The Automobile in Cinema

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An ode to the automobile (and its 2-wheeled brethren) in cinema. Speeding car chases through city traffic, engines revving aggressively, the squeal of whitewalls on the streets of 1940s Southern California.

Cars give us cinematic insight into the human spirit. They can be a humble daily driver, a means of getting from point A to B. They can be an angry pulsing machine, barely gripping the road and containing the overwhelming mechanical forces asked of them. They be perpetually on the verge of breakdown, relying on careful cajoling to continue their labors. They are an extension of their driver and an entity unto themselves.

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    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
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    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 52 -

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 60 new

    Killer's Kiss

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 69 new

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  8. 93 new

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 98 new

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 101 new

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 102 new

    Side Street

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 103 new

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 104 new

    Thieves' Highway

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
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