The Art of Noir

The Art of Noir
Author: Eddie Muller
Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780715647684

Film noir is about style as much as it is about crime, with poster art that features a bold look at iconography all its own - a sizzling marriage of sex and violence. This book presents striking artwork - including posters, lobby cards and other promotional material from the golden age of noir.

Film Noir 101

Film Noir 101
Author: Mark Fertig
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2014-08-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606997599

Collecting 101 noir movie posters of, arguably, the greatest noir films ever made (including classics The Maltese Falcon, Laura, and Double Indemnity). Reproduced in a stunningly designed, over-sized format that shows off the spectacular visual elan of Hollywood movie posters at their best, the book is not only a spectacular showcase of film noir art, but also establishes the crucial films and identifies their key characteristics, with critical commentary on each film by author and scholar Mark Fertig. This is an ideal handbook for noir rookies, a valuable resource for old-hats, and a visual feast for fans of film noir and American entertainment art.

The Art of Noir

The Art of Noir
Author: Eddie Muller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2002
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781585670734

Collects more than 250 studio-commissioned poster art, lobby cards, and other promotional materials from the noir era for such movies as Out of the Past, Tough of Evil, and The Big Sleep. 10,000 first printing.

How to Draw Noir Comics

How to Draw Noir Comics
Author: Shawn Martinbrough
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2007-10-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0823024067

How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling is an instructional book based on the cinematic, high contrast noir style of acclaimed comic book and graphic novel illustrator, Shawn Martinbrough. Martinbrough’s work has been published by DC Comics, Vertigo and Marvel Comics, illustrating stories ranging from Batman to the X-Men. This is his first book, released through Watson-Guptill Publications and The Nielsen Company. In How to Draw Noir Comics, Martinbrough shows how the expert use of the color black is critical for drawing noir comics. He demonstrates how to set a mood, design characters and locations, stage action and enhance drama, and discusses important topics like page layout, panel design, and cover design. How to Draw Noir Comics includes The Truce, an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Martinbrough which incorporates the many lessons addressed throughout the book, and has an introduction by critically-acclaimed novelist Greg Rucka, author of the graphic novel Whiteout, currently in production as a major motion picture.

Tech Noir

Tech Noir
Author: James Cameron
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781789099225

Dark City

Dark City
Author: Eddie Muller
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 076249896X

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 Cityexpands with new chapters and a fresh collection of restored photos that illustrate the mythic landscape of the imagination. It's a place where the men and women who created film noir often find themselves dangling from the same sinister heights as the silver-screen avatars to whom they gave life. Eddie Muller, host of Turner Classic Movies' Noir Alley, takes readers on a spellbinding trip through treacherous terrain: Hollywood in the post-World War II years, where art, politics, scandal, style -- and brilliant craftsmanship -- produced a new approach to moviemaking, and a new type of cultural mythology.

blanc et noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations

blanc et noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations
Author:
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-05-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781421586274

A collection of best-selling artist Takeshi Obata’s work from 2001–2006, which contains definitive illustrations from popular series Death Note and Hikaru no Go. This gorgeous oversized art book is encased in a silver-stamped slipcase and is stuffed with 132 pages of full-color art, several massive foldout posters, special papers and 12 pages of artist commentary, including a “how to draw” section. It also includes three large double-sided laminated posters. This incredibly special art book is being offered as a limited edition print run of 10,000 copies.

Drawing Crime Noir

Drawing Crime Noir
Author: Christopher Hart
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780823023998

Wolf Haas' Detective Brenner series has become wildly popular around the world for a reason: They're timely, edgy stories told in a wry, quirky voice that's often hilarious, and with a protagonist it's hard not to love. In this episode, Brenner forced out of the police force tries to get away from detective work by taking a job as the personal chauffeur for two-year-old Helena, the daughter of a Munich construction giant and a Viennese abortion doctor. One day, while Brenner's attention is turned to picking out a chocolate bar for Helena at a gas station, Helena gets snatched from the car. Abruptly out of a job, Brenner decides to investigate her disappearance on his own. With both parents in the public eye, there's no scarcity of leads the father's latest development project has spurred public protest, and the mother's clinic has been targeted by the zealous leader of an anti-abortion group. Brenner and God is told with a dark humor that leaves no character, including Brenner, unscathed. Haas tells the story of a fallible hero who can be indecisive and world-weary, baffled and disillusioned by what he finds, but who presses forward nonetheless out of a stubborn sense of decency a two-year-old is kidnapped, so you find her, because that's just what you do.

Out of the Past

Out of the Past
Author: Barry Gifford
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1988
Genre: Film criticism
ISBN: 9781617034497

Arts of Darkness

Arts of Darkness
Author: Thomas S. Hibbs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781890626716

"Often denounced as nihilistic and even degenerate, film noir seems an unlikely antidote to the despair of contemporary popular culture. But at the heart of these dark films is a spiritual quest that is profoundly hopeful. In a fascinating re-evaluation of "American noir," Thomas Hibbs argues that these powerful tales of sin and redemption embody religious themes that are essential for cultural renewal." "Starting with early noir classics such as Double Indemnity and The Maltese Falcon, Hibbs reveals their surprising connection with contemporary quest films such as The Passion, The Sixth Sense, and Spider-Man. Despite its roots in the heyday of Hollywood Marxism, noir even displays a distinctly conservative bent - redemption is personal, not political, and scientific rationalism fails to deliver on its sunny promises." "Arts of Darkness explores not only the shadowy works of the 1940s and 1950s but also recent films in which the dark themes of noir converge with the quest for redemption. Hibbs dubs these diverse but related works "American noir," a term that encompasses Chinatown and Taxi Driver, The Matrix and The Terminator, American Beauty and Thelma and Louise. Hibbs insists that these tragic and gritty films stand among the most powerful religious narratives of our time."--BOOK JACKET.