Alain Silver

Alain Silver was born in Chinatown, Los Angeles and lived in Paris for two years as a young child. He is a graduate of UCLA with degrees in both film production and critical studies and a member of the industry guilds for writers, directors, and actors. In addition to the books on the Author Page, his fiction writing includes the produced movie scripts for “Time at the Top” (a family feature for Showtime), an adaptation of Dostoevsky’s “White Nights” (which he also directed), and “Blood Cure” (available on Amazon Prime). After working as an assistant director and production manager on studio projects, he became an independent feature producer where his 30-plus credits include “Cyborg 2,” “Beat,” and “Crashing.” He has lectured on topics that range from digital production to film noir and Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles and moderated and participated in panels for the American Film Institute, Slamdance, Cinequest, and Los Angeles Film Festivals, and UCLA Extension. As an expert on noir, Chandler, and also vampire films and directors David Lean and Robert Aldrich, he has appeared on-camera for the BBC, Starz, Channel Four UK, E!, KCET, American Movie Classics, the Sci-fi Channel, CBC/Ontario, ARD and done several dozen audio commentaries and essays for DVD releases from Criterion, 20 Century-Fox, Imprint, Kino, and Warner Bros.