Directors
John Huston was the famous director of this movie
What is Chinatown?
The lead character in most Film Noirs
What is a detective or officer?
"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter." -Sam Spade
What is The Maltese Falcon?
Janet Leigh stars in this 1958 film noir Touch of ____
What is Evil?
The 1944 film noir that was nominated for seven Oscars
What is Double Indemnity?
Popular brother director duo
What is Joel and Ethan Coen or the Coen brothers?
Many film noirs are centered around this
What is a crime/mystery?
"I was thinking about that dame upstairs, and the way she has looked at me, and I wanted to see her again, close, without that silly staircase between us." - Walter Neff
What is Double Indemnity?
The 1996 movie based on a true story that would later get a television series
What is Fargo?
1995 film starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt that was nominated for and won several awards
What is Seven?
Known for Sunset Blvd.
Who is Billy Wilder?
Typical female characters in a Film Noir
What is Femme Fatale?
"I am big! It's the pictures that got small." -Norma Desmond
What is Sunset Blvd.?
Modern film noir staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead role
What is Brick?
Won best writing, story, and screenplay category at the 1951 Oscars
What is Sunset Blvd.?
Famous director known for Touch of Evil
Who is Orson Welles?
Fargo is different from other film noirs because they neglect this staple in substitute for this
What is the main character is not a male detective but a female and pregnant cop?
"This isn't the real Mexico." -Vargas
What is Touch of Evil?
Another film besides Fargo by the Coen brothers starring John Getz
What is Blood Simple?
Kevin Spacey won best actor in a supporting role at the 1996 Oscars for this movie
What is The Usual Suspects?
One of the few female film noir directors known for The Hitch-Hiker
Who is Ida Lupino?
The plots in film noirs are ___
What is intricate/complex?
"I just don't think I can continue to live in a place that embraces and nurtures apathy as if it was virtue." -William Somerset
What is Seven?
A 1931 film noir later remade in 1941 with Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor
What is the Maltese Falcon?
Won best writing, original screenplay at the 1975 Oscars
What is Chinatown?