Showing results for "Noir" in Arts & Entertainment

In this intensive, intimate, and anything-but-glamorous behind-the-scenes account, film insider and cinephile Paul M. Sammon explores how Ridley Scott used his creative genius to transform the work of science fiction's most uncompromising author into a critical sensation, a commercial success, and a cult classic that would reinvent the genre.

This revised and expanded edition of Eddie Muller's Dark City is a film noir lover's bible, taking readers on a tour of the urban landscape of the grim and gritty genre in a definitive, highly illustrated volume. Dark City expands with new chapters and a fresh collection of restored photos that...

Noir emerged as a prominent American film genre in the early 1940s, distinguishable by its use of unusual lighting, sinister plots, mysterious characters, and dark themes. From The Maltese Falcon (1941) to Touch of Evil (1958), films from this classic period reflect an atmosphere of corruption and social decay that attracted such accomplished directors as John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Orson Welles.

Novella Noir — where short-form fiction casts long shadows. Original, gritty audio dramas inspired by classic noir. In these stories, morality blurs, justice is crooked, and no one walks away clean. If you’re drawn to doomed souls, dark cities, and tragic choices, you’re in the right place. These are tales where the only truth is the one you can’t escape.

If you're watching a movie where a world-weary detective is having trouble with a "dame" or a "broad", and cigarette smoke is wafting through the scene - you're probably appreciating a bit of "film noir". Film noir literally means black film referring to both the look and the attitude of these movies.

Bloody brilliant Scottish crime writing! The Tartan Noir Show is a new literary podcast hosted by Theresa Talbot, celebrating the world’s best crime writing and storytelling. Featuring live event recordings, one-on-one interviews and exclusive readings from crime writing giants including Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and Christopher Brookmyre. Listen to this gripping and informative podcast for mesmerising character-based stories and backstage access to the world of Scottish crime writing.

In this revised and expanded edition of his essential volume Dark City Dames, Eddie Muller—Turner Classic Movies host and author of Dark Cityand Noir Bar—offers a uniquely intimate look at the women who defined film noir, now featuring updated text and 10 new star profiles. Film noir was the...

Film noir: the name comes from the French for “black” or “dark film.” It points to the central feature of the genre: mood. There is a darkness about film noir, a somberness accompanied by a thrill of dread and ever-present danger. This aura envelops wealthy heiresses, English aristocrats, tough-guy drifters, jazz musicians, drug dealers, and respected schoolteachers—all of whom have secrets to hide and much to lose if those secrets are unveiled.

The behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity—its true crime origins and crucial impact on film history—is told for the first time in this riveting narrative published for the film's 80th anniversary. From real crime to serial...

Noir - as a style, movement, or sensibility - has its roots in hardboiled detective fiction by writers like Chandler and Hammett, and films adapted from their novels were among the first called "film noir" by French cineastes. But film isn't the only medium with a taste for a dark story. Hundreds of noir dramas have been produced for television, featuring detectives and femmes fatales, gangsters, and dark deeds, continuing week after week, with a new disruption of the social order. In TV Noir, television historian Allen Glover presents the first complete study of the subject.

Hear some of the best authors reading from their books or short stories in the true Noir fashion. Writers who cover the darker side of mystery, suspense, and Detective stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Though her acting career is well known, Ida Lupino was, until very recently, either unknown or overlooked as an influential director. One of the few female directors in Classical Hollywood, Lupino was the only woman with membership in the Directors Guild of America between 1948 and 1971. Her films were about women without power in society and engaged with highly controversial topics despite Hollywood's strict production code. Filmmaker Alexandra Seros retells the story of Ida Lupino's career, from actor to director, first in film, then in television.

Crime, mystery, and noir stories told through immersive radio drama. Mono Noir combines dialogue, music, and sound effects to bring its stories to life. Writing, voices, music, sound effects, and artwork are created using AI tools, with human listening, review, and revision shaping the finished episodes. Story pages and full transcripts: https://matezz.com

Before he could command a crowd, Amir Monzbaucher learned to listen for danger.Raised in a world where love could become punishment without warning, Amir discovers that survival depends on reading what other people miss: a change in someones breathing, the silence before violence, the pressure...

Noir Detective Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of detective mysteries and crime classics. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.

Dans les collections du musée du Louvre, les figures noires représentant des Africain.e.s sont bien présentes. Mais les remarque-t-on ? Que nous disent-elles de l’histoire des arts, des civilisations et des sociétés ? Que racontent-elles de la place donnée aux Africain.e.s dans les siècles passés ? Elles reflètent des destins tragiques ou glorieux, évoquent la liberté, l’émancipation, la soumission ou les préjugés selon les époques. Dans chaque épisode, le regard sensible d'un invité prestigieux rencontre l'éclairage d'un conservateur du musée du Louvre et d’un...

American Noir Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of detective mysteries and crime classics. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.This show includes AI-generated content.

Each film noir weaves its own yarn of longing, corruption, and fateful decisions. In this podcast series, Clute and Edwards investigate one noir or neo-noir in detail. Following various threads of inquiry, they attempt to unravel the vast canvas of noir.

Turner Classic Movies host and Dark City Dames author Eddie Muller and Criterion Channel host Imogen Sara Smith offer an essential tour of international film noir, highlighting renowned movie classics and obscure noir masterpieces from around the world. Film noir has long been considered...

A self-writing 1930s noir radio serial that never repeats. Every case stands alone — start anywhere, no catch-up required. A nameless detective, a city that keeps its books in the dark, and a world that only grows: every case is written, voiced, and scored by an autonomous pipeline against a persistent canon. Tune in at endlessnoir.com, where the station plays the whole run start to finish, around the clock. And stay tuned: the classic radio programs this station descends from ran longer than our early cases, so the broadcasts ahead are growing to match — more case per case, more of what ...