Jean-Pierre Melville's sleek French noir set the template for everyone from Michael Mann to John Woo. Variety’s chief critic explains why a new 4K restoration is essential viewing. The enigmatic title ...

This is how it worked. In the 1940s Hollywood made a bunch of low-budget pictures scandalous in their bluntness and repellent in their violence, that began philosophically where other movies left off, ...

Even if you haven’t seen Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 hitman thriller Le Samouraï, you’ve probably seen the films it influenced. Starring Alain Delon as a killer with a burgeoning conscience, the ...

"What kind of man is he?" Janus Films has revealed a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration re-release of an all-timer hitman classic called Le Samouraï. This French noir thriller first opened in ...

Alain Delon, the French actor most famous for his roles in the films of New Wave director Jean-Pierre Melville, especially “Le Samourai,” has died. He was 88. “He passed away peacefully in his home in ...

Read up on the latest Le Samouraï News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him ...

I'm admittedly not the biggest fan of Chinese filmmaker John Woo. I've written about my disdain for him many times before, but I'm starting to warm up to him again with every poster and trailer I see ...

The legendary actor and star of films, including "La Piscine" and "The Leopard," died peacefully in his home in the village of Douchy. Alain Delon, the legendary actor and sex symbol who dominated ...

SPOILER ALERT: The following essay discusses key plot points, including the ending. Last weekend, I took in “Le Samouraï” for what must have been the sixth or seventh time, relishing the new 4K ...