Timing is everything. I agree that this new version of "Nightmare Alley" could have cleaned up had it been released to the theaters in early December as originally planned.

Another remake is planned for a January release: "Operation Mincemeat" is a remake of "The Man Who Never Was." While the 1956 original was not necessarily noir, it did feature two noteworthy noir players -- Clifton Webb and Gloria Grahame. The trailer looks promising and the plot is based upon a true story.