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 ...

One of the great things happening in the Buffalo area for movie buffs has been the introduction of film series that go beyond new releases. Best of all – they’re being run by young movie fans who ...

Besides a troubled protagonist, noir Westerns are more cynical and dark, presenting a convoluted plot and a bloody solution ...

The Noir Essentials series at the Dipson Eastern Hills Cinema has featured the greats of film noir, from Charles Laughton’s stunning “Night of the Hunter” to Stanley Kubrick’s heist classic, “The ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Dillon Vore is an aspiring screenwriter and has long held a passion for movies of all genres. He holds a BA in Film and Media Studies from Yale University. Noir is one of many genres wherein it’s ...

The film noir genre reached its peak of popularity during the 1940s with classics such as The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Double Indemnity. Even though the 1940s are considered to be the height of the ...

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 ...

Jane Russell talked about her famous cleavage, Rhonda Fleming cringed about her 1950s potboiler’s being corny (it was) and pulp fiction legend Mickey Spillane held court (as usual). It was 110 degrees ...