The Black Dahlia
15th September 2006
"The Black Dahlia" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short, an American woman who was the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
5th March 1999
Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million...
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Reservoir Dogs
23rd October 1992
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
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Fatal Attraction
18th September 1987
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
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Body Heat
28th August 1981
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
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Farewell, My lovely
1st June 1975
Farewell, My Lovely is released based on the book by Raymond Chandlet
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The Godfather
24th March 1972
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
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The French Connection
9th October 1971
In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally,...
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Bonnie and Clyde
13th August 1967
A somewhat romanticized account of the career of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang.
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Touch of Evil
22nd January 1958
Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is...
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Kiss Me Deadly
15th Apr 1955 - 15th Dec 1955
Style change again in noir, with more of an eye level focus. Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 225-47....
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"Panorama Du film noir" is published
1st January 1955
The first book created about film noir is published. Directors such as Robert Aldrich (director of 'Attack!') used the book.
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Femme Fatale
19th November 1951
Women were usually the downfall of the "good" man. Silver, Alain, and James Ursini. The Noir Style. Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 1999. Print.
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Night & The City
2nd March 1950
Film noir focused heavily on darkness, especially nights and the city. Urban cities are often portrayed as deserted, with only the protagonist there. ...
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Ironic Images
13th November 1947
Film noir had incredible imagery. If you look closely, his isn't a love scene, moreso the reflection of the troubles of the protagonist's past. ...
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Common Names
28th Nov 1945 - 28th Nov 2006
Naming Elizabeth Short "the black dahlia" was inspired by referring Helen Morrison to "the blue dahlia"
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THE BLUE DAHLIA
22nd May 1945 - 19th Apr 1946
An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
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The name "film Noir"
30th August 1940
The term was coined by film critics just after World War II. Film noir was the flip side of life. Doomed heroes, manipulative people and hidden...
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Stranger on the Third Floor
16th August 1940
First American film noir movie is released in August of 1940
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Film Noir Movies Based on Crime Novels
13th Jan 1940 - 13th Nov 1948
Some of the ideas and inspiration film noir movies were largely crime novels Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill,...
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Style of Film Noir In The 40s
1st Jan 1940 - 31st Dec 1940
Harsh lighting, didn't glamorize the stars, there was low-key lighting. Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994....
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Film Noir Style of the 30s
1st Jan 1930 - 31st Dec 1930
Soft, and evenly distributed lighting. Meant to direct the audiences attention and make the stars of the movie glow. Belton, John. American...
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The Production Code
1st Jan 1930 - 31st Dec 1967
The production code, was essentially the birth of film noir. It censored what Hollywood was permitted to show on screen, which led to a lot of the...
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Film Noir Properties
1st Jan 1930 - 31st Dec 2000
All film noir movies have these elements to them.
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