There have been multiple film waves and movements throughout the medium's history, and during the Classical Hollywood Era, ...

Orson Welles as Franz Kindler staring intensely in The Stranger - RKO Radio Pictures You've heard of "Citizen Kane," the beloved 1941 classic directed by Orson Welles, but have you heard of "The ...

When discussing the best films of every year of the 1940s, classics like Citizen Kane, Casablanca, and Shadow of a Doubt will ...

There was no fame in the 1940s quite like Hollywood fame, and Veronica Lake had it. Her career in film rose during that decade, starting in 1941 with William Holden in “I Wanted Wings” and Joel McCrea ...

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 ...

At first glance, film noir may appear as little more than simple crime thrillers best suited for numbing distraction on a rainy day, further challenged by those turned off by the heavy themes they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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