Film Noir - LIST (1 Viewer)

[Colin McGuigan]

A lot of people will say no since the strict definition of Film Noir is, among other characteristics, a film made in the USA. I, however, would look on Le Corbeau as being noir - after all it was remade as The Thirteenth Letter, and that's certainly noir.

Speaking of The Thirteenth Letter, it's a real pity Fox never got around to releasing that in their noir line. Has anybody heard if that series is now dead in the water or if more releases may be on the cards?

 

[Gary Tooze]

I'm assuming the Sony set, with The Sniper, The Big Heat, Five Against the House, The Lineup, Murder by Contract, is now available for Pre-Order HERE at Amazon - although there are no listings of the films yet.
Cheers,

 

[Colin McGuigan]

There's actually three Sony noir sets listed. If you type in sony noir it brings up the one linked to above and two others - vols 1 and 2, without release dates and priced at $53.99 each.

EDIT: That Critic's Choice set is listed as a 4 piece one - could it actually be the Sam Fuller box?

 

[Gary Tooze]

Thanks Livius!
I'll guess we can wait till it formally lists the titles.
Cheers,
Gary

 

[John Hodson]

Ah, now that makes sense. Blimey, TWO noir sets on top of the Fuller set?

 

[jack phillips]

Ah, a second Noir set: that must be where Human Desire is going.

 

[Jim_K]

That would be sweet!

Vol #2
Human Desire
My Name is Julia Ross
Scandal Sheet
Tight Spot
Framed or Convicted or The Mob

 

[Marcel H.]

Scandal Sheet will be part of Sony's upcoming Sam Fuller Set. This has been confirmed by Mr. Schlesinger.

 

[Colin McGuigan]

He's also now confirmed that the July listing on Amazon is not the Fuller set.

 

[GregoryMesh]

Latest Film Noir Sentinel reports that after the first box, rumor has it that the next set will be based on UCLA series "Cool Drinks of Water: Columbia’s Noir Girls of the '40s and '50s". I pulled up the info and here's the list of titles that were playing.

 

[RafaelPires]

I am very excited with all these specukaton about Sony noir collection. And taking in consideration the Columbia Vaults, there are enough titles for, at least, 6 or 7 box sets. I just hope the first editions sell well and Sony gets encouraged to get deeper in its vaults. I'll get them all.
By the way, where is the very antecipated Capra/Stanwyck box set?

And, in addition to the titles already mentioned above, here are some suggestions for future releases:

Knock on any door - Humphrey Bogart
Johnny O'Clock - Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes
The Undercover man - Glen Ford, Nina Foch
Johnny Allegro - George Raft, Nina Foch
Man in the Dark - Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter
Customs Agents - William Eythe
Shockproof - Cornel Wilde
Assignment: Paris - Dana Andrews
The Shadow on the window - Philip Carey
The Burglar - Dan Durya, Jayne Mansfield
City of Fear - Vince Edwards
Walk East on Beacon! - George Murphy

 

[Mike*HTF]

Let me add my voice for Customs Agents and Walk East on Beacon. The latter played on TCM not too long ago and it is a splendid film.

 

[flagbrothers]

I hope sony release Victor Mature's films "The Long Haul" and "Pickup Alley".

 

[haroldS]

DeepDiscount is listing these Sony/Columbia sets as future releases, including a Rita Hayworth set, but only two film noir sets.

 

[Richard--W]

Which sets, exactly?
Links?

 

[Marcel H.]

It seems that MoviesUnlimited does know the titles of Sony's Noir Collection Vol.2
The Film Noir Collection, Vol. 2 by on DVD starring Aldo Ray, Fred MacMurray, Richard Conte, Vince Edwards, Brian Keith, Dianne Foster, John Archer, Phil Carey, Anne Bancroft, Kathryn Grant, Kim Novak, Steven Ritch at Movies Unlimited

First, "Pushover" (1954) stars Fred MacMurray as a detective who gets mixed up with the hot-to-trot girlfriend (Kim Novak) of a suspected bank robber, leading to a world of deception and double-crosses. Phil Carey, Dorothy Malone, E.G. Marshall co-star. A man falsely accused of robbery and murder goes on the run, persuading the woman he loves and an insurance investigator to help find the real culprits and clear his name, in "Nightfall" (1957). Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft star. "The Brothers Rico" (1957) finds a former Mafia accountant pulled back into the dangerous world of organized crime when he learns that the Mob and the cops are looking for his brother. With Richard Conte, Dianne Foster. And, an escaped convict comes into possession of a deadly radioactive substance, in "City of Fear" (1959). Can the authorities track him down before it either kills him or destroys all of Los Angeles? With Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot, John Archer. Also includes "In a Lonely Place."

So, they are listing:

Pushover (1954)
Nightfall (1957)
The Brothers Rico (1957)
City of Fear (1959)
In a Lonely Place (1950)

 

[John Hodson]

Five titles in each, a double-dip in each, and a $59.99 srp? Hmmm...

 

[Colin McGuigan]

That's pretty odd again. First a double dip on The Big Heat which they could have avoided by using Human Desire, and now a reissue of In A Lonely Place when Knock On Any Door is available.

Having said that, the other titles are more than welcome.

 

[Simon Howson]

Hopefully The Big Heat and especially In A Lonely Place will get new transfers to make their reissues worthwhile? I mean they are great films, if they go back to them and make the transfers even better than including them would be justifiable. But if they are the same discs, then I would've preferred something new.

 

[RafaelPires]

Maybe they are saving the other titles for upcoming volumes, that will only happen if those first sell well. So, instead of complaining (and don't get me wrong, I think you have all the right to complain about) let's be supportive and get those editions, so we can guarantee they will release Human Desire and Knock on any door (as well as others noirs) soon.

By the way the Rita Hayworth Collection contains Tonight and Every Night, Salome, Miss Saddie Thompson and (here comes the double dips) Gilda and Cover Girl. Though I agree those last 2 titles are the most representative of Ms. Hayworth work, I think this would be a great opportunity to release her earlier work "The Lady in Question".
Anyway, I will get the set, since it contains 3 great movies still unreleased.
Keep them coming Sony!
Now, I can't wait for the Stanwyck/Capra collection, Peter Lorre, Grace Moore and anything else rearding classic movies that Columbia wants to deliver.