Books written by Alain Silver

  • L.A. Noir: The City as Character
    L.A. Noir: The City as Character

    The book features dozens of noir and neo-noir landmark films from Double Indemnity, Criss Cross, Sunset Boulevard, Gun Crazy, The Big Heat, Kiss Me Deadly, and Touch of Evil in the classic period (1940-1960) to such neo-noir notables as ...

  • Film Noir Reader 2
    Film Noir Reader 2

    In the wake of the remarkable success of Film Noir Reader, this new collection further explores a genre of limitless fascination -- and one that continues to inspire and galvanise the latest generation of film-makers.

  • L.A. Noir: The City as Character
    L.A. Noir: The City as Character

    The book features dozens of noir and neo-noir landmark films from Double Indemnity, Criss Cross, Sunset Boulevard, Gun Crazy, The Big Heat, Kiss Me Deadly, and Touch of Evil in the classic period (1940-1960) to such neo-noir notables as ...

  • Film Noir
    Film Noir

    Beginning with a general overview of film noir and covering its most important themes chapter by chapter (lovers plan murder, corrupt police, doomed love, psychological noir, and more), this illustrated handbook provides access to the film ...

  • More Things Than are Dreamt of: Masterpieces of Supernatural Horror, from Mary Shelley to Stephen King, in Literature and Film
    More Things Than are Dreamt of: Masterpieces of Supernatural Horror, from Mary Shelley to Stephen King, in Literature and Film

    It may be ironic, particularly for the proponents of supernatural fiction as serious literature, that a "dabbler" in the genre such as Henry James should have created one of its most highly regarded examples.

  • Film Noir Fatal Women

    "Film Noir Fatal Women" focuses on a single aspect of film noir-America's only film movement.

  • What Ever Happened to Robert Aldrich?: His Life and His Films
    What Ever Happened to Robert Aldrich?: His Life and His Films

    Aldrich's career has long deserved the detailed evaluation which this book provides." - Andrew Sarris

  • The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to True Blood
    The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to True Blood

    THE VAMPIRE FILM: FROM NOSFERATU TO TRUE BLOOD FOURTH EDITION - REVISEDAND UPDATED

  • The Film Noir Jigsaw: Critical Perspectives on the Classic Period
    The Film Noir Jigsaw: Critical Perspectives on the Classic Period

    Film historians and critical commentators, Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of THE NOIR STYLE and editors of FILM NOIR THE ENCYCLOPEDIA and the FILM NOIR READER series, turn their attention to the myriad of other books and key ...

  • The Samurai Film
    The Samurai Film

    With comprehensive filmographies of the major directors and films, a survey of the history and myths of the Samurai, a glossary of Japanese terms, and with more than two hundred photos, The Samurai Film is the ultimate resource for one of ...

  • What Ever Happened to Robert Aldrich?: His Life and His Films
    What Ever Happened to Robert Aldrich?: His Life and His Films

    ... from a story by Albert S. Ruddy Director of Photography : Joseph Biroc ( Technicolor ; 1.85 : 1 ) Production Design : James S. Vance Music : Frank DeVol Songs : Lynyrd Skynyrd's " Saturday Night Special " written by Ronnie Van Zant ...

  • Film Noir Reader 3: Interviews with Filmmakers of the Classic Noir Period
    Film Noir Reader 3: Interviews with Filmmakers of the Classic Noir Period

    Interviews with Filmmakers of the Classic Noir Period Alain Silver Robert Porfirio, James Ursini. Acknowledgments As with the first two volumes , the idea for an anthology on film noir goes back to fall of 1974 , so we again acknowledge ...

  • The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Twilight
    The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Twilight

    In this volume with nearly 800 color illustrations and a filmography of over 700 titles, you will discover why the 21st-century undead are thirsty for more than blood. --Book Jacket.

  • Film Noir
    Film Noir

    Mit 'Film Noir' bezeichneten die Filmkritiker einen ganz bestimmten Typus des amerikanischen Kriminal- und Detektivfilms der 40er und 50er-Jahre - die Bilder dieser Filme wurden geprägt durch tiefe Schatten und düstere Kulissen.

  • The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Interview with the Vampire
    The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Interview with the Vampire

    ... Maurice Denham ( Master Fabio ) , Patience Collier ( Julia ) , Peter Jeffrey ( Captain Balogh ) , Lesley - Anne Down ... Starring Christopher Lee ( Count Karnstein ) , Audr [ ely Amber [ Adriana Ambesi ) ( Laura ) , Ursula Davis ...

  • Film Noir
    Film Noir

    Cochran , better known for such supporting roles as the gangster who cuckolds Cagney's Cody Jarrett in White Heat , Bill has a physical maturity which belies his stunted emotional growth . The woman , Catherine ( Ruth Roman ) ...

  • Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style
    Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style

    Beginning with a general overview of film noir and covering its most important themes chapter by chapter (lovers plan murder, corrupt police, doomed love, psychological noir, etc.), this copiously illustrated handbook provides instant and ...

  • The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Bram Stoker's Dracula
    The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Bram Stoker's Dracula

    "Focusing on [recent films] from the United States and abroad that found inspiration in the vampire theme ..., the authors consider and analyze each picture in detail: its style and...

  • The Samurai Film
    The Samurai Film

    The image of a lone hero, marked by a violent past and bound by honor, has exerted an endless fascination on film audiences the world over, but nowhere more than...

  • The Film Director's Team
    The Film Director's Team

    The Assistant Director and the Production Manager are essential elements to the smooth operation and successful completion of any film. This is the first in-depth and thorough study of these...