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What is Film Noir? While often defined as "crime with a twist", the origins of the genre go much deeper than the black-and-white classics we know. In this deep dive, filmmaker Tarik Rashaan Davis explores the evolution of the genre, spanning from classic hard-boiled noir to neo-noir to the upcoming Spider-Noir.
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0:00 Intro: What is Noir?
0:20 Defining "Noir" and "Film Noir"
1:45 Genres & Subgenres: From Gothic Horror ('Dracula') to Cyberpunk ('Blade Runner')
5:53 The evolution of Noir to Neo-Noir ('Chinatown')
10:14 Finding Sam Marlowe: The first licensed Black private eye
14:13 Under-appreciated Black filmmakers that are not Spike Lee, Ryan Coogler and Nia DaCosta
18:15 The Legacy of Oscar Micheaux
21:25 The Hays Code
25:00 Post-Code Hollywood and Blaxploitation Films
27:06 Civil Rights and the evolution of film
28:16 Sydney Poitier and 'In the Heat of the Night'
31:06 Conclusion
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What is Film Noir? While often defined as "crime with a twist", the origins of the genre go much deeper than the black-and-white classics we know. In this deep dive, filmmaker Tarik Rashaan Davis explores the evolution of the genre, spanning from classic hard-boiled noir to neo-noir to the upcoming Spider-Noir.
Read more about it at in.mashable.com/entertainment/106858/beyond-the-shadows-the-untold-black-history-of-film-noir and check out how Nicolas Cage is channeling classic noir detectives in the new Spider-Noir trailer at in.mashable.com/topic-14/105876/spider-noir-trailer-nicolas-cage-channels-film-noir-detectives-and-its-glorious.
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0:00 Intro: What is Noir?
0:20 Defining "Noir" and "Film Noir"
1:45 Genres & Subgenres: From Gothic Horror ('Dracula') to Cyberpunk ('Blade Runner')
5:53 The evolution of Noir to Neo-Noir ('Chinatown')
10:14 Finding Sam Marlowe: The first licensed Black private eye
14:13 Under-appreciated Black filmmakers that are not Spike Lee, Ryan Coogler and Nia DaCosta
18:15 The Legacy of Oscar Micheaux
21:25 The Hays Code
25:00 Post-Code Hollywood and Blaxploitation Films
27:06 Civil Rights and the evolution of film
28:16 Sydney Poitier and 'In the Heat of the Night'
31:06 Conclusion
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