Film Noir

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake star in The Blue Dahlia (1946) is a classic film noir based on a story written by detective writer Raymond Chandler.

Sep 4, 2009 - Christine Nyholm

Crimes of Passion, made in 1957, is a film noir starring Barbara Stanwyck, a sociopathic newlywed helping her policeman husband (Sterling Hayden) advance in the LAPD.

Aug 23, 2009 - Christine Nyholm

The Big Sleep, classic hardboiled fiction from Raymond Chandler, with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, embodies 1940s Hollywood and the old film noir genre.

Aug 9, 2009 - Pema Levy

Stuart Heisler's adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel still influences Hollywood, with a tale of dubious alliances and loyalty.

Jul 13, 2009 - Ian Terry

A film noir twisting and turning and presenting Bogart at the top of his game, The Maltese Falcon is a classic Hollywood movie packed with subterfuge and manipulation.

Apr 26, 2009 - Will Roszczyk

Quite often referred to as the quintessential film-noir, The Big Sleep stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in a gripping, feisty murder mystery.

Apr 26, 2009 - Will Roszczyk

Tinseltown is held under the microscope in Billy Wilder's Sunet Blvd., a fascinating, unique piece of cinema history.

Feb 26, 2009 - Ian Terry

Kubrick's flimsy debut remains something of a novelty, albeit one that is doggedly unremarkable in all but its quirky narrative presentation.

Feb 8, 2009 - Jason Chester

A priceless artifact, stolen by pirates, turns up in San Francisco leading three unscrupulous men, a beautiful woman and an investigator on a chase to retrieve it.

Nov 30, 2008 - Mckenzie Cassidy

Welles' 1958 noir masterpiece Touch of Evil, starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh, could well be the supreme representation of the genre.

Nov 26, 2008 - Zachary Hughes

Rocky Graziano grows up a troubled adolescent and thug in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, but manages to overcome his insecurities to become middleweight champion.

Nov 16, 2008 - Mckenzie Cassidy

It's about the density, sprawl and darkest edges of The Big Apple - though in truth, the apple's about the size of a cranberry

Mar 18, 2007 - Dan Lalande

"The Departed" steals Best Picture - and reminds us of the many mugs hanging in filmdom's rogues galleries.

Mar 10, 2007 - Dan Lalande