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'''Eddie Muller''' (born October 15, 1958) is an American writer based in [[San Francisco]]. He is known for |
'''Eddie Muller''' (born October 15, 1958) is an American writer based in [[San Francisco]]. He is known for his books about movies, particularly [[film noir]], and is the host of Noir Alley on [[Turner Classic Movies]] (TCM).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/host/7/Eddie%20Muller/|title=Eddie Muller}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Muller is the son of |
Muller is the son of famous San Francisco [[boxing]] writer Eddie Muller. |
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Muller studied with filmmaker [[George Kuchar]] at the [[San Francisco Art Institute]] in the late 1970s. |
Muller studied with filmmaker [[George Kuchar]] at the [[San Francisco Art Institute]] in the late 1970s. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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[[File:Mr Noir City Eddie Muller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Muller at Noir City X, the 2012 film noir festival at the [[Castro Theatre]], San Francisco]] |
[[File:Mr Noir City Eddie Muller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Muller at Noir City X, the 2012 film noir festival at the [[Castro Theatre]], San Francisco]] |
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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 |
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 [[film noir]] expert and is called on to write and talk about the genre, notably on wry commentary tracks for [[20th Century Fox|Fox]]'s series of film noir DVDs and introducing [[Turner Classic Movies]]'s weekly "Noir Alley" movie feature. 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, San Francisco|Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco]], dubbed him "The Czar of Noir" (as recounted by 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}}. |
Laura Sheppard, director of events at [[Mechanics' Institute, San Francisco|Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco]], dubbed him "The Czar of Noir" (as recounted by 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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| Born | October 15, 1958[1] San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Francisco Art Institute |
| Genre | non-fiction |
Eddie Muller (born October 15, 1958) is an American writer based in San Francisco. He is known for his books about movies, particularly film noir, and is the host of Noir Alley on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).[2]
Early life and education
Muller is the son of famous San Francisco boxing writer Eddie Muller.
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 film noir expert and is called on to write and talk about the genre, notably on wry commentary tracks for Fox's series of film noir DVDs and introducing Turner Classic Movies's weekly "Noir Alley" movie feature. 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 in San Francisco, dubbed him "The Czar of Noir" (as recounted by 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
- ^ "Eddie Muller". AllMovie. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "Eddie Muller".
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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