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Bright Lights Film Journal – Film Noir and Neo-Noir
This award-winning online journal provides a collection of articles on classic and neo-noir films and themes. |
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Classic Noir Online
Plot summaries, reviews, links to essays, and an extensive collection of film noir posters are a few of the items you will find on this terrific site. |
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CrimeCulture.com – Film Noir
Established in 2002 for those teaching or studying crime fiction, film and graphic art, this site explores different approaches to the study of crime literature/film, lists available college courses, and allows students to submit papers for publication. |
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Film Noir Alley
This fan site includes a blog, e-newsletter, info on noir-related events and a marketplace for purchasing books, DVDs and posters. |
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Noir of the Week
Get a regular dose of noir musings and reviews at this well-written blog site. Each installment focuses on a different noir film (including both classic and contemporary titles). Some articles are written by guest bloggers, and all include images and even film clips. |
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Film Noir Foundation
The Film Noir Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving noir films and providing education on the importance of film noir in American cinema. Visit this site for information on the Foundation and their annual festival. |
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Film Noir – Wikipedia
The quintessential online encyclopedia offers an extensive definition of film noir—from its birth in 1930s German films to modern neo- and tech-noir. Don’t miss their exhaustive list of noir (and not-so-noir) titles. |
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Filmsite.org: The Greatest Films – Film Noir
Created in 1996 for classic film buffs, this site includes interpretive and detailed plot synopses, original content, reviews, film posters, reference materials, and historical background and descriptions of hundreds of classic English-language films from the last century. |
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GreenCine – Film Noir Primer
Here you’ll find a very readable introduction to film noir, touching on its origins in German cinema and American “hard-boiled” detective fiction, its keys players, and its “peak” in 1944 before moving to TV in the '50s. Author Eddie Muller also makes a case for modern noir films. Hint: Click the green links for movie info and actor filmographies. |
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A Guide to Film Noir Genre
Renowned film critic Roger Ebert offers his top ten clues for identifying a film noir. |
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Images Journal – Ten Shades of Noir: A Review of Film Noir Classic
Issue #2 of this online film journal examines 10 of the “greatest” noir films—including The Lady from Shanghai, The Big Sleep, and Double Indemnity. And don’t miss Alain Silver’s article on the lost ending of Kiss Me Deadly. |
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The Internet Movie Database – Top-Rated Film Noir Titles
While we may not agree that all 50 titles listed belong in this category, we find IMBd to be an extremely useful source of detailed information on films—current, classic and obscure. Be sure to check out the plot summaries and director/cast filmographies. |
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ModernTimes.com – Narrative Innovations in Film Noir
This essay examines the innovative and sometimes ambiguous narrative techniques used in such film noir classics as Double Indemnity, Scarlet Street, and Mildred Pierce. |
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Palace Classic Films – High Heels on Wet Pavement: Film Noir and the Femme Fatale
Michael Mill’s essay chronicles the rise and eventual fall of the femme fatale archetype—the “irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into danger or disaster”—and her tragic effects on the films’ protagonists. |
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From Revolution to Reconstruction…and what happened afterwards – Does Film Noir mirror the culture of contemporary America?
In this essay, Lise Hordnes explores the connections between film noir and post-World War II American culture. |
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He Made Film Noir Sing
Andrew Mangravite discusses Miklos Rozsa’s mood-setting scores for such film noirs as Brute Force, The Naked City, and The Killers. |
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filmsnoir.net – Articles
Although we find much of this site challenging to navigate, the “Articles” section (more of a blog, really) offers some interesting insights on a variety of noir topics as well as links to other resources. |
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Oldies.com
No educational content here. But it is a great spot to find—and order—film noir DVDs and other classic films. |
