What is Film Noir? – FilmsNoir.Net – the film noir blog
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quot;Between the Great Depression and the start of the Cold War, Hollywood went noir, reflecting the worldly, weary, wised-up under current of midcentury America. In classics such as Laura, Sweet Smell of Success, and Double Indemnity, where the shadows of L.A. and New York pulse with killers, corpses, and perilous romance, failure is not only…
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Film Noir - Movie Mockup Volume 2, Elements ft. 3d & alcohol - Envato Elements
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It's not just a Film Noir — The Cinematologists
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Film Noir - TV Tropes
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Why Noir? - LESLIE PETERSON SAPP
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Deeper Into The Shadows: A Dozen Films Noir For The Not-Quite-Neophyte (Part One)
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Favorite film noir : r/criterion
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Deeper Into The Shadows: A Dozen Films Noir For The Not-Quite-Neophyte (Part Two)
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San Francisco Noir: The City in Film Noir from 1940 to the Present
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On Dangerous Ground (1951)