Pierrot le Fou, newly released on Criterion Blu-ray, is Jean-Luc Godard's swansong to the things that nourished him early in his filmmaking career: police thrillers, young lovers, and, perhaps most of all, Anna Karina.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/23/09

The world of film noir is a little less illuminated now, following the death last week (at age 75) of prolific mystery writer Donald Westlake.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/06/09