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The Street Was Mine: White Masculinity in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir: White Masculinity and Urban Space in Hardboiled Fiction and Film Noir
Posted by Notcot on Apr 6, 2010 in Noir
Unless the Threat of Death is Behind Them: Hard-boiled Fiction and Film Noir
Posted by Notcot on Apr 5, 2010 in Noir
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Posted by Notcot on Apr 4, 2010 in Cult Film
Amazon.co.uk Review
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is considered one of the best science fiction films of the 1950s and 1960s. The classic paranoid thriller was widely interpreted as a criticism of the McCarthy era, which was characterised by anti-Communist witch-hunts and fear of the dreaded blacklist. Some hailed it as an attack on the oppressive power of government as Big Brother. However viewers interpret it, this original 1956 version of Invaders of the Body Snatchers (based on Jack Finney’s serialised novel The Body Snatchers) remains a milestone movie in its genre, directed by Don Siegel with an inventive intensity that continues to pack an entertaining wallop.
Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is unconcerned when the townsfolk accuse their loved ones of acting like emotionless impostors. But soon the evidence is overwhelming–Santa Mira has been invaded by alien “pods”, which are capable of replicating humans and taking possession of their identities. It’s up to McCarthy to spread the word of warning, battling the alien invasion at the risk of his own life. Look closely and you’ll find future director Sam Peckinpah (an uncredited cowriter of this film) making a cameo appearance as a meter reader! –Jeff Shannon
Die Ästhetik des Film Noir im postmodernen Science- Fiction Film: Eine filmanalytische Untersuchung ausgewählter Kinofilme
Posted by Notcot on Apr 4, 2010 in Noir
Film Noirund Hard-Boiled Fiction: Klassiker des Film Noir und ihre literarischen Vorgänger
Posted by Notcot on Apr 4, 2010 in Noir
Existentialism, Film Noir, and Hard-Boiled Fiction
Posted by Notcot on Apr 2, 2010 in Noir
Tech-noir: The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir
Posted by Notcot on Mar 30, 2010 in Noir
