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The Maltese Falcon (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1941]The Maltese Falcon (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1941]
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A cast of incredible characters led by Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade join in the famous hunt for an ancient bejeweled object of precious art, the Maltese Falcon.
The Big Sleep [1946] [DVD]The Big Sleep [1946] [DVD]
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Who were ever better together than Bogart and Bacall? Also, Robert Mitchum is very good in the 1977 remake.
Double Indemnity [DVD]Double Indemnity [DVD]
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Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck together in the best movie that either one of them ever made.
The Postman Always Rings Twice [1946] [DVD]The Postman Always Rings Twice [1946] [DVD]
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See why an entire generation of young men fell in love, and lust, with the sexy Lana Turner.
Rebecca [1940] [DVD]Rebecca [1940] [DVD]
Hitchcock's brilliant, brooding masterpiece from Daphne DuMaurier's timeless novel. A woman who is never even seen in the film dominates the entire movie. Also, look at Preminger's 'Laura.'
Chinatown [DVD] [1974]Chinatown [DVD] [1974]
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A nearly perfect American movie. Faye Dunaway gives one of her two best performances, the other being in 'Bonnie & Clyde.' This movie haunts you when it's over.
Body Heat [DVD] [1981]Body Heat [DVD] [1981]
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Kathleen Turner sizzles, and William Hurt falls for her in the heat, in this Noir thriller. The scorching temperature on screen just keeps rising. Everyone I know likes this film.
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte [DVD] [1962]Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte [DVD] [1962]
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One of my absolute favourite movies of all time. Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotton and Agnes Moorehead are sensational. Don't read anything about it first. Just watch the movie.
Vertigo [DVD] [1958]Vertigo [DVD] [1958]
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A classic Hitchcock film about obsession and fear of heights with the lovely Kim Novak and the skilled Jimmy Stewart. Stewart would, also, appear in 'Rear Window.'
Body Double [DVD]Body Double [DVD]
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DePalma demonstrates that seeing might be believing, but it is not necessarily being.
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] [2000]Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] [2000]
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An astounding piece of filmmaking, 'Memento' bears watching over and over again. It's Guy Pearce's tour de force.
Farewell My Lovely [DVD] [1975]Farewell My Lovely [DVD] [1975]
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Mitchum's solid reprise of Philip Marlowe. This film is a remake of the 1944 film with Dick Powell. Watch both.
This Gun For Hire [DVD] [1942]This Gun For Hire [DVD] [1942]
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Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. After viewing this one, check them out in 'The Blue Dahlia,' their other Noir thriller.
The Player [DVD] [1992]The Player [DVD] [1992]
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Who would have ever thought that Hollywood, the town of gentle kindness and humanitarian generosity, might possibly be filled with narcissistic sociopaths?
Wild Things [DVD] [1998]Wild Things [DVD] [1998]
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Updated, modern Noir under the Florida sun.
The Big Easy [DVD] [1987]The Big Easy [DVD] [1987]
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Nefarious doings and goings-on in New Orleans.
Basic Instinct - 10th Anniversary Special Edition [1992] [DVD]Basic Instinct - 10th Anniversary Special Edition [1992] [DVD]
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Sharon Stone opens up a whole new insight into the police interview. Complex and sexually-charged, 'Basic Instinct' created a furor upon its release.
L.A. Confidential [1997] [DVD]L.A. Confidential [1997] [DVD]
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Guy Pearce is an ambitious young law officer who discovers that not all in L. A. is sunshine and glamour.
Third Man Out [DVD]Third Man Out [DVD]
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The gumshoe-detective genre gets a new twist with a modern day 'Nick & Nora.' Detective Donald Strachey returns in the sequel 'Shock to the System.'
The Grifters - Special Edition [DVD] [1990]The Grifters - Special Edition [DVD] [1990]
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Angelica Houston and John Cusack play a mother-son team of scam artists.
Read My Lips [DVD] [2002]Read My Lips [DVD] [2002]
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A young, deaf woman in an office, who can read the lips of her co-workers, hires an ex-con to assist her with consequences for both of them.
Gilda [DVD] [1946]Gilda [DVD] [1946]
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Rita Hayworth does her star turn in this Noir film. Also, you might want to take a look at her husband's, Orson Welle's, Noir movie, 'Touch of Evil.'
Les Diaboliques [1954] [DVD]Les Diaboliques [1954] [DVD]
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A man pushes both his wife and his mistress too far in this French thriller starring Simone Signoret. It was remade in a later American version with Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani.
Sunset Boulevard - Paramount Originals (includes Limited Edition reproduction film poster) [DVD] [1950]Sunset Boulevard - Paramount Originals (includes Limited Edition reproduction film poster) [DVD] [1950]
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Not truly a detective movie at all; however, it explores the world of California and Hollywood that spawned Film Noir, and is it ever dark. And a gun does go off.
Gumshoe [DVD] [1971]Gumshoe [DVD] [1971]
Along with 'Apartment Zero' and 'The Last of Sheila,' one of my favourite dark movies. All three should be brought out on PAL DVD in the UK.