Red Inkworks    FILM NOIR: FADE TO BLACK

Film noir, occasionally acerbic, usually cynical, and often enthralling, gave us characters trying to elude some mysterious past that continues to haunt them, hunting them down with a fatalism that taunts and teases before delivering the final, definitive blow. 

FILM NOIR SITES

Barbara Stanwyck:  Sure, there were other Hollywood stars of greater renown, other screen goddesses more likely to elicit our awe and reverence, but none showed greater range and vitality than Stanwyck, who died January 20, 1990, at age 82.

Big House Film Society:  Putting criminals where they belong - on the Silver Screen!

Blackboard, The:  A film noir discussion forum.

Classic Noir Online:  Their mission is to create an online film community. They  are committed to reviewing and selling the work of filmmakers of the Classic Noir era, a period of film history that is often misunderstood or overlooked.

Danger and Despair Knitting Circle Video Club, The:  A resource for classical film noir. The 'Knitting Circle' trades, swaps, buys & sells Film Noir on video and 16 mm film. All items available from our lists are done on a collector to collector basis, no rights sold, given or implied.

Dark City: Film Noir and Fiction: This page features selected noir works in depth. Here you will find images, plot summaries, cast and crew credits, and our own reviews of films noir, as well as a guide to noir fiction. 

Dark Room:  La Chambre Noir. Great vintage still on the opening page, with the rest of site currently under construction. 

Edward G. Robinson:  One of Noir's best known faces.

FilmNoir.com:  Ted Turner Classic's page on FM.

Film Noir and Neo Noir:  Bright Lights Film Journal continues to offer succinct FM articles of note.

Film Noir Directors:  Here is a list of the most well known Film Noir Directors. Some are included though the director has only a few noir titles because they were such good noirs, others are included for their productivity in the noir genre.

Film Noir Films:  Beginning with an essay and continuing on with a listing of Noir's 'Very Best'. A "must visit" site for the serious genre enthusiast.

Film Noir Foundation, The:  Is a non-profit public benefit corporation created as an educational resource regarding the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of film noir as an original American cinematic movement.

Film Noir Mailing List:  The FILM-NOIR mailing list exists for those interested in the discussion of "dark" films. Examples of the genre are movies such as Double Indemnity, The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, and Chinatown, as well as more current films like Blood Simple, Lost Highway, and L.A. Confidential. 

Film Noir Portraiture:  And promotional photography - a resource for writers of tough guy crime and Hollywood of the 30s and 40s.   (Cool site, recommend)

GreenCine - Film Noir:  The flip side of the all-American success story. It's about people who realize that following the program will never get them what they crave. So they cross the line, commit a crime and reap the consequences. Or, they're tales about seemingly innocent people tortured by paranoia and ass-kicked by Fate. Either way, they depict a world that's merciless and unforgiving.

James Cagney:  What noir page would be complete without a link to the baddest bad guy of them all.

Knitting Circle, The:  The 'Knitting Circle' trades, swaps, buys & sells Film Noir on video and 16 mm film. All items available from our lists are done on a collector to collector basis, no rights sold, given or implied. 

Martin's Film Noir Page:  Still one of the premiere film noir sites on the 'net today.

MGM Film Noir:  Film noir, that dark and cynical genre that found its niche in Hollywood films of the 40's...black rainy streets, criminal treachery, victimized anti-heroes and femme fatales...Warner Bros., RKO, and Columbia gave us some of the best. Here, the Mave spotlights three movies from a studio known more for its colourful musicals than film noir: MGM. Even though all three films have the lush production values so characteristic of that studio, they are still disturbing and sinister enough to be considered noir...MGM Style.

Noir City:  Snazzy film noir site brought to you by Eddie Muller. Worth a visit.

Palace Theater, The:  Here you will find hundreds of images, many audio clips, and a comprehensive bibliography. The site's author has  written some engaging and informative articles on movies and filmmaking. Many of your favorite film noir stills can be found on this marvelous site. 

Palm Springs Film Noir Festival:  Film Noir films not shown on the big screen since the 1940's. (Interesting claim.)

Richard Widmark:  The Face of Film Noir - Richard Widmark provides the genre with its definitive face. Gaunt, almost skeletal, and with a smile that can never quite conceal a sneer, Widmark’s face was the perfect mask for Tommy Udo, the cold-blooded killer of his 1947 film debut, KISS OF DEATH.

Sidney's Film Noir:  A compilation of noirs from 10  sources.

Top Film Noir Films:  From IMDb, a listing of the best ever rated film noir screenings and a short list of the worst genre movies. 

Tribute to Humphrey Bogart:  Starting with a great shot of Bogie and continues with just about as much Bogart information as you'll ever want to see. 

Twists, Slugs and Roscoes:  A glossary of hard-boiled slang.

Vincent's Casablanca:  As much quality information on the famous "Casablanca" as anyone could hope for. 

Web Noir:  A site dedicated to Film Noir, served up in black and white - and for those who like to think about things....some shades of grey.

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