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5 days ago · film noir, style of filmmaking characterized by such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post- World War II era.
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3 days ago · The irony here is that it may well have been a British-American film, “The Angry Hills” (1959), that helped clear the decks for Greek film noir. A historian and author, Yannis Tzioumakis, makes a cogent argument for the picture as both a spur for local talent and a solid entertainment on its own terms.
3 days ago · Cast: Ariella Mastroianni, Marcia Debonis, Renee Gagner, Jack Alberts, Tommy Kang. Director: Ryan J. Sloan. Screenwriters: Ryan J. Sloan, Ariella Mastroianni. 1 hour 56 minutes. Arguably, its ...
4 days ago · Last year, Canada’s Seth Rogen charged that negative criticism hurts everyone. “It’s devastating,” he told podcast interviewer Steven Bartlett. “I know people who have never recovered ...
1 day ago · Wright pushes against a theistically arranged set of values that urge obedience over critical thinking, and that diminish self-worth for the sake of heaven. Wright calls for engagement with the material conditions of life—a rebellion against injustice that recognizes human accountability for the condition of the world, while noting that ...
4 days ago · Film noir, a term coined by the French, for a style of American movies that first evolved in the late 1930s, became prominent in the post-war era and lasted until about 1960.
