The Australian daybill for SUNSET BOULEVARD is rather nice.
----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Evans To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:11 AM Subject: [MOPO] Oh, and though I can't really think of a Sunset Boulevard poster I really like (or Double Indemnity unfortunately), the swimming pool card evokes the spirit very well. On 10 Jun 2010, at 07:49, steve olson wrote: Hello, I don’t post much but after reading Dark City (thanks to whomever suggested the book) I wanted an opinion of what noir posters MOPO’ers thought best evoked the spirit of noir’s. No, not necessarily the most beautiful (e.g. This Gun For Hire 1sh) nor the best images of the stars (e.g. Gilda) but the posters that capture the fatalism, grim streets, desperation, duplicity, temptation, and broken hopes which inhabit Dark City. Now to start the abused and discarded, deflated, never quite reaching the top of the hill before rolling into oblivion noir ball rolling- 1. Cry of the City (20th Century Fox, 1948). Half sheet or insert- best image of noir photographic style? 2. The killing. half sheet- luridly colored corpses make for the meanest of noir posters 3. Stranger on the Third Floor (RKO, 1940). One Sheet- 1st noir also has the 1st great noir poster 4. D.O.A. 3 sheet (1 sheet and half are also great, w/ the half having a toe tag around his body) 5. Nightmare alley. insert- meaner Powers face than the 1 sheet. 6. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- with all the eyes 7. The Big Combo (Allied Artists, 1955). Half Sheet – fatalism, femme fatale, dark streets 8. Mystery Street (MGM, 1950). One Sheet- great noir art for an inexpensive poster 9. Kiss of death. 1 sheet- at least one great poster is in black and white 10. Raw Deal (Eagle Lion, 1948). One sheet- very raw 11. I Walk Alone (Paramount, 1948). One sheet- vivid 12. T-Men. One sheet- kitchen sink of noir posters 13. Killer’s Kiss. 1sheet- cold as you would expect from Kubrick and an ax (Here’s Johnny!!) 14. The Devil Thumbs a Ride (RKO, 1947). 1 sheet- is Lawrence Tierney Ben Affleck’s evil noir alter-ego? I stuck to USA posters since noir’s are mostly an American phenomenon. Otherwise the Italians(The Enforcer 2 folio, High Sierra (R-1949). 2 Folio, Knock on Any Door (Columbia, 1949) 2 – Folio) might have had a few well deserved entries. I also didn’t include tc/lc’s but would love feedback as to some of the best. Two of my favorite are the lc of Night of the Hunter w/ Mitchum close-up (love/ hate) and lc of The 3rd Man with Harry Lime (Welles) looking like the trapped rat he was. All opinions will be treated civilly except the ones I don’t agree with. Steve Olson Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
