With a number of respected books on the subject, film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini have become something of the go-to experts on film noir. Silver has published some 20 books (in addition ...

Film noir experienced a high in the '90s, thanks to stylish comic book adaptations like Dick Tracy and Oscar-winning triumphs ...

The riveting new Criterion Channel film series “Noir and the Blacklist” is distressingly timely. It’s a sampling of film noir made by Hollywood directors, writers, and actors who were targeted as ...

Film noir is a genre predecessor to modern crime stories, a basis for every kind of thriller we know and love today. No one is immune to a sleek and stylish detective and femme fatale story, giving ...

Chinatown, Mulholland Drive, and Blue Velvet are all among the absolute greatest neo-noir movies that are arguably entirely ...

During the past several years, film noir has become the preferred genre in movie publishing and DVD releases. I count well over 50 volumes on the subject, a number that indicates the diminishing ...

Who doesn't love a movie with a little intrigue and cynicism — and a lot of shadiness and moral ambiguity? How about a whole Palm Springs film festival dedicated to just that, and then some? The ...

Ready to dive into the dark, twisted world of film noir? Check out the 20 best films, plus where to grab the sharpest Blu-ray, 4K, and box sets. Let’s talk about film noir—the genre that slinks out of ...

This, says its director Carl Franklin, is what it was like to film his nifty noir thriller "Out of Time" there during the summer: "It was 95 to 100 degrees. Even though Miami is a great place to work ...