noir month. [another day, another movie.]

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It’s been a really long time since I’ve done one of my traditional movie genre months. Or, as they came to be called in time: Another Day, Another Movie. I’ve loved the hell out of it every time I’ve done it, and it is time I resurrected the habit. It began with the shorter Halloween Movie Fest, which is a ten to fourteen day event where I watch one or two scary-ish movies a day in preparation for Halloween (side note: I didn’t do a Halloween Movie Fest last year, but I’m bringing it back in 2012 for anyone who wants to join me).

Doing that for the horror(ish) genre was so fun that I decided to try other genres, some for an entire month. I’ve done Westerns, Post-Apocalypse, Time Travel… that might be it. It’s time for another one.

I’ve decided, in the last hour while I sit here procrastinating, that I’m going to watch at least one noir film a day during the month of July.

I’ve decided to focus only on ‘classic noir’ from the 40’s and 50’s to make it easier to choose which films to watch. I’ve made a list of 32 movies, and I plan to watch all of them next month. I decided to only allow myself four that I have already seen, with 28 brand new experiences. I compiled the list using a combination of IMDb’s Noir list and They Shoot Pictures’ Quintessential Noir list. I’m not familiar with all of the titles, so I’m taking it on faith that they all belong in a noir list.

Here is the list, beginning with the four I’ve already seen:

  1. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  2. The Big Sleep (1946)
  3. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
  4. Double Indemnity (1944)
  5. The Killing (1956)
  6. Touch of Evil (1958)
  7. Les Diaboliques (1955)
  8. Strangers on a Train (1951)
  9. Ace in the Hole (1951)
  10. Notorious (1946)
  11. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
  12. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
  13. White Heat (1949)
  14. The Lost Weekend (1945)
  15. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
  16. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
  17. Gilda (1946)
  18. Out of the Past (1947)
  19. The Big Heat (1953)
  20. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
  21. Mildred Pierce (1945)
  22. In a Lonely Place (1950)
  23. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
  24. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
  25. The Killers (1946)
  26. Pickup on South Street (1953)
  27. Deadly is the Female (1950)
  28. Leave Her To Heaven (1945)
  29. High Sierra (1941)
  30. The Naked City (1948)
  31. Scarlet Street (1945)
  32. Night and the City (1950)
The list is in no particular order so far. I normally try to schedule movies, as much as Netflix allows, based on when folks can join me for their favorites/movies they’ve always wanted to see.
Any noir takers? Any you’re just downright pissed I left off the list? Anything else?

 

2 Responses to “ noir month. [another day, another movie.] ”

  1. Josué Blanco

    Brick, Dick Tracy, and Sin City – if you want some modern noir.

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    • Scott

      I love ‘Brick’. Next time I do a noir streak, I’ll open it back up to movies outside the ‘classic noir’ period.

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