Mike Hammer is one of the most popular film noir detectives in history, and he has been adapted into several films and a popular TV show starring Stacy Keach. Arguably, the best movie featuring the ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, film noir became arguably Hollywood's most popular film genre, with crime dramas and thrillers adding darkness to the already popular gangster genre. While gangster movies were ...

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 ...

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 cuts to the core of the cynical detectives, the criminal underworld, and dangerous femme fatales, making it one of the most intriguing film genres of all time. Originating from ...

Experts say the genre was all about suspense, and what better way to convey that to audiences than an obsession with time? By David Belcher The race against the clock — to solve a crime, to outwit a ...

'Body and Soul,' 'Shadow of a Doubt' and 'Dead Reckoning' are among a dozen classic or obscure films programmed over a four-day weekend at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Like the Hollywood-based ...

From "Sunset Boulevard" to "The Reckless Moment" to "Leave Her to Heaven," the best film noir movies of all time are visions of a universally known truth, but one not always spoken out loud: It can be ...