The art of "film noir," from the 30s onward, plus sites devoted to mystery and detective films.
Classic Noir Online
A general site for classic era film noir fans, offering reviews, feature articles, essays, films for sale, message board, quiz, and a suggestion service for fans who aren't sure what they're in the mood for.
The Danger and Despair Knitting Circle Video Club
Don't let the title fool you. This is a great resource for fans of classic film noir, focusing on trading, swaping, buying & selling Film Noir on video and 16 mm film on a non-profit, collector-to-collector basis. You'll also find a message board and links list.
The Dark Room
Jim Emerson's stylish tribute to film noir was never completed (it was scheduled to be finished in 1999), but is well worth visiting as it now stands. Click on the "archetypes" in the home page photo for explanations of what they mean.
Film and Roman Noir
Subtitled "Bang! Bang! The Bullets Whizzed Past My Head," this entertaining site by Christina Lui and Karl Hill offers separate pages on a couple dozen or so of the best noir films, as well as profiles of some of the most well known directors of noir classics and writers of noir novels.
Film Noir
The noir page from Tim Dirks' Greatest Films site offers a definition and definitive list of classic noir films.
The Film Noir Reader
One of the two editors of this 340-page film noir anthology created this site to promote this book, as well as Volume II, due out in 1999.
Film Noir, Suspense & Classic Action Movies
Articles by host Steve Badger about Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Mann and John Sturges, among others. There's also a nice listing of his favorite card-playing scenes in movies. (He also hosts a site devoted to poker.)
High Heels on Wet Pavement
Subtitled "Film Noir and the Femme Fatale," this is another great subsection of Michael Mills' ModernTimes site, focusing on Lana Turner, Jane Greer, Barbara Stanwyck, and other examples of that often fatal breed.
The Incredible World of Bowling Noir
A long one-page site, consisting of a tongue-in-cheek illustrated essay by William Preston Robertson, excerpted from "The Big Lebowski: The Making of a Coen Brothers Film."
Mysterymovies.com
John Gregory Betancourt's site is devoted to classics from Charlie Chan to Sherlock Holmes, from Arsene Lupin to The Whistler. Alphabetical listings contain brief descriptions and filmographies.
Pitfall (1948)
Lizabeth Scott is Dick Powell's "pitfall" in this classic noir film which also stars Jane Wyatt and Raymond Burr. A site by Ron Hunt, not updated in a long time.
The Shadows of Film Noir
An excellent four-part essay by film writer/journalist Brian W. Fairbanks, exploring the origins of the style in the 40s and 50s, and its reappearance in later films such as Chinatown and Farewell, My Lovely.
The Thrilling Detective: Celluloid Eyes
The film section of Kevin Smith's very nice hardboiled mystery Web site has lots of mystery and noir films listed. There's even a page devoted to the Crockett novels of yours truly!
The Ultimate Gangster and Crime Film Web Site
Nice-looking site includes a comprehensive list of gangster and crime films, including a separate listing of Prohibition films, a bibliography, poster collection, and listing of actors who appeared in the films. A must reference source for crime film fans.
