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Fear street

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I’ve been streaming Homeland recently.

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Fridays in July / 15 Movies

The term “neo-noir” has been defined as a style in which more contemporary directors knowingly reflect the noir style of the 1940s and ’50s. The newer films are often shot in color as opposed to the glittering black-and-white of the classic era. But these newer films often retain the unusual angles, provocative use of light and shadow and, above all, a prevailing mood of anxiety and alienation. Eddie Muller, TCM’s resident film noir expert, has said of neo-noir: “I think you see filmmakers paying homage to the earlier films, but they’re excited about the possibility of doing it in a freer and more open way without the constraints that were placed on the filmmakers back in the classic era.”

In promotion of Muller’s latest book, a revised and expanded edition of Dark City (released this month by Running Press), the author joins TCM host Ben Mankiewicz in discussions of the evolution of noir. The duo will trace the form from its post-War origins into the neo-noir films of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. Included in our lineup of films are 15 important neo-noir classics spanning from 1966 into the 1980s, with five being shown as TCM premieres. All five are in color.

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