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  Bright Lights Film Journal: Film Noir and Neo-Noir http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/filmnoir.html
Film noir essays from the Bright Lights Film Journal.
  The Noir Connection http://www.germanhollywood.com/noir.html
An essay describing film noir and the influence of German expressionism. Also a bibliography, filmography, and trivia quiz.
  Ten Shades of Noir http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue02/infocus.htm
Illustrated essays analyzing ten genre classics.
  High Heels on Wet Pavement http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/film_noir/index.html
Essay from Michael Mills' The Palace examines the role of the femme fatale in film noir and how the archetype changed over time.
  Film Noir and Contemporary American Culture http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/noir/noirxx.htm
A series of essays exploring the themes of film noir and their relevance to contemporary culture in the United States.
  Richard Widmark: The Face of Film Noir http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/writer/widmark.html
Brian W. Fairbanks examines Richard Widmark's contributions to film noir, beginning with "Kiss of Death" in 1947.
  James M. Cain: The Prince of Darkness http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,472454,00.html
William Preston Robertson on hard-boiled writer James M. Cain's novels vs. the film noirs that were made from them.
  Night of the Soul http://library.calumet.purdue.edu/nitesoul.htm
Popular culture essay on the origins of film noir. Appendix includes references to seminal Borde-Chaumeton article on film noir as well as a lengthy filmography.
  Apollo Leisure Guide: Film Noir http://apolloguide.com/mov_feat0820.htm
Dan Jardine reviews Nicholas Christopher's "Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City," and produces an enlightening essay in the process.
  The Shadows of Film Noir http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/writer/Shadows1.html
Brian W. Fairbanks examines the film noir's origins and recent revival.

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