Dark city the lost world of film noir

Dark city is a journey through the world of classic film noir, from world war ii to 1960, guided by pop culture critic eddie muller. The book is printed on sturdy paper and there are photos on every. John murdoch awakens alone in a strange hotel to find that he has lost his memory and is wanted for a series of brutal and bizarre murders. Its not quite a bmovie, though it has some of the honesty and simplicity of a lower budget film. Eddie muller books list of books by author eddie muller. Director alex proyas followed up his 1994 cult hit the crow with 1998s dark city, an ambitious science fiction film noir that drew its. Martins griffin, 208 pages i sat down at the desk and watched the light fade. The lost world of film noir by eddie muller alibris. Eddie muller founder and president is a writer, filmmaker, and noted noir historian.

The lost world of film noir, and san francisco noir, and more on. The screenplay was written by proyas, lem dobbs, and david s. The czar of noir was clearly in an ebullient mood over the success. The forbidden world of adults only cinema, now takes us on a. Eddie mullers dark city is a righteous, ripsnorting riff on the ultimate cinematic genre film noir. Or post to your blog and anywhere else you feel it would be a good fit. Posters and graphics from the classic film noir era. He is coprogrammer of the san francisco noir city film festival, muller is considered a noir expert and is called on to write and talk about the film genre, notably on wry commentary tracks for foxs film noir series of dvds and introducing turner classic moviess weekly noir alley movie block. Dark city is noir czar eddie mullers entertaining and informative exploration of film noir. The lost world of film noir by eddie muller online at alibris. Dark city the lost world of film noir, by eddie muller. Paul schrader dark city is a thoroughly enjoyable companion to the unique, sometimes twisted pleasures of film noir, from acknowledged classics like out of the past to lesserknown gems like born to kill and the chase. Publication date 1998 topics film noir publisher london. Eddie muller, who led readers on a guided tour of the seamier side of motion pictures in grindhouse.

Bringing a more populist approach to the study of film noir and. The posters and graphics from the classic era of film noir, overlook press woodstock, ny, 2002. He has recorded numerous audio commentaries for dvd reissues of classic noir films. Shot in stark black and white, dressed in negligees and toting pistols, the dangerous dames of film noir boldly linger in our minds. The lost world of film noir by eddie muller at indigo.

Martins griffin, 1996, a history of adultsonly cinema in america, and his other books include dark city dames and the art of film noir. The lost world of film noir, dark city dames and the art of noir. Scott brady stars in this film noir crime drama as an ex gangster from chicago who has gone straight but ends up framed for the hit on a powerful mob boss. Welcome to dark city, urban landscape of the imagination.

The whole book is written in a noirish style that compliments the subject. Dark city truly does explore the lost world of film noir in a way that makes the entire genre come alive. Dark city the lost world of film noir eddie muller. Film noir festival highlights dark tales of newspapering. The lost world of film noir and raconteur eddie muller, wholl be on. Noir city film festival redefines the allamerican genre. Eddie muller, who led readers on a guided tour of the. This time eddie pays tribute to marie windsor, audrey totter, jane greer, ann savage, evelyn keyes and coleen gray, six queens of the bs who, in the words of playboy, helped pave film noirs shadowy streets. The shadowy history of film noir smithsonian associates.

The lost world of film noir by eddie muller 1998, paperback, revised at the best. This isnt a book of film theory, but a guided tour of this deliciously cynical genre that was the unique product of a disintegrating studio system, volatile politics, and simultaneous postwar disillusionment and hubris. Outside the neon signs began to glare at one another across the boulevard. The wicked women of film noir, regan booksharpercollins new york, ny, 2001. This book recreates the seedy, singlestreetlight world of. Dark city is a 1998 neo noir science fiction film directed by alex proyas and starring rufus sewell, kiefer sutherland, jennifer connelly, richard obrien and william hurt. Weaving together reproduced images and a gritty wisecracking commentary that pulls no punches. In film noir, characters learn if they did not already know it that the world does not make sense, does not add up and is marked by disorder and. The lost world of film noir paperback may 15, 1998 by eddie muller author.

See all books authored by eddie muller, including dark city. Since film noir is essentially an urban phenomenon, muller looks at film noir as if it were a city, and focuses chapters on different noir themes or aspects, relating them to the different sections of dark city. Eddie muller, a writer and designer, is the creative director of st. Chapter headings include sinister heights, the precinct, vixenville, blind alley, the psych ward and more. May 17, 2019 in 1998, journalist eddie muller wrote dark city. The wicked women of film noir, and the art of noir. Publication date 1998 topics film noir united states history and criticism publisher st. Bringing a more populist approach to the study of film noir and expanding the canon from the obvious to the obscure. Eddie muller seriously takes film noir not too seriouslyjust the right mix, and with great stills. Francis studio, producing storytelling in all media.

The truth is often bleakerand more cruelly humorousthan the darkest cinematic concoctions. While trying to piece together his past, he stumbles upon a fiendish underworld controlled by a group of beings known as the strangers who possess the ability to put people to sleep and alter the city and its inhabitants. Dark city trades in such weighty themes as memory, thought control, human will and the altering of reality, but is engaging mostly in the degree to which it creates and sustains a visually. The lost world of film noir by eddie muller goodreads. America doesnt have a monopoly on swaggering gangsters, larcenous lovers, surly excons, corrupt cops, and scheming femmes fatales. Of course you can enjoy the film on its surface as an entertaining scifi noir. Please share it in your social networks facebook, twitter, email etc by using social media buttons at the side or bottom of the blog. And it has a whole host of terrific actors, including charlton heston in his first hollywood film. And the series also will have the benefit of the always entertaining and perceptive filmnoir authority, author dark city. It entwines classic silver screen fictions with intriguing factual backstories about the people who created the moody and mysterious world of film noir.

Film noir discussion with eddie muller and alan rode. An outstanding history of film noir, dark city is a book i would recommend to all film fans. Muller, noted novelist and film noir expert, and author of dark city. A place where the men and women who created film noir often find themselves dangling from the same sinister heights as the silverscreen avatars to whom they gave life. If it is true, as the german director werner herzog believes, that we live in an age starved of new images, then dark city is a film to nourish us. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Dark city by alex proyas is a great visionary achievement, a film so original and exciting, it stirred my imagination like metropolis and 2001.