The film noir genre is universally known for its gritty, dark backdrops and hard-boiled, cynical characters, which correlate effortlessly with the genre's cinematography roots of German Expressionism.

France’s Atlas V and British banner No Ghost have unveiled the trailer and poster for “Madrid Noir,” James Castillo’s VR animated short, which is set to world premiere at the Tribeca Film ...

How "The Bad Guys" animation crew used L.A.’s cinematic history to create an animated Film Noir ... Art director Floriane Marchix says watercolor-style backdrops depicting the city’s ...

Forget sunny skies and glistening beaches — bleak, austere and gloomy are the qualities of choice for Tasmanian film locations. Tasmania's reputation as a dark and moody backdrop has led to a ...

Simply sign up to the Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In 1951, in a parking lot in Beverly Hills, Hollywood producer Walter Wanger approached a green Cadillac convertible ...