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Dave U. Random...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:10 am
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"The Sniper" - "The Big Heat" - "Five Against The House" - "The
Lineup" - "Murder By Contract" (Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/Noir1 )

(Audiophile Audition) - Film Noir is cinema’s most abused genre.
Anyone running a repertory theatre looking to hook unknowing
moviegoers will describe a movie as “classic film noir”, often
stretching the term “classic” as much as they stretch the definitions
of the genre. That’s why Columbia’s five-disc DVD release of classic
film noir is such a pleasant surprise, combining one famous film, two
solid pictures and two hidden gems..(Continued:
http://xrl.us/ColumbiaNoir )

(The Boston Phoenix) - Who knew these movies were so gay? (Continued:
http://xrl.us/ColumbiaNoir2 )
 
Madara0806...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:10 am
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On Oct 28, 11:10 am, "Dave U. Random" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-
Header at (no spam) [127.1]> wrote:
Quote:
"The Sniper" -  "The Big Heat" - "Five Against The House" - "The
Lineup" - "Murder By Contract" (Amazon.com:http://xrl.us/Noir1)

(Audiophile Audition) - Film Noir is cinema’s most abused genre.
Anyone running a repertory theatre looking to hook unknowing
moviegoers will describe a movie as “classic film noir”, often
stretching the term “classic” as much as they stretch the definitions
of the genre. That’s why Columbia’s five-disc DVD release of classic
film noir is such a pleasant surprise, combining one famous film, two
solid pictures and two hidden gems..(Continued:http://xrl.us/ColumbiaNoir)

(The Boston Phoenix) - Who knew these movies were so gay? (Continued:http://xrl.us/ColumbiaNoir2)

I'd only call one of them "noir"-- Fritz Lang's THE BIG HEAT. But the
other four are all worth seeing anyway, no matter what you call them.
 
 
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