Once described as “strictly for the sickos,” she considers it the highest of compliments. Film noir isn’t just about shadows, ...

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

After the success of Film Nour, filmmakers began experimenting and eventually developed Neo-Noir films, and here are the best ...

Film noir policier américain typique de la transition du genre, durant les années 1960, vers davantage d'érotisme et de violence graphiques. USA et Caraïbes, 1967 : le détective privé désargenté P.J.

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 ...

Rising to prominence through the '40s and '50s, film noir categorizes old Hollywood crime cinema, defining not only its hard-boiled stories and characters, but also its low-key lighting as well as ...

French critics coined the term “film noir” in 1946 after a series of brooding dramas from wartime Hollywood finally made their French debut. Yet, says Sheri Chinen Biesen, noir is often seen as a ...

If you are a fan of classic Hollywood crime and detective dramas, this cinematic nod to the past is for you. Writer and film historian Eddie Muller and the Film Noir Foundation return to AFI Silver ...

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