So what is film noir? A French term literally translating to “black film,” historians will tell you film noir was an unofficial cycle of American films released in the 40s and 50s that usually centered around stories involving crime and…
Out of the Past: “The Maltese Falcon” (1941)
It is not made of gold or bedazzled by jewels; if you saw it in a pawn shop you wouldn’t give it a second glance. But, it is the stuff that dreams are made of and worth its weight in…