Film Noir

I don’t know about Sunset Blvd. being considred a film noir, its much more of a drama to me than a noir… some of the IMDb list is loosely film noir but on a category as such there are many I’d leave out.



Some Reg. 1 Film Noirs to pickup on DVD -



Fox:

  • Laura

    they also have on film noir series (though not really film noir to me): Panic in the Streets, Call Northside 777



    Criterion:
  • Night and the City
  • Pickup on South Street
  • Thieves’ Highway
  • Bob le Flambeur - french film noir from Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Rififi - another french considered film noir, though by outcast US director



    MGM:
  • Kiss Me Deadly



    Warner Bros. Film Noir Boxset 1:
  • The Asphalt Jungle
  • Gun Crazy
  • Murder My Sweet
  • Out of the Past
  • The Set-Up (not really film noir to me)



    Universal:
  • The Big Clock
  • Black Angel
  • Criss Cross
  • This Gun For Hire



    upcoming Reg. 1 DVD releases:



    The Film Noir Classic Collection, Volume Two on 7/5 (SRP $49.92)
  • Robert Wise’s Born to Kill (1947)
  • Fritz Lang’s Clash by Night (1952)
  • Edward Dmytryk’s Crossfire (1947)
  • Max Nosseck’s Dillinger (1945)
  • Richard Fleischer’s The Narrow Margin



    Fox Film Noir Series #2 (June):
  • House of Bamboo
  • Kiss of Death
  • Nightmare Alley



    Reg. 2 PAL DVD Releases of note:



    BFI
  • Fallen Angel - Otto Preminger
  • Le Doulos - Jean-Pierre Melville french film noir - one of the best movies ever, well worth seeking out for fans of noir
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends - Otto Preminger
  • Whirlpool - Otto Preminger