As we slip into the dreariness of winter, use the early darkness to get caught up on all the film noir you need.

Xavier Dolan's latest, 'Tom at the Farm,' is bringing the actor/director to the forefront - and opening up all kinds of conversations.

In the news this week, Sally Ride's birthday's reminds us of all her accomplishments and Barbra Streisand's long overdue memoir is finally in the works; plus a new memoir may give us a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Orson Welles, and a new PBS film explores the lesser-known challenges of Winston Churchill's second term as Prime Minister.

A. Brad Schwartz, author of Broadcast Hysteria, lists 5 fake documentaries that echo Orson Welles's legendary War of the Worlds broadcast.

This Nathan Gelgud comic illustrates the love triangle between Billie Holiday, Orson Welles, and Rita Hayworth.

Each month, Signature sorts through all the upcoming releases in biography and memoir, across publishers, to provide a curated reading list of the month's most exciting new titles. Below are our picks for July 2013.