publication date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)

category: Movies

clue: This writer-director can turn out neo-noir films both large like Inception and The Dark Knight and small like Following and Memento.

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff

Goo Noir 2: It feels good to be back in black! Ever since the original noir genre tapered off in the 1950s, writers and filmmakers have kept returning to the dark theme. These five goos are famous for their work in neo-noir.

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Kathleen Turner

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James Ellroy

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