Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir

Rating:
Summary: A stunning achievement
Review: Andrew Dickos has written both a brilliant overview of the history and development of film noir -- tracing it back to German films of the 20s and French movie from the 30s -- and an astute examination of individual works and filmmakers.

The author's writing style is sharp and lively and his critiques of the movies are incisive, original and provocative.

A fascinating book; a must-have for the serious movie fan.