Even if you don't have cable TV, you are invited to sign up for Turner Classic Movie's free course, Into the Darkness: Investigating Film Noir. The FAQ for the course states: "For non-TCM subscribers, we will have free links to online public domain films noir, so anyone can participate fully in this course."
The course will be taught by Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D. who co-hosts the Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir podcast and teaches at Ball State University in Muncie, Indianapolis.
We invite movie fans from around the world to join us for a flexible, multimedia investigation and celebration of film noir.
In this nine-week course, we'll go back in film history to investigate the "The Case of Film Noir"—the means, motives, and opportunities that led Hollywood studios to make these hard-boiled crime dramas, arguably their greatest contribution to American culture.
This course will run concurrently with the Turner Classic Movies "Summer of Darkness" programming event, airing 24 hours of films noir every Friday in June and July 2015. This is the deepest catalog of film noir ever presented by the network (and perhaps any network), and provides an unprecedented opportunity for those interested in learning more to watch over 100 classic movies as they investigate "The Case of Film Noir."
Both the course and the associated films will enrich your understanding of the film noir phenomenon—from the earliest noir precursors to recent experiments in neo-noir. You will be able to share thoughts online and test your movie knowledge with a worldwide community of film noir students and fans.
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