The Karl Place

9th June 2010

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thediscography: So last summer I picked up issue 10 of Black Clock, Cal Arts’s lit mag, edited by Steve Erickson. It’s the last one I bought, because I’d only read the first couple issues I’d grabbed and just kept buying them. But a week ago I saw it sitting in a stack and wondered what was in it. Turns out it is the noir issue, and it’s great. A lot of excellent short fiction (especially love Iris Seymour’s “Cherry on Top,” about a tough-cookie female private eye solving an art-world murder) a terrific essay by Dana Spiotta on The Big Combo (“Imagine if Grand Illusion was called The Big Illusion. It already starts to sound like a noir film, albeit a pretentious one.”), and a great sit-down with Howard Zazen by Sean Howe. Zazen began making a noir-redux film in 1967 based entirely on shots replicated from earlier movies, only to have it torpedoed in the middle of production. The highlight is this list, scattered throughout the issue of 70 Essential Noir works. I plan to see/hear/read everything on it. I bet you’ll be interested too. Essential Noir by Steve Erickson and Anthony Miller (Black Clock no. 10): 70. Criss Cross (1949; dir. Robert Sidomak) 69. The Wild Party (1928; poem by Joseph Moncure March) 68. The Last Good Kiss (1978; novel by James Crumley) 67. “Harlem Nocturne” (1939; song by Earle Hagen) 66. Elisha Cook Jr. in Phantom Lady (1944) 65. Thief (1981; dir. Michael Mann) 64. “Spillane” (1987; song by John Zorn) 63. I, the Jury (1947; novel by Mickey Spillane) 62. The Set-Up (1949; dir. Robert Wise) 61. Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (1992) 60. The Black Dahlia (1987; novel by James Ellroy) 59. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995; dir. Carl Franklin) 58. Murder, My Sweet (1944; dir. Edward Dmytryk) 57. The Whole Truth (1986; “poem” by James Cummins) 56. “Park Avenue Beat” (1957; music by Fred Steiner)—a.k.a. the Perry Mason theme 55. Gun Crazy (1950; dir. Joseph H. Lewis) 54. Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971) 53. The Dark Knight Returns (1986; graphic novel by Frank Miller) 52. The Hitch-Hiker (1953; dir. Ida Lupino) 51. Zodiac (2007; dir. David Fincher) 50. John Barry’s score for Body Heat (1981) 49. Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) 48. Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat (1953) 47. Down There (novel by David Goodis, 1956) 46. Mona Lisa (1986; dir. Neil Jordan) 45. Laura (1944; dir. Otto Preminger) 44. “Theme from The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952; music by David Raskin) 43. Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction (1994) 42. Pickup on South Street (1953; dir. Samuel Fuller) 41. The Real Cool Killers (1959; novel by Chester Himes) 40. The Asphalt Jungle (1950; dir. John Huston) 39. Gilda (1946; dir. Charles Vidor) 38. Eye of the Beholder (1980; dir. Marc Behm) 37. Le Cercle Rouge (1970; dir. Jean-Pierre Melville) 36. Ava Gardner in The Killers (1946) 35. Only the Lonely (1959; album by Frank Sinatra) 34. The Big Combo (1955; dir. Joseph H. Lewis) 33. Night Moves (1975; dir. Arthur Penn) 32. The Burnt Orange Heresy (1971; novel by Charles Willeford) 31. Richard Widmark in Kiss of Death (1947) 30. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973) 29. Bernard Herrmann’s score for Taxi Driver (1976) 28. Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967) 27. The Maltese Falcon (1941; dir. John Huston) 26. Nighthawks (1942; painting by Edward Hopper) 25. Sweet Smell of Success (1957; dir. Alexander Mackendrick) 24. Koroshi no rakuin (1967; dir. Seijun Suzuki)—a.k.a. Branded to Kill 23. “Generique” by Miles Davis (1957) 22. William Holden in Sunset Boulevard (1950) 21. In a Lonely Place (1950; dir. Nicholas Ray) 20. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955; novel by Patricia Highsmith) 19. Lost Highway (1997; dir. David Lynch) 18. The Big Sleep (1946; dir. Howard Hawks) 17. Savage Night (1953; novel by Jim Thompson 16. Gene Tierney in Leave Her to Heaven (1945) 15. Kiss Me Deadly (1955; dir. Robert Aldrich) 14. “Theme from Peter Gunn” by Henry Mancini (1958) 13. Touch of Evil (1958; dir. Orson Welles) 12. Blade Runner (1982; dir. Ridley Scott) 11. Red Harvest (1929; novel by Dashiell Hammett) 10. Ann Savage in Detour (1945) 9. The Third Man (1949; dir. Carol Reed) 8. John Alton’s cinematography in T-Men (1948) 7. Naked City (1945; photographs by Weegee) 6. Out of the Past (1947; dir. Jacques Tourneur) 5. Chinatown (1974; dir. Roman Polanski) 4. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934; novel by James M. Cain) 3. Vertigo (1958; dir. Alfred Hitchcock) 2. The Long Goodbye (1953; novel by Raymond Chandler) 1. Double Indemnity (1944; dir. Billy Wilder)

thediscography:

So last summer I picked up issue 10 of Black Clock, Cal Arts’s lit mag, edited by Steve Erickson. It’s the last one I bought, because I’d only read the first couple issues I’d grabbed and just kept buying them. But a week ago I saw it sitting in a stack and wondered what was in it. Turns out it is the noir issue, and it’s great. A lot of excellent short fiction (especially love Iris Seymour’s “Cherry on Top,” about a tough-cookie female private eye solving an art-world murder) a terrific essay by Dana Spiotta on The Big Combo (“Imagine if Grand Illusion was called The Big Illusion. It already starts to sound like a noir film, albeit a pretentious one.”), and a great sit-down with Howard Zazen by Sean Howe. Zazen began making a noir-redux film in 1967 based entirely on shots replicated from earlier movies, only to have it torpedoed in the middle of production. The highlight is this list, scattered throughout the issue of 70 Essential Noir works. I plan to see/hear/read everything on it. I bet you’ll be interested too.

Essential Noir by Steve Erickson and Anthony Miller (Black Clock no. 10):
70. Criss Cross (1949; dir. Robert Sidomak)
69. The Wild Party (1928; poem by Joseph Moncure March)
68. The Last Good Kiss (1978; novel by James Crumley)
67. “Harlem Nocturne” (1939; song by Earle Hagen)
66. Elisha Cook Jr. in Phantom Lady (1944)
65. Thief (1981; dir. Michael Mann)
64. “Spillane” (1987; song by John Zorn)
63. I, the Jury (1947; novel by Mickey Spillane)
62. The Set-Up (1949; dir. Robert Wise)
61. Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (1992)

60. The Black Dahlia (1987; novel by James Ellroy)
59. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995; dir. Carl Franklin)
58. Murder, My Sweet (1944; dir. Edward Dmytryk)
57. The Whole Truth (1986; “poem” by James Cummins)
56. “Park Avenue Beat” (1957; music by Fred Steiner)—a.k.a. the Perry Mason theme
55. Gun Crazy (1950; dir. Joseph H. Lewis)
54. Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971)
53. The Dark Knight Returns (1986; graphic novel by Frank Miller)
52. The Hitch-Hiker (1953; dir. Ida Lupino)
51. Zodiac (2007; dir. David Fincher)

50. John Barry’s score for Body Heat (1981)
49. Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
48. Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat (1953)
47. Down There (novel by David Goodis, 1956)
46. Mona Lisa (1986; dir. Neil Jordan)
45. Laura (1944; dir. Otto Preminger)
44. “Theme from The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952; music by David Raskin)
43. Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction (1994)
42. Pickup on South Street (1953; dir. Samuel Fuller)
41. The Real Cool Killers (1959; novel by Chester Himes)

40. The Asphalt Jungle (1950; dir. John Huston)
39. Gilda (1946; dir. Charles Vidor)
38. Eye of the Beholder (1980; dir. Marc Behm)
37. Le Cercle Rouge (1970; dir. Jean-Pierre Melville)
36. Ava Gardner in The Killers (1946)
35. Only the Lonely (1959; album by Frank Sinatra)
34. The Big Combo (1955; dir. Joseph H. Lewis)
33. Night Moves (1975; dir. Arthur Penn)
32. The Burnt Orange Heresy (1971; novel by Charles Willeford)
31. Richard Widmark in Kiss of Death (1947)

30. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
29. Bernard Herrmann’s score for Taxi Driver (1976)
28. Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967)
27. The Maltese Falcon (1941; dir. John Huston)
26. Nighthawks (1942; painting by Edward Hopper)
25. Sweet Smell of Success (1957; dir. Alexander Mackendrick)
24. Koroshi no rakuin (1967; dir. Seijun Suzuki)—a.k.a. Branded to Kill
23. “Generique” by Miles Davis (1957)
22. William Holden in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
21. In a Lonely Place (1950; dir. Nicholas Ray)

20. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955; novel by Patricia Highsmith)
19. Lost Highway (1997; dir. David Lynch)
18. The Big Sleep (1946; dir. Howard Hawks)
17. Savage Night (1953; novel by Jim Thompson
16. Gene Tierney in Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
15. Kiss Me Deadly (1955; dir. Robert Aldrich)
14. “Theme from Peter Gunn” by Henry Mancini (1958)
13. Touch of Evil (1958; dir. Orson Welles)
12. Blade Runner (1982; dir. Ridley Scott)
11. Red Harvest (1929; novel by Dashiell Hammett)

10. Ann Savage in Detour (1945)
9. The Third Man (1949; dir. Carol Reed)
8. John Alton’s cinematography in T-Men (1948)
7. Naked City (1945; photographs by Weegee)
6. Out of the Past (1947; dir. Jacques Tourneur)
5. Chinatown (1974; dir. Roman Polanski)
4. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934; novel by James M. Cain)
3. Vertigo (1958; dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
2. The Long Goodbye (1953; novel by Raymond Chandler)
1. Double Indemnity (1944; dir. Billy Wilder)

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