Bill Georgaris of TSPDT has finally decided to start updating his film noir page. This means the old version of the list is effectively deprecated and will slowly become more so as Bill releases more of the new version of the list. I'll try to keep this Letterboxd version of it as up to date as possible.

There are already notable differences between the two lists although the criteria used for inclusion has also changed. Whether this new version of the list is an improvement or not is up for debate but it's very welcome nonetheless! I'll just quote the site:

After many long nights pondering whether to update TSPDT’s noir pages or not, I finally gave in to the nagging voices in my head and, eventually, just got on with it. Glad I did, as my passion for noir cinema has subsequently been agreeably rekindled.

To kick things off, I have offered up the first 100 of the 1,000 films. These 100 films have been identified, according to my research, as the most mentioned/cited noir films of all-time. Call them the 100 most essential or quintessential, or whatever you like. They are, simply put, the 100 films that most often show up on film noir lists, in film noir festivals, and/or in film noir publications.

Following this initial collection of 100 noirs, a further 900 noir films (or films with prominent noir elements) will steadily be added (in a fairly random manner). These 900 films are, in effect, the 101st to 1,000th most cited noir films (according to my research). I hope to complete this listing by no later than the end of 2015, but I’m not making any promises!

It must be stressed that this listing is not a ‘best of’ or ‘greatest’ list; it is strictly a listing of the most oft-cited noir films. Though most of the films that will ultimately comprise the 1,000 are more than worthwhile (many, of course, are brilliant), there is no hiding from the fact that not all of the 1,000 films are of the highest quality. And that is putting it very nicely. They are here because they are noir, not because they are good (though, most invariably are).

theyshootpictures.com/noir1000.htm

NOTES
#1-100 are the 100 most cited noir films.
#101 onwards is the rest (the entire list has not yet been released).