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Re: [bomp] pulp b.s.
Ha,
Probably not a good presumption...at least in my case! I know relatively
little about "noir" per se. My point was agreeing with Dom that
well-written novels can indeed paint a vivid picture - noir or otherwise -
in one's mind, although I understand the immediacy of film. For me (and
likely few others 'round here), there is a reasonable bridge between the two
media - talking books and described (or narrated) movies. They both
certainly help my mynd's eye in its picture painting mode since I could once
see wel enough to understand the visual references and concepts behind the
descriptions. DVS (Descriptive Video System) is usually a great way to
experience a movie or TV show. Most of the time, the narration (spoken in
between the actual character dialogue) is very literate and evocative. For
example, the Spiderman movies translated great in my head albeit in an
almost cartoon mode (given that my key references are the old comic book
series and primitively animated 60's cartoon).
I've so far been disappointed that "Sin City" hasn't yet been shown in DVS
'round here. Sounds like a cool flick.
Squirrely.
----- Original Message -----
From: "jumpinginthenight" <jumpinginthenight@yahoo.com>
To: <bomp@xnet2.com>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [bomp] pulp b.s.
>
> I would presume that both Rocky and Domenic know their stuff. However,
hardboiled detecitve fiction came about around 1929! That's a long time
before intellectual film critics started calling some movies "noir." In the
'40s, directors (and authors for that matter) weren't saying "I'll be doing
a noir after this Western..." Anyway, good call on CITIZEN KANE being a
visual influence on "B crime pictures." HIGH NOON is "film noir" too.
> So to call that old fiction or the latest crime fiction "noir" just
strikes me a misnomer that confuses people--no less than Platterpuss had to
ask me what it meant. I worked in publishing and editors calling their
latest novel a "noir" raised my hackles. Yes, they had those litttle
eyeglasses, Dom.
> Now if someone wants to call a modern movie like BODY HEAT "noir" I have
no problem with that.
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