Film Noir - is it a genre of the past?

[Ancient One]

I dont think that it is dead at least no more than genres such as westerns or War movies. Burried's point that todays films are all about the action/ explosions or comedy is a valid one.
Any film nowadays that has the slightest bit of gravitas is quickly labelled as "indie" and lost in circulation hell.
Noir films also suffer ( as do westerns) from being extremely constrictive. To remain true to the film noir ethos plots have to be formulaic to a greater extent than other genres.
The other factor that deters film makers is possibly the need for a REALLY good script. A noir movie lives or dies on its script/ dialogue due to the fact that if you add too much action to cover plotholes you lose the "feel" of what you are aiming for.
Personally I love the genre but it is definately getting harder to find new examples.