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Against All Odds is a very stylish and attractively shot neo-noir. I saw this when it first premiered and I recall how pleasant the tropical settings seemed in contrast to the very wet, late winter weather I was experiencing at the time. A rainy, night viewing with temperatures in the '40s...

Looking at Rourke's IMDB resume, after Desperate Hours his next features are: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man - Sort of a 'high concept' guilty pleasure film (which probably belongs in the 'guilty pleasures' thread, BTW.) Not exactly an actor's showcase film. White Sands - As I recall...

Heat is one of those 'tweener' films with both crime and noir characteristics. Personally, I believe the heist aspect of the film tends to be the most pronounced element in the feature, but I certainly can accept the idea that it is neo-noir. - Walter.

I certainly agree that there is a grey area, which is partly why I have put genre qualifiers on a few of my descriptions. Characteristics I associate with noir include: - A lone protagonist, usually self destructive and/or self loathing. - A pervasive sense of fatalism, particularly when the...

I was probably one of the few people to see Michael Cimino's Desperate Hours theatrically. I was a big fan of Cimino's and Rourke's earlier films so this was a highly anticipated release at the time. I don't remember much about the film, but a general sense of disappointment. My memories are...

Today's revisit involved another '70s film that might stretch the definition of noir a bit... 1971's Get Carter. Directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as English gangster Jack Carter investigating the death of his brother Frank. I tend to think of this more as a revenge film in...

Wanted to revisit the film before commenting... 1975's Night Moves directed by Arthur Penn. Starring Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark, Melanie Griffith, James Woods, and a host of actors from that era. In terms of genre, it might more accurately be classified as a thriller, but I...

I have some ideas, but I probably should do some revisits before posting. - Walter.