Directory > Arts > Movies > Genres > Film Noir > Critical Essays The Noir Connection An essay describing film noir and the influence of German expressionism. Also a bibliography, filmography, and trivia quiz. http://www.germanhollywood.com/noir.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Some Notes on Noir and Hard-Boiled A short essay on some of the aspects of noir and hard-boiled fiction and film. http://www.clannails.org/loren/noir.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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James M. Cain: The Prince of Darkness William Preston Robertson on hard-boiled writer James M. Cain's novels vs. the film noirs that were made from them. http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,472454,00.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Ten Shades of Noir Illustrated essays analyzing ten genre classics. http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue02/infocus.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Bright Lights Film Journal: Film Noir and Neo-Noir Film noir essays from the Bright Lights Film Journal. http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/filmnoir.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Richard Widmark: The Face of Film Noir Brian W. Fairbanks examines Richard Widmark's contributions to film noir, beginning with "Kiss of Death" in 1947. http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/writer/widmark.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Shadows of Film Noir Brian W. Fairbanks examines the film noir's origins and recent revival. http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/writer/Shadows1.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Night of the Soul Popular culture essay on the origins of film noir. Appendix includes references to seminal Borde-Chaumeton article on film noir as well as a lengthy filmography. http://library.calumet.purdue.edu/nitesoul.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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No Place for a Woman: The Family in Film Noir and Other Essays A Berkeley student's thesis on the ladies of film noir. Very interesting. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/noir/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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High Heels on Wet Pavement Essay from Michael Mills' The Palace examines the role of the femme fatale in film noir and how the archetype changed over time. http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/film_noir/index.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Film Noir and Contemporary American Culture A series of essays exploring the themes of film noir and their relevance to contemporary culture in the United States. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/noir/noirxx.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Apollo Leisure Guide: Film Noir Dan Jardine reviews Nicholas Christopher's "Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City," and produces an enlightening essay in the process. http://apolloguide.com/mov_feat0820.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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