The film noir genre cuts to the core of the cynical detectives, the criminal underworld, and dangerous femme fatales, making it one of the most intriguing film genres of all time. Originating from ...
Alfred Hitchcock is often regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers to ever step behind the camera, and his title of “Master of Suspense” is one that lives on to this day. The director made over 60 ...
Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
Film Noir is a universe based around mystery, the femme fatale, and the detective. Sex, lies and murder is the seductive tone that created the visually stimulating art form of cinema that began in the ...
circa 1963: British film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) poses with a seagull and a raven perched on either arm in a promotional still for his film "The Birds." Andrea Asuaje is a senior radio ...
Marked by stark visual contrasts, chiaroscuro lighting, and sharp angles pioneered in German expressionism, noir plunges the viewer into morally gray situations in which good may triumph, but at a ...
There’s plenty of stuff to watch on Netflix, but movie-watchers interested in films made before 1990 or so might be better-advised to check out just about any other streaming service out there, ...