Movies

Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.

The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.

Four nights in Dostoevksy's 1847 St. Petersburg are transposed to 21st-century Los Angeles. Over that period, a self-described dreamer helps a young...

Short documentary about the making of "The Petrified Forest."

An examination of "Little Caesar" (1931) by film historians and critics.

An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics.

Two dimwit owners of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The...

One of the first film noir documentaries, made for British Channel Four, and including interviews with Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan...

A new science fiction film from director Gary Walkow starring Kelsey Grammer.

Mary (Kate Lyn Sheil) lives alone. She is waiting for something to happen in her life. Riding the elevator to work, a strange man, Hayward, grabs her...

William Pierce (Nelson Franklin) is a practical, rational man who suddenly finds himself face to face with the paranormal when he starts receiving...

For Natia, firing bullets at her sister's head and narrowly missing is all in a days work. After taking over the family business, her sharp shooting...

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Documentary short on the making of "They Live by Night" (1948).

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

Short documentary with background on plots that are taken from current news stories.

Documentary about Raoul Walsh