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alainsilver.com. Alain Silver is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter; music producer; film critic, film historian, DVD commentator, author and editor of books and essays on film topics, especially film noir, the samurai film, and horror films. Filmmakers about whom he has written include David Lean, Robert Aldrich, Raymond ...
Alain Silver has co-written and co-edited a score of books including The Samurai Film, The Noir Style, The Vampire Film, Raymond Chandlers Los Angeles, director studies of David Lean and Robert Aldrich, and four Film Noir Readers. His articles have appeared in numerous film journals, newspapers, and online magazines.
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May 19, 2024 · In-person: Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir When Billy Wilder went looking for a property that would "set Hollywood back on its heels," he selected James M. Cain's hardboiled novel about a corrupt insurance salesman who conspires with a scheming housewife to murder her husband for his insurance.
Apr 2, 2024 · James Ursini has co-written eleven books with Alain Silver, including their Film Noir Reader series. Ursini has also written for various film magazines and supplied the commentary for numerous classic film noir DVDs. He has a doctorate in motion picture studies and lectures on filmmaking at UCLA and other institutes in the Los Angeles area.
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Film producer, critic and historian Alain Silver is the author of 20 books on cinematic topics, including The Noir Style, LA Noir, the Film Noir Reader series, and Steve McQueen, Frank Sinatra, and Katharine Hepburn for TASCHEN's Icon Series. His audio commentaries on classic film noir DVDs include Call Northside 777 and Double Indemnity.
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Film producer, critic and historian Alain Silver is the author of 20 books on cinematic topics, including The Noir Style, LA Noir, the Film Noir Reader series, and Steve McQueen, Frank Sinatra, and Katharine Hepburn for TASCHEN's Icon Series. His audio commentaries on classic film noir DVDs include Call Northside 777 and Double Indemnity.
Apr 2, 2024 · Alain Silver was born in Chinatown, Los Angeles and lived in Paris for two years as a young child. He is a graduate of UCLA with degrees in both film production and critical studies and a member of the industry guilds for writers, directors, and actors.
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