Sentences with phrase «noir atmosphere»

The visuasl have a distinctive noir atmosphere and colour and sometimes draws inspiration from Limbo's visuals.

For example, an editor might use these keywords to describe a mystery suspense novel: «noir atmosphere,» «urban settings,» «world - weary protagonists,» «harsh realism,» «psychological depth,» «wistful poetry,» «atmospheric,» «urban landscape,» «violent portrait.»

The picture has a tight, closed - in noir atmosphere.

Fleischer leads us into this perverse noir world, but it only dallies with its noir atmosphere and instead turns into a straight mystery story — effectively filmed in a semi-documentary style that emphasizes police procedures over character studies or creating suspense over suspects.

They could argue that violence and female nudity are essential elements of the cyberpunk noir atmosphere they were trying to recapture.

«Johnny Handsome» comes out of the film noir atmosphere of the 1940s, out of movies with dark streets and bitter laughter, with characters who live in cold - water flats and treat saloons as their living rooms.

Social oppression and philosophical uncertainty define the noir atmosphere of Spielberg's least overtly religious science - fiction film.

The main characters and elegant noir atmosphere may be heavily derived from Jean - Pierre Melville's Bob le Flambeur («a great fucking movie,» Anderson gushes on the DVD commentary track), but Anderson is too smart to let his influences get the better of him.

A film noir atmosphere that takes place in an alternate history timeline in the era of the Untouchables.

It brings back a noir atmosphere that has been missing for quite a while in videogames, but it's also an adventure with well defined rails where the player can only slightly change direction.

Not exact matches

«The A-List Lounge is an opportunity to feature our single vineyard Pinot Noirs to new and long - time customers with a variety of tasting experiences in a one - of - a-kind atmosphere,» said President and CEO Patrick DeLong.

Critic Consensus: Though this ambitious noir crime - drama captures the atmosphere of its era, it suffers from subpar performances, a convoluted story, and the inevitable comparisons to other, more successful films of its genre.

Wilder trades Cain's sun - rot imagery for conventional film noir stylings, but the atmosphere of sexual entrapment survives.

It has a great film noir style atmosphere and music that compliments that atmosphere well.

The climate of the neo noir and the dark atmosphere accompanying the whole intrigue, not only that it does not draw in its finale yet, is so strange and senseless that the secret and the growing

The climate of the neo noir and the dark atmosphere accompanying the whole intrigue, not only that it does not draw in its finale yet, is so strange and senseless that the secret and the growing tension are somewhere to escape.

Screenwriter turned director Gilroy (Freejack, The Bourne Legacy) crafts a tense atmosphere in this contemporary film noir, and gives Gyllenhaal the opportunity to deliver what may be his most forceful, compelling performance yet.

I wasn't familiar with the TV series (created by Dan Curtis, it starred Jonathan Frid as Barnabas and film - noir great Joan Bennett as Elizabeth), but one of its strengths was fusing low - key campiness and spooky - goth atmosphere.

Fans of Ridley Scott's landmark 1982 dystopian noir drama «Blade Runner» will be thrilled to find that director Denis Villeneuve has soaked his follow - up, «Blade Runner 2049,» in as much grime - and - neon atmosphere as the original.

Even If the film lacks Hitchcock - caliber moments, you'll enjoy the its noir - ish atmosphere.

The first major studio movie to be shot on location in Chicago, «Call Northside 777» is one of the best true - crime noirs of the»40s, packed with postwar punch and atmosphere, made by the master of the form, Henry Hathaway («Kiss of Death»).

But Bunuel is also a solid commercial filmmaker and he delivers a tight thriller filled with cynicism right out of American film noir and an atmosphere unique to this film.

He's aided immeasurably by Thelma Schoonmaker's sharp editing technique and Michael Chapman's sublime, monochrome, cinematography which serves the film as a whole in it's mood and noir - ish atmosphere.

Compare this to other French noir like Jean Renoir's superlative Night at the Crossroads (1932)-- Renoir compensated for his more leisurely pacing with a hypnagogic atmosphere and dream - like imagery like a dolled - up woman putting out her cigarettes on a live turtle shell.

The first is a frightening psychological thriller with the atmosphere of a Nordic noir, following Mia (Andrea Riseborough), an architect who keeps finding herself in harrowing situations.

This is the darkest film noir; it challenges us to come along for the roller coaster ride through the toxic atmosphere of contemporary politics even if we have nothing (no one, actually) to hold onto for emotional strength.

But his noir - bred gift for creating an atmosphere of mystery and suspense makes for some tense and exciting poker matches.

Set in San Francisco and Colorado, it's a cross-country race to catch two serial killers that channels the atmosphere of Scandinavia's celebrated TV noirs with female heroes like «The Killing» (Forbrydelsen) and «The Bridge» (Broen).»

Noir is generally driven by atmosphere and character, and Blauner cuts and shapes them both diamond - hard and crystal - clear.

The main draw of the game is that even though it's a JRPG even though it's not made in J, it's heavy emphasis on noir storytelling and a hardboiled detective atmosphere is something rarely seen in gaming amidst all the nostalgia bait 2D platformers of the 21st century and modern military games.

The presentation is gorgeous, the soundtrack phenomenal, and the overall atmosphere of the game — including noir - tinged narration and at least one genuinely clever plot - twist — is fantastic.

A moody tale that combines the intrigue and atmosphere of a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film with classic point - and - click adventure gameplay, Face Noir follows private eye Jack Del Nero as he's falsely accused of murdering the man who left a little girl in his protection.

You can't become a true outlaw without capturing the old West in its harsh realisim, and noir - style recreate L.A. in the 1940's is vastly different to the modern day - not just physically - and when dealing with countries culturally removed from what is normal to most, you can not create that atmosphere without understanding.