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16+ source guides: Modern Noir

Written and compiled by Tess Forbes, David Sharp and Fiona Waller

Some call it neo-noir, some call it modern noir, some see it as an ongoing extension of classic film noir and some aren't happy with it at all, especially if the film is in colour (a view that surfaced most recently in the recent advert starring Roy Schneider, for a mobile telephone brand). We feature Blood Simple, Stormy Monday, Miller's Crossing, The Last Seduction, Killing Zoe, Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Devil in a Blue Dress, Fargo, Lost Highway and LA Confidential in a bid to convey the essence of the new noir...

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