Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch noir at its most sophisticated with Otto Preminger’s classic mystery LAURA (1944), in which a detective investigating the murder of an ad executive finds himself falling in love with the dead woman—until a shocking revelation upends the case. 🖤 https://bit.ly/49K02UF | The Criterion Collection

Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary. Laura received five nominations for the Academy Awards, including for Best Director, winning for Best Black and White Cinematography. In 1999, Laura was selected for preservation in the United States Nat