Feature: Film Noir Special Series

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• Film Noir Special Series: Film Noir - Bringing Darkness to Light

  It's not a definitive documentary, and it's not meant to be.

  Review by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 09, 2006

• Film Noir Special Series: The Racket (1951)

  What at first seems like a half-assed effort in the noir canon is actually a canny commentary on a dying era.

  Review by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 09, 2006

• Film Noir Special Series: On Dangerous Ground (1952)

  Think of it as a noir movie that Alfred would pointedly give Batman as a Christmas present.

  Review by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 09, 2006

• Film Noir Special Series: Border Incident (1949)

  An atypical noir that knows how to use its incongruities to its advantage.

  Review by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 08, 2006

• Film Noir Special Series: His Kind of Woman (1951)

  This film straddles both the era of studio dominance and the burgeoning independence of filmmakers in the '50s.

  Review by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 08, 2006

• Film Noir Special Series: Lady in the Lake (1947)

  Forget Sam Spade - Philip Marlowe is the man of this hour.

  Review by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 08, 2006