Film Noir

The best actress Oscar won by Joan Crawford for her role in classic film noir "Mildred Pierce" has been sold at auction for $426,732.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is putting the magic in a "Book of Spells" that uses augmented reality to make ink-and-paper works interactive using PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.

The Cannes film festival got a shot of high-octane drama on Friday with "Drive," a violent film-noir thriller set in Los Angeles, rich in Detroit iron and inspired in part by the Brothers Grimm.

Hollywood star Willem Dafoe has built a career by playing edgy characters dwelling on the fringes of society and, he told journalists at Asia's most prestigious film festival, he is getting more "reckless" with age.

US director Sofia Coppola won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival for "Somewhere", a father-daughter drama set in the lonely world of Hollywood moviemaking.

US director Sofia Coppola on Saturday won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival for "Somewhere", a father-daughter drama set in the lonely world of Hollywood moviemaking.

US director Sofia Coppola on Saturday won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival for "Somewhere", a father-daughter drama set in Hollywood.

With critics saying many Hollywood movies look like videogames, French game-maker Quantic dream this week bucks the trend with "Heavy Rain", an interactive adventure that plays like a classic film noir thriller.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A neo-noir romance and a sweeping historical look at a Sicilian village were among the foreign language films earning Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, hoping to boost recognition in the United States.