| Film Noir archivist Marc Dolezal presents : | ||||
| Danger & Despair's |
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| Thursday Night Screenings | ||||
| 16mm Films - Free Admission | ||||
| Four films with actress | ||||
| Gloria Grahame: | ||||
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The
acting of Gloria Grahame,
more than any other This
series features four films with our featured star, in both lead and
supporting roles. |
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| February 12th Thursday 8:00 pm | ||||
| ' In A Lonely Place ' (1950) | ||||
| Directed by Nicholas Ray | ||||
| w/ Humphrey Bogart, Frank Lovejoy & Art Smith | ||||
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Grahame,
in what may be her best performance, shines in this perfectly cast study
of a Blacklisted screenwriter struggling to make a comeback. Made by
Humphrey Bogart’s own production company, this is a film noir that
breaks many of the style rules and yet comes out a near masterpiece.
Great screenwriting and taken from a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. |
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| Co-Host and series programmer Jolene Huey will introduce ' In a Lonely Place ' | ||||
| February 19th Thursday 8:00 pm | ||||
| ' Macao ' (1952) | ||||
| Directed by Joseph Von Sternberg & Nicholas Ray | ||||
| w/ Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell & Brad Dexter | ||||
| Gloria Grahame plays Margie a scheming bar fly who’s bidding her time in Brad Dexter’s gambling house set in Portuguese China. A good example of the genre sub-group ‘Adventure Noir’. This Howard Hughes production was basically a vehicle for Jane Russell & Robert Mitchum, but Grahame holds her own against bad guy Brad Dexter. With Thomas Gomez as a sleazy cop! | ||||
| Guest Speakers: Series Host Jolene Huey will introduce the film. | ||||
| Historian Marc Kagan will talk about Ms. Grahame's career and lead a discussion group following the film. | ||||
| February 26th Thursday 8:00 pm | ||||
| ' The Glass Wall ' (1953) | ||||
| Directed by Maxwell Shane | ||||
| w/ Vittorio Gassman, Ann Robinson & Douglas Spencer | ||||
| A true ‘LOST NOIR’!! The Mystery Channel recently aired this film but until then it hadn't been seen in years. This may be the first public film screening in several decades. Here's what we know about the picture. 'Glass Wall' is a Cold War themed thriller, centered around Italian citizen Peter Kaban (Vittorio Gassman) who desperately wants to immigrate to the USA. Kaban helped out the Allies during WWII and by doing so was promised citizenship. He arrives in NYC by boat, jumps ship and has 24 hours to find the ex-G.I. who can help him. If he fails he’ll be deported back home for good. Things begin to look bad, then he runs into Maggie Suthand (Gloria Grahame) who has some problems of her own. This could be a lost jewel or a forgotten stinker, we just don't know. But join us in what promises to be a unique screening. | ||||
| Guest Speaker: Popular author Eddie Muller will talk about the life & times of Gloria Grahame. www.noircity.com | ||||
| March 4th Thursday 8:00 pm | ||||
| ' The Big Heat ' (1953) | ||||
| Directed by Fritz Lang | ||||
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w/
Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Lee
Marvin |
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| 'The Big Heat' is a quintessential film noir that's notorious for one of the style's most violently gut-wrenching moments, known as the "Coffee Scene". Glenn Ford plays an obsessive cop who has to fight a powerful criminal syndicate all alone until ex-mob doll Debbie Marsh steps in, and who's of course played by a steamy Gloria Grahame. Once you see her in this role you'll never forget it! | ||||
| Guest Speaker: | ||||
| So. Cal. writer Alan K. Rode will introduce the film . www.filmmonthly.com | ||||
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