r/noir
u/nlitherl — 12 hours ago
Found this gem from 1955 on a compilation DVD called Bad Girls of Film Noir Vol. 2. What a fantastic cast of some femme fatale film noir favorites. Definitely recommend this one.
u/wrensworldxx — 13 hours ago
LANFEP Post #379: Grosse Building (Southern Pacific)
Post #379 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.
Grosse Building (Southern Pacific)
The Grosse Building (originally known as the Abbot Kinney Building) was designed by the architectural firm Hollywood Homecrafters for Venice founder Abbot Kinney and completed in 1905–1906. It served as the headquarters of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as well as housing its ticket office.
More info:
Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
u/TohubohuFilm — 17 hours ago
File 004 - Suffer The Children (A Tale About An Old Testament Angel Saving A Child From A Cult of Moloch in Los Angeles)
youtube.comu/nlitherl — 1 day ago
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Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series (often shortened as Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it originally aired on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992, to September 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes.
u/AI3Iverson — 2 days ago
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Any free versions of the New Yorker's "The Mystery of Dashiell Hammett"?
Sounds like an interesting article, but of course, you have to be a subscriber to read it. Is there anyone here with any links for free access?
u/dglennb — 1 day ago
LANFEP Post #378: Greyhound Bus Depot (Inter-State Bus Depot)
Post #378 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.
Greyhound Bus Depot (Inter-State Bus Depot)
This real-life Greyhound Bus Depot (the name altered to Inter-State Bus Depot in-game, possibly to avoid conflict with the still-extant Greyhound Lines) operated at this site from 1924 until 1964; it was replaced with a new Greyhound/RTD station in 1967, which in turn remained active until 1991.
More info:
Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
u/TohubohuFilm — 1 day ago
We did a 2 minute noir short film
Me and a couple of friends did this noir inspired short film. I would love to know what you guys think. We put our hearts into it.
u/almoalgam — 1 day ago
New Book on Orson Welles!
New book on Orson Welles -- MAVERICK IN THE MACHINE: ORSON WELLES AND THE BATTLE OVER JOURNEY INTO FEAR
Dive into the untold story of the making — and unmaking — of Welles' third RKO film, and uncover the mystery of who really directed it. 👀
u/LostAdventuresOfBond — 3 days ago
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View of Los Angeles by night from the hills above city, 1936
u/RaspberrySorbet7 — 3 days ago
LANFEP Post #377: Grayson’s
Post #377 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.
Grayson’s
Grayson’s was a California-based clothing store, once America's 17th largest retailer. In addition to this location, at various points the store had a storefront in the former Lerners Building at 533 Broadway, as well as in the Isaacs Building at 737–747 South Broadway.
More info:
Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
u/TohubohuFilm — 3 days ago
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Anybody here read any George Pelecanos?
After reading my first Richard Price book, Clockers, I decided to give Pelecanos a read since he’s been on my list and, like Price, wrote for The Wire.
I read his 2018 novel, The Man Who Came Uptown. I’ll give a quick synopsis but none of this is a spoiler, it’s all from early chapters or even the blurb, but just in case, I tried to use the spoiler tool…
>!It follows a Black man, Michael Hudson— who, while in jail pending trial, discovers a love for reading after they expanded the jail’s library program and is multiplied due to a bit of a crush on the librarian.!<
>!With the help of his attorney’s investigator, he is released from jail with the charge dropped with prejudice. Once Hudson is back in society, he continues his love for reading and with a pretty-healthy support system, he just wants to keep his head down and stay clean.!<
>!As you can imagine, his past comes back to haunt him, it’s that kind of book but actually not as trope-y as I’m making it out to be.!<
Anyways, I say this because I was reading reviews from people I really trust for noir recs and they seemed to have loved it and meanwhile I just did not connect with it at all. It’s short and easy to read but maybe I went in expecting Price-level dialogue and certainly did not receive that in this book. Although I like the themes discussed in the book, it veered into preachiness which I feel like the ‘greats’ tend to avoid doing.
Ultimately, it felt like it couldn’t decide on being more of an Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosely type of book (which I did really enjoy) or a more conventional crime novel so it ended having a weird tone and poor pacing.
I don’t want to count him out just because I didn’t like 1 book of his, so I was wondering if any of you have read any Pelecanos, even better if you’ve read The Man Who Came Uptown as well as others by him and could guide me to what else of his I should give a shot?
Thanks!
u/landomonium — 4 days ago
Discussions of Darkness, Episode 51: Pentex V. The Cheiron Group (World V. Chronicles of Darkness)
youtube.comu/nlitherl — 3 days ago
LANFEP Post #376: Grand Avenue Telephone Building
Post #376 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.
Grand Avenue Telephone Building
The Grand Avenue Telephone Building was constructed in 1946–1947 by the Southern California Telephone Company and designed by architects Donald B. Parkinson and C. Day Woodford. It replaced a three-story residential property and was planned as a dedicated telephone equipment facility.
More info:
Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
u/TohubohuFilm — 4 days ago
Assuming this wasn't a suicide, what would you investigate next?
A young woman was found dead with a revolver in her hand. Which two clues would you connect first? If you enjoy real detective work, play the free demo on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4270880/Obsidian_Moon_Demo/
u/LostCabinetGames — 4 days ago