LA Film Noir: The capital of Hollywood's most pessimistic era

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Film noir describes a kind of movie dealing with crime, private eyes, plain clothes policemen, hapless grifters, law-abiding citizens lured into a life of crime or simply victims of circumstance and often in the presence of a "femme fatale".
The term "film noir" was originally coined by the French film critic Nino Frank and taken from "série noir" which was a popular collection of detective stories in France. Film historians still argue whether there is such a genre. It occurred mainly in the 40s and 50s with a revival in the 70s. The first true film noir is supposed to be the Maltese Falcon (1941). Others think it was Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1943) or even Josef von Sternbergs Underworld (1927).
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Film noir is inspired by writers such as Dashiell Hammet and Raymond Chandler. The low key black-and-white visual style obviously had its roots in German Expressionist cinematography. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari immediately comes to mind. There were also the theories of Freud and psychoanalysis which pictured humans suffering from amnesia, tortured souls, people haunted by their past or craving for an identity of their own. All these features can be found in the anti-heroes of the film noir. They also reflected the fears and preoccupations of the Americans at the time.
Original title: Los Angeles Film Noir
Directed by Clara & Julia Kuperberg
Produced by Wichita Films
Licensed by Poorhouse International

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@intermiragemedia6225 8 ай бұрын

One of the most, to the point Film Noir documentaries. Recommended to everyone who wants to gain valid insight into the genre.

@constancewalsh3646 8 ай бұрын

A Canadian transplant, I've deplored the lack of subtlety in American film. Who knew I'd find it here! What a beautifully narrated analysis, with insights of analysis and of nuance found nowhere else. To have late in life discovered a treasure-trove in film that I'll not live long enough to exhaust - what a gift! Thank you for this fantastic documentary.

@harveycan5820 6 ай бұрын

Keep trying before the Big Adios!

@johnf6267 8 ай бұрын

Noir was the best. Born in the early 50s I grew up on these and they were always my favorite.

@dthomas9230 7 ай бұрын

And they looked great on B&W tv.

@danielstanwyck2812 8 ай бұрын

Ellroy is both repulsive and fascinating at the same time. He's got to be at least half nuts. At least. Read Black Dahlia years ago and it was one of those books I read in no time at all. He gives me the creeps. And you can't help but be enamored of him.

@hirampopcock6626 7 ай бұрын

Glad to see the title score from one of BEST Noir masterpieces, The Big Combo. Seen it over 100 times

@bearhustler 7 ай бұрын

Read 'My Dark Places', he is indeed damaged and has big mental health issues to say the least, he wouldn't write the way he did if he didn't. Reading MDP I came out thinking "thank goodness he had writing as an outlet". At one stage he's sleeping in the park, eating asthma inhalers and convinced some ivy is talking to him.

@somersetdc 7 ай бұрын

His mother was murdered when he was 10 years old. She was found on the grounds of Elroy's elementary school. Don't believe they ever found the murderer.

@remmymafia3889 7 ай бұрын

His honesty is at it's best, in his book "My Dark Places"- just riveting, his life read like LA noir. I visited the city of El Monte after reading his book, and was blown away by the locations when his mother was murdered there in 1958- they we're almost all there, and looked like they did in 1958. Incredible detail- he's a master.

@rogerthomson9461 7 ай бұрын

Black Dahlia not his best work- too creepy and soul destroying. LA Confidential much better if you ask me.

@classiclife7204 7 ай бұрын

I forgot how nutso Ellroy is. "I want to go to the gas chamber for a woman." "I like the GOOD girls in film noir." A walking case of No-Filter. Anyway, interesting take by Muller about working women being the heroes of these movies - not the PIs, not the wanna-be housewives, but girls with real jobs. Also, film-kids, do take note how "The Big Combo" - with its "Mr. Brown" and torture scene - heavily influenced Quentin Tarantino.

@harveycan5820 6 ай бұрын

Mr Brown was a back-door man, as the name implies. He broke his two women with it, with the shame of it. Eddie Muller almost got there by saying that scene depicted "oral sex" when it was clearly analingus Mr Brown was after. Hey, nice connection to Tarantino!

@markcollins2704 5 ай бұрын

"A walking case of no-filter" yeah so what?

@francisburns281 3 ай бұрын

Oh look, we found a typing case of douche bag.

@SkullOfTheAbyss 2 ай бұрын

Ellroy is a typical unhinged boomer.

@mytyrel420 Күн бұрын

Interesting observation. I've also read how Tarantino was influenced by Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing" and its innovative use of a non-linear timeline.

@bobbyboyd4737 8 ай бұрын

The sound mixer on this should have gotten an award.

@steveculbert4039 2 жыл бұрын

Ellroy's MY DARK PLACES is one of the best books of non-fiction I've ever read.

@remmymafia3889 7 ай бұрын

totally agree- made a point when in the vicinity (I live in Las Vegas) not long after reading the book (1996), and visited the locations in El Monte, where his mother was murdered (1958)- blew me away- they're almost all still there, and for the most part, everything is almost the same. Years later he undertook an incredible search (half a century later?), with a retired detective from the time the murder took place, the resources and time and effort he put in, blew me away. Nothing but respect for him- both for the best noir writer of the last fifty years, but that effort to find out about his mother's murderer, who was never caught.

@SheilaRiley-ug9pb 6 ай бұрын

What a fantastic doc! I was thoroughly entranced. Thank you for this. Film noir has always been my favorite genre

@merryl55 11 ай бұрын

D.O.A., one of my best films of all time, saw it as a kid and have loved it since.

@philipdubuque9596 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely enjoyed every minute! Brilliant in all respects - narrative, visuals, detailed analysis... I'll be recommending this presentation to fellow film noir aficionados.

@greenman6141 8 ай бұрын

I am a great great fan of Raymond Chandler. Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye is one of my favourite films. And one of Robert Altman's favourite films, also one of mine, , is Carol Reed's The Third Man. So much so that he uses The Third Man's closing shot, as the final one in The Long Goodbye (and alters the plot from the novel to mirror the plot of the Third Man)

@bearhustler 7 ай бұрын

The Third Man is amazing

@steveculbert4039 7 ай бұрын

Ellroy's MY DARK PLACES is one of the best works of nonfiction I have ever read. I cherished every paragraph of it.

@kevinvilmont6061 6 ай бұрын

Nice, I will check it out. Pardon the pun.

@Surreal469 7 ай бұрын

The music copyright gods murdered this video.

@ElliotBrownJingles Жыл бұрын

Goddam, James Ellroy is awesome.

@James_Bowie 2 жыл бұрын

"On June 22, 1958, when Ellroy was ten years old, his mother was raped and murdered. Ellroy later described his mother as 'sharp-tongued [and] bad-tempered', unable to keep a steady job, alcoholic and sexually promiscuous. His first reaction upon hearing of her death was relief: he could now live with his father, whom he preferred. The police never found the perpetrator, and the case remains unsolved."

@joebauers3746 Жыл бұрын

Ellroy did it, dude seems creepy enough to have done some super sketchy shit when he was young.

@gnolan4281 Жыл бұрын

@@joebauers3746 He raped his mother when he was 10?

@barryguerrero6480 Жыл бұрын

@@joebauers3746 Sounds plausible, but nah. He went off-the-rails after the shocking and tragic event happened.

@rameshbhattacharjee4374 8 ай бұрын

Poor Guy Elroy, To Have A Mother Like That, Thank God He Did Not Become Like The Boston Strangler Or A Serial Killer Of Women

@salahuddinmuhammad3251 7 ай бұрын

@@rameshbhattacharjee4374it's not what happens to us but what we do with it. I was raised in the House of Horrors and there are no excuses in life. I am the only Kid made it out of there. It doesn't have to Define us at all. Coping mechanisms, knowledge acquisition, networking, and healing.

@thomasthomas2418 7 ай бұрын

How could you forget "Farewell, My Lovely" with Mitchum?

@timothymacdonnell9079 8 ай бұрын

The music comes from “The Big Combo” where we are introduced to Mr. Brown. Great movie.

@behindthespotlight7983 6 ай бұрын

Regardless how successful one becomes in LA there comes a pivotal moment when a man knows if he refuses to leave he will die. I’ve seen LA chew up and spit into an eternal hole the baddest ass partiers from coast to coast. After 18 years in Los Angeles, 16 of them in film production and 3 waiting tables in Beverly Hills-returning home each night to 1825 N. Kingsley (my home 45 years after it was Walter Huff’s exterior in Double Indemnity)-watching these type docs hits a bit too close. And my second most important priority is to get to bed tonight sober.

@Buffaloc 8 ай бұрын

When I was 18 I got a job in downtown L.A. as a messenger. I also moved to an old hotel off of Wilshire Blvd. As I kid I drove around the same area with my father. Today when I drive around Los Angeles I don't get a good vibe. When I was 18 theere was an elegance with men wearing suits and hats. Many women wore gloves. I am also aware if you were not white your life would be much harder. Noir movies help to live the good memories of Los Angeles. DOA is one of my favorites with a very under rated actor: Edmond Obrien.

@mc7477 6 ай бұрын

That dude's not completely underrated. He won the BSA oscar for 1954's Barefoot Contessa.

@louistracy6964 7 ай бұрын

Incredible doc. Thanks so much for posting.

@JulioAvalos3000 8 ай бұрын

Great documentary... quite the ride.

@longjohnsilver5179 7 ай бұрын

Excellent. Discovered some films I will now watch because of this program.

@ThePianoMan1953 13 сағат бұрын

Yes, and most if not all are now probably in the public domain on KZfaq.

@Master_Blackthorne Жыл бұрын

Very informative and useful.

@jonwebb2300 10 ай бұрын

Really good shit James. Keep it coming!

@abbynormal206 2 жыл бұрын

super documentary! thanx.

@AABB-bm9kk 7 ай бұрын

Thumbnail: “Barbara Stanwyck’s head is only one of many grocery staples you’ll find in our store.” 😄

@matthewmaguire3554 3 ай бұрын

Wash and rinse daily.🐥

@Duane-tl2zc 7 ай бұрын

I would never think or know of Fred McMurray playing a "bad guy" after seeing "The absent minded professor" and "My three sons".😊

@curtisnixon5313 7 ай бұрын

Yes I couldn't take him seriously in 'double Indemnity".

@tombriggs5348 7 ай бұрын

He embodied the banality of evil.

@RodericSpode 7 ай бұрын

He wasn't the bad guy in just Double Indemnity. He was also an excellent villain in Pushover, The Caine Mutiny and The Apartment. All brilliantly played by Fred, and he may have played other evil characters that I'm not aware of. His character in The Apartment was absolutely despicable. He was a great, versatile actor.

@harveycan5820 6 ай бұрын

@@RodericSpodeAfter The Apartment he got such critical fan mail that he decided it was his last bad guy. I agree, he was an actor of great depth when given the chance.

@thunderball6908 7 ай бұрын

This was a great watch. Thanks.

@kevinvilmont6061 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic! The Big Sleep trailer. Never saw that before. What a nice treat.

@James_Bowie 2 жыл бұрын

Silver, get it right "But down these _mean_ streets a man must go who is not himself mean"

@sergeikhripun 7 ай бұрын

Excellent commentary on Film noir. You should do some more. What is the music motive that you are using in this video? It starts at the very beginning of the video.

@cathryncampbell8555 6 ай бұрын

This is one of the most incisive documentaries on (Los Angeles) film noir that I have seen. James Ellroy is one of the most repellent and mordant authors -- and he is fascinating at a safe distance. If there is such a thing as a safe distance....

@hulkhatepunybanner 8 ай бұрын

*It seems I'm having trouble distinguishing actual documentaries with mockumentaries like this one.*

@jamestregler1584 8 ай бұрын

Great job, thanks for the memories 😎 From old New Orleans

@jaimejaimeChannel 6 ай бұрын

Fabulous doc, and wonderful commentary. Couldn't have been better. I wish the notes had a better list of all films, mentioned, maybe even in the order of most-recommended.

@ThePianoMan1953 12 сағат бұрын

Yes, I jotted the names down as it went along.

@QEsposito510 Жыл бұрын

“My dad was going in to see one of his numerous bitches” 😂 I love Ellroy

@orchidlilly7518 7 ай бұрын

I love this documentary, thank-you*

@alexander3699 2 жыл бұрын

Love Film Noir…it’s inspired all of my filmmaking!

@remmymafia3889 7 ай бұрын

He's right, "Sunset Blvd." is the perfect movie- maybe my favorite of all time. Eric Von Stroheim, Hedda Hopper, Jack Webb- Schwabs on Sunset.

@harveycan5820 6 ай бұрын

@@remmymafia3889I agree. It is perfect, one of only a few. In my top 3 always.

@ThePianoMan1953 12 сағат бұрын

@@harveycan5820 Wow!! Thanks.

@ecidadeII 2 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic!!

@antidepressant11 8 ай бұрын

Im new to this genre and elroy as well. Not sure i like him but the genre is fascinating.

@DavidChristieCareerCafe 6 ай бұрын

Superb. Thanks!

@TOFKAS01 4 күн бұрын

25:40 Funfact. There is a "Remake" of Laura. As an episode in the first season of "Magnum" from the 1980s.

@todormitrovic8124 Жыл бұрын

What's the name of the song during the shots of the city? That violin is hauntingly beautifull.

@lostinthekerf Жыл бұрын

wocomoCULTURE, could you turn on closed captions? thank you.

@Strictlyinblackandwhite 6 ай бұрын

Great documentary, most enjoyable.

@jameskennedy721 7 ай бұрын

super interesting . cool .

@user-me8zm8wk6y Ай бұрын

This documentary is SO damn good.

@johnf6267 8 ай бұрын

whew , this fella has baggage. great film though.

@barryguerrero6480 Жыл бұрын

I think 'realistic' or 'existential' is more accurate than "pessimistic". These movies simply acknowledge the darker side of human activity that goes on every single day, pretty much everywhere. Film noir is also greatly about style. And while L.A. was the epicenter of film noir - greatly out of convenience - there are a number of excellent S.F. and N.Y. film noirs. "D.O.A." is as much an S.F. noir, as it is an L.A. one. Perhaps "Naked City" isn't considered film noir (I think it is a noir), it's still an excellent crime and police procedural drama that was filmed on location in N.Y. "Concrete Jungle" takes place in conservative Cincinnati! "Out of the Past" happens in various locations including S.F., but very little in L.A. Heck, a number are even centered in (then) exotic Mexico.

@dthomas9230 7 ай бұрын

Cynicism is better than pessimism.

@FirstmaninRome 7 ай бұрын

La confidential was.great even when they stole the story and made it season 2 of true detective, not As good.

@MichelleJBitunjac 3 ай бұрын

I think you meant to write "The Asphalt Jungle" which is set in Cincinnati. There is also Ida Lupino's "The Hith-Hiker" which traverses the Mexi-Cali border lands and is based on the true story of the Billy Cook murder spree which was also immortalised in the lyrics of the The Doors "Riders On The Storm". Some of my favourite noirs based in San Francisco are "Woman On The Run" and "The Sniper" whose executions deaths are the most realistic I've ever witnessed in a film noir. Immediate drop to the ground or in one case, swinging in the air. Also, "Murder by Contract" which tells the tale of a midwestern assassin coming to LA for a hit job - a deeply funny film that obviously inspired the heck out of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.

@immaterialimmaterial5195 2 жыл бұрын

Should Film Noir have a government health warning???!!! (You try giving up smoking whilst watching film noirs!!!!)

@user-me8zm8wk6y 16 күн бұрын

Great. Thanks.

@shaftomite007 7 ай бұрын

Sometimes a salami is just a salami

@laraoneal7284 6 ай бұрын

Very interesting.

@kurtfranklin2680 6 ай бұрын

I’d say it was the most realistic era. The most pessimistic era of Hollywood is now.

@keyrawlux4027 Жыл бұрын

What's the title of the track starting at 2:58?

@tomkent4656 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a John Barry composition, but can't be sure.

@johnhetherington8830 2 жыл бұрын

nice job

@gopherstate777 6 ай бұрын

Love Billy Wilder's comment about Barbara Stanwyk's platinum blonde wig. He said we hired Barbara and I got George Washington!

@geminifilms5341 2 ай бұрын

Excellent documentary

@kazfleszar5899 3 жыл бұрын

injoyed it.

@johnpritchard5410 7 ай бұрын

the pointy building downtown!

@davidsteinert8160 4 ай бұрын

The booze and the cooze.......priceless!!!!

@albertgrant1017 2 жыл бұрын

The believe The Big Sleep is perfect Film Noir ! I am fascinated y the Black Dahla Case and the books about it !

@remmymafia3889 7 ай бұрын

Of course Elroy explains why LA is considered the noir capital- it's simple geography. Location, location, location- everything was filmed on the streets there- no need to go anywhere. Then on the realism side of crime, NOTHING can top the Tate murders- that to me is the top of the mountain for true crime, with the Black Dahlia close behind. Both were off the charts scint !

@Denver_Risley Жыл бұрын

Seeing a young Lee Van Cleef in "The Big Combo" blew my mind. I thought he was always middle-aged.

@johna.4334 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, and to add to that, maybe they should have named that famous spaghetti western 'The Good, the Gay and the Ugly'

@chrissahar2014 Жыл бұрын

This documentary is somewhat inaccurate as Raymond Chandler wrote from the 1940's into early 50's. And World War II vets is a theme in some of his books and even the homosexual undercurrents between straight men - read "Farewell My Lovely". Often the women are far more powerful and in control in the narrative although Raymond teases the reader along to think otherwise.

@eligoitein6499 10 ай бұрын

What a delight....

@axxellein 3 ай бұрын

TRES Cool/Heavy Noir

@steveculbert4039 2 жыл бұрын

I read these cynical comments about Ellroy, and they are baseless.

@moonriverdiver Жыл бұрын

LOL he epitomizes 'cynicism' but their comments not really.

@MothGirl007 10 ай бұрын

He's intensely unlikable.

@MichelleJBitunjac 3 ай бұрын

@@MothGirl007 We tend to have a very dark sense of humour in my culture so I find him hilarious, lol. Plus he hams it up for storytelling value because he's a master with words.

@johng4093 2 ай бұрын

He made this more about himself than necessary.

@syourke3 4 ай бұрын

I think that Film Noir is to film what existentialism is to philosophy.

@chrissahar2014 Жыл бұрын

Well another problem with the filmThe Long Goodbye is that it hardly follows the novel at all.

@1earflapping 7 ай бұрын

Actually it does, except for the ending. Elliott Gould represents the 40s Chandler hero set in 1970s LA. A deliberate cognitive dissonance.

@robertthompson5501 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Great Noir tutorial.🙏🏻👹

@spleerfloof 7 ай бұрын

I’ve never heard of James Ellroy. The way he speaks, I thought he was a Director but googling him I see he is an author. I wonder if he wrote any screenplays? Creepy vibes though. I much preferred the comments of the other main narrator, the guy in the blue shirt and jacket. Does anybody know his identity/credentials?

@jcollins1305 7 ай бұрын

I believe you’re referring to Eddie Muller. He is a noir historian and hosts screenings on Turner Classic Movies.

@richardbrowning8221 5 ай бұрын

Love Eddie Muller his commentary is sublime. He is the epitome of clarifying film noir, making us understand all of its extraordinary complexities! Love his demeaner.

@MichelleJBitunjac 3 ай бұрын

I found Eddie Muller projected his own biases a little bit too much during his segments. My background is Croatian and we tend to have a very dark sense of humour so for me, I found James Elroy not only hilarious but poetically insightful. He likes to poke the bear but his insights were razor sharp and grounded in the reality of life in Los Angeles - a city I lived in for many years and knew intimately from the gutter up. The ones who talk like tend to be more straight-laced than they care to admit though Elroy himself did admit that very same thing, lol.

@DanielLee-yu1li 8 ай бұрын

I love the sound of Ellroy's voice.❤🙂👍

@johna.4334 8 ай бұрын

IDK, he's kinda creepy.

@mangos2888 5 ай бұрын

That makes one of you 😂

@johna.4334 5 ай бұрын

@@mangos2888 ???

@ThePianoMan1953 12 сағат бұрын

@@johna.4334 You think, kind of a John Malkovich vibe?

@Borella309 2 жыл бұрын

Too much reliance on James Ellroy's input spoiled what could have been a tremendous documentary look at film noir.

@joebauers3746 Жыл бұрын

100%. I am only four minutes in and this dude seems super creepy.

@septemberblueuk Жыл бұрын

Seriously got issues.

@greenvelvet Жыл бұрын

He's the only one with real personality in the whole goddamn documentary. Pearls before swine

@MothGirl007 10 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I can't stand him.

@goodgrief888 7 ай бұрын

I used to love James Ellroy back when I first saw LA Confidential. Then I read his book about the Black Dahlia and his autobiography, My Dark Places, and realized he personified the worst aspects of SoCal culture. Also at a certain point I matured and moved past James Ellroy-like obsession with hipster lifestyle and murders, but he stayed the same. He’s trying so hard to be cool that he’s a massive dork.

@classicradio Жыл бұрын

French Noir is great also

@moonriverdiver Жыл бұрын

Jean-Pierre Melville's especially.

@mdtys 8 ай бұрын

tremendous

@mangos2888 5 ай бұрын

I love LA Confidential, the movie, but Ellroy seems like a creep... confirmed by the comments

@jollyjohnthepirate3168 8 ай бұрын

There's nothing like a good noir film. Kind of makes you want to drink scotch and smoke unfiltered cigarettes. Later you feel like you need a shower. The Bradbury even shows up in Blade Runner a cyberpunk noir.

@kindnessfirst9670 2 ай бұрын

Eras have capitals?

@vaughancapstick9961 5 ай бұрын

Don't get much better, bleaker or darker than that. Enlightenment only appears when you leave the dark end of the alley. And everyone knows it's a phoney ending ❤

@chrissheffield5468 7 ай бұрын

5:26 "She is Lana Turner."

@greenman6141 8 ай бұрын

James Ellroy is rather a berk. I quite enjoyed his LA books, but he should do himself a favour and let the books do his talking. He comes across as so babyishly self absorbed without the offsetting sense of humour.

@johna.4334 8 ай бұрын

Agree

@johnpritchard5410 7 ай бұрын

Olivet and Sinai!

@edjohnson5840 8 ай бұрын

I was born in 1948 in superior (i.e. northern) California. The movie that needs to be made is about how everyone saw L.A. as a terrible place to live. Doubt it? Just listen to any evening talk show host describe the smog and traffic.

@judypratt2868 8 ай бұрын

is that from robert ryan

@johna.4334 8 ай бұрын

I grew up in NorCal (1956) as well. Although people in the north are taller, more sophisticated and better educated and the people in SoCal are...well...peasants, this didn't stop me from migrating to Tinseltown; better weather, warm ocean, more restaurants, non-stop entertainment and a home in a nice neighborhood for half the price.

@deirdre108 8 ай бұрын

When I lived in LA from 1976--88, it seemed like the most frequent topic of conversation with people I knew was regarding how fed up they were about the city and when they were going to leave. I will say this about the city though, and that is where I learned about film noir from frequent Film Noir Weeks at revival cinemas such as the Nuart in West LA and the Fox Venice. Nothing quite like seeing these marvelous films shown the way they should be seen.

@johna.4334 6 ай бұрын

@@judypratt2868 ???

@ThePianoMan1953 12 сағат бұрын

@@deirdre108 Oh, the same conversations now..........

@MinionofNobody 7 ай бұрын

The Bradbury Building mentioned in this documentary is a beautiful building. It is also the home of the LAPD’s Internal Affairs Division. Most LAPD officers find this to be the single most depressing building in the entire City of Los Angeles. The general view is that it is the home of the lazy, incompetent, and dishonest but upwardly mobile element of the LAPD. Internal Affairs personnel are the cops who ignore major misconduct committed by the highest ranking members of the Department while severely punishing the most minor peccadillos of low ranking officers. At least, such is the general view of things. Depending upon your perception of the LAPD’s Internal Affairs Division and the personnel assigned there, you might find this as being completely in keeping with the building’s role in film noir or completely counter to its role in such movies.

@Linda-pw8gx 6 ай бұрын

Sunset blvd. Was billy wilders big f.u. To Hollywood

@johnpritchard5410 7 ай бұрын

the city of nets...

@JamesBond-uz2dm 6 ай бұрын

hot diamonds / cold hard cash clean getaways / dirty coppers stand up guys / low down rats two - timing dames / only one way out This is film noir. What's your angle sister ?

@dmswanson5694 2 жыл бұрын

Ellory knows at bottom.

@altonpaige2388 6 ай бұрын

The postman always rings twice was my wife and mine favorite film noir.

@MichelleJBitunjac 3 ай бұрын

Love the original with Lana Turner.

@johnpritchard5410 7 ай бұрын

once again, a little Ellroy goes a real long way....

@williamdegnan4718 7 ай бұрын

43:25 He said _closet_ .

@MichelleJBitunjac 3 ай бұрын

Yes, he did lol. "The Big Combo" is so damn good. Love my Blu Ray copy.

@webstercat 6 ай бұрын

Speaks in Waits….

@carlsmith8815 Жыл бұрын

To see the James Ellroy the man who wrote "LA confidential " in full, cogent and optimistic spate and having. the sexual antics of. "Gilda " explained in one documentary. is enough, but the whole thing is bursting with information. I often wondered if Film Noir was produced by WWII, apparently not . It makes sense that is an outreach from the Depression and the Thirties.

@hankworden3850 10 ай бұрын

You wield a crazy period baby.

@MichelleJBitunjac 3 ай бұрын

Where film noir does explicitly nod to WWII is the growth into location shooting being a common thing, as many of the men who worked in film during the war for the armed forces brought this style of realism orientated shooting back with them when they started working in Hollywood. WWII is also explicitly nodded to in the narrative of films like "The Blue Dahlia" dealing with PTSD. Another theory is veterans bringing back their quick maturing into more pessimism regarding life, death and destruction with them so, discarding WWII as an influence on the genre I think is somewhat dishonest.

@electrojones 7 ай бұрын

Ellroy just seems like such a creep.

@johnstrawb3521 Жыл бұрын

34:00 - Completely neglecting that violence against men was always vastly higher in this period than it was against women (as it is in all eras), not to mention violence against a woman is hardly by definition "misogyny." You'd like to think a writer would do quite a bit better in this regard.

@thomassaehler9038 2 жыл бұрын

Hello!!! D.O.A. is set in San Francisco

@harveycan5820 6 ай бұрын

Starts in Banning, moves to Frisco, travels to LA for the ending.

@b_ks 6 ай бұрын

lol James Ellroy channels this era like nobody's business. All the little squeakers kvetching make me laugh. ☺️

@RossRossiter 3 жыл бұрын

jeez elroy loves the sound of his own voice

@KlausBahnhof 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. He's clearly an expert on the subject but he still manages to make this documentary less enjoyable than it should have been.

@stevensica89 2 жыл бұрын

He does indeed. In fact, believe it or not,, compared to other documentaries and film commentaries by JE, he is relatively restrained here.

@thomassaehler9038 2 жыл бұрын

Yes....obnoxious

@steveculbert4039 2 жыл бұрын

And you know that how?

@RossRossiter 2 жыл бұрын

@@steveculbert4039 he was my uncle

@joeminella5315 8 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@lostcat9lives322 9 ай бұрын

No mention of the original "Blade Runner"?

@edoardodalpra4742 8 ай бұрын

Far from noir

@lostcat9lives322 8 ай бұрын

@@edoardodalpra4742 A singular, hard drinking detective (supported by an unsympathetic, possibly corrupt department) working his way through the underbelly of a dark urban landscap of a decaying world. Lured by a femme fatale. Confronting the ruthless leader of an outlaw gang. Everyone smokes. Sound familiar? It's classic noir with the tech veil of scifi.

@edoardodalpra4742 8 ай бұрын

@@lostcat9lives322 the protagonist in the noir genre is usually not a police officer though, unless we're not talking about the same Blade Runner... Which I suspect. I love that you included "everyone smokes" as a defining trope of the genre though 😄

@edoardodalpra4742 8 ай бұрын

@harveycan5820 6 ай бұрын

Blade Runner used Bradbury Building... Future Noir!