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The year is over, and it’s time to say goodbye to all of our favorite AMC shows currently streaming on Netflix. From Dark Winds to Interview with the Vampire, all are going alongside 20 other great movies and TV shows. So, we compiled a list of all the AMC shows that will be leaving Netflix on August 19.

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Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches is a gothic horror thriller drama series co-created by Michelle Ashford and Esta Spalding. Based on Anne Rice’s novel trilogy titled Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the AMC series follows Dr. Rowan Fielding, a neurosurgeon who discovers that she comes from a long line of witches and her ancestors have been haunted by a sinister spirit. Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches stars Alexandra Daddario, Tongayi Chirisa,...

Hollywood genres tend to wax and wane, but not mysteries. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Thin Man, and The Maltese Falcon introduced early moviegoing audiences to the thrills of a riddle, popularizing a model that could be tweaked for horror, comedy, noirish drama, and beyond. Today, mysteries are as popular as ever.

We all love to play armchair detective, and trying to deduce the outcome before it arrives is what keeps the genre fresh. So, whether you want an all-star laugh riot or a brooding psychodrama, here are nine worthwhile mystery movies that’ll put your puzzle-solving skills to good use.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Monsieur Spade episode 6.

Monsieur Spade's action-packed ending is less a murder mystery-style parade of reveals, and more about bringing closure to the show’s major threads. In the previous installment, Jean-Pierre (Stanley Weber) was gunned down by Philippe Saint-André (Jonathan Zaccaï), who winds up arrested by the episode’s end. Although Philippe is finally pinned for something, Monsieur Spade episode 6 struggles to provide a clear-cut ending for the highly sought-after boy, Zayd (Ismaël Berqouch). Until the show's bitter end, various parties in Monsieur Spade's cast of characters fight for control of Zayd, a young code-breaker from Algeria.

Philippe’s plan for Zayd goes sideways, resulting in the deaths of several characters, including the hostile monk and the private investigator Mr. Khan. Elsewhere, Cynthia Fitzsimmons (Rebecca Root) kills George Fitzsimmons. Eventually, Virginia Dell (Alfre Woodard) sits the show’s principal characters down to parse out their alleged claims to the boy,...

12 years after his role as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart starred in Beat the Devil, an underrated parody of the 1941 classic. Directed by John Huston, The Maltese Falcon has a well-earned reputation as one of Humphrey Bogart's best movies. It's arguably his second most well-known film, behind Casablanca. It was also one of the movies that helped make the actor a household name in Hollywood, as many of Bogart's movies in the 1930s actually contributed little to his recognition in the industry.

A great example of the film noir genre, The Maltese Falcon famously saw Bogart's interpretation of the Sam Spade character investigate the death of his partner in the private detective business and get embroiled in the search for a highly coveted bird statue. The murder mystery culminated in an ending quite unlike those of most Hollywood films at the time, as it implicated Mary Astor's Brigid O'Shaughnessy,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for The Maltese Falcon and Monsieur Spade episode 1!

Brigid O'Shaughnessy served only 2 years in prison before being released by Sam Spade in Monsieur Spade. She continued her life of crime. Sam Spade briefly rekindled his romance with Brigid upon her release but they eventually broke things off in Monsieur Spade. Sam Spade moved to France in Monsieur Spade, where he married Gabrielle who tragically died shortly after - impacting the murder case.

The Maltese Falcon is one of the most iconic noir movies of all time, and here is everything that Monsieur Spade reveals that happened between the beloved movie and the TV show. Monsieur Spade acts as a sequel to The Maltese Falcon, with the TV show that is now streaming on Netflix bringing back many of the beloved characters from the original movie for an all-new detective adventure. The first episode of Monsieur Spade spends...

Monsieur Spade takes place 20 years after The Maltese Falcon, with Clive Owen portraying an older Sam Spade. Sam Spade's post-Maltese Falcon life includes marriage, widowhood, and retirement before a new mystery arises. The show is a clever neo-noir series based on Dashiell Hammett's works, set in France with a murderous twist.

Monsieur Spade follows the later years of Sam Spade, one of Humphrey Bogart's most memorable characters and the hero of The Maltese Falcon. Created by Dashiel Hammett in the 1930 novel of the same name, Sam Spade is among the most notable examples of the "hard-boiled private detective" archetype from 1930s and 1940s pop culture. Over the years, the character has been portrayed a handful of times, with Humphrey Bogart's performance in the 1941 adaptation of The Maltese Falcon obviously being the most high-profile interpretation.

Though not marketed as an official sequel series to the 1941 film, it's clear within...

If one were to recommend a film noir, the common consensus would be to reach out for the classics such as The Maltese Falcon, M, or The Third Man, but if one wants to come out of left field, there is no choice that could be more jarring and more obscure than Croatian director Dalibor Bari's Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus. More a series of images that simultaneously wax poetic while possessing a sheer incomprehensibility, rather than a traditional, legible narrative film, the picture is a stylistically complex artwork that represents the experiential side of the movies. Don't get it wrong, Accidental Luxuriance still carries the conventions of the bleak, chiaroscuro-infused, detective flicks from the 40s only tethered with the esoteric fabric of the avant-garde and its experimental idiosyncrasies.

Dead Reckoning, starring Bogart, echoes the intrigue and romance of The Maltese Falcon in a lesser-known film from the 50s. A planned sequel to The Maltese Falcon never materialized, but Dead Reckoning offers a similar mystery and captivating Bogart performance. While Dead Reckoning may not reach Falcon's legendary status, its charm and Bogart's charisma make it a hidden gem worth watching.

For those who enjoyed The Maltese Falcon, a lesser-known Humphrey Bogart film from the 1950s makes for the perfect viewing experience. While The Maltese Falcon may not have the same level of recognition as Casablanca, it's still commonly regarded as one of Humphrey Bogart's best movies - and for good reason. This notion is well-supported by its accolades, which include an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

There was reportedly an intention at one point for Warner Bros. to follow up the success of The Maltese Falcon with a sequel.

The invention of sound is, arguably, the film industry's defining technological development. After audiences' rapturous reception to The Jazz Singer, movie production would never be the same. Although a wonder, transitioning into talkies wasn’t a walk in the park for everyone. Some established actors weren’t interested in this new technique, believing they only needed their faces to work magic. Others couldn't adapt for a myriad of reasons: personal circumstances, audiences not connecting auditorily with their favorite performer, or studio interference (all scenarios Singin' in the Rain fondly parodied). The lattermost fate almost befell the great Mary Astor. A prolific actress best known for her most celebrated film, The Maltese Falcon, Astor's career began in the silent realm. Imagine a world where her contributions ended in the same era because her studio fired her — just because of her voice.

Film and TV studio Fifth Season has secured international distribution rights to “Monsieur Spade,” the crime drama series starring and executive produced by Clive Owen.

Fifth Season will represent the title at the upcoming Berlin European Film Market.

The six-episode series is based on Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, the protagonist of 1930 novel “The Maltese Falcon,” adapted several times for the screen, most notably in 1941 by John Huston with Humphrey Bogart as the sleuth.

In the series, the year is 1963, and legendary detective Spade (Owen) is enjoying retirement in the South of France. Spade’s life in Bozouls is peaceful and quiet, but the rumoured return of his old adversary will change everything. Six beloved nuns have been brutally murdered, and as the town grieves, secrets emerge and new leads are established. Spade learns the murders are connected to a mysterious child, who is believed to possess great powers.

Monsieur Spade provides closure on the fate of Brigid O'Shaughnessy after The Maltese Falcon, revealing her release from prison, brief romantic reunion with Sam Spade, and eventual involvement in criminal activities before her death. Sam Spade, played by Clive Owen, is portrayed as an older, mellowed-out version of the iconic private detective first brought to life by Humphrey Bogart in the 1941 film, with Owen's performance honoring Bogart's portrayal through his delivery and demeanor. The series Monsieur Spade serves as a sequel to the 1941 movie adaptation of The Maltese Falcon, expanding on the story and resolving loose ends, providing a connection between the two through the character of Sam Spade and the performance of Clive Owen.

What happened after The Maltese Falcon's ending has finally been explained, thanks to Monsieur Spade. Directed by John Huston and released in 1941, The Maltese Falcon is the second big-screen adaptation of the novel of the same name,...

What happens when you take a San Francisco detective and retire him to the South of France? When the rights to the Dashiell Hammett character made famous by Humphrey Bogart in “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) became available, writer-director Scott Frank, perhaps emboldened by his Emmy-winning successes with his western series “Godless” and chess sensation “The Queen’s Gambit,” convinced his friend Tom Fontana (“Oz”) to co-create a limited series, “Monsieur Spade” about an older Sam Spade in France.

These two writers had a blast making Spade (Clive Owen) middle-aged and grumpy — his doctor wants him to give up smoking. He’s grieving his lost wife, a Frenchwoman (Chiara Mastroianni) who left him a lovely estate. He reluctantly acts as a father figure for a teenage girl (Cara Bossom) whose mother Brigid O’Shaughnessy sent him eight years ago to Bozouls to deliver her child to her father (Jonathan Zaccaï). The plot is complicated,...

Plot: The year is 1963, and the legendary Detective Sam Spade is enjoying his retirement in the South of France. By contrast to his days as a private eye in San Francisco, Spade’s life in Bozouls is peaceful and quiet. But the rumored return of his old adversary will change everything. Six beloved nuns have been brutally murdered at the local convent. As the town grieves, secrets emerge, and new leads are established. Spade learns that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious child who is believed to possess great powers.

Review: In the annals of the mystery genre, the names of author Dashiell Hammett and character Sam Spade are amongst the most iconic. Despite Sam Spade’s legacy thanks to the film The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart, Hammett’s creation has only been featured in a handful of films since the 1930s. In a new AMC series...

Clive Owen takes on the role of iconic detective Sam Spade in Monsieur Spade, a new AMC series co-created by The Queen's Gambit creator Scott Frank. Sam Spade first appeared in Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, The Maltese Falcon, and was later portrayed by Humphrey Bogart in John Huston's 1941 film. The new series sees Spade living in retirement in the South of France when a series of murders draws him into a deadly plot involving a mysterious child believed to posess great powers.

Monsieur Spade's first trailer has arrived, revealing Clive Owen as The Maltese Falcon detective Sam Spade. Based on a 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett (and a 1931 film adaptation), John Huston's The Maltese Falcon was released in 1941, introducing Humphrey Bogart as private eye Sam Spade. Now, AMC+ is set to revive the iconic noir detective in a new series from The Queen's Gambit creator Scott Frank,...

Baldur's Gate 3 is packed with laugh out loud funny moments, balancing a complex plot and nuanced characters with a great sense of humor. The game's humor comes from the freedom of choice, leading to strange interactions and situations throughout the game. From interrupting an amorous couple in a barn to hilarious spells and funny dialogue, Baldur's Gate 3 delivers a comedic experience from start to finish.

Baldur's Gate 3 is a fantastic game with a complex plot and nuanced characters, but it's also pretty hilarious at times. From start to finish, it is packed with moments that are laugh out loud funny. Mirroring its Dungeons & Dragons source material, BG3 manages to walk the line between serious dramatic moments and having a sense of humor perfectly.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.]

A lot of the humor within Baldur's Gate 3 comes from the freedom of choice throughout the entire game, which can lead to some strange interactions and situations.

Bye-bye, Peak TV. After more than a decade of unprecedented production growth, the international television industry is bracing for an era of tighter budgets and more bean counting.

“Instead of subscriber growth at all costs, now the focus is on production and investment and getting the balance sheet right,” says Cathy Payne, CEO of Banijay Rights, the sales arm of the production giant behind reality TV hits Big Brother and high-end dramas Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror. “I hate using the phrase because everyone says it, but the focus now is on ‘fewer, better, bigger shows.’ ”

The variety of shows on offer at this year’s global TV market in Cannes, MIPCOM, suggests every buyer, at every budget, should find something to fill their slots. And while THR’s annual hot list of the market’s best new drama series ranges from a by-the-book NBC procedural to an erotic comedy...

Werewolf private investigator Janie Jones “Strummer” Mercado and her djinn assistant Ben Si’lat return for more supernatural sleuthing in Black's Myth: The Key to His Heart, the follow-up miniseries to Eric Palicki and Wendell Cavalcanti's Ahoy Comics miniseries that debuted in 2021.

Ahead of its release on June 21st, we caught up with Palicki in a new Q&a feature to discuss reteaming with artist Wendell Cavalcanti for more Black's Myth adventures, what readers can expect this time around from Strummer and Si’lat, as well as the joys of working with Ahoy Comics.

Below, you can read our full Q&a with Palicki and view the main cover art by Liana Kangas and variant cover art by Tim Seeley, and in case you missed it, check out our exclusive preview of Black's Myth: The Key to His Heart #1!

To learn more about Black's Myth: The Key to His Heart,...

Burbank, Calif., February 15, 2023 – As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, three classic and beloved films from the Warner Bros. library – The Maltese Falcon, Cool Hand Luke, and Rebel Without a Cause – will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital this April.

On April 4, The Maltese Falcon and Cool Hand Luke will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray™ Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more.

On April 4, Rebel Without a Cause will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers. On April 18 it will be available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more.

The Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc will include each feature film in 4K with Hdr...

Long before Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro, or Wes Anderson and Bill Murray, John Huston and Humphrey Bogart were one of the great director-actor combos of Hollywood's Golden Age. Their first collaboration, "The Maltese Falcon," gave the actor his big breakthrough and one of his defining roles as the cynical private eye, Sam Spade.

It made Bogart a star and five more films followed, with the partnership resulting in Bogie's only Oscar win, playing a booze-soaked riverboat captain in "The African Queen." In between, it was Huston's turn; he picked up the only Academy Awards of his long career for Best Director and Best Screenplay for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," often regarded as the duo's best film and Huston's masterpiece.

Adapted from the novel by B. Traven, "Sierre Madre" is a riveting study of greed, following three down-on-their-luck Americans in search of gold in Mexico. When they strike rich,...