The curve of a breast under a silk negligee. Smoke rolling off a recently extinguished cigar. Sharp suits, scheming eyes, and guns. Many of these iconic film noir images were dreamed up German (often ...

Film noir was one of the most popular movie genres in the 1940s and 1950s, and some of the most important films in this genre remain known as masterpieces to this day. The genre drew on German ...

Seattle has long embraced the shadowy lure of film noir. Not exactly a genre, film noir has been described as a style, an attitude, a movement, even an era of Hollywood filmmaking. It’s a particular ...

As the weather grows colder and the sky darkens at 4:30 p.m., what could possibly be better than curling up in your cozy dorm with a noir film? The moody, introspective atmosphere of these ...

The 36th annual New Orleans Film Festival will take place in New Orleans at various theaters Oct. 23 through Oct. 27.

At first glance, the sleeve for Tyler, the Creator’s new album Chromakopia conjures a classic throwback. In it, the rapper is decked out in a trench coat, one hand dramatically outstretched, with a ...

During the Golden Age of Hollywood, when the studio system tightly controlled all means of production and distribution, it was easy for films to vanish from cultural memory both figuratively and ...

If you’re a fan of classic films, particularly the ones about gumshoes and femmes fatales, you’ll be glad to know that Noir Nights are returning to New Bedford Art Museum. Following last year’s ...

"My father promised it to me and I want it back, because it's mine." Saban Films has unveiled an official trailer for an over-the-top neo-noir thriller titled American Night, from Italian filmmaker ...

The minds behind the company’s ‘Noir,’ including Duncan Sheik, talk about why the movie genre can easily become a live production.

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