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  1. 2 days ago · A list of American films released in 1949. All the King's Men won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Adam's Rib. Bagdad.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Film_noirFilm noir - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · The term film noir, French for 'black film' (literal) or 'dark film' (closer meaning), was first applied to Hollywood films by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, but was unrecognized by most American film industry professionals of that era.

  3. 4 days ago · The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time. Since its coining in 1946 by French critic Nino Frank, who observed from afar something dark, quite literally, going on at the American cinema, the term ...

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  4. 4 days ago · Dexter Fletcher (1980) Michael J. Anderson (1987) After releasing 1977's Eraserhead, David Lynch began work on the screenplay for Ronnie Rocket, also subtitled The Absurd Mystery of the Strange Forces of Existence. Lynch described the film as being "about electricity and a three-foot guy with red hair".

  5. 12 hours ago · Edward Hopper's "House by the Railroad" can also be interpreted as a visual narrative of civilizational transformation. The seemingly abandoned house symbolizes old culture and traditions that once formed the central elements of social life. However, over time, these cultural forms are displaced by modernity, represented here by the railroad ...

  6. 4 days ago · In 1949 when the new People’s Public of China was established, how to redesign the capital Beijing— the city of “lingering splendor” according to the British writer John Blofeld—became a...

  7. 1 day ago · Launched in Minnesota in 1971, Wickes Furniture was a one-stop store for outfitting a home. The company grew to 43 stores, but when the housing crisis hit in 2008, Wickes was hit, too. In February 2008, liquidators bought and sold more than $75 million of Wickes inventory. Alex Millauer // Shutterstock.