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 ...

The film noir genre is a staple of classic cinema that reached its pinnacle point of popularity during the 1940s with iconic classics such as The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Double Indemnity. Rooted in ...

During the 1940s and 1950s, the classic film noir genre reached its peak of popularity with timeless films such as Double Indemnity, Out of the Past, and Sunset Boulevard, making it one of the most ...

Film noir is the shadowed soul of classic cinema and a genre where great performances matter just as much as style, sometimes even more. Compared to other genres, the performances in film noir movies ...

Before she even appears in the 1944 film noir classic Laura, Laura Hunt is an obsession for the hardboiled police detective, who is mesmerized with the supposedly dead woman through her portrait. The ...

Ready to dive into the dark, twisted world of film noir? Check out the 20 best films, plus where to grab the sharpest Blu-ray, 4K, and box sets. Let’s talk about film noir—the genre that slinks out of ...

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 ...

The latest feature by 'Lingua Franca' director and star Isabel Sandoval is a vintage crime romance set during the height of ...

Casting "Carnival of Havoc/#DontGetFat," a gritty short film blending film-noir style with surreal horror. Set in a distorted, carnival-like world, the story follows darkly comic characters entangled ...