Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
Terror Street
Arson Inc.
Blonde Ice
The Hitch-hiker
Loan Shark
The Man from Cairo
Mr. District Attorney
The Naked Kiss
New York Confidential
Scarlet Street
The Stranger
Spotlight on Film Noir
The most popular film noir festival in the world is back! To coincide with the Noir City Film Festival, coming to the Castro Theatre in San Francisco January 25-February 3, 2013, we are spotlighting film noir "must-sees" for your enjoyment.
We've hand picked a selection of notorious classics and gripping rarities that best capture a genre defined by such characters as the hard-boiled detective, the dangerously alluring femme fatale and the well-heeled villain surrounded by gun-toting thugs.
Selected Films
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Blonde Ice
A beautiful blonde high-steps her way up the society ladder (and over one dead body at a time) in this fast, cheap and deadly film noir, thought lost for many years but rediscovered. Claire Cummings, a former "$18-a-week steno from a hick town" turned society newspaperwoman, finds herself...Watch Movie
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The Naked Kiss
Sam Fuller's most notorious film, unleashed on an unsuspecting public in 1964, begins with a bang that sets the tone for the madness of what's coming: a prostitute looms over the camera while beating a pimp senseless with her stiletto'd shoe, all while screaming that she's about to take back...Watch Movie
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The Stranger
Having directed two undisputed masterpieces, CITIZEN KANE and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, Orson Welles delved into the suspense film, crafting a baroque postwar thriller that drew upon the style of his previous work, while laying the groundwork for his later film noir classics THE LADY FROM...Watch Movie
