DVD reviews: Film Noir edition

Two recent DVD releases have cast a dark but welcome shadow over our summertime viewing.  For a look at these new Film Noir sets, here’s local critic Sean Axmaker:

The Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume 5 (Warner)
The most famous artifacts that we have retroactively branded as film noir, from the iconic (The Maltese Falcon, Double …

Empire of Night: British Film Noir series coming soon to SAM

If there’s anything Seattle moviegoers can’t get enough, it’s the grit and gloom of  Film Noir.  It seems like hardly a month goes by where there isn’t either a hard-boiled classic of the genre or a neo-noir descendant playing on a screen in town.  Is it because we spend half the year shrouded in darkness …

Criterion Crime & Film Noir SALE!

Hurray! It’s that time of year again! The Seattle Times‘ SIFF Guide came out yesterday with our first look of all the films playing at this year’s festival. While going through and circling your viewing choices, you may have come across our ad for the CRITERION CRIME & FILM NOIR SALE. We’ve taken a select …