TAG Noir
Too Late for Tears (1949)
Too Late for Tears (1949) Directed by Byron Haskin Film noir’s most implacable obsessions permeate the mood of this caustic post-war noir. Greed, lust and murder! Lizabeth Scott plays the sinister, venomous […]
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) Directed by Robert Florey Robert Florey’s pessimistic vision of American romanticism is not consistently successful – there is more style than content – but the personal […]
Journey into Fear (1943)
Journey into Fear (1943) Directed by Norman Foster Speculation casts doubt on the authorship of this film – although Orson Welles has ruled out having any relevance or omnipresence in the direction, […]
While the City Sleeps (1956)
While the City Sleeps (1956) Directed by Fritz Lang Fritz Lang’s tabloid film about tabloid reporters covering a sensational crime story is one of the coldest, most cynical examinations of the world […]
The Big Steal (1949)
The Big Steal (1949) Directed by Don Siegel Don Siegel’s 1949 film is a thrilling cinematic jumble. Hollywood’s bad boy – a fitting sobriquet for Robert Mitchum, who at the time was […]
Criss Cross (1949)
Criss Cross (1949) Directed by Robert Siodmak The quintessential noir philosophy “I didn’t get the money and I didn’t get the woman” immortalized by the dour fatalistic prose of Billy Wilder’s Double […]
The Prowler (1951)
The Prowler (1951) Directed by Joseph Losey Joseph Losey’s nasty, cheap rip-off of Double Indemnity is more mean-spirited, less sardonic than Billy Wilder’s masterpiece; it trades venomous femme fatale sensuality for macho […]
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Directed by John M. Stahl Socialite Gene Tierney plays one of cinema’s most sensuous psychopaths in this picturesque psychological study disguised as a sumptuous melodrama. When she […]
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Blue Rita (1977)
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