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Article: Any colour, so long as it's black
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 17, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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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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... ... seemingly never-ending parade of DVD releases, film noir classics (along with the not-so-classic ... more," says Alain Silver, author of several film noir books, including Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style ...
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