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Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs  Out of the ones I've seen, my favourite noir is probably Kiss Me Deadly, although as a starting point the Criterion Blu is pricey (DVDs are readily available, however!). It's also quite uncoventional for a noir.
The Asphalt Jungle, Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon, and The Third Man are also excellent and fairly easy to pick-up.
The most main-stream (and widely available noir) is probably Chinatown (I'm guessing you've probably seen this one, though?): An excellent film, although the noir 'golden age' was definitely in the 1940s and 1950s, imo. |
Unbelievably I haven't seen Chinatown before despite claiming to be a huge Polanski fan. That's one I'm definitely picking up soon. I've been meaning to watch more Bogart films too, he's a cracking actor. Dead End, Key Largo, Dead Reckoning, The Big Sleep, etc are films I must watch when I get the chance.