{"product_id":"into-the-dark-the-hidden-world-of-film-noir-1941-1950-9780762455232","title":"Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting; the cynical detective; the femme fatale; and the twist of fate. \u003ci\u003eInto the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e captures this alluring genre with a cavalcade of compelling photographs and a guide to 82 of its best films.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to tell the story of film noir in its own voice. Author Mark A. Vieira quotes the artists who made these movies and the journalists and critics who wrote about them, taking readers on a year-by-year tour of the exciting nights when movies like \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e were sprung on an unsuspecting public. For the first time, we hear the voices of film noir artists speak from the sets and offices of the studios, explaining the dark genre, even before it had a name. Those voices tell how the genre was born and how it thrived in an industry devoted to sweetness and light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is a ticket to a smoky, glamorous world. You enter a story conference with Raymond Chandler, visit the set of \u003ci\u003eLaura\u003c\/i\u003e, and watch \u003ci\u003eDetour\u003c\/i\u003e with a Midwest audience. This volume recreates the environment that spawned film noir. It also displays the wit and warmth of the genre's artists. Hedda Hopper reports on \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e, calling Orson Welles Little Orson Annie. Lauren Bacall says she enjoys playing a bad girl in \u003ci\u003eTo Have and Have Not\u003c\/i\u003e. Bosley Crowther calls Joan Crawford in \u003ci\u003ePossessed\u003c\/i\u003e a ghost wailing for a demon lover beneath a waning moon. An Indiana exhibitor rates the classic \u003ci\u003eMurder, My Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e a passable program picture. Illustrated by hundreds of rare still photographs, \u003ci\u003eInto the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the mystery, glamour, and irony that make film noir surpassingly popular. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout TCM: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTurner Classic Movies is the definitive resource for the greatest movies of all time. It engages, entertains, and enlightens to show how the entire spectrum of classic movies, movie history, and movie-making touches us all and influences how we think and live today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Running Press Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780762455232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2016 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mark A. Vieira, Turner Classic Movies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916996907189,"sku":"9780762455232","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2b7efdf6-8de8-47cf-8a96-fe6d1580b4bb.jpg?v=1687275204","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/into-the-dark-the-hidden-world-of-film-noir-1941-1950-9780762455232","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}