NOIR CITY enters a new era with this issue. Imogen Sara Smith, longtime contributor to the magazine, and The Criterion Collection's go-to commentator on all things noir, assumes the post of Editor in Chief, taking the baton from the venerable Vince Keenan. Vince improved both the quality and profile of the publication during several years at the helm, and I'm excited to see what fresh and intriguing insights Imogen will bring to the job. She is ably supported by new Managing Editor Danilo Castro (who contributes two terrific pieces this issue, including our main feature on "Stoner Noir") and by veteran editor Steve Kronenberg, who weighs in this go-round with an uproarious essay on the noir films of Timothy Carey, possibly the wildest character actor in Hollywood history.
Also of immense value is Jake Hinkson's exploration of the studio Art Directors who had the biggest influence on the look of film noir. Front to back, this is a stupendous issue, enlivened as usual by the inspired design work of Michael Kronenberg. It's both a continuation of the lively discourse you've come to expect and an invigorating fresh start! Enjoy!
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FROM NOIR CITY MAGAZINE NO. 30
Christa Faust pays tribute to her top ten portrayals of “women of a certain age” in film noir plus her honorable mentions and a prime selection from the neo-noir genre. READ
Sharon Knolle explores the noir genre’s dirties cops from the classic era through the turbulent seventies and into the modern era. READ
In this issue’s edition installment, Ben Terrall dives into Richard Brook’s novel The Brick Foxhole, the controversy around it, and its big screen adaption, Crossfire and the elements left out of it. READ
