Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken it as far as it can go.… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
Flawed characters... a ticking clock... morally questionable acts on all sides... moody, evocative art... oh yeah, this the stuff crime noir fans… — Christos Gage Copy Share Image
“Running is easy… but doesn’t dull the pain” she whispered with a sigh and touched the spot where her heart was. “I… — Suilyaniz Cintron Copy Share Image
“Susan told me on the way out,” Hawk said, “how you been spreading your charm around town and now they ready to… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
“Ten minutes out of the city I made Hawk stop the car and I threw up on the side of the road.… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
“there's a part in the essay that kind of does this academic "Let's unpack the idea of Lynchian and what Lynchian means… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
When I pair food and wine, I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird, I might choose a… — Jacques Pepin Copy Share Image
I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana,… — Neko Case Copy Share Image
In alchemical treatises, the formula L'Oeuvre au Noir ... designates what is said to be the most difficult phase of the alchemist's… — Marguerite Yourcenar Copy Share Image
“That pistol I gave you is a piece of crap. You can’t hit anything with it, not at that distance.” Staring at… — Steen Langstrup Copy Share Image
Is there something in druggy subjects that encourages directors to make imitation film noir? Film noir itself becomes an addiction. — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
Women sometimes really love to look at other beautiful women on the screen. But they don't look at a woman the way… — Anna Biller Copy Share Image
The AW14 collection is inspired by Film Noir. Elements of masculinity and femininity were reflected in the fabric, tailoring, and features. — Emilia Wickstead Copy Share Image
“You’re a full portion of what I don’t like,’ she said. ‘Get out of my way.’ I didn’t move. She didn’t move.… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“And he's alone there, with the unconscious pilot lying a little way off for company, and some other guy he's never even… — Cornell Woolrich Copy Share Image
“Everyone froze. In real time the whole sequence had probably taken ten seconds. In the slow motion of crisis time it had… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
“Shouldering the duffel bag with the Marine Corps bulldog, Old Man knocked Jan's photo off the bed table. He turned to stone… — Ed Lynskey Copy Share Image
“You right,” Hawk said. “Couldn’t happen. Be like J. Edgar Hoover running around in a dress.” “Exactly,” I said. “Impossible.” — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
