Experts say the genre was all about suspense, and what better way to convey that to audiences than an obsession with time? By David Belcher The race against the clock — to solve a crime, to outwit a ...

While considered a minor work in Hitchcock’s filmography and the annals of film noir, “I Confess” is Hitchcock’s most ...

Screenwriter Scott Frank emerged as a master of snappy banter in the ’90s when he adapted crime novelist Elmore Leonard’s witty stories “Get Shorty” and “Out of Sight.” So it seemed only natural that ...

Who doesn't love a movie with a little intrigue and cynicism — and a lot of shadiness and moral ambiguity? How about a whole Palm Springs film festival dedicated to just that, and then some? The ...

Spearheading a mini-renaissance of TV noir inspired by the black-and-white crime thrillers of early Hollywood are Clive Owen in "Monsieur Spade," left, and Colin Farrell in "Sugar." (Illustration by ...