Asphalt Jungle (1950)- You have a lot of time to think when you're locked away seven years. So criminal mastermind Doc conceives what he believes is the perfect heist. John Huston explores the feverish grab for the big score and how it unravels in The Asphalt Jungle, a renowned tale of dishonor among thieves whose cast includes. Gun Crazy (1949) - When gun fancier Bart Tare sees Annie Laurie Starr's sideshow sharpshooting act, he's a dead-bang goner. The two become bank robbers on the run, eluding roadblocks and roaring into movie history as one of the benchmark film-noir works. Murder My Sweet (1944)- They say crime doesn't pay. Private detective Philip Marlowe knows better. The fat wad of folding moneywarming his pocket is the kind of thing that keeps him going through thick and... Less

   &n bsp  &nbs p  Product DetailsOriginal Title:Shock (Fox Film Noir)Actors: Anabel Shaw - Frank Latimore - Lynn Bari - Stephen Dunne - Vincent PriceDirector: Alfred L. WerkerCondition: NEWFormat: DVDFormat Size: FullscreenRuntime : 70 minsLanguage: English Subtitle: English SubtitlesRegion code: Region 1 (United States, Canada, Bermuda, U.S. territories) Discs: 1Rating: UnratedGenre: OtherRelease Year: 2006Description: "Color,Dubbed,DVD, Full Screen,Subtitled,N TSC"Your browser does not support iframes.

This collector's set contains all three volumes from the HAMMER FILM NOIR series. The collection contains six clasic noir films in all. BAD BLONDE: When a boxer embarks on an affair with his manager's wife, he has no idea their illicit actions with result in murder. MAN BAIT: When a femme fatale bookseller spies a customer stealing a book from her store, she devises a roundabout plan for making him repent. A STOLEN FACE: A prisoner becomes the victim of twisted plastic surgery when a doctor attempts to turn the inmate's face into that of the woman who refused his marriage proposal. BLACKOUT: A young man traveling abroad is made an offer that seems too good to be true. Agreeing to marry a beautiful young woman and accepting a large sum of money, the groom wakes up to find himself the prime... Less

Hollywood's legendary tough guys and femme fatales collide again in The Film Noir Classic Collection Volume Two. The Collection includes five smoldering classics, all new to DVD and all digitally remastered: Born to Kill, Clash By Night, Crossfire, Dillinger and The Narrow Margin. The movies star film noir icons Robert Mitchum, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Lawrence Tierney and Claire Trevor, among others, and feature commentaries from film historians and directors including Robert Wise on Born To Kill Peter Bogdanovich, with archival contributions from Fritz Lang, on Clash By Night; John Milius on Dillinger and William Friedkin and Richard Fleischer on The Narrow Margin.

   &n bsp  &nbs p  Product DetailsOriginal Title:I Wake Up Screaming (Fox Film Noir)Actors: Betty Grable - Carole Landis - Laird Cregar - Victor Mature - William GarganCondition: NEWFormat: DVDFormat Size: FullscreenRuntime : 82 minsLanguage: Portuguese Subtitle: English SubtitlesRegion code: Region 1 (United States, Canada, Bermuda, U.S. territories) Discs: 1Rating: UnratedGenre: OtherRelease Year: 2006Description: "Black & White,DVD,Full Screen,NTSC"Your browser does not support iframes.

The Woman on the Beach (1947) Joan Bennett, Robert RyanDirector: Jea n RenoirCo- stars: Charles Bickford, Nan Leslie, Irene Ryan71 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD- R: Region ALLThe fifth and final American film for one of France's greatest directors, Jean Renoir, THE WOMAN ON THE BEACH is an accomplished piece of filmmaking that probes the relationship of three characters-- their past, present, and future together. Although none of the three commits a crime, the movie is suffused in film noir atmosphere. Ryan, a veteran Coast Guard lieutenant haunted by combat nightmares, happens on Bennett one day while walking along the beach. At first he treats her badly, but later he finds himself very attracted to her, despite the fact that he is already married to the loving Leslie. Eventually Ryan is... Less

This multi-pack contains five classic film noir thrillers: THE ASPHALT JUNGLE; GUN CRAZY 1949; MURDER MY SWEET; OUT OF THE PAST; and THE SET-UP. See individual titles for detailed information.

   &n bsp  &nbs p  Product DetailsOriginal Title:Film Noir (Quicksand/Scarle t Street/Suddenly) Actors: Barbara Bates - Jeanne Cagney - Jimmie Dodd - Wally CassellDirector: Irving PichelCondition: USEDFormat: DVDRuntime: 248 minsLanguage: EnglishDiscs: 1Region code: Region 1 (United States, Canada, Bermuda, U.S. territories) Rating: UnratedGenre: ActionSubgenre: AdventureRelease Year: 1945Your browser does not support iframes.

Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set 2: Vol 4-7 - DVD NEW Format: DVD Rating: Unrated Actors: Director: Runtime: 585 minutes Brand new DVD (Digital Video Disc). Rating: Unrated Content: Runtime: 585 minutes Color: Color Extra Info: 4-Disc Set; Collector's Edition DVD Features:All Regions 4 Disc Set - Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary Bios Theatrical Trailers Text/ Photo Galllery EDITORIAL REVIEWS: ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION NOTES: Director: Producer: AWARDS: title

The Syndicate: A Deat h in the Family (1970) Michael Reardon, Barbara BouchetDirector: Peiro ZuffiCo- stars: Carmelo Bene, Susanna Martinkova104 minutes, ColorDVD- R: Region ALLSyndicate: A Death in the Family was released a couple of years before the Giallo boom in the early seventies, and the film is more like the American film noir movement than Italy's finest cinematic export. Indeed, the film is often called a 'psychedelic noir' and this atmosphere is achieved through some bizarre set design and the soundtrack. The film also features a voice-over, which serves in giving it that classic noir feel. set in New York, and unlike a lot of Italian films set in America; it actually does a decent job of making New York the central location. The plot reminds one  more of the later Italian... Less

   &n bsp  &nbs p  Product DetailsOriginal Title:Vicki (Fox Film Noir)Actors: Elliott Reid - Jean Peters - Jeanne Crain - Max Showalter - Richard BooneCondition: NEWFormat: DVDFormat Size: FullscreenRuntime : 85 minsLanguage: English Subtitle: English SubtitlesRegion code: Region 1 (United States, Canada, Bermuda, U.S. territories) Discs: 1Rating: UnratedGenre: OtherRelease Year: 2006Description: "Color,Dubbed,DVD, Full Screen,Subtitled,N TSC"Your browser does not support iframes.

Powered by Frooition Pro Click here to view full size. Full Size Image Click to close full size. Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set 2: Vol 4-7 - DVD NEW Starring: Director: Producer: Runtime: 585 minutes Rating: Unrated Description Special Features Cast Credits Reviews Brand new DVD (Digital Video Disc). Description Special Features Cast Credits Reviews Rating: Unrated Rating Reason: n/a Runtime: 585 minutes DVD Code: Region 1 US, CA Genre: Dramas Color: Color 4-Disc Set; Collector's Edition Rati

Adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novels, SIN CITY is Robert Rodriguez's striking film noir infused with fantasy, taking place in a world where it is eternally nighttime and everything is drenched in rain and violence. Using a unique combination of silvery black and white digital photography with occasional flashes of bright color for dazzling punctuation, Rodriguez employs green screen techniques and paints a backdrop around each scene, using Miller's co-direction as his cue to match the original setting as closely as possible. Three stories weave together, occasionally overlapping. With lines delivered flatly in the hard-boiled style of Raymond Chandler, these tales are about crime, love, loss, and being preternaturally tough. In the most caustically dramatic segment, Mickey Rourke... Less

Ministry of Fear (1944) Ray Milland, Marjorie ReynoldsDirector:  Fritz LangCo-stars: Carl Esmond, Hillary Brooke, Dan Duryea, Alan Napier86 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD- R: Region ALLAn innocent man is drawn into a web of espionage when he unwittingly comes into possession of a crucial piece of microfilm in this shadowy, ominous film noir. Fritz Lang's adaptation of Graham Greene's novel is filled with unusual touches, beginning with the fact that protagonist Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) has just been released from a mental asylum. To celebrate his return to the real world, he visits a local carnival, only to accidentally receive a "prize" meant for a Nazi agent. When he discovers the error, he turns for help to a detective, whose investigations only make the matter more complicated. Neale... Less

Out of the vaults and into the light: a fascinating 4-Disc Set showcasing 8 genre gems rich with the intensity and diversity of noir! Disc 1 wreaks revenge, with Dick Powell on the hunt in Cornered and Steve Brodie on the lam in Desperate. Caught-in-the-act immediacy highlights Disc 2's corruption expose The Phenix City Story and the hostage drama Dial 1119. Disc 3 turns procedural with noir ace Charles McGraw bulldogging the perps of an Armored Car Robbery then turns to social- conscience filmmaking with Crime in the Streets (John Cassavetes and Sal Mineo star). An unfatale femme is rare in noir but invaluable when strong dames help their men out of jams, as do Disc 4's Susan Hayward in Deadline at Dawn and Virginia Mayo in Backfire. Step into the shadows and suspense.

This collection of film noir classics includes BORDER INCIDENT HIS KIND OF WOMAN LADY IN THE LAKE ON DANGEROUS GROUND and THE RACKET. Also included is a fascinating documentary that explores the genre with in-depth analysis from a number of major figures in the filmmaking world.

Synopsis: Cleo Moore Audrey Totter Jan Sterling Ida Lupino and Janis Carter. Forgery adultery theft blackmail and murder. The Bad Girls of Noir are back in Volume 2 and these gorgeous gals with malice in their hearts are sure to thrill hard-boiled fans of Noir. Fan favorite Cleo Moore finally gets her due in three films that highlight the talents of the beauty who was compared to Marilyn Monroe but whom fans love for her earnest if stilted portrayals of dim-witted gals who can't catch a break. Four films restored and re-mastered are all new to DVD and sure to provide plenty of excitement for the noir aficionado. Watch out for these gals they're dangerous--which makes them oh so fun to watch.Format: DVDGenre: MysteryYear: 2010Release Date: 2010-02-09

Volume Two in the HAMMER FILM NOIR collection contains the following classic noir features. A STOLEN FACE: A prisoner becomes the victim of twisted plastic surgery when a doctor attempts to turn the inmate's face into that of the woman who refused his marriage proposal. BLACKOUT: A young man traveling abroad is made an offer that seems too good to be true. Agreeing to marry a beautiful young woman and accepting a large sum of money, the groom wakes up to find himself the prime suspect in a mysterious murder.

Nora Prentiss (1947) Ann Sheridan, Kent SmithDirector: Vi ncent ShermanCo- stars: Bruce Bennett, Robert Alda, Rosemary DeCamp, Wanda Hendrix111 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD- R: Region ALLIn this slick melodrama, a sort of film-noir for women, a nightclub singer has an affair with an unhappily married San Francisco doctor. Though the physician desperately wants to leave his wife, he lacks the courage to ask for a divorce. In retaliation, the singer accepts an offer to move East and start up a new club in New York. Lost without the singer, the doctor is without option until his partner suddenly dies. With a burst of inspiration, he fakes his own death and flees to New York. Later, he is horrified to learn that his death has been officially declared a homicide, and so he goes into hiding in... Less

Film noir - literally "black film" - is Hollywood's moody vision of a dark, shadowy, smoky underworld populated by beautiful-but-dead ly dames and the regular Joes who fall for them. These films are literally black in that they often take place at night or in the shadows - or both. But they are black in other ways, too: Shady characters with no redeeming or "light" qualities; likable people who mean well but are pulled into the dark world of murder and mayhem; and plots that focus primarily on the darker aspects of man's nature. Although films noir continue to be produced today, the heyday of these low-budget, high-tension pictures was from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s. Here are ten classic films noir that set the tone for countless "black films" that followed in their echoing,... Less

AMAZING MR. X: A grieving widow falls victim to the machinations of a so-called spiritualist, who knows more than he should about her marriage and the death of her husband. One of the most sumptuous examples of "supernatural noirs" ever committed to film, this romantic mystery about a phony charlatan and the beautiful women who come under his power is one of cinematographer John Alton's crowning achievements. REIGN OF TERROR: The French Revolution is given the noir treatment in this 1949 entry from director Anthony Mann. The hunt is on for Robespierre's black book, listing the victims headed toward the guillotine. Famed cinematographer John Alton lays the shadows over the paranoia-fillled proceedings.

This fourth volume in the Film Noir Classics series includes the following films: ACT OF VIOLENCE MYSTERY STREET CRIME WAVE DECOY ILLEGAL THE BIG STEAL THEY LIVE BY NIGHT SIDE STREET WHERE DANGER LIVES and TENSION. Please see individual titles for synopsis information.

The more shadowy tones of European animation are presented in six award-winning short films. ABDUCTEES follows five disparate stories of alien abduction while using a vast array of animation styles and techniques; CLUB OF THE DISCARDED an entry from the Czech republic that stylistically recalls the work of auteur Jan Svankmajer focuses on a group of abandoned mannequins establishing a fulfilling life in a condemned warehouse. Their happiness is disrupted, however, when a group of younger, hipper mannequins move in and begin to spoil the neighborhood. GENTLE SPIRIT, a stunning Polish entry, explores the vast and terrifying psycho-sexual landscape of a young woman pursued by an dark, enigmatic stranger. JOY STREET traces the daily trials and eventual redemption of a young woman on the... Less

Five more film noir classics lined up with genre stars such as Robert Mitchum, Robert Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Jane Russell, are now available in Volume 3 of the Film Noir Classics Collection series. The new 6-Disc DVD set is only available as a collection and includes a bonus documentary disc on the Noir genre.Format: DVD MOVIE

Kiss The Blood Off My Hands (1948) Joan Fontaine, Burt LancasterDirector : Norman FosterCo-stars: Robert Newton, Lewis L. Russell, Aminta Dyne79 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD- R: Region ALL In this film noir drama, Bill Saunders (Burt Lancaster) is a former Prisoner of War living in England whose experiences have left him emotionally unstable and prone to violence. One night, while drinking in a pub, he gets into an argument with the owner which quickly escalates into a brutal fist fight; Bill kills the publican and flees with the police giving chase. Bill is given shelter by Jane Wharton (Joan Fontaine), a kind-hearted nurse who believes Bill when he tells her that the killing was an accident and that he's innocent of any wrongdoing. Bill soon gets in a fight with a policeman and ends up... Less

For movie-lovers who prefer their femme fatales possess a distinct air of mystery and menace - not to mention a beautiful head of platinum blonde hair - this collection of film noir classics will have you pining for the good old days when double-crossing dames like Lizabeth Scott and Gloria Grahame dominated the silver screen. This collection features four film noir classics each of which has been newly restored and remastered. Films include THE KILLER THAT STALKED NEW YORK 1950 TWO OF A KIND 1951 BAD FOR EACH OTHER 1953 and THE GLASS WALL 1953.

The murder of two innocent people leads to an F.B.I. investigation which uncovers the head of the city Mob. Based on an actual case.

The Scar (1948) Paul Henreid, Joan BennettDirector:  Steve SekelyCo- stars: Eduard Franz, Leslie Brooks, John Qualen83 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD- R: Region ALLHenreid served as producer and played a dual role in this film noir piece. He is an ex-medical student involved in various confidence games, thefts, and illegal gambling. After a bungled robbery from which only he and Rudley escape, Henreid returns to his old job at a medical supply firm. Nearby works a psychiatrist who is his exact look-alike, with the exception of a scar on the doctor's cheek. Henreid sees a chance to get a new start on life and devises a scheme. First he woos the doctor's secretary (Bennett) and uses her to learn about the practice and to get a copy of the psychiatrist's signature. He then becomes a parking... Less

Hammer Film Noir - Vol. 5: The Glass Tomb/Paid to Kill - DVD NEW Format: DVD Rating: Not Rated Actors: Paul Carpenter, Thea Gregory, Dane Clark Director: Montgomery Tully Runtime: 130 minutes Brand new DVD (Digital Video Disc). Paul Carpenter, Thea Gregory, Dane Clark, Bernard Zanville, John Ireland, Sid James, Sidney James, Cecile Chevreau, Geoffrey Keen, Eric Pohlmann Rating: Not Rated Content: Runtime: 130 minutes Color: B W Extra Info: DVD Features: Region 0 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Wide

The Killers (1946) Burt Lancaster, Ava GardnerDirector:  Robert SiodmakCo- stars: Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, William Conrad103 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD- R: Region ALLThe Killers uses Ernest Hemingway's short story as a springboard for a complex film noir. Two mysterious men (William Conrad and Charles McGraw) muscle their way into a small town and kill an aging boxer (Burt Lancaster, making his screen debut), who offers no resistance and seems to be welcoming his death. An insurance investigator (Edmond O'Brien) is hired to locate the beneficiary to Lancaster's policy, and in the course of his investigation reopens a long-dormant robbery case. In a series of flashbacks, O'Brien makes the connection between Lancaster and the robbery and tracks down the "brains" behind... Less