Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks(2007)

Dark Frames(en)

After emerging victorious from the horrors of World War II, the U.S. eagerly pushed into a new era of optimism, hope, and success. But the shadowy and cigarette-stained B-side to the bright, shiny America emerged: the film noir. Made for cheap, these dark tales scratched at a different society, filled with twisted psyches and sinister motives. Filmmaker Tom Thurman teams up with film critic and narrator David Thomson to weave together a hypnotic collage of a dark world that influences our national identity to this day.

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light(en)

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz(de)

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.

Tension: Who's Guilty Now?(en)

Short documentary on the film noir, Tension.

Telebear(en)

When a new murderer in town travels through the phone, Detective Rick finds that all signs point to the culprit being a bear. But bears can't use phones. Can they?

Navajeros, censores y nuevos realizadores(es)

Spain. 1978. Year of the first democratic elections following the dictatorship, and of the birth cine quinqui (delinquent movies): films that rapidly became a big commercial success, showing things that were banned by the censorship not too long before.

Decoy: A Map to Nowhere(en)

Documentary on the film noir Decoy, with Dick Cavett and Molly Haskell.

Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back(en)

Film critics, actors, film historians and other personalities share their experiences and curious stories on the acclaimed Billy Wilder's masterpiece "Sunset Blvd."; its cultural importance by being one of the most iconic and revolutionary films ever made and a picture that still stands the test of time.

Los Angeles Film Noir(en)

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Von Scerscen.- Diario di un'indagine(it)

Muder´s in the zoo(es)

Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysterious case of a pair of animals on display, a red deer and a mouflon sheep, killed with a firearm by a mysterious criminal.

Crime Wave: The City Is Dark(en)

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

Origins of Film Noir(en)

Jump into the world of Film Noir and look at how the technology and economic factors gave birth to a genre that still deeply influences the way filmmakers work today. Take a look at 4 Film Noirs spanning the beginning and end of the classic film noir era: "The Stranger on the Third Floor", "Double Indemnity", "The Big Combo" and "Touch of Evil".

New Orleans Uncensored(en)

Discharged naval officer Dan Corbett moves to New Orleans and accepts a job as a longshoreman, unaware that the docks are run by an infamous racketeer. When the dock manager is murdered before he can notify the authorities of their criminal scheme, Dan coordinates with the police to go undercover and investigate.

Hell Drivers(en)

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

Isn’t that obvious?!(de)

The Case Against Brooklyn(en)

A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket.

Victim(en)

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

Circumstantial Evidence(en)

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.

Bewitched(en)

A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.