The phrase film noir was first coined in 1946 by a group of French critics to describe the emerging movement of mainly black and white Hollywood films with dark, pessimistic themes and signature ...

Since 2005 the not-for-profit Film Noir Foundation has restored and preserved more than 30 “lost” noir films. Based on that valuable work, the organization’s founder and president, Eddie Muller, the ...

Key Largo, The Big Heat, and The Lost Weekend are all among the very best film noir movies that benefit from excellent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Double Indemnity (Paramount Pictures) The phrase film noir was first coined in 1946 by a group of French critics to describe the ...

Above : Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in “Double Indemnity,” a restored version of which will be released on Blu-ray in May by the Criterion Collection. (Photo/Paramount Pictures) An old ...

Let's get right to the point. Walter Neff is a murderer: "Yes, I killed him. I killed him for money, and for a woman. I didn't get the money and I didn't get the woman." Fred MacMurray plays the ...

Cain’s Double Indemnity is noir distilled down to its darkest, deepest reduction. The story, originally serialized in 1936 and published as a novel in 1943, strikes the template for the genre: the ...

Film noir is one of the most significant and influential genres in film history. It's characterized by morally corrupt characters, cynical storylines, tragic endings, and moody, atmospheric ...