Modern movies like Drive and Sin City capture the elements of the noir genre, with seedy characters, corruption, and a dark ...

In 1972, filmmaker Paul Schrader famously declared Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil to be film noir’s “epitaph.” The 1958 film is now generally considered the last true noir and a way to mark ...

Borrowing from 1940s film noir, Lasky played with light and shadow to add a grittier feel, remove background details and achieve a cinematic effect. “I optimized atmosphere and depth of field ...

Muller has just published “Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir.” Getty Images for TCM Share In the world of film noir, the drink of choice is not scotch on the rocks or ...

“We were inspired by many film noirs and ... It feels very real and modern.” While Hollywood’s film noir golden age peaked in a postwar America that welcomed cynical detectives and wise ...

often cited as the first film noir, and even inspired a watch by Urwerk, the UR-210 “Maltese Falcon.” “The minute hand of the UR-210 is a three-dimensional cage inspired by the beak of the ...