Dark City - The Lost World of Film Noir
Fans of dark, gritty cinema from the '40s and '50s rejoice! Film noir impresario Eddie Muller has updated and expanded his "Dark City" to include even more sumptuous details about the genre, which continues to captivate audiences. For fans of Turner Classic Movies and "Noir Alley", also hosted by Eddie Muller, "Dark City" takes us on an immaculate tour of shadowy cityscapes, corrupt men, dangerous femme fatales and heartwrenching stories. "Double Indemnity", "The Postman always rings twice", "Sunset Boulevard" - they're all here with eye-opening details about the actors, directors and creators who defined film noir even before the term was coined. Eddie dedicates a large section, appropriately titled "Vixenville", to the women of noir with great behind-the-scenes stories about the glamorous Lizabeth Scott (Pitfall), Rita Hayworth (The Lady from Shanghai), Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce) and of course...
