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Subgenre Sampler
Public Eye, The (1992)- Dir. Howard Franklin
Feat. Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Richard Riehle - Fascinating 40s film noir homage with Joe Pesci in a taylor–made role as a tabloid photographer whose seedy contacts enable him to be first on…
Shattered (1991)- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi… - Tom Berenger plays an amnesia victim perturbed with the fragments of his former life and the suspicious antics of his friends. An innocent victim or…
Catchfire (1990)- Dir. Alan Smithee
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster - An engaging oddity directed by Dennis Hopper under a pseudonym, after producers cut the film from its original 3hr length. Hopper himself plays a…
Everybody Wins (1990)- Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Debra Winger, Nick Nolte, Will Patton… - Arthur Miller's first screenplay since THE MISFITS tells the story of a private eye, hired for a murder enquiry by a strange woman who claims to know…
Twin Peaks (1990)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Madchen Amick… - The pilot of David Lynch's milestone TV series in all its enigmatic glory, complete with made–for–video, tacked–on conclusion. Vol…
Kill Off, The (1989)
- Dir. Maggie Greenwald
Feat. Andrew Lee Barrett, Jorja Fox, Ralph Graff - In a small New Jersey town, everyone has a motive to kill off the town gossip. Fascinating, off–beat story based on Jim Thompson's novel. A…
Angel Dust (1987)- Dir. Edouard Niermans
Feat. Bernard Giraudeau, Fanny Bastien, Fanny Cottencon - Accomplished thriller in the film noir tradition about an out–of–luck cop who falls for a woman he later begins to suspect of murder.
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)- Dir. Norman Mailer
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini - This curious black comedy–come–film noir enigma will provide fascinating viewing for some. Based on the director's novel, it marked a…
Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1981)- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange - Highly–charged remake of the steamy film–noir classic based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. Written by David Mamet (in his…
Female Jungle (1956)- Dir. Bruno VeSota
Feat. Lawrence Tierney, Jayne Mansfield, John Carradine - Lawrence Tierney, in a rare leading role, plays a hard–drinking cop who puzzles over a nightclub murder encumbered with a 'hangover'. Careful…
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