is making its way into my top noir list. People saying it is not noir because it is horror clearly see noir as a genre and I'm convincing myself more and more that it isn't. There's definitely a template. Like, you can make a noir if you simply add the following ingredients. But the great ones will be able to break out of that box. And speaking of femme fatales, a controlling dead mother is almost the pinnacle of the matter.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
@@cfbilly70 Thanks, totally agree with your thoughts.
@willieluncheonette5843 Жыл бұрын
There are many color noirs IMO. Vertigo, Leave Her To Heaven and Niagara immediately come to mind.
@maartenlemmens8628 Жыл бұрын
Ouch! Casablanca is not a noir, even if Bogart is the lead. It,s a war drama.
@CinemaDaveMedia Жыл бұрын
True though it does reflect many elements of the genre (setting, mood, cinematic style).