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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring John Garfield and Lana Turner, the film begins with a drifter taking a job at a roadside diner for a jolly older man with a beautiful young wife (Turner). After initial conflict, Frank and Cora fall passionately in love. They try one disastrous attempt to take the husband’s life, and read more
The Lady from Shanghai (1947) – Film-noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, the film is narrated by an Irish sailor (Welles) who meets a beautiful but unhappily married woman (Hayworth). Michael is given a job on the yacht of the wealthy lawyer Arthur Bannister and he is near the alluring Elsa once again. While he is aboard the yacht read more
The Big Heat (1953) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
*Contains Spoilers Starring Glen Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Lee Marvin, with direction by Fritz Lang, the film follows an everyday cop named Dave Bannion (Ford). This film-noir begins with a mysterious suicide of a cop. Soon Bannion is on the case trying to put the facts together and then everything read more
The Woman in the Window (1944) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett, this film-noir involves an ordinary psychology professor and a beautiful woman. The story begins at the club where the professor and his friends begin to discuss an enchanting portrait of a woman in a store window. He stays behind for a while longer and read more
The Killers (1946) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Burt Lancaster in his debut as well as Ava Garner, the film begins with two gunmen killing “The Swede” (Lancaster) in a small town. Interested in the mystery, an insurance investigator named Reardon (Edmund O’Brien) tries to piece together the past of the dead man. He work read more
The Killing (1956) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Sterling Hayden, the film follows a group of crooks and everyday race track workers who carry out an intricate robbery. In the planning stages they have everything figured out completely with one small disturbance. When the day arrives, the plan begins as exp read more
Mildred Pierce (1945) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Joan Crawford, this classic film noir is intriguing because it revolves around a successful woman. The film begins with a murder and Pierce is taken in for questioning. From that point on she tells the story of her life with her first husband and two daughters. However, Pierce was in confli read more
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, this film has memorable dialogue and chilling performances. Curtis is Sydney Falco, a greedy and conniving press agent who is constantly trying to get on the good side of influential people. His main target is the renowned if not ruthless gossip columnist J.J read more
Gilda (1946) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
*This May Contain Spoilers This film-noir and twisted love story stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth. Johnny Farrell is a shady gambler who has just arrived in Buenos Aires. Through certain circumstances, he quickly meets a mysterious man. Soon he learns this man is a casino owner and Farrell gains read more
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring John Garfield and Lana Turner, the film begins with a drifter taking a job at a roadside diner for a jolly older man with a beautiful young wife (Turner). After initial conflict, Frank and Cora fall passionately in love. They try one disastrous attempt to take the husband’s life, and read more
The Lady from Shanghai (1947) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, the film is narrated by an Irish sailor (Welles) who meets a beautiful but unhappily married woman (Hayworth). Michael is given a job on the yacht of the wealthy lawyer Arthur Bannister and he is near the alluring Elsa once again. While he is aboard the yacht read more
The Big Heat (1953) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
*Contains Spoilers Starring Glen Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Lee Marvin, with direction by Fritz Lang, the film follows an everyday cop named Dave Bannion (Ford). This film-noir begins with a mysterious suicide of a cop. Soon Bannion is on the case trying to put the facts together and then everything read more
The Woman in the Window (1944) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2013
Starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett, this film-noir involves an ordinary psychology professor and a beautiful woman. The story begins at the club where the professor and his friends begin to discuss an enchanting portrait of a woman in a store window. He stays behind for a while longer and read more
Touch of Evil (1958) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 1, 2013
Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Orson Welles, this film is one of the last examples of what is considered true film-noir. In a small, dangerous, run down, border town, a mysterious car bombing murder takes place. A Mexican investigator who is a newlywed (Heston) and a hardened American po read more
Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 1, 2013
Noir comes from the French word meaning “dark” and it generally refers to a type of crime melodrama that often includes hard-boiled detectives, beguiling femme fatales, taboo topics, and violence. In order to tell the story flashbacks, voice-overs, as well as chiaroscuro cinematography a read more
Sunset Boulevard (1950) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 1, 2013
This is a great film-noir but more importantly it serves as a biting picture of the Hollywood lifestyle . Billy Wilder created a very interesting film that is well worth watching. It puts a very contrasting pair together and delivers the tale with a exceptional style of storytelling. *May Contain Sp read more
Touch of Evil (1958) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 1, 2013
Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Orson Welles, this film is one of the last examples of what is considered true film-noir. In a small, dangerous, run down, border town, a mysterious car bombing murder takes place. A Mexican investigator who is a newlywed (Heston) and a hardened American po read more
Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 1, 2013
Noir comes from the French word meaning “dark” and it generally refers to a type of crime melodrama that often includes hard-boiled detectives, beguiling femme fatales, taboo topics, and violence. In order to tell the story flashbacks, voice-overs, as well as chiaroscuro cinematography a read more
Sunset Boulevard (1950) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 1, 2013
This is a great film-noir but more importantly it serves as a biting picture of the Hollywood lifestyle . Billy Wilder created a very interesting film that is well worth watching. It puts a very contrasting pair together and delivers the tale with a exceptional style of storytelling. *May Contain Sp read more
