"better in black and white"- neat vid about the hustler/TCOM

All the film noir movies that had impact were done in B&W in the 40s and 50s. - the director used this formula to gain realism and camera impact - Scorsese used it later on in Raging Bull - all about mood enhancement - realism - grit / shadowing etc.
 
My tv broke many years ago. And i watched the movie 1 hour photo with Robin Williams and it made the moive very dark. When i watched it in color it just wasn't the same or as good.
 
mikemosconi said:
All the film noir movies that had impact were done in B&W in the 40s and 50s. - the director used this formula to gain realism and camera impact - Scorsese used it later on in Raging Bull - all about mood enhancement - realism - grit / shadowing etc.
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Eddie Muller's Noir Alley show on TCM (Sundays, midnight with a 10:00 AM repeat) is a must-see TV event for every fan of film noir. Even when he shows films you've seen many times, it's worth watching again for his introductions and his wrapup commentary at the end.

But while it's true that nearly all noir films are in B&W, there are a handful of color features he's shown that are also terrific. The 1964 made for TV remake of The Killers, for instance, is almost (though not quite) as good as the 1946 B&W original, and it's worth watching if for no other reason than the scene where the gangster boss Ronald Reagan pimp-slaps Angie Dickinson. This was Reagan's last film, and definitely among his best. (Not that that's saying much.)
 
Black and White changes how the camera man operates the camera
a) the lighting has to be perfect
b) you back out of the "in you face" shooting that has become the modern norm
c) focus has to be perfect
d) panning is done more slowly
e) .....
 
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