Word: noir
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Limey, director Stephen Soderbergh (sex, lies and videotape, Out of Sight) challenges genre by remolding the "revenge film" as a neo-noir. English ex-convict Wilson (Terence Stamp) flies to Los Angeles after his prison release to avenge his daughter Jenny's death. Starting with the facts and speculations offered by her friend Ed (Luis Guzman), Wilson stalks a string of criminals he believes are responsible for her mysterious and fatal car crash, eventually confronting high profile 60s record producer Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda). However, as the contrasts between the righteous Limey and slimy Valentine diminish with the film...
ROLE PLAYING These games look like movies, except the players direct the action and the dialogue and must solve problems to find their way out of each "scene." The MONKEY ISLAND series (latest: CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND) is O.K. for all ages; GRIM FANDANGO, with its noir-ish themes, is better for mature teens and adults...
According to the foundation's Web site, Tatar, who teaches Literature and Arts A-18, "Fairy Tales, Children's Literature, and the Culture of Childhood," plans to analyze the Bluebeard figure "in folklore, fiction and film noir." Herzfeld will analyze "past and present in modern Rome," and Martin will study "institutional affects on state behavior...
According to the foundation's Web site, Tatar, who teaches Literature and Arts A-18, "Fairy Tales, Children's Literature, and the Culture of Childhood," plans to analyze the Bluebeard figure "in folklore, fiction and film noir." Herzfeld will analyze "past and present in modern Rome," and Martin will study "institutional affects on state behavior...
...Wachowskis, whose first directorial effort was the seductive femme-noir drama Bound, have deeper fish to fry. "We're interested in mythology, theology and, to a certain extent, higher-level mathematics," says Larry. "All are ways human beings try to answer bigger questions, as well as The Big Question. If you're going to do epic stories, you should concern yourself with those issues. People might not understand all the allusions in the movie, but they understand the important ideas. We wanted to make people think, engage their minds...