Kubrick - what more do you need to say? Atmospheric scenes of Times Square, black and white boxing scenes in a smoke drenched ring, shadowy scenes of warehouse lofts, mannequins stacked up in a fight to the death, a bluesey jazz background score, a dance hall girl entangled in a mob king's web - all of the essential ingredients of film noir. Did I say Kubrick? What more do you need to say?