Film noir (French for black film or dark film) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas ...

The film’s innovative use of shadow and sound not only creates a tense atmosphere but also positions it as a pioneering work ...

In film noir, you might have that gilded palace all ... high-contrast lighting for heightened mood and dramatic effect. Many of its greatest practitioners, such as Billy Wilder, Robert Siodmak ...

Since its coining in 1946 by French critic Nino Frank, who observed from afar something dark, quite literally, going on at the American cinema, the term “film noir” has been debated and ...

Archive Photos/Getty Images With the spooky season officially over, some film buffs set aside November as the month for all things noir. Known in certain circles as Noirvember, this month will see ...