Unfortunately, some great classic noir films have been forgotten, but several of them deserve to be revisited and often in ...

The term “film noir” was coined by French critic Nino Frank. He used it to refer to movies characterized by cynical attitudes and stark lighting. The general pessimism in the films stemmed from the ...

Benicio Del Toro, left, as Sauncho Smilax, Esq. and Joaquin Phoenix as Larry "Doc" Sportello in Warner Bros. Pictures' and IAC Films' "Inherent Vice," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. ( Wilson ...

Check out five modern takes on film noir. Skip to content Skip to site index. Movies. Today’s Paper. What to Watch: Modern Takes on Noir. Dec. 4, 2020. Share full article.

The modern noir, by contrast, is film noir unbound. It might be made in 1971 or 2005, sketched in blizzard white or dusky pink; it might not even be American. It might be deadly serious or ...

Neo Noir: The Modern Day Film Noir Promo. Preview: Season 4 Episode 12 | 20s. Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential) discuss the modern ...

Mildred Pierce is a masterpiece of modern film noir — or, if you prefer, TV noir — and it’s anchored by a performance by Kate Winslet that is unlikely to be beaten at next year’s Emmys. Oh, and one ...

A&E; Entertainment; Water Cooler: International Film Noir on Kanopy Nov. 16, 2020 Updated Tue., Nov. 17, 2020 at 11:53 a.m. Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" (1960) stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel ...

The HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce is based on the 1941 novel by James M. Cain, replacing Joan Crawford — who won an Oscar for the 1945 film version — with Kate Winslet.