Category: Clifford Odets
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Is It or Isn’t It? “Clash by Night” is a Gripping Drama, Alright, But Some Insist It Doesn’t Make the Cut as an Authentic Noir Because It Lacks One Crucial Element
Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, “Clash by Night” (1952). Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin “Clash by Night” has the look and feel of noir, but not everyone thinks of it that way. It stars Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Ryan, two giants of the shadowy crime dramas of the 1940s and ‘50s that define those…
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High School Noir: Crime is an Extracurricular Activity
Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) makes a secret phone call in ‘Brick’ (2005). It’s remarkable how well life at a typical suburban high school can resemble the plot of a classic film noir. That’s the conceit behind “Brick,” the 2005 Rian Johnson feature he wrote and directed. High school outsider Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) searches for his missing…