Alain Silver Movies

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...

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

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...

An examination of "The Public Enemy" (1931) by film historians and critics.

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

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

Eli is a burglar who is caught in the act by Twinkle, an heiress who coerces him into a sexual relationship. Their violent break-up makes him a...

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

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...

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

An examination of "Little Caesar" (1931) by film historians and critics.

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

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

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

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

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

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

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)