Category Archives: Neo Noir

I Hear the Sirens in the Streets

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Andrew Nette| Leave a comment

For a writer who once decried the notion of book series as a tired formula, Adrian McKinty is remarkably good at them. I Hear the Sirens in the Street is the second in a series of three books set during … Continue reading →

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Night Moves

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 4 Comments

One of the things I like best about the Christmas/New Year period is it’s a good chance to catch up on my movie viewing. This holiday season I re-watched the neo-noir, Night Moves. Made in 1973, but not released until 1975, … Continue reading →

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Posted in 70s American crime films, Crime film, Gene Hackman, Neo Noir

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Melbourne International Film Festival progress report part 2: Rampart, Gangs of Wasseypur

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Andrew Nette| Leave a comment

This week I caught two of my must see crime films at the Melbourne International Film Festival, Rampart (2010) and Anupama Copra’s Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). Rampart is latest in a long line of movies that combine two of crime … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime fiction and film from India, Crime film, James Ellroy, Melbourne International Film Festival, Neo Noir, Oren Moverman

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City of Light

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Andrew Nette| 1 Comment

Years ago I read a book called Big Bad Blood by a Sydney crime writer called Dave Warner. I can’t remember much about it now, except it was set in Sydney’s vice centre, Kings Cross, in the mid-sixties and involved … Continue reading →

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Posted in Australian crime fiction, Crime fiction, David Whish-Wilson, James Ellroy, Neo Noir

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The Empty Beach

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Andrew Nette| 9 Comments

One local blog I’ve been following for a while now is Permission to Kill, run by my mate, David Foster. Its main focus is all things espionage fiction and film related, but David also covers of on a wide variety … Continue reading →

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Posted in Australian crime film, Australian noir, Bryan Brown, Neo Noir, Peter Corris

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