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, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Erik Bates, 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
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 »
Kathleen Turner
Her role as Matty Walker became such an iconic femme fatale that she was able to parodize the archetype as Jessica Rabbit. 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 »
Taylor Kitsch
This actor's cinematic trip to Mars last month was an even bigger flop than his barely-watched NBC series about high school football. 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 »
