Film noir was born at the end of the World War II, the product of a confluence of several social, political, and artistic developments. These converged to create the climate in which such films could ...

Film noir is the name given to the genre of dark crime dramas that proliferated in the 1940s and 50s. The story invariably revolved around a cynical male protagonist and his involvement with a ...

The history of errant women has been a mainstay of cinema from its earliest days. There was Theda Bara as the mysterious intoxicating temptress who led men to their ruin in A Fool There Was. However, ...

Fifty years ago next week, audiences got their first glimpse of Elizabeth Taylor sitting atop an enormous sphinx as the titular character in 1963's Cleopatra. She was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘80s Femme Fatale, 70, Makes Rare Appearance as Her Iconic 1989 Film Gets a Modern Reboot originally appeared on Parade. Actress ...

When Ingrid Veninger told a room full of actors, screenwriters and directors that she wanted to see more movies written and directed by women, the crowd cheered in agreement. When she asked that same ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook While its title is suggestive of a Noir thriller, Brian DePalma’s latest film, “Femme Fatale,” ...

Film noir's place of birth is not so much hustling New York or evocative Paris as it is steamy Los Angeles and romantic San Francisco. The camera fades in on a desolate street with a dirge of wailing ...

Kathleen Turner's reputation as a screen sexpot was cemented by her appearance in Body Heat as the beautiful but devious Matty. It is another 'weak man teams with femme fatale to kill her husband' ...

Recorded on location in Manhattan, screen siren Kathleen Turner celebrates the enduring mystique of the femme fatale. Turner, who famously played the husky-voiced femme fatale Matty Walker in the ...