Film noirDouble Indemnity is archetypal of film noir in almost every way we now conceive of this major film cycle (Studlar 398).
What are the main concerns and stylistic features of Film noir?
In Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) select and analyze two or three scenes or shots that present the characteristics and implement the strategies of Film noir (use of and effects/meanings created by specific film techniques).

film noir

Funny, You Don?t Look Noirish?: Using the criteria we have discussed in this class about what makes a film noir, argue for the inclusion of another neo-noir or noirish film to the class list. There?s more period neo-noirs, updated neo-noirs, sci-fi noirs, post-modern noirs, and the just plain noirish films to choose from. (I want you to use The Dark Knight Rises as the film)

you can talk about for example: Miranda Tate or Selina Kyle as the portrayal of femme fatale, does The Batman entrapped in the paranoia? , etc

film noir

Funny, You Don?t Look Noirish?: Using the criteria we have discussed in this class about what makes a film noir, argue for the inclusion of another neo-noir or noirish film to the class list. There?s more period neo-noirs, updated neo-noirs, sci-fi noirs, post-modern noirs, and the just plain noirish films to choose from. (I want you to use The Dark Knight Rises as the film)

you can talk about for example: Miranda Tate or Selina Kyle as the portrayal of femme fatale, does The Batman entrapped in the paranoia? , etc