OFFICIAL SITE OF AUTHOR MICHAEL RICKARD

William Friedkins's To Live and Die in L.A., a terrific thriller film, but does it qualify as film noir? Join me for part fourof this dis...

William Friedkins's To Live and Die in L.A., a terrific thriller film, but does it qualify as film noir? Join me for part three of this d...

August 29, 1967 was a highly anticipated date for television viewers as it promised the end to Dr. Richard Kimble’s four-year flight from...

Another noir element used in L.A. is the use of shadow. The film uses shadow and light to create a dual image on several characters’ face...

August 22, 1967 marked an epoch in television history when the TV series The Fugitive prepared to close out its four-year run with a two-...

William Friedkin’s 1985 film To Live and Die in L.A. is not only a terrific crime film but a true neo-noir film. The film contains noir s...

Peter Lorre does an excellent job of portraying Joel Cairo. In Chapter Four of The Maltese Falcon, Hammett describes Cairo as "…a small-b...

The film The Maltese Falcon is a close adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel. This should come as no surprise given the film's productio...