In an attempt to capture the visual brilliance of film noir in one place, The Nitrate Diva presents 50 beautiful shots from the best of the genre.

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In honor of Noir City season I thought it would be nice to list some of my favorite noir films that range from top-notch pantheon titles to a few that are more obscure but no less thrilling. See you at the Castro!

Here are 10 movies essential to understanding film noir, the most stylishly cruel genre of Hollywood history.

Unveiling The Mystery: Why The Killers (1946) Remains a Film Noir Classic In the annals of cinematic history, few genres capture the brooding complexi...

The 7th Victim (1943)

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We celebrate the wonderful world of film noir, where world weary private eyes solve crimes from within a fog of cigarette smoke despite the machinations of a fabulous femme fatale

Venetian Blinds used to break up Lighting (Stranger on the Third Floor 1940) [Dear Prudence, 2012]

A while back, we did a piece isolating some of the best, most biting dialogue from the world of film noir, that dark, often hidden underbelly of society portrayed in movies from the forties and fifties where no one can be trusted and everyone talks wise.

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Director: Mervyn LeRoy Cinematography by Harold Rosson District Attorney’s daughter falls in love with a gangster the D.A. is trying to put in jail. A good forties gangster film! 6 August 200…

"Sorry, Wrong Number" 1948 is a suspense film noir directed by Anatole Litvak. It starred Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. It tells the story of a woman who overhears a murder plot. The film was...

With such films as T-Men, Raw Deal and The Big Combo , the iconic cinematographer’s influential work formed the very foundation of the “dark film” style.

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