: a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music
also
: a film of this type
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The resulting design is a new riff on the character that lines up with the show’s ’40s aesthetic — the whole cast, Two-Face included, looks straight out of a pulpy film noir — and reflects the physical and mental scars on the character.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
The automotive manifestation of both the Art Deco movement and film noir, the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic is arguably the most visually stunning car in the world, as well as the most coveted.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
The heist plot allows for the action, adventure and suspense to come into play, as well as the aforementioned Tom Cruise references, along with nods to film noir and early silent films (there are a lot of sequences set on trains).
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
Billed under her stage name, Kathryn Grant, the Houston native made five features for famed film noir director Phil Karlson, including Tight Spot (1955), The Phenix City Story (1955) and The Brothers Rico (1957).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
The automotive manifestation of both the Art Deco movement and film noir, the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic is arguably the most visually stunning car in the world, as well as the most coveted.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
The heist plot allows for the action, adventure and suspense to come into play, as well as the aforementioned Tom Cruise references, along with nods to film noir and early silent films (there are a lot of sequences set on trains).
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
Billed under her stage name, Kathryn Grant, the Houston native made five features for famed film noir director Phil Karlson, including Tight Spot (1955), The Phenix City Story (1955) and The Brothers Rico (1957).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Film noir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/film%20noir. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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