Alain Silver Movies

A crime soap opera about a Russian mobster retiring from "the business" on New Year's Eve, only to discover he has been targeted for death by a rival...

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

Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely...

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

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...

This documentary is featured on Warner Brothers' DVD for The Roaring Twenties (1939), released in 2005.

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Two children who have psychic powers use them to avenge the death of their father, who was murdered by a biker gang.

A fictional character miraculously comes to life and escapes from a writer's control. He is left to navigate the real world knowing only his name and...

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

After an unforeseen and violent affliction turns her world upside down, Rowena Hambleton struggles to survive night-to-night as she prowls the...

One of the first film noir documentaries, made for British Channel Four, and including interviews with Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan...

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

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

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

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...

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

The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.

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