tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687720064468312220.post3664689312103850922..comments2024-01-22T11:38:50.580-08:00Comments on E-Film Blog: Suspect: GenreMichael Ewinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658957044920105696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687720064468312220.post-47273619013751775942010-07-27T14:06:57.978-07:002010-07-27T14:06:57.978-07:00@ Caftan Woman
I understand seeing it as a style a...@ Caftan Woman<br />I understand seeing it as a style and not a genre, i'd back that up with more enthusiasm but it's still too much of a lazy and unfocused grouping for my liking, especially when we're dealing with already established and diverse genres simply employing an already existing style. Fair call on the getting titles to DVD though, the term Noir sells and it has brought some great titles my way. At the end of the day it's unlikely to change.<br />And I like your rule, it's very true.Michael Ewinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658957044920105696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687720064468312220.post-85814353107483755912010-07-27T13:09:44.536-07:002010-07-27T13:09:44.536-07:00I'm firmly in the group that considers noir a ...I'm firmly in the group that considers noir a style, not a genre. However, if it gets more titles to DVD that I want to see then "they" can call it whatever "they" want.<br /><br />My number one movie rule: All film noir are crime drama, but not all crime drama are film noir.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com