Hi--R. Barton Palmer's HOLLYWOOD'S DARK CINEMA divides American film noir into movie types--e.g., the noir melodrama, the noir thriller, etc.--and discusses them chapter-by-chapter. It would be quite readable for an undergraduate film class. It's in the Twayne Filmmakers Series. Jeff ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html