Alain Silver Movies

Four nights in Dostoevksy's 1847 St. Petersburg are transposed to 21st-century Los Angeles. Over that period, a self-described dreamer helps a young...

Short documentary about the making of "The Petrified Forest."

Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.

William Pierce (Nelson Franklin) is a practical, rational man who suddenly finds himself face to face with the paranormal when he starts receiving...

Mary (Kate Lyn Sheil) lives alone. She is waiting for something to happen in her life. Riding the elevator to work, a strange man, Hayward, grabs her...

One of the first film noir documentaries, made for British Channel Four, and including interviews with Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan...

For Natia, firing bullets at her sister's head and narrowly missing is all in a days work. After taking over the family business, her sharp shooting...

After an unforeseen and violent affliction turns her world upside down, Rowena Hambleton struggles to survive night-to-night as she prowls the...

Documentary short on the making of "They Live by Night" (1948).

Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.

A new science fiction film from director Gary Walkow starring Kelsey Grammer.

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics.

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

Short documentary with background on plots that are taken from current news stories.

Documentary about Raoul Walsh