Sentences with phrase «noir story»

A "noir story" refers to a genre of fiction, particularly in film and literature, characterized by its dark and gritty atmosphere. It usually involves crime, mystery, and moral ambiguity, often set in urban settings. The term "noir" comes from French, meaning "black," signifying the bleak and cynical tone of these stories. Full definition
This is most definitely an interactive film noir story, an interactive graphic novel if you will.
It has a great noir story and some rather interesting and cool investigation mechanics.
Late last year saw the «You Crime» competition in which authors of noir stories were pitted against each other, competing for a publishing contract based on how strongly they could generate social - media support.
Originally developed by Remedy, Max Payne was famous for two things: turning The Matrix's bullet time into a gameplay mechanic and taking inspiration from dime store noir stories.
So where Brick was a hardcore film noir story set in the world of high school students, Assassination is a high school movie with a noir mystery storyline.»
The deranged Baker family and twisted Southern setting made for a memorable noir story with supernatural twists.
This film however, may have had the modern noir feeling, but actually had the old noir story line AKA slow, strange, and confusing.
It felt that if you take away the sci - fi trappings, like the original, there's still a very solid film noir story there.
Of course it's probably worth pointing out that the victim is Humpty Dumpty and Diggs is a worm, so it's not exactly you're typical noir story.
Made in 1946 by director Jack Bernhard, who also directed «Blonde Ice,» this is another hard - core noir story with a totally heartless seductress, a wildly improbable plot and a grimly pessimistic take on human nature.
That makes it one of the most elegantly constructed of Denis's eleven features — a grim noir story broken into its component parts, then reassembled into a haunted funhouse image of itself.
The action - noir story picks up with British operative Peggy Carter just a year after Captain America: The First Avenger left off, with Hayley Atwell's character now working in New York for the watchdog group that will eventually become S.H.I.E.L.D.
Description: When someone asks me what this story is about, the closest I can come up with is, a science fiction noir story by a stand - up comic, passed through a hand - blender.
Legendary crime author Lawrence Block joins us in this episode of CrimeFiction.FM to discuss his new book, a gritty noir story set in Florida, THE GIRL WITH THE DEEP BLUE EYES.
Are there any particular noir stories you'd recommend for people who like the first issue of «Copernicus Jones?»
Hendricks makes unflinching use of the archetypal noir story — flawed character in a flawed world wants more, gets less — but she does it in a voice that's all her own.
It's a great game, and accompanied by a cyberpunk noir story of intrigue and a popping soundtrack.
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It has a great noir story and some rather interesting and cool
Originally developed by Remedy, Max Payne was famous for two things: turning The Matrix's bullet time into a gameplay mechanic and taking inspiration from dime store noir stories.
Director Scott basically re-does his Alien - thang: transposing another genre (in this case the detective film noir story - line) unto a sci - fi setting.
Smokey rooms, smooth jazz and a man with a briefcase: FRAMED has all the components of a noir story shuffled in a really smart puzzle game.
There are so many more characters that appear and play a part, and it's engrossing to watch Sheridan work them into this noir story.
So, what we have in Lost Highway is a film noir in which the protagonist, in order to escape his past (the goal of many a noir hero) invents a world in which he's the protagonist of a 50s sitcom, but gradually his invented world becomes infected by noir, until he's just a sap in yet another noir story.
I've never read any noir stories, so I'm excited to check them out.
By effortlessly moving a noir story beyond the confines of its genre, he proves he is a writer to watch.
Smokey rooms, smooth jazz and a man with a briefcase: FRAMED has all the components of a noir story shuffled in a really smart puzzle game.
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