| On Dec 11, 4:26 pm, Agent Smith wrote: Quote:I wonder if film noir may be experiencing a recent resurgence, and the movies that make me think so are No Country for Old Men, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, LA Confidential, Get Shorty, its sequel & it's titular rip-off Get Carter, The Lookout. What other such films have I forgotten, since, say, LA Confidential won the Oscar? Hell, I think even Memento was film noir. :] THE LOOKOUT and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL maybe... but surely not NO COUNTRY, KISS KISS, or SHORTY. Afaik, noir takes more than a wry plot with a less-than-ebullient outcome. E.g., you need fatalism... and underexposed film... -- - - - - - - - - YOUR taste at work... http://www.moviepig.com |