Chapter 2 deals with neo-noir remakes of classic noir, and chapter 3 covers French and internationally produced film noirs. |
The results are stripped-down, smoky and ruthless, largely rhythmic exercises in neo-noir swagger and slippery, red-light dub rock. |
In only one other neo-noir film, Chinatown, a big-studio, big-stars production, has the screenwriter actually won the Academy Award. |
From Ryan Gosling's neo-noir film to Tilda Swinton as a suburban mom, Richard Porton on the highlights of the Festival. |
This is not neo-noir, but what might be called obsessive-compulsive noir. |