"Death in the Air" (DFW, Oct. 10, 1936). A detective on the "El" -- NY's elevated railway system -- sees two people struggling in a passing lit window, and the man with whom he’s sharing his compartment is killed by a bullet. He returns to investigate and discovers more death.
Ray Liotta was a remarkable talent. He brought electricity to neo-noir films like COP LAND (1997), NARC (2002) and NO SUDDEN MOVE (2021). #RIP#RIPRayLiotta@noirfoundation
Bob Sassone explores the pulp artistry of the SATURDAY EVENING POST in the latest NOIR CITY. https://t.co/lhyYhS0MSh. Design by @MWKronenberg. @noirfoundation@NoirAlley
Townsfolk in a California hamlet harbor a dark secret, in "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955). One-armed World War II vet John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy), a stranger in town, sets out to unravel the mystery. But the locals will stop at nothing to quash his investigation. #filmnoir
"I'll never forget the impression it left on me, the picture, because of the use of shadows and light. I think it may have been the first true noir that I saw-- five or six years old, inadvertently."
- Martin Scorsese on OUT OF THE PAST
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In "Johnny O'Clock" (1947), Johnny (Dick Powell) is a junior partner in a posh casino. His business partner's wife, Nelle (Ellen Drew), gives him a watch that's engraved with a romantic inscription — and it proves to be a troublesome gift. #filmnoir
In "The Conversation" (1974), surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) finds that he can escape neither the aftermath of his corporate spying activities nor his past. Francis Ford Coppola wrote and directed. David Shire composed the haunting musical score. #neonoir