WNYC's Fishko Files: Film Noir

Part of Series WNYC's Fishko Files
Length 07:08
Licensor WNYC
Producer(s) Sara Fishko for WNYC, New York Public Radio
Formats Commentary, Essay
Topics Drama, Historical
Produced November, 2004
Added to PRX April 19, 2006
 

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Summary:

The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Website:

http://www.wnyc.org/arts/articles/23931

Tones:

Authoritative, Polished, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

It's been more than half a century since a wave of crime dramas burst on American movie screens, providing filmgoers and film-makers with a whole new vocabulary of dark shadows and saucy dialogue. Sara Fishko explores the form in this edition of the Fishko Files.