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Deepak Shenoy · 04-06-2008, 05:45 PM

Ric,

Once you get past the Fox Noirs, it will be hard to find groupings of titles that everyone can agree on (I am sure your groupings are based on the titles you own). I see no point breaking up noir boxsets (whether they have 5 or 6 titles) and would settle for scanning the outer box and using that as the cover of the 6-disc case. As for the titles that are not part of Noir boxsets, one possible grouping is based on studio (just a suggestion of course based on my own personal preference - may not make sense for everyone if they don't own the same titles).

Universal Noir (it's a shame how little of the Paramount noir catalog is available on DVD)
Double Indemnity (2-disc)
Criss Cross
Big Clock
Black Angel
This Gun for Hire

Touch of Evil will hopefully get it's own 2-disc release some day.

Columbia Noir
Lady from Shanghai
Big Heat
Gilda
Dead Reckoning
In a Lonely Place
Harder they Fall

Warner Noir 1
Big Sleep
To Have and to Have Not
Dark Passage
Key Largo
High Sierra
They Drive by Night

Warner Noir 2
Maltese Falcon (3 disc)
Postman Always Rings Twice
Angel Face (part of Mitchum set though I bought it separately)
Macao (part of Mitchum set also)

MGM Noir 1
Woman in the Window
Stranger
Kansas City Confidential
Bullet for Joey
Kiss Me Deadly
He Walked by Night

MGM Noir 2
Night of the Hunter
Sweet Smell of Success
Killer's Kiss
Killing
Big Knife
Odds Against Tomorrow

Misc titles
Leave Her to Heaven (Fox)
Niagara (Fox)
Desperate Hours (Paramount)
Sorry, Wrong Number (Paramount)
Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Paramount)
Detective Story (Paramount)
Force of Evil (Artisan)
Body and Soul (Artisan)
Scarlet Street (released by Kino)
Third Man (Criterion)
Killers (Criterion)
Brute Force (Criterion)
Naked City (Criterion)
Night and the City (Criterion)
Thieves Highway (Criterion)
Pickup on South Street (Criterion)
Ace in the Hole (Criterion)
Blast of Silence (Criterion)

the list goes on (Kino and Image have several other noirs I haven't listed) but these are the noir titles I own.

-D

04-06-2008, 05:45 PM	#12 of 53
Deepak Shenoy Member Join Date: Jul 1998 Local Time: 03:19 PM Local Date: 09-07-2008 Posts: 857	Re: Fox Film Noir Custom Covers Ric, Once you get past the Fox Noirs, it will be hard to find groupings of titles that everyone can agree on (I am sure your groupings are based on the titles you own). I see no point breaking up noir boxsets (whether they have 5 or 6 titles) and would settle for scanning the outer box and using that as the cover of the 6-disc case. As for the titles that are not part of Noir boxsets, one possible grouping is based on studio (just a suggestion of course based on my own personal preference - may not make sense for everyone if they don't own the same titles). Universal Noir (it's a shame how little of the Paramount noir catalog is available on DVD) Double Indemnity (2-disc) Criss Cross Big Clock Black Angel This Gun for Hire Touch of Evil will hopefully get it's own 2-disc release some day. Columbia Noir Lady from Shanghai Big Heat Gilda Dead Reckoning In a Lonely Place Harder they Fall Warner Noir 1 Big Sleep To Have and to Have Not Dark Passage Key Largo High Sierra They Drive by Night Warner Noir 2 Maltese Falcon (3 disc) Postman Always Rings Twice Angel Face (part of Mitchum set though I bought it separately) Macao (part of Mitchum set also) MGM Noir 1 Woman in the Window Stranger Kansas City Confidential Bullet for Joey Kiss Me Deadly He Walked by Night MGM Noir 2 Night of the Hunter Sweet Smell of Success Killer's Kiss Killing Big Knife Odds Against Tomorrow Misc titles Leave Her to Heaven (Fox) Niagara (Fox) Desperate Hours (Paramount) Sorry, Wrong Number (Paramount) Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Paramount) Detective Story (Paramount) Force of Evil (Artisan) Body and Soul (Artisan) Scarlet Street (released by Kino) Third Man (Criterion) Killers (Criterion) Brute Force (Criterion) Naked City (Criterion) Night and the City (Criterion) Thieves Highway (Criterion) Pickup on South Street (Criterion) Ace in the Hole (Criterion) Blast of Silence (Criterion) the list goes on (Kino and Image have several other noirs I haven't listed) but these are the noir titles I own. -D Last edited by Deepak Shenoy : 04-07-2008 at 09:09 PM.