Shades of Noir [videorecording] / a Neo-Noir Entertainment release ; written and hosted by Max Allan Collins ; produced by Jeffrey Goodman and Max Allan Collins.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Troma Entertainment :
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Eliot Ness : an untouchable life. Matter of principal. Three women.
Notes:
Special features: Feature-length commentary with writer/director Max Allan Collins and co-producer, Phillip Dingeldein ; Blake Edwards "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" TV pilot (1954) ; Mickey Spillane's "I, the Jury," trailer ; "Behind principal," the making of "A matter of principal," featurette ; Mickey Spillane as Mike Hammer in "Tonight my love," a rare 1954 recording and more. Commentary: Mickey Spillane, Sara Paretsky, Gar Haywood, Stacy Keach, Otto Penzler, Parnell Hall, Laren Estleman, Walter Mosley, Terry Beatty, Gary Niebuhr, Leonard Maltin, Martin H. Greenberg, Joe Gores, Donald E. Westlake, Lee Meredith, Shirley Eaton.
Contents:
Eliot Ness: an untouchable life -- Matter of principal -- Three women.
Summary:
Opens with three short film noirs as examples of the genre (33 min.) "Elliot Ness: an untouchable life" follows a detective in 1920s Chicago making his first move against Al Capone. In "A matter of principal" a retired hitman fights insomnia by interceding in a kidnapping. In "Three women," three women confess to the murder of the same abusive boyfriend. Films are followed by a full-length bio-documentary (87 min.) about the legendary mystery writer Mickey Spillane. Includes interviews with mystery writers, film and TV directors, cartoonists, actors and actresses commenting on the development and influence of mystery writers on the film noir genre.
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