Film Buffs

For many film fans, there is nothing like having a chill run down one’s spine when watching a movie. Filmmakers have understood this for generations, which is why film noir became so popular in the 1940′s and 50′s.Why does an American film style have a French name? It wasn’t until French critics in the 50′s and 60′s celebrated these B-movies so much that they begun to have an identity. Figures like Jean Luc Godard later to have his own spectacular career as a director saw the artistry in these often dashed-off American films.How can fans get inside this terrific, often bone-chilling style of moviemaking? For one thing, you can simply go by decade.1940′s: The Maltese Falcon. Considered by many to be the first film noir, The Maltese Falcon has it all: Humphrey Bogart in the lead, Dashiell Hammett with the story and John Huston as the director. Read more »