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Article: ‘The Nice Guys’: First Image Reveals Ryan Gosling & Russell Crowe in Shane Black’s Noir Thriller

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People Magazine has released a picture from the new Shane Black movie. I’m a big fan of Black’s work with him writing and directing one of my favorites, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He is also the writer of Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout. So when Black describes this new film, The Nice Guys, as a“spiritual sequel” to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang I get pretty excited. Read the full article over at Collider about this film staring  Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe here:

http://collider.com/the-nice-guys-ryan-gosling-russell-crowe-shane-black/

Who else is excited to see this film?

 

News: A long-lost film noir gets a second look

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The Hollywood film noir re-make of the classic German film “M” has a unique history. I have never seen this film, but after reading this article, I will be on the look out for this film. Anybody out there seen this film? What are your thoughts on it? Read and listen to the full story over at The Frame here:

http://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2015/11/04/45109/a-long-lost-film-noir-gets-a-second-look/?slide=4

News: Dragon Tattoo Sequel May Have Found A New Lisbeth Salander

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Though I’m sad to hear the original cast and director David Fincher may not be back for the sequel to Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, at least a worthy replacement for Rooney Mara is being considered.

Alicia Vikander is the current top choice for the role. I’ve enjoyed her work in a number of films, including my review of Son of a Gun here:

https://everythingnoir.com/2015/03/28/review-son-of-a-gun/

You may have seen her in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and her best performance so far, Ex Machina.

Now who are they going to replace Daniel Craig and David Fincher with? Read the entire article on this over at CneBlend.com here:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Dragon-Tattoo-Sequel-May-Have-Found-Lisbeth-Salander-92577.html

News: Ben Affleck’s ‘Live By Night’ Starts Filming; See the First Photo From the Set

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Oh, Happy Day! Ben Affleck has started shooting Live By Night today! If you haven’t read the book by Dennis Lehane I recommend you do. Here is a shot Affleck posted to his Tweeted earlier today.

Read more on the film over at Slash Film here:

http://www.slashfilm.com/ben-affleck-live-by-night-starts-filming/

News: De Niro, Pesci, Pacino, And Scorsese Still Want To Join Forces For The Irishman

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Who wouldn’t want to see this! The Irishman is a movie that has been in the works for 5 years and it sounds like there is still hope for this one to be made. With Scorsese directing and a who’s who of the best gangster and neo-noir actors of all time interested in being in it, this should be an instant classic. Here is a link to the full article by Dirk Libbey over at Cinemablend, which also includes a clip of De Niro talking to Fallon about the up coming film.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/De-Niro-Pesci-Pacino-Scorsese-Still-Want-Join-Forces-Irishman-83057.html

Article: Separating fact from fiction in Dashiell Hammett’s life and work

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Dashiell Hammett maybe the first author of noir and he is one of the greatest. I have found his personal life fascinating. I’ve seen a few documentaries and have read many articles about his history with the Pinkerton Detective Agency, The Anaconda Company and his time in Butte, Montana. I live in this area and if you read Red Harvest and know Butte, you will recognize that the fictional Poisonville is Butte. Anyway, here is a an article in The Washington Post by Art Taylor about what maybe legend and myth and what is fact about Hammett. It also talks about the Nathan Ward book about Hammett. Check out the full article here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/separating-fact-from-fiction-in-dashiell-hammetts-life-and-work/2015/09/09/f69f30a2-477c-11e5-8ab4-c73967a143d3_story.html

Article in Rolling Stone Magazine: ‘Ray Donovan’: How to Get L.A. Noir Right

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A couple of weeks ago I shared an article from Vulture.com titled The Modern Noir Has Atrophied. Though it had some good points one of the main ones was how Season 2 of True Detective has disappointed.

Today Rolling Stone has come out with an article by Rob Sheffield about how great Season 3 of Ray Donovan is and how it has done modern noir right. Here is a link to the full article:

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/ray-donovan-how-to-get-l-a-noir-right-20150827

This is interesting because I have had a few discussions with noir fans talking about how bad season 2 of True Detective is and nobody is talking about Ray Donovan and how good it is. If you haven’t watched Ray Donovan I encourage you to do so. I agree with the above article, I almost stopped watching after Season 1 but fell in love with this show during Season 2 and Season 3 is amazing so far.

I have not seen Season 2 of True Detective yet and will hold judgement until I do, but I am not surprised that it has been a let down given Season 1 was so amazing! Here is a link to my review of Season 1:

https://everythingnoir.com/2015/04/23/re-watching-the-best-of-2014-true-detective-season-1/

Here is a link to the Vulture article I mentioned before:

https://everythingnoir.com/2015/08/11/article-the-modern-noir-has-atrophied/

Article: The Last of the Film Noir Women

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Here is a very nice article about Coleen Gray over at Legacy.com Written by Linnea Crowther. It has a great time line of Gray’s film noir career and a quick look at her influence on noir films. Worth checking out for all Gray fans or those wanting to learn a little more about the late actress. Enjoy!

http://www.legacy.com/news/legends-and-legacies/the-last-of-the-film-noir-women/3452/