Miss Barton’s Famous Cakes (2019) by Jared Hirsch and Nelson Vicens (a short film noir) – Miss Barton is famous for her cakes, but she may be perfectly capable of taking care of herself even during a stormy night.
“Contender” is a short film noir directed by Jason Reim in 2017. More an idea than a true story.
Gang Rounup (January 2021) – What is Dieselpunk? Let’s discover this strange speculative genre together.
“The Docks” by Matt Gilpin is a film noir not 2 minutes long, and still totally enjoyable and tense.
The roundup of December offers a glimpse on Armistice Day 100 and Noirvember, the month-long yearly celebration of film noir. Books and history as usual
First Gang Roundup of the year! And a crowded one at that. Start of the year, lots of posts floating around the net. It's a blogger's and reader's paradise!
So let's dive right in!
Sarah Bernhardt: Was she the first ‘A-list’ actress?
Sarah Bernhard is one of those people you know who she is even if…
Blood Ties (short film noir) During a hostage situation Detective Nathan Briggs fires a fatal shot, killing an innocent singer. Consumed with guilt he searches the dead woman’s connections and finds Century, a criminal who owns more than just a nightclub
Gang Roundup lineup: Roaring Twenties, WWII, distopians stories set during that time, and the awesome trailer for a dieselpunk rendition of Shakespeare
“Killer in Red” is a short film noir produced by Campari as a commercial (though certainly a very stylish one) for its cocktail Killer in Red. With Clive Owen. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
In spite of all the many connections between film noir and the 1940s when it was produced in, there is still something more to this films.
Classic film noir is a form of entertainment characteristic of the 1940s. That’s when, for many historical and social reasons. its popularity reached a peak
By depicting a very specific reality, but in a stylised way, film noir went beyond its limits of time and circumstances.