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Muller is the founder and president of the '''Film Noir Foundation''' and is co-programmer of the San Francisco Noir City film festival. Muller is considered a noir expert and is called on to write and talk about the film genre, notably on wry commentary tracks for [[20th Century Fox|Fox]]'s film noir series of DVDs and introducing [[Turner Classic Movies]]'s weekly "Noir Alley" movie block. Every Saturday, Noir Alley visits classic noir films featuring some of the best set-ups and shake downs involving iconic antiheroes and the unforgettable, fatalistic dames they fall for. |
Muller is the founder and president of the '''Film Noir Foundation''' and is co-programmer of the San Francisco Noir City film festival. Muller is considered a noir expert and is called on to write and talk about the film genre, notably on wry commentary tracks for [[20th Century Fox|Fox]]'s film noir series of DVDs and introducing [[Turner Classic Movies]]'s weekly "Noir Alley" movie block. Every Saturday, Noir Alley visits classic noir films featuring some of the best set-ups and shake downs involving iconic antiheroes and the unforgettable, fatalistic dames they fall for. |
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Laura Sheppard, director of events at Mechanics Institute, dubbed him "The Czar of Noir" (as recounted by Eddie Muller in conversation with [[Angie Coiro]] on the In Deep radio show recorded March 20, 2019, at Dragon Theater in Redwood City, California;{{ |
Laura Sheppard, director of events at Mechanics Institute, dubbed him "The Czar of Noir" (as recounted by Eddie Muller in conversation with [[Angie Coiro]] on the In Deep radio show recorded March 20, 2019, at Dragon Theater in Redwood City, California;{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} the quote is often misattributed to the novelist [[James Ellroy]]{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}). |
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Muller based the character of Billy Nichols in his period crime novel ''The Distance'' after his father. The novel was named the Best First Novel of 2002 by the [[Private Eye Writers of America]]. Billy Nichols returned in the 2003 novel ''Shadow Boxer''. |
Muller based the character of Billy Nichols in his period crime novel ''The Distance'' after his father. The novel was named the Best First Novel of 2002 by the [[Private Eye Writers of America]]. Billy Nichols returned in the 2003 novel ''Shadow Boxer''. |
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*[http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/68/68mulleriv.php Interview with Matthew Sorrento at ''Bright Lights Film Journal''] |
*[http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/68/68mulleriv.php Interview with Matthew Sorrento at ''Bright Lights Film Journal''] |
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*[https://screencomment.com/2020/03/filmnoir-eddiemuller/ Interview with Rudy Cecera for ''Screen Comment''] |
*[https://screencomment.com/2020/03/filmnoir-eddiemuller/ Interview with Rudy Cecera for ''Screen Comment''] |
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| Born | Born 1959 San Francisco, CA |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Francisco Art Institute |
| Genre | non-fiction |
Eddie Muller is an American writer based in San Francisco. He is known for writing books about movies, particularly film noir, and is the host of Noir Alley on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).[1]
Early life and education
Muller is the son of a famed San Francisco boxing writer of the same name.
Muller studied with filmmaker George Kuchar at the San Francisco Art Institute in the late 1970s.
Career
Muller is the founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation and is co-programmer of the San Francisco Noir City film festival. Muller is considered a noir expert and is called on to write and talk about the film genre, notably on wry commentary tracks for Fox's film noir series of DVDs and introducing Turner Classic Movies's weekly "Noir Alley" movie block. Every Saturday, Noir Alley visits classic noir films featuring some of the best set-ups and shake downs involving iconic antiheroes and the unforgettable, fatalistic dames they fall for.
Laura Sheppard, director of events at Mechanics Institute, dubbed him "The Czar of Noir" (as recounted by Eddie Muller in conversation with Angie Coiro on the In Deep radio show recorded March 20, 2019, at Dragon Theater in Redwood City, California;[citation needed] the quote is often misattributed to the novelist James Ellroy[citation needed]).
Muller based the character of Billy Nichols in his period crime novel The Distance after his father. The novel was named the Best First Novel of 2002 by the Private Eye Writers of America. Billy Nichols returned in the 2003 novel Shadow Boxer.
Books
Nonfiction
- (with Daniel Faris) Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of "Adults Only" Cinema (1996); ISBN 0-312-14609-4
- Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (1998); ISBN 0-312-18076-4
- Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir (2001); ISBN 0-06-039369-6
- The Art Of Noir: The Posters & Graphics From The Classical Era Of Film Noir (2004); ISBN 1-58567-603-9
- (with Tab Hunter) Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star (2005); ISBN 1-56512-548-7
- Gun Crazy: The Origin of American Outlaw Cinema (2014); ISBN 978-0-692-26026-5
- Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition) (2021); ISBN 9780762498970
Fiction
- The Distance (2002); ISBN 0-7432-1443-9
- Shadow Boxer (2003); ISBN 0-7432-1444-7
References
External links
- Official web site
- Film Noir Foundation
- Eddie Muller at IMDb
- Interview with Matthew Sorrento at Bright Lights Film Journal
- Interview with Rudy Cecera for Screen Comment
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