screwball noir

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Although touted as a cross between Baywatch and Fargo, to my mind, Tuomainen’s style is more in keeping with the great ‘screwball noir’ movies of the past (like personal favourite Arsenic and Old Lace) which combine elements of film noir with the farce of screwball comedy, thus allowing the audience to laugh out loud at shocking crimes and acts of extreme violence.

Palm Beach Finland: when screwball meets noir 2025
Inspired by the curation of costume designer ⁠Sophie de Rakoff⁠, this month we’re taking a loving look at the gear-shifting, hybrid charms of Jonathan Demme’s screwball noir, Something Wild—and the Ray Liotta entrance that changes everything.

Episode #51: Something Wild (1986) Veronica Fitzpatrick & Chad Perman 2024