Precisely, and telling people in the industry that certain actresses are “difficult to work with” is how he punished many of his victims. So years ago when I heard Kevin Smith (an old Harvey W. buddy) say that Linda was rumored to be “difficult to work with” I suspected foul play.
The Spirit was a bad adaptation of the comic book character of the same name, but a decent spiritual successor to Sin City.
I’ve always been fond of a little-known 1988 film called The Blue Iguana, though it might be more of a heist movie than a neo-noir, or at the very least on the comedic/satirical fringe of neo-noir.
I came in to say Dark City but as that’s been covered I’ll add Gorky Park (also starring William Hurt) which has the full range of shadowy conspiracy, charismatic villain, uneasy alliances, femme fatale, compromised hero, sleazy mistrust, hard-boiled dialogue and a protagonist trying to do what good he can in a mean world and getting physically and emotionally bruised for his troubles. In the snow.
In a decaying Communist dictatorship!
I really love the ‘twist’ in this movie. Never saw it coming.