Topic: Film Noir
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HBO makes great TV from books
More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.
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Culture Cafe
Amanda Seyfried shines, but 'Gone' is one to skip
Amanda Seyfried does a good job with a difficult role, but the film's plot is unsatisfying.
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Chapter & Verse
'Noir City' organizer Eddie Muller on the evolution of the genre he loves
'Czar of Noir' Eddie Muller talks about the hard-boiled crime fiction that inspired film noir.
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HBO makes great TV from books
More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.
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Culture Cafe
'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ trailer looks excellent
A four minute-long trailer for David Fincher’s ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ has premiered online, teasing the film’s sinister mystery plot and impeccable visual style.
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Culture Cafe
'Ringer' stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ioan Gruffudd talk about their new series
'Ringer,' say stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nestor Carbonell, and Ioan Gruffudd, will appeal to fans with its twisty plotting and human themes.
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The Big Bang: movie review
Antonio Banderas plays a private detective with a seemingly simple assignment that turns into a nutty escapade in 'The Big Bang.'
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Chapter & Verse
Bringing new life to "Mildred Pierce"
How did Jon Raymond, who adapted noir classic "Mildred Pierce" for HBO's new miniseries, get past the memory of Joan Crawford's iconic 1945 performance?
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Chapter & Verse
Noir City: the best books behind the great noir films
On the eve of the Noir City film festival launch, mystery writers list their favorite noir books.
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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop: movie review
Set in the desert, 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop' is the tale of double and triple crosses as an old miser discovers his wife is having an affair and hires an assassin.
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Mother: movie review
A psychological thriller set in South Korea, ‘Mother’ is unpredictable at every turn.
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Film buffs ask: Know your noir?
Debate on definition surges as the hard-boiled genre revives.
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