“Tributing David Goodis in Night of the Caiman: An Interview with Diego Ameixeiras and Jonathan Dunne” by William Blick

INTERVIEW: “Goodis presents us with a harsh world where everything has the aroma of defeat, but his characters have great dignity.”

“Multo: An Interview with Cindy Fazzi” by William Blick

INTERVIEW: “I wrote Monica’s character because there are thousands like her in the Philippines—biracial Filipinos who are a direct result of the presence of U.S. military bases…. They’re usually born out of wedlock and left behind by their American fathers. They feel they don’t truly belong in the Philippines but they certainly don’t belong in the United States either….”

RFO Editor Discusses Edgar G. Ulmer’s Strange Illusion on SUNY TV

INTERVIEW: Matthew Sorrento discusses Ulmer’s 1945 noir as a guest on Jerry Carlson’s City Cinematheque at SUNY TV.

“In the World of Pre-Code: Geoffrey O’Brien on Arabian Nights of 1934” (Excerpt)

INTERVIEW EXCERPT: “The book moves through different genres and, finally, through different historical moments, gradually emerging from the alternate world of movies into the worlds of movie-making and movie-watching, as if finally coming out of the theater after a day at the pictures.”….”

Hope in Uncertainty: Filmmaker Doug Cunningham on Highway

INTERVIEW: “Bad things happen to the characters in the film. But the engagement with those bad things has motivated the characters to start writing their own stories (metaphorically speaking) rather than having their stories written for them….”

“Knowing You’re Good: Joe R. Lansdale on Elmore Leonard” by Andrew J. Rausch

INTERVIEW: “[Leonard] always approached what he did with class. He believed in what he did. He knew he was good, and you have to know you’re good. That’s not the same thing as being immodest. But you don’t jump out of a plane if you’ve never packed a parachute….”

“Race, Corruption, and Cover-ups: Aaron Clark on Under Color of Law” by Johnnie Hobbs III

INTERVIEW: “I wanted to explore themes of social justice, police abuses, race and identity, and the impacts of trauma. In many ways, Under Color of Law is a character study….”

“’It was raining, but it wouldn’t last’: An Interview with James Kestrel on Five Decembers” by Theresa Rodewald

INTERVIEW: “Noir to me is stylistically very interesting because you have this opportunity to explore very intense emotions and situations but to make it in such a stylized fashion, that is still beautiful. That’s what I’m always striving for….”

Corporate Gangsters, Rogue Cops, and Big Heists: on Gangster Noir (Preview)

INTERVIEW: “I realized that ’50s noirs were both more numerous and richer than I had originally imagined…and addressed other subgenres that I felt were essential to understanding midcentury American noir….”

Nuts and Bolts to the Eight Steps: Paul Tomlinson on Writing the Crime Thriller

INTERVIEW: “Thrillers are more complicated because there’s a lot more variation – many more sub-genres…. All the plots have much in common, but they all have distinct features that readers or film viewers demand – the genre conventions or tropes. Many writers don’t realise how important these are….”