Noir Nights returns to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this month. Paul Karasik will again host this popular annual late ...

The term “film noir” was coined by French critic Nino Frank. He used it to refer to movies characterized by cynical attitudes and stark lighting. The general pessimism in the films stemmed ...

“Film noir, what critic Roger Ebert once called ‘the most American film genre,’ is known for low key lighting as dark as a killer’s heart, camera angles more skewed than a gumshoe’s ...