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Eddie Muller--host of TCM's Noir Alley, one of the world's leading authorities on film noir, and cocktail connoisseur--takes film buffs and drinks enthusiasts alike on a spirited tour through the "dark city" of film noir in this stylish book packed with equal parts great cocktail recipes and noir lore.

New York City, 1971. Gangsters, drug dealers and high roller cops seem to run the metropolis. And first among the celebrity police detectives is Danny Ciello, known as a PRINCE OF THE CITY.Treat Williams ("Everwood") stars as Ciello in this searing drama based on the true story of a brilliant young policeman caught between his conscience, the mob, his loyalty to his friends and the ambitious federal prosecutors out to expose corruption among New York's...

Examines the movies and artists of film noir, describing the social climate and artistic skills that contributed to the genre. "This revised and expanded edition of Eddie Muller's Dark City is a film noir lover's bible, taking readers on a tour of the urban landscape of the grim and gritty genre in a definitive, highly illustrated volume. Dark City expands with new chapters and a fresh collection of restored photos that illustrate the mythic landscape...

A Chicago reporter finds himself stuck in a decade-old murder investigation when he follows a newspaper ad offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer.

Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent is sent to Germany to protect Mona, a Lebanese informant recovering from plastic surgery to assume her new identity. Together for two weeks in a quiet apartment in Hamburg, the relationship that develops between the two women is soon exposed to the threat of terror that is engulfing the world today. In this game of deception, beliefs are questioned, choices are made, and their fate takes a surprising turn in this suspense-laden,...

In this noir-thriller, three convicts are contracted by a mysterious benefactor to pull a bank heist. The four men, having worn masks during the crime, are complete strangers and are anonymous to one another, but plan to meet up in Mexico to divvy up the loot. Part of their master plan is to frame the robbery on Joe Rolfe, an ex-con himself--but little do they know, Rolfe has convinced the police of his innocence and has now been hired to catch the...

Charles Rankin (Orson Welles), an escaped Nazi criminal responsible for unspeakable brutality during the Holocaust, is now living as a history professor in a small American town, with plans to wed Mary (Loretta Young), the daughter of a judge. But a wily government agent (Edward G. Robinson) pursues him and tries to convince Mary of Rankin's crimes, leading to an action-packed confrontation you won't soon forget! Welles directs this stylish and nail-biting...

A noir classic about a police lieutenant who comes under pressure from a gang headed by a vicious thug. He is helped by the gangster's wife, jealous at her husband's affair with another woman, who supplies him with information to help him close the net on his foe. "*Where the usual noir takes place in a nightmare world, this one seems to inhabit a dream: there's no longer fear in the images, but rather a distanced, idealized beauty.*" - Dave Kehr,...

Exciting adventure about a U.S. postal inspector who attempts to uncover the biggest mail robbery plot in history. Based on actual cases from the Post Office Department files.