Robert De Niro
publication date: Monday, April 30, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Movies
clue: The star of Raging Bull, Cape Fear, Heat, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Angel Heart, and countless other dark films might be the king of neo-noir.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Aaron Shurtleff, and Jon Berry
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.Similar Goos
Kathleen Turner
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Christopher Nolan
This writer-director can turn out neo-noir films both large like Inception and The Dark Knight and small like Following and Memento. Go »
James and Oliver Phelps
It must have been something, to see these twins beside their stunt doubles while filming scenes for the Harry Potter movies. Go »
James Ellroy
He channeled his grief over his mother's murder into a novel about the Black Dahlia case, and went on to expose more of L.A.'s confidential secrets. Go »
Octavia Spencer
She didn't need any help winning an Oscar. Go »
