Article: Any colour, so long as it's black

Despite the fact that its validity as a genre continues to be challenged in some quarters after nearly 50 years, film noir has proved to be a more enduring and pertinent phenomenon than Nino Frank, the critic who conceived of it, could ever have imagined. And it's growing. In the past few years, noir has permeated the darkest corner of every neighbouring genre, from science-fiction (Blade Runner) to horror (Angel Heart) and latter-day screwball (Something Wild). There have been imitations both flat (Romeo Is Bleeding) and lurid (Basic Instinct). And at least one director has built a career out of subverting its conventions - John Dahl, whose films (including Red Rock West and The Last ...

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