The 1940s are credited as the height of classic film noir, initially gaining notoriety with iconic movies such as The Maltese Falcon, Out of the Past, and D.O.A. Throughout the decade, countless ...

A great thriller, The Third Mancapped off the noir boom of the 1940s with a stellar cast, intense storyline and resonant ...

Noir movies have captivated audiences since the silent era, with their dark, atmospheric settings and twisty plots. While the ...

Why it is one of the best film noir movies: One of the most beautifully executed examples of the classic “girl meets ... an even more troubling case in 1940s Los Angeles. What it’s about ...

Noirvember isn’t on any list of official holidays, but the informal, social-media-driven movement where cinephiles watch and ...

We talk about noir plotting and tropes, but in fact it drew liberally from the gangster pics of the Depression/Prohibition era, crime procedurals, heist movies, horror films (again, the German ...

This shift supported the emerging “semidocumentary” style in noir cinema, which combined shadowed cinematography, morally ...

Most timely is Kanopy's latest collection, Noirvember -- a collection of film noir films, including 1940s classics and contemporary neo-noir favorites.

Errico writes about the summits and shoals of a performer’s life as she embarks on her ongoing “Sondheim in The City” tour.

Noirvember on the Criterion Channel.

The Film Noir Foundation's Alan K. Rode talks about noir and film preservation, and will be doing video introductions at ...