in black and white makes watching noir movies a special kind of event. As the genre grew during the 1940s and 50s, so did its representative features; not all the greatest noirs feature a classic ...

Film noir became more popular due to its stylistic differences from other films; it also gave rise to many iconic crime, mystery and thriller movies of the 40s, 50s and 60s. The 1940s was the most ...

Film noir of the 1940s and ‘50s cut right through these expectations, delivering cynicism by the boatloads; shadowy mysteries with complex, densely woven plotlines, cunning twists, and ...

“With its story of murder, marijuana and police corruption, ‘Touch of Evil’ is considered among the last of the 1940s/50s cycle of crime thrillers known as film noir,” the press release sai ...