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According to Roger Ebert, this 1945 film noir "wouldn't receive a passing grade in film school" - yet he still awarded it a ...
The film noir genre has produced its fair share of amazing films, but Roger Ebert is right when he calls this 1940s classic one of the best.
Even during the parochial Hays Code and Hollywood blacklisting over supposed alleged communist connections, cinema brimmed ...
Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, 'The Big Combo' is probably best remembered for its pair of not-so-subtly gay ...
Ethan Coen, one half of the renowned Coen brothers, had to get even more creative when imagining how to kill off characters ...
The usual suspects are midday movie critiques. They're here to take us down a dark alley to explore film noir. So who are these unsavory characters? My one is KPBS cinema junkie, Beth Acomando ...
Born on March 4, 1913 as Julius “Julie” Garfinkle, he was one of the first to captivate film and theater audiences with the acting style later known as Method acting. As an intuitive co-creator of the ...
Film noir is a genre that often featured crime dramas and thrillers, sleazy characters and dim lighting. Some of the most iconic film noirs from the classic era include "Sunset Boulevard ...