A Life at Stake‘s plot synopsis: “In this independent production from the waning golden years of film noir, spoiled, young Doris Hillman (Lansbury) invites struggling architect Edward Shaw (Andes) to ...

Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, let’s revisit the 1955 noir The Big Combo for its 70th anniversary, which features an intriguing pair of ...

During the 1940s, the film noir genre reigned superior and gave audiences memorable classics such as The Maltese Falcon, Gaslight, and Out of the Past. By the 1960s, the genre had been revitalized ...

Christmastime is that special time of year when everything is bright and merry. It's also when things are at their darkest and coldest. While families are cozying up and putting on their favorite ...

Lucky number 13. Talk about a stroke of film noir fate! The 2023 edition of Noir City Chicago, the annual celebration of mean streets and what the French call “malchance,” gathers a week’s worth of ...

The film noir genre reached its peak of popularity during the 1940s with classics such as The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Double Indemnity. Even though the 1940s are considered to be the height of the ...