Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Best of the Neo-Noir Films Chapter 4 1. Psycho (1960) Chapter 5 2. Underworld U.S.A. (1961) Chapter 6 3. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Chapter 7 4. The Naked Kiss (1964) Chapter 8 5. Point Blank (1967) Chapter 9 6. Dirty Harry (1971) Chapter 10 7. The French Connection (1971) Chapter 11 8. Chinatown (1974) Chapter 12 9. Night Moves (1975) Chapter 13 10. Taxi Driver (1976) Chapter 14 11. Body Heat (1981) Chapter 15 12. Blood Simple (1984) Chapter 16 13. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Chapter 17 14. At Close Range (1986) Chapter 18 15. Fatal Attraction (1987) Chapter 19 16. The Grifters (1990) Chapter 20 17. Reservoir Dogs (1992) Chapter 21 18. The Last Seduction (1994) Chapter 22 19. The Usual Suspects (1995) Chapter 23 20. L.A. Confidential (1997) Chapter 24 21. Memento (2000) Chapter 25 22. Sexy Beast (2000) Chapter 26 23. The Deep End (2001) Chapter 27 24. In the Bedroom (2001) Chapter 28 25. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) Chapter 29 26. Vanilla Sky (2001) Chapter 30 27. Blood Work (2002) Chapter 31 28. Insomnia (2002) Chapter 32 29. Out of Time (2003) Chapter 33 30. In the Cut (2003) Chapter 34 31. Mystic River (2003) Chapter 35 32. Collateral (2004) Part 36 Afterword Part 37 An "A to Z" Rated Filmography of Neo-Noir Films (1960-2004) Part 38 Appendix A: Conference Notes and Other Sources Part 39 Appendix B: Video and DVD Sources Part 40 Select Bibliography Part 41 Index Part 42 About the Author

About the Author

Ronald Schwartz is a retired professor of Romance languages and film (City University of New York). He is the author of several books including Nomads, Exiles, & Emigres: The Rebirth of Latin American Narrative, 1960-1980 (Scarecrow, 1980), Spanish Film Directors: 21 Profiles (Scarecrow, 1986), Latin American Films, 1932-1994 (2005) and Great Spanish Films Since 1950 (2008).

Reviews

...the depth and breadth of Neo-Noir makes it required reading for anyone longing to be a serious fan of films made in the modern noir style.
*Green Man Review*

Schwartz (emeritus, City U. of New York) introduces this study with an overview of the qualities and characteristics of neo-noir, a cinematic style that emerged in the early 1960s as a direct outgrowth of film noir. He then provides in-depth analyses of more than thirty films exemplifying the best of this style, including The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Taxi Driver (1976), and Memento (2000). The volume also features an A-Z rated filmography listing more than 650 films reflecting the diversity of the genre in plot, style, and subject matter.
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