Background
He received his master's degree in Theater Arts and a D. in Film in 1975 from UCLA. He was born on May 10, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He received his master's degree in Theater Arts and a D. in Film in 1975 from UCLA. He was born on May 10, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
University of Utah (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Eta Sigma.
He has written and/or edited over a dozen books—most with Alain Silver and two with Dominique Mainon (The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women On-Screen and Cinema of Obsession: Erotic Fixation and Love Gone Wrong in the Movies). He is noted for his work on film noir with Alain Silver (The Noir Style, The Film Noir Reader series, Film Noir, LA Noir, etc) He has also done director studies on David Lean, Robert Aldrich, Preston Sturges, and Roger Corman and numerous for Warner Bros., 20th Century-Fox, and the Criterion Collection. He has also produced several features and short documentaries as well as appearing in documentaries on film noir.
Boomerang, with film historian Alain Silver
Brute Force, with Alain Silver
Call Northside 777, with Alain Silver
Crossfire, with Alain Silver, plus audio interview excerpts of director Edward Dmytryk
The Dark Corner, with Alain Silver
Dark Victory, with CNN film critic Paul Clinton
Hobson's Choice, with Alain Silver
House of Bamboo, with Alain Silver
Invisible Stripes, with Alain Silver
Kiss of Death, with Alain Silver
Lady in the Lake, with Alain Silver
Nightmare Alley, with Alain Silver
Out of the Past
Panic in the Streets, with Alain Silver
The River's Edge, with Alain Silver
Smart Money, with Alain Silver
The Street with No Name, with Alain Silver
Where Danger Lives, with Alain Silver.
Dallas Bar Association. State Bar of Texas. [With United States. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1973-1977.
Staff Judge Advocate, 136th TAW (Air National Guard), Hensley Field, Texas, 1986—]. (Vice President, Staff Attorney).