Sentences with phrase «noir crime»

Mitchell who wrote the script and will direct, is keeping most of the details of the film under his hat for now, though we do know it's being described as a modern - day noir crime thriller set in the City of Angels.
If you are a fan of the comics and the first movie or love film noir crime dramas, then Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is definitely worth checking out, especially in 3D, but take my advice and watch the original first or you won't be able to appreciate nuances of the second.
If you like your mysteries to be all blood and guts and tidy endings, move on, but if you're interested in a writer of thoughtful noir crime fiction who includes Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in his list of favorite authors, and cites Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment as his favorite novel, stop right here!
I'm currently working on a series of noir crime thrillers featuring a husband and wife team of con artists, the Travelers, who specialize in stealing from other criminals.
While Tim Burton's original version of the film boasted a much darker, gothic look at the man behind the mask, his two films contained only a sliver of the darkness that Nolan manages to squeeze into «Begins,» which plays out much more like a film noir crime thriller than your average summer action movie.
The project is described as a «modern - day noir crime thriller set in Los Angeles,» and it's based on an original script written by Mitchell himself.
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.
«Under the Silver Lake» Release Date: TBD Director: David Robert Mitchell Starring: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace and Summer Bishil Synopsis: Modern noir crime thriller set in Los Angeles.
On the other hand, if you're interested in a writer of thoughtful noir crime fiction who includes Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in his list of favorite authors, and cites Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment as his favorite novel, stop right here!
Darwyn Cooke, the comic book artist best known for his vibrantly imaginative work on DC superheroes and noir crime stories, has died.
The Maltese Falcon was the first of a long line of classic noir crime thrillers.
He lives in Tyne & Wear, is a founding member of the North East Noir crime writers group and is currently editing the second Porter and Styles novel, as well as working on a standalone set in the North East.
I have two more novellas for The Perseid Collapse Kindle Worlds series to write, a sequel to my Delta Force Vampire novel, a Nordic Noir crime thriller and of course the fourth Aidan Snow.
The music in Framed is perfectly befitting its pulp - noir crime tone.
Almost universally popular and extremely innovative, David Cage's noir crime adventure Heavy Rain remains one of the most talk about, well reviewed games of the past few years, and has proved that «casual» mechanics can be used to great effect in traditional, narratively elaborate titles.
The film wears its stylistic inspirations on its sleeve, even going as far as to blatantly reference the 1958 film noir crime drama «Touch of Evil» in a diner scene.
Critics 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.
She'll co-star with Andrew Garfield in what's being described as an LA - based «modern noir crime thriller».
Beyond its description as a «modern - day noir crime thriller» set in LA, there's few details out there, but it should pique the interest of anyone who caught the writer - director's terrific 2014 genre piece.
Dakota Johnson is set to join Andrew Garfield in the Los Angeles set noir crime thriller, Under the Silver Lake directed and written by David Robert Mitchell.
Twohy just lets Vin Diesel do this thing, holding the film together with a narration that wouldn't sound out of place in a Noir crime thriller.
A Walk Among the Tombstones didn't quite have the twists I like in a noir crime thriller, however, the performances, music and cinematography made it an enjoyable film.
The Indigenous writer - director Ivan Sen has more recently turned to commercial projects with an art - house sensibility (like last year's noir crime drama, Goldstone), but his earlier, open - ended, experimental works articulate a frustration, resentment, longing and optimism that resonates in softer and stronger ways than his later genre projects.
I have always loved reading golden age and noir crime.
More than a decade after winning the 1992 Best First Novel Edgar for Slow Motion Riot, Peter Blauner has returned from writing scripts for television to spin another noir crime fiction steeped in moral relativism and driven by a flawed, but empathetic, protagonist.
His writing displays a unique cleverness that comes from a deep understanding of English, with a noir crime style.
Los Angeles, a city already precarious in its desert location where no city should logically exist, is the site for Polanski's noir crime drama.
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