Neo Noir

Word NEO NOIR
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In recent times, noir has been revived as neo-noir and the pieces here offer an intriguing perspective on contemporary art that has some kind of edge of suspense. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Law Abiding Citizen is a violent neo-noir by director F. Gary Gray that begs to be more than just your run-of-the-mill thrill ride but falls victim to overthinking the motives of its own characters that it tries to craft, leaving a film that has a lot of anger and bloodshed, but not much more. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You are one of the few female practitioners of the new hardboiled or neo-noir writers. ❋ Blue Tyson (2010)

Thirty years on from its botched original release, Ivan Passer's note-perfect, sun-splashed neo-noir thriller Cutter's Way has slowly fought its way up from cult obscurity. ❋ Unknown (2011)

No Country For Old Men is as surely a western as any movie set in 1980 can be, while their debut Blood Simple, nominally a neo-noir thriller, unfolds beneath searing Texas sunshine. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Last fall, I was excited for a line-up of new shows to add to my old favorites and this season I only have one that made the cut: Terriers on FX, but I'm still iffy as to if it is a really well-conceived neo-noir show or if I just like the San Diego-Ocean Beach backdrop for the two gumshoes. ❋ Jake Arky (2010)

Tucker is a relative newcomer; his only IMDB listing is "Broken City," a John Malkovich-produced neo-noir currently due for a 2010 release. ❋ Unknown (2010)

New Journalism tricks like abbreviations and fact checking notes left in read, in retrospect, like neo-noir immediacy. ❋ Brian Joseph Davis (2011)

This fall, more than eight years after she last played the droll demon fighter, she'll return to prime time as the star of another series, The CW's neo-noir mystery Ringer. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So declares the enigmatic Driver in this masterfully convoluted neo-noir, which ranges from the dive bars and flyblown motels of Los Angeles to seedy strip malls dotting the Arizona desert. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Set in Los Angeles, "Drive"—a high-octane neo-noir, where thugs are blown to bits with ruthless sang-froid and heads are smashed like melons—earned Mr. Refn the "Best Director" award in Cannes in May. ❋ Lanie Goodman (2011)

Dress it up in neo-noir trappings, and hot dog, you've got a serial thriller that's pretty unique among prime time's uber-intense cops and criminals and forensics experts and medical examiners... ❋ Unknown (2011)

"[T] he neo-noir master proves that this new series has legs; this title will appeal to anybody who enjoys George Pelecanos's take on contemporary DC as well as longtime Easy Rawlins fans." ❋ Unknown (2010)

On Tuesday, she returned in The CW's sudsy neo-noir thriller Ringer, about estranged twins on the run, separately, from unsavory types. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A moody neo-noir with a dusty Western look, “Red Rock West” gave Hopper the chance to continue living on the dark side. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The movie is a neo-noir with that unmistakable 80s sheen, complete with smoky backgrounds, strobe light flashes, and shadows galore. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Chinatown isn't just one of Roman Polanski's great masterpieces (perhaps his greatest), it's also one of the true masterpieces of the 1970s, a true masterpiece of neo-noir (some even contend Chinatown a pure film noir, removing the neo from the appellation, and the last one of the genre), and the last true studio picture, a movie that slammed the doors of Paramount, where the infamous producer Robert Evans reigned. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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