Film Noir

Blue Velvet 25th Anniversary Blu-ray review

David Lynch’s masterpiece modern day film noir Blue Velvet debuted on Blu-ray November 8th, brining with it 50 minutes of never-before-seen rediscovered footage that was thought to be lost forever. With Blue Velvet, Lynch skillfully removed the glossy veneer of suburban existence, revealing the painful realities of everyday American life, adding his own sense of ….

Graphic novel crime noir Coward getting big screen adaptation

Variety reports that comic respected book writer Ed Brubaker is adapting his graphic novel Coward for Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane Films, which has nabbed the rights to the modern crime noir and attached Twilight: Eclipse director David Slade to helm. Brubaker and illustrator Sean Phillips’ Criminal series, of which Coward is the first story arc, ….

Win one of 3 copies of the entire Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer series 12-DVD set

Mickey Spillane’s long sought-after, hard-boiled television series Mike Hammer, starring Darren McGavin and Bart Burns, made its debut on any format in September. To celebrate the release of the cult classic TV series, FilmFetish is giving away 3 copies of the entire Mike Hammer 12-Disc DVD set to readers. In order to be entered the ….

Win a copy of the neo-noir action-thriller The Big Bang on DVD

On May 24th, Anchor Bay Films will release the neo-noir action/thriller The Big Bang on DVD and Blu-ray. The film features Antonio Banderas as a ‘private dic’ who’s looking for the missing girlfriend of a recently paroled Russian boxer – along with a 30-million dollar stash of diamonds she’s said to be hiding. To celebrate ….

James Cagney’s White Heat, Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious and Orson Welles’ The Third Man screening at Loew’s Jersey this weekend

To celebrate its 80th Anniversary, every month the Landmark Loew’s Jersey is presenting three iconic films of one decade from the 1930s thru the 1980s. This month’s highlight is the 1940s, the decade that gave rise to Film Noir. The weekend features screenings of: White Heat, starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, and Edmond O’Brien; Notorious ….