A underappreciated hidden gem in the film noir genre is a must-watch classic with an unforgettable villain that was shocking ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, film noir became arguably Hollywood's most popular film genre, with crime dramas and thrillers adding darkness to the already popular gangster genre. While gangster movies were ...

Marked by stark visual contrasts, chiaroscuro lighting, and sharp angles pioneered in German expressionism, noir plunges the viewer into morally gray situations in which good may triumph, but at a ...

Austin is a list writer for Collider, focusing on television. Austin graduated from Florida International University with a degree in English Literature, where he assisted with teaching several film ...

Cinematography is simply defined as the art of filmmaking, serving as the essential foundation of any great movie, but for some film genres, notably classic film noir, cinematography is a crucially ...

There was no fame in the 1940s quite like Hollywood fame, and Veronica Lake had it. Her career in film rose during that decade, starting in 1941 with William Holden in “I Wanted Wings” and Joel McCrea ...

Experts say the genre was all about suspense, and what better way to convey that to audiences than an obsession with time? By David Belcher The race against the clock — to solve a crime, to outwit a ...

The history of an idea -- Modernism and blood melodrama: three case studies -- From dark films to black lists: censorship and politics -- Low is high: budgets and critical discrimination -- Old is new ...

While October has a firm hold on the horror genre, Arkadin Cinema & Bar is carving out space in its November slate to celebrate classic film noir in its many forms with its “Noirvember” program. While ...

'Body and Soul,' 'Shadow of a Doubt' and 'Dead Reckoning' are among a dozen classic or obscure films programmed over a four-day weekend at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. The days are getting longer ...

From "Sunset Boulevard" to "The Reckless Moment" to "Leave Her to Heaven," the best film noir movies of all time are visions of a universally known truth, but one not always spoken out loud: It can be ...