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• “[T] he neo-noir master proves that this new series has legs; this title will appeal to anybody who enjoys George Pelecanos's take on contemporary DC as well as longtime Easy Rawlins fans.”

  Known to Evil by Walter Mosley: Book summary

• “You are one of the few female practitioners of the new hardboiled or neo-noir writers.”

  Archive 2010-04-01

• “On Tuesday, she returned in The CW's sudsy neo-noir thriller Ringer, about estranged twins on the run, separately, from unsavory types.”

  Fall TV Popularity Contest: What Did You Think of Ringer?

• “Last fall, I was excited for a line-up of new shows to add to my old favorites and this season I only have one that made the cut: Terriers on FX, but I'm still iffy as to if it is a really well-conceived neo-noir show or if I just like the San Diego-Ocean Beach backdrop for the two gumshoes.”

  The Huffington Post: Jake Arky: School'ed: The 2010 Fall TV Line-Up

• “New Journalism tricks like abbreviations and fact checking notes left in read, in retrospect, like neo-noir immediacy.”

  The Huffington Post: Brian Joseph Davis: A Horrifying Satire of Hollywood Returns

• “A moody neo-noir with a dusty Western look, “Red Rock West” gave Hopper the chance to continue living on the dark side.”

  Top 10 Dennis Hopper Performances » Scene-Stealers

• “Set in Los Angeles, "Drive"—a high-octane neo-noir, where thugs are blown to bits with ruthless sang-froid and heads are smashed like melons—earned Mr. Refn the "Best Director" award in Cannes in May.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Refn Revs Into High Gear With 'Drive'

• “In recent times, noir has been revived as neo-noir and the pieces here offer an intriguing perspective on contemporary art that has some kind of edge of suspense.”

  The Guardian: This week's new exhibitions

• “Tucker is a relative newcomer; his only IMDB listing is "Broken City," a John Malkovich-produced neo-noir currently due for a 2010 release.”

  ‘Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance’ Remake Is Coming From Warner Bros. » MTV Movies Blog

• “Law Abiding Citizen is a violent neo-noir by director F. Gary Gray that begs to be more than just your run-of-the-mill thrill ride but falls victim to overthinking the motives of its own characters that it tries to craft, leaving a film that has a lot of anger and bloodshed, but not much more.”

  LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Extended Director’s Cut Blu-ray Review – Collider.com

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