Film Noir Foundation Video Archives
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Rhonda Fleming &
Richard Erdman
interviewed by Eddie Muller
The costars of the 1951 noir classic Cry Danger are reunited to celebrate the film's restoration by the Film Noir Foundation and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Opening Night of the NOIR CITY: HOLLYWOOD film festival at the Egyptian Theatre, April 2, 2010 (5 parts)
Harry Belafonte
interviewed by Foster Hirsch
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Odds Against Tomorrow, the legendary actor-entertainer offers an in-depth look into the production of the 1959 film noir classic, which he both starred in and produced. Recorded at the Music Box Theatre, August 1, 2009, during in inaugural NOIR CITY: CHICAGO film festival. (5 parts)
Ernest Borgnine
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
The indefatigable 93-year-old actor recounts much of the majesty and mischief from his long career (including encounters with Robert Siodmak, Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster), following a screening of the 1960 crime thriller Pay or Die! at the Arthur Lyon Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs, May 13, 2009. (5 parts)
Paul Schrader
interviewed by Eddie Muller
The veteran writer-director (Taxi Driver, Mishima, Affliction) discusses film noir’s influence on his work, the state of contemporary moviemaking, his guilty pleasures … and writes his own entry in the Film Encyclopedia. Interviewed in New York, December 4, 2007. (6 parts)
Lauren Bacall
interviewed by Eddie Muller
The grand dame discusses some of her favorite films, directors, and her ongoing career in independent films in a conversation with Eddie Muller recorded in New York prior to the release of her 2007 film, The Walker. Edited from a full-length interview screened as part of an American Cinematheque Tribute to the actress. (5 parts)
Tribute to Anne Savage
Endless Night: A Valentine to Film Noir creator Serena Bramble pays video and sonic tribute to one of our film noir favorites, Detour's Ann Savage. Set to Sonic Youth's "I'm Not There," the piece includes some wonderful interview footage of Savage shot by Kent Adamson.
A Valentine to Film Noir
One of the biggest hits of the NOIR CITY festival was the seven-minute montage Endless Night: A Valentine to Film Noir, created by 20-year-old Serena Bramble with basic iMovie software. The film inspired the FNF’s board of directors to initiate an "Endless Night" Prize, granted to young artists whose work, in any medium, "extends the ethos and allure of classic film noir into a new generation."
Noir City 8 Trailer
Alycia Tumlin is featured in Keith Azoubel's atmospheric NOIR CITY 8 Trailer.
Marsha Hunt at the Castro Theater
The legendary Marsha Hunt on the San Francisco Castro Theatre stage at Noir City 5, interviewed by Eddie Muller.
Writer/producer Roy Huggins
Roy Huggins, one of the most important writer-producers in tv history, created iconic shows like 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, and The Fugitive. He started his career writing novels and screenplays for terrific noir films such as I Love Trouble, Too Late for Tears, and Pushover. This 10-part interview with a pop culture legend, conducted by Lee Goldberg in 1998, is an essential excursion through the political and entertainment landscape of mid-20th-century America.