--- In Mission_Impossible_1966@yahoogroups.com, "John K. Balor" <balor1999@...>
wrote:
>
> And your point is that "Point Blank" and similar movies were part of the
inspiration
> for Mission Impossible's final two seasons?  That makes sense to me. 
> Very good hypothesis. I look forward to seeing more of the arguments in
> your upcoming reviews.
>  
> John



Yes, indeed! It's so obvious. I own many Neo-Noir in my DVD collection.
I advise you to watch: "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" (1973):
http://www.criterion.com/films/1426
http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1147


Let's get back to the subject. Please read this:
"By the 1970s, newer motion pictures were sometimes earning comparisons
to earlier 'films noir'. Unlike classic noirs, 'neo-noir' films are aware of
modern circumstances and technology—details that were typically absent
or unimportant to the plot of classic film noir. Modern themes employed in
these films include identity crises, memory issues and subjectivity, and
technological problems and their social ramifications. Similarly, the term can
be
applied to other works of fiction that incorporate these elements."

***IMF Out***

Thomas