We recommend checking out these organizations and websites.
They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
One of the most comprehensive film websites available, and with a whole section on film noir, Bill Georgaris ranks the greatest films of all time using precise, objective criteria. Highly recommended.
The Official Film Noir on Blu-Ray Thread
A large and growing number of classic noirs are available on Blu-Ray disc, and this forum contains an up-to-the-minute list of every title available as well as user discussions predicting and celebrating new releases.
Film Noir Books
These are seminal books referenced on this website.
Andrew Dickos. Street With No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir. University Press of Kentucky. 2002.
Andrew Sarris. The American Cinema: Directors and Directions, 1929–1968. Da Capo Press. 1968/1996.
Andrew Spicer. Film Noir (Insider Film). Longman. 2002.
Eddie Muller. Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir. St. Martin's. 1998.
Foster Hirsch. The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir. Da Capo Press. 2008.
James Naremore. More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts. University of California Press. 2008.
James Ursini and Alain Silver. Film Noir Encyclopedia. Harry N. Abrams. 2010.
Mark T. Conard, editor. The Philosophy of Film Noir. University Press of Kentucky. 2005.
Raymond Borde and Etienne Chaumeton. A Panorama of American Film Noir 1941-1953. City Lights Publishers. 1955/2002.
Thomas Hibbs. Arts of Darkness: American Noir and the Quest for Redemption. UNKNO. 2008.
Film Noir Articles
These are seminal articles referenced on this website.
Claude Chabrol. "Evolution du film policier" ("Evolution of the Thriller"). Cahiers du Cinema. 1955.
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Raymond Chandler. "The Simple Art of Murder." The Atlantic Monthly. December 1944.
Nino Frank. "Un nouveau genre 'policier': L'aventure criminelle" ("A new police genre: the criminal adventure"). L'écran français. 1946.
Paul Schrader. "Notes on Film Noir." Film Comment. 1972.
Robert Porfirio. “No Way Out: Existential Motifs in the Film Noir.” Sight and Sound. 1976.
Raymond Durgnat. "Paint It Black: The Family Tree of the Film Noir." 1970. Also in Film Noir Reader.
Steven Sanders. "Film Noir and the Meaning of Life." In The Philosophy of Film Noir. 2005.
