Noir_Kiss3 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Don't get annoyed but u might do one of these threads on the other genre boards. I love seeing what people pick and its fun curating your own list. 1.The Big Combo (1955)* 2.Kiss Me Deadly (1955)* 3.The Maltese Falcon (1941)* 4.Out of the Past (1947)* 5.Murder My Sweet (1944)* 6.Dead Reckoning (1947) 7.Kansas City Confidential(1952) 8.Born To Kill (1947) 9.D.O.A. (1950) 10.Raw Deal (1948) The ones with astriks are permanent where as the other ones could get swapped for other favorites like Criss Cross(1949) T-Men(1947) Laura(1944) Gilda (1946) Nightmare Alley(1947) The Stranger(1946) The Killing(1956) Asphalt Jungle(1950) Touch of Evil (1958) So many!!!!!!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Welcome to the board, NoirKiss. I definitely like your list. It's a nice mix of heavyweights and underdogs. I actually haven't seen *Dead Reckoning*, just yet. My favorites: 1. Scarlet Street 2. Pickup on South Street 3. Night and the City 4. Out of the Past 5. In a Lonely Place 6. The Killing 7. Kiss Me Deadly 8. Raw Deal 9. The Third Man 10. Fallen Angel 11. Night of the Hunter 12. The Big Heat 13. They Live by Night 14. Clash by Night 15. The Set-Up 16. On Dangerous Ground 17. Deadline at Dawn 18. The Lady from Shanghai 19. Decoy 20. Double Indemnity 21. The Asphalt Jungle 22. Touch of Evil 23. Gun Crazy 24. Criss Cross 25. Gilda 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Here is my top ten but it is very much subject to change. The Big Sleep Maltese Falcon Glass Key His Kind of Women Strange Love of Martha Ivers Out of The Past In a Lonely Place Scarlett Street Macao The Big Combo I have seen all of the films on your list and I recommend all of them. The focus of my list is mostly 40s noirs. But even I know my list is missing some key films. e.g. No Robert Ryan films! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 DOUBLE INDEMNITY OUT OF THE PAST CRISS CROSS LAURA THE RACKET THE DARK CORNER THE MONEY TRAP DOA A TOUCH OF EVIL THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS THE KILLERS THE SET-UP 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cigarjoe Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I like these a lot my ten would come out of these The Asphalt Jungle The Big Combo Crime Wave Criss Cross The Crooked Way Cry Of The City The Dark Corner Desperate Edge of Doom Fallen Angel Hell's Half Acre Killers Kiss The Killers The Killing Kiss Me Deadly The Narrow Margin Night And The City 99 River Street The Phantom Lady Raw Deal The Set Up Too Late For Tears Touch Of Evil Where The Sidewalk Ends The Window Edited by: cigarjoe on Oct 11, 2013 3:45 PM 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noir_Kiss3 Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Well I can see we all love some noir as it is hard for everyone to pick just ten! As I read each post I couldn't help but think "dang I left that out as well?!". Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS and 99 RIVER STREET should be added to my list. Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I know I still have a lot of film noirs to see yet, but of the ones I have seen I would have to list these among my favorites (in alphabetical order): The Big Sleep Black Angel Body Heat Double Indemnity Gilda Gun Crazy In a Lonely Place Laura The Postman Always Rings Twice Scarlet Street 1 Link to post Share on other sites
faceinthecrowd Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The first ten that come to mind: Double Indemnity Kiss of Death Phantom Lady The Maltese Falcon I Wake Up Screaming House of Strangers Cry of the City The Trial The Third Man ...and a picture that's in color, and was not made in the classic noir era, but still has the noir feel: The Grifters 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ding19410922 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 It's hard to beat 'Out of the Past' and 'The Killers'. Also the one whose title escapes me right now with Dick Powell and Clair Trevor, where Moose Malloy wants Powell to find MY VELMA! Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Murder My Sweet (1944) Link to post Share on other sites
lanceroten Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hmm... I try and stick with IMDB descriptions, but, The Postman Always Rings Twice is not considered Noir by them(crime-drama-mystery). By me it is. Nora Prentiss isn't either. I'm not as sure about that one. I wanna say yeah but. Strangers on a Train I'll list as Noir. Gun Crazy, Noir, not Noir? Bad Day at Black Rock? I'll go with Bad Day at Black Rock in my 10. 1. Double Indemnity 2. The Postman Always Rings Twice (original) 3. Laura 4. Bad Day at Black Rock 5. The Big Heat (Ford/Grahame) 6. The Maltese Falcon (Bogart) 7. Strangers on a Train (Hitchnoir) 8. Scarlet Street 9. This Gun For Hire 10. Nobody Lives Forever (1946, John Garfield) Edited by: lanceroten on Oct 21, 2013 7:05 PM 1 Link to post Share on other sites
VeronicaSalt Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 *D.O.A. (195)* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJRfgcKn3i0 *Scarlet Street (1945)* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaV0nIhics8 *M (1931)* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrJ688BlXfA Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 M, from 1931, may have a noir feel, but it's from way before the years that are generally recognized to have yielded the first noirs. (1939-1941) Link to post Share on other sites
speedracer5 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ooh film noir! One of my favorite genres. Here goes my list, in no particular order: -Double Indemnity -Sunset Boulevard -Dark Passage -The Maltese Falcon -The Big Sleep -The Postman Always Rings Twice -Gilda -The Third Man -The Lady From Shanghai (Fun Fact: The yacht used in the film belonged to Errol Flynn and he actually sailed the boat during the filming and did the aerial photography of the boat. He apparently has a cameo in the cantina scene. I'll need to rewatch to find him.) -Cry Wolf Link to post Share on other sites
doctom666 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 http://www.theyshootpictures.com/noir.htm top 250 from TSPDT.... IMDB is run for fanboys looking for their next Michael Bay fix!! Link to post Share on other sites
ValentineXavier Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Noir, being my favorite genre, I have lots of favorites, but I'll try to keep it to 10. *Touch of Evil* *The Big Sleep* *This Gun For Hire* *Out of the Past* *Blood on the Moon* *Pursued* *DOA* *Kiss Me Deadly* *Detour* *Memento* (just to throw in a modern noir, could have gone with *Blood Simple* ) Link to post Share on other sites
doctom666 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 this is my top 25 in alphabetical order....top 10 is too exclusive #1. Act of Violence.... #2. The Asphalt Jungle... #3. The Big Combo... #4. The Big Heat... #5. The Big Sleep... #6. Born to Kill... #7. Dead Reckoning.... #8. Detour.. #9. Double Indemnity.. #10. Gun Crazy... #11. Kansas City Confidential... #12. The Killers.. #13. The Killing... #14. Kiss Me Deadly... #15. Kiss of Death... #16. Laura... #17. Murder My Sweet... #18. The Narrow Margin... #19. Out of the Past... #20. Phantom Lady... #21. The Phenix City Story.. #22. Raw Deal... #23. This Gun for Hire... #24. Touch of Evil... #25. The Woman in the Window.... Edited by: doctom666 on Jan 31, 2014 4:22 AM Link to post Share on other sites
thisgirlfriday Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Wow. Everyone has listed so many great films. There's a lot that I don't know. I'll have to keep an eye out for 'em. Since I'm here, I may as well add my 10: 1. The Maltese Falcon 2. The Big Sleep 3. Laura 4. Gilda 5. The Big Heat 6. The Blue Dahlia 7. The Postman Always Rings Twice 8. The Lady from Shanghai 9. Sunset Blvd. (which is somewhat noir) 10. The Glass Key and an honorable mention to The Breaking Point (John Garfield), which some argue is film noir. Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 1. The Third Man 2. The Postman Always Rings Twice 3. The Maltese Falcon 4. Gaslight 5. Sunset Blvd. 6. The Big Sleep 7. Gilda 8. Double Indemnity 9. The Big Heat 10. Mildred Pierce Link to post Share on other sites
wewink Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 1. The Maltese Falcon 2. Gun Crazy 3. Double Indemnity 4. The Lady from Shanghai 5. The Big Sleep 6. Detour 7. The Asphalt Jungle 8. The Postman Always Rings Twice 9. The Killers 10. The Killing Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Interesting that the last 3 listings of top ten noirs do NOT mention ONE Mitchum film. Here is my list (but ask me again later, and it might change!). The Big Sleep Out of The Past Double Indemnity The Glass Key His Kind of Women The Maltese Falcon Laura Gilda The Blue Dahlia Sunset Blvd PS: I like to break down my top 10 favorites noirs into the 40s and 50s. First it give me more choices but I do see a change in the style. The selection above is all from the 40s except for Sunset Blvd and His Kind of Women. Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Fontenot Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Why is The Big Sleep film noir? I don't get that. For noir, there has to be a tragedy. The Maltese Falcon, yes. But Bogart and Bacall fall in love and it looks like its going t stick. Now, maybe, if Carmen had been the lead... The greatest noir I think was in glorious (even garish and gaudy sometimes) color: Vertigo. (I'm also inclined to include Psycho, but, no, I guess not.) Of course, it transcends genre. Anyway, here are mind: 1. Vertigo 2. The Maltese Falcon 3. Double Indemnity 4. The Third Man 5. In A Lonely Place 6. Out of the Past 7. The Killers 8. Touch of Evil 9. The Asphalt Jungle 10. Point Blank Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Why is The Big Sleep film noir? I don't get that. For noir, there has to be a tragedy. The Maltese Falcon, yes. But Bogart and Bacall fall in love and it looks like its going t stick. Now, maybe, if Carmen had been the lead... The greatest noir I think was in glorious (even garish and gaudy sometimes) color: Vertigo. (I'm also inclined to include Psycho, but, no, I guess not.) Of course, it transcends genre. Anyway, here are mind: 1. Vertigo 2. The Maltese Falcon 3. Double Indemnity 4. The Third Man 5. In A Lonely Place 6. Out of the Past 7. The Killers 8. Touch of Evil 9. The Asphalt Jungle 10. Point Blank For what it's worth every noir book I have seen list The Big Sleep as noir. Yea, due to the marriage of Bogie and Bacall the studio had Hawks beef up the romance but the plot is still very noir. Bacall's character is a femme fatale as it relates to Marlow since in order to help her he gets himself in jams he could have stayed out of. Murders, blackmail, porn, a mob boss,,,, all done on the dark streets of L.A. Hey, if The Big Sleep isn't noir then a movie that is based on a dream, Point Blank can't be one either. Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Fontenot Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 For what it's worth every noir book I have seen list The Big Sleep as noir. Yea, due to the marriage of Bogie and Bacall the studio had Hawks beef up the romance but the plot is still very noir. Bacall's character is a femme fatale as it relates to Marlow since in order to help her he gets himself in jams he could have stayed out of. Murders, blackmail, porn, a mob boss,,,, all done on the dark streets of L.A. Hey, if The Big Sleep isn't noir then a movie that is based on a dream, Point Blank can't be one either. Well, that goes to my point. The parameters of film noir for most people is much too vague and amorphous. For me, a film noir has to have a corrosive thread of existential fatalism running through it. Pickup on South Street violates this rule because of its insistence of dancing itself offstage with a fake happy ending. Not that it isn't a good movie; it is. It's very good, but as film noir, it's deficient. The Big Sleep, because of the nature of the characters and the core relationship it focuses on, can't, to my mind, be film noir. You need a Brigid O'Shaugnessy or a Jeff Bailey for that. And it's just not moody enough. It's an upbeat movie, whatever the tangential topics it includes. A film noir is a subgenre of tragedy. Link to post Share on other sites
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