Another good one for undergrads is Joan Copjec's Shades of Noir.  Lots of good
pictures and a number of solid articles.

Christina Lane
Assistant Professor and James B. Pendleton fellow
Dept. of Cinema and Photography
244 Roy H. Park School of Communications
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY  14850
PH (607) 274-7003
FX (607) 274-1664

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