Film noir, its directors, actors, histories, and themes, are presented for the student, scholar, and film fan.
Introduction :The Myths and Parameters of Film Noir The Hard-Boiled Influence Film Noir and the City Film Noir Style Films, Actors and Directors Act of Violence Aldrich, Robert Among the Living Andrews, Dana Angel Face Apology for Murder Asphalt Jungle, The Beaumont, Hugh Bennett, Joan Big Clock, The Big Combo, The Big Heat, The Big Sleep, The Black Angel Blonde Ice Blood Simple Body Heat Bogart, Humphrey Born to Kill Breaking Point, The Brighton Rock Brodie, Steve Brothers, The Brothers Rico, The Burr, Raymond Carnival Cash on Demand Chase, The Chinatown Collateral Conte, Richard Cook, Jr., Elisha Corridors of Mirrors Cosh Boy Crack-Up Criminal, The Criss Cross Crooked Way, The Crossfire Croupier Cry of the City Dance With a Stranger Dark City Dark Corner, The Dark Passage Daughter of Darkness Dead Reckoning Dear Murderer Decoy Desperate Detour Devil in a Blue Dress Dmytryk, Edward D.O.A. Double Indemnity Duryea, Dan Fallen Angel Fallen Sparrow, The Farrow, John Fear in the Night File on Thelma Jordan, The Force of Evil Ford, Glenn Framed Fuller, Sam Garfield, John Get Carter Gilda Good Die Young, The Goring, Marius Grahame, Gloria Great Day Great Flamarion, The Greer, Jane Gun Crazy Gynt, Greta Hatters Castle Hayden, Sterling Heflin, Van Hell Drivers High Sierra History of Violence, A Hitchcock, Alfred Hollow Triumph House Across the Lake, The Huston, John I Wake Up Screaming I Wouldnt Be In Your Shoes Impulse In a Lonely Place Interrupted Journey It Always Rains on Sunday Johnny OClock Kansas City Confidential Karlson, Phil Killers, The Killing, The Kiss Me Deadly Kiss of Death Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Klute L.A. Confidential Ladd, Alan Lake, Veronica Lancaster, Burt Lang, Fritz Late Edwina Black, The Laura Leave Her to Heaven Lewis, Joseph H. Long Memory, The Lupino, Ida MacMurray, Fred Macomber Affair, The Macready, George Madeleine Man From Colorado, The Mann, Anthony Mark of Cain, The Mason, James Memento Mildred Pierce Mine Own Executioner Mitchum, Robert Money Trap, The Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Murder, My Sweet My Brothers Keeper My Name is Julia Ross Naked City Neal, Tom Night and the City Night Has Eyes, The Night Moves Nightmare Alley 99 River Street No Orchids For Miss Blandish OBrien, Edmond Obsession October Man, The Odds Against Tomorrow On Dangerous Ground Out of the Past Paris By Night Payne, John Phantom Lady Pickup on South Street Pink String and Sealing Wax Pitfall Point Blank Portman, Eric Possessed Postman Always Rings Twice, The Powell, Dick Preminger, Otto Prowler, The Pushover Raw Deal Ray, Nicholas Reckless Moment, The Ride the Pink Horse Roadblock Robinson, Edward G.. Rocking Horse Winner, The Ryan, Robert Savage, Ann Scandal Sheet Scarlet Street. Scott, Lizabeth Set-Up, The Se7en 711 Ocean Drive Seventh Veil, The Seventh Victim, The Shallow Grave Sin City Siodmak, Robert Slightly Scarlet So Dark the Night So Evil My Love Somewhere in the Night Sorry, Wrong Number Spider and the Fly, The Stanwyck, Barbara Stranger on the Third Floor Street of Chance Sunset Boulevard Take My Life Taxi Driver They Made Me a Fugitive They Wont Believe Me Third Man, The This Gun For Hire Tierney, Gene Tightrope T-Men Todd, Ann Totter, Audrey Touch of Evil Tourneur, Jacques Trevor, Claire True Confessions Ulmer, Edgar Under the Gun Undercover Man, The Victim Where Danger Lives Where the Sidewalk Ends Widmark, Richard Wilde, Cornel Wilder, Billy Windsor, Marie Wings of the Dove, The Winstone, Ray Woman in the Window, The Selected Bibliography Appendix Index
Geoff Mayer is a Reader and Associate Professor in Cinema Studies at La Trobe University. He is Head of the School of Communications, Arts and Critical Enquiry. His previous books include: Roy Ward Baker, and the Guide to British Cinema (Greenwood, 2003). Brian McDonnell is an experienced film teacher and researcher with a PhD from the University of Auckland. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Program Co-ordinator in Media Studies at the Auckland campus of Massey University in New Zealand. His previous publications include the book Fresh Approaches to Film (1998) and chapters in the Italian Encyclopaedias Storia del Cinema Mondiale and Dizionario del registi del cinema mondiale. He has achieved a high profile as an international television quiz contestant. Brian's ancestry goes back to Ireland and to Maori iwi (tribe) Tuhoe.
Film authorities Mayer and McDonnell deliver a well-researched,
comprehensive guide to film noir history. The first part of the
encyclopedia provides five excellent essays on the genre, complete
with references, and the second part has entries on films, actors,
and directors. Covering both the classical film noir cycle
(1939-59) and the modern neo-noir period (1959-present), this work
assesses many old standards (High Sierra, Treasure of the Sierra
Madre) and modern films (Body Heat, Chinatown). In addition, it
covers low-budget films, black films, and representative British
films. Big name actors and directors (Bogart, Stanwyck, Hitchcock)
are profiled, as are some unlikely minor ones like Hugh Beaumont.
Most entries vary in length from one to three pages, but the genre
essays are much longer…. this one is hard to beat because of its
broad focus, scholarly but readable style, and good organization.
The essays on the film noir genre will appeal to academic libraries
with film studies programs and public libraries with film
aficionados. Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and
above; general readers.
*Choice*
This is one of those rich resource books that's fun to have around,
because you can open it to just about any page and find lively
musings on a particular film or artist associated with noir….The
writing is accessible, concise, and never pretentious, unlike other
film-noir encyclopedias I've come across. Ultimately, the authors
make a good point: you can't simplify noir.
*The Santa Fe New Mexican*
This work is highly recommended for academic and public libraries
supporting film studies collections.
*American Reference Books Annual*
This is an essential book on any courses devoted to film studies
and the cinema and, indeed, the essays will be excellent material
for study in literary studies that include detective novels. The
encyclopedia will be of interest in the public library for general
readers, who will find details of their favourite 1940's films,
even if some general readers may find the essays rather too
academically inclined. Another marvellous film book!
*Reference Reviews*
New Zealand-based film studies scholars Mayer and McDonnell list
and describe approximately 130 films, actors, and directors of the
film noir genre in alphabetically arranged entries. Along with
classics such as Hitchcock's works, Chinatown, and Sunset
Boulevard, this highly cross- referential text discusses newer noir
such as Shallow Grave and Memento. Five essays open the book and
expound on themes including noir's reflection on the McCarthy era
and the influence of hard boiled detective fiction on the films of
Bogart and his ilk.
*Reference & Research Book News*
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