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   Discover the best-selling film noir books, and pick the right one for you. As seen on CNN, Forbes, and Inc, BookAuthority features the books recommended by experts.

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3. www.hollywoodreporter.com › lists › best-movie-booksThe 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time - The Hollywood Reporter

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   Oct 12, 2023 · The 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time. THR’s list of must-read tomes — determined by a jury of more than 300 Hollywood heavyweights including Steven Spielberg, David Zaslav, Liza Minnelli ...

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   Dec 29, 2021 · The Black Neo-noirs of the ’90s - The Ringer. One of noir’s primary characteristics is its skewering of society’s ills. But not until films like ‘Deep Cover’ and ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ did the...

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   What are the best film noir books?

   • The 20 best film noir books, such as Dark City, Film Noir, Coeurs Noirs, Film Noir Guide and Film Noir Style.

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   What is the history of black actors in film noir?

   • The history of black actors in film noir in 10 key performances – from occasional stereotype-busting roles in classic noir to blaxploitation to the 90s wave of neo-noir thrillers. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Film noir did much to change the way black characters were depicted in American cinema.

   Black noir: 10 essential black performances in film noir and neo-noir

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   What makes a noir film a good movie?

   • One of noir’s primary characteristics is its skewering of society’s ills. But not until films like ‘Deep Cover’ and ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ did the genre turn its eye toward race and racism. There were dead bodies, stolen goods, knotty plots, amoral protagonists, and irredeemable villains.

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   What is the difference between film noir and modern film noir?

   • On the other hand, modern film noir is more specifically about sexual frenzy. Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. A handsome, arm-straining book which has massive, ambitious coverage. This is an A-Z encyclopedia and is probably the most useful in terms of tracking down more obscure items.

   The best books on Film Noir

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6. www.bfi.org.uk › lists › black-noir-10-essentialBlack noir: 10 essential black performances in film noir and ...

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   • Frances E. Williams in The Reckless Moment (1949) Director: Max Ophuls. Shortly after becoming the first African American woman to run for the California State Assembly, activist-cum-actor Frances E. Williams changed the way black screen domestics were perceived in this masterly Max Ophuls noir.
   • James Edwards in The Set-up (1949) Director: Robert Wise. When RKO chief Dore Schary approved Robert Wise’s adaptation of Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem, former welterweight Canada Lee (who had impressed alongside John Garfield in Robert Rossen’s 1947 boxing noir, Body and Soul) was considered for the role of ageing pug Stoker Thompson.
   • Sidney Poitier in No Way Out (1950) Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. A star was born with the line, “Don’t cry, white boy, you’re gonna live.” Despite being fourth billed, the debuting Sidney Poitier dominates Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s seething social noir as hospital intern Luther Brooks, who treats wounded street punk Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark) in spite of his foul-mouthed bigotry.
   • Juano Hernandez in The Breaking Point (1950) Director: Michael Curtiz. Such is the bond between charterboat skipper Harry Morgan (John Garfield) and black first mate Wesley Park (Juano Hernandez) in Michael Curtiz’s reworking of Ernest Hemingway’s novel To Have and Have Not that Harry encourages daughters Amelia (Sherry Jackson) and Connie (Donna Jo Boyce) to hold hands with Wesley’s son Joseph (Juan Hernandez) at the bus stop.

7. fivebooks.com › best-books › barry-forshaw-on-film-noirThe best books on Film Noir - Five Books

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   Nov 27, 2010 · The best books on Film Noir recommended by Barry Forshaw. Film writer Barry Forshaw plunges us into a world of dangerous women in ankle bracelets, flawed heroes silhouetted against a dark rain-swept street, smoky jazz scores and very unhappy endings.

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9. bookriot.com › noir-booksNoir is the New Black: 9 Great Noir Books - BOOK RIOT

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   Dec 14, 2017 · Nine great recommendations for fans of noir or for readers who are looking for a jumping off point with the mystery genre.