Hitchcock Retrospective: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

Name: Hitchcock Retrospective: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
Start: 2026-09-11T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-09-11T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Palm Springs Cultural Center

Schedule

Fri Sep 11 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Palm Springs Cultural Center | Palm Springs, CA

Experience Alfred Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN on the BIG SCREEN in the Historic Camelot Theatre!
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SEPTEMBER 11 | Strangers on a Train (1951)Starring: Farley Granger, Robert WalkerA chance encounter becomes a deadly proposition.One of Hitchcock’s most deliciously sinister thrillers, Strangers on a Train turns an innocent conversation into an escalating nightmare of guilt, obsession, and exchanged identities. Robert Walker’s unforgettable Bruno Antony gives the film its dangerous charm, while Hitchcock transforms trains, tennis courts, and amusement parks into stages for a story about what happens when a passing thought becomes terrifyingly real.

5PM Foodie Fridays

6PM Pre-Show: Vintage Trailers, Clips

7PM Screening + Film Q&A with Richard L. Edwards + Vanessa Theme Ament

Historic Camelot Theatre | Palm Springs Cultural Center

Richard L. Edwards is Executive Director of XCITE at UC Riverside and holds a PhD in Film Studies from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He taught the acclaimed TCM online course 50 Years of Hitchcock, co-hosts the popular podcast Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir, and co-authored The Maltese Touch of Evil: Film Noir and Political Criticism. A noted Hitchcock and noir scholar, Edwards also hosts NoirCon at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, featuring classic noir screenings at the Camelot Theatre.

Vanessa Theme Ament brings a rare combination of firsthand Hollywood experience and film scholarship to the Hitchcock Retrospective. An award-winning Foley artist, author, educator, and scholar with a Ph.D. in Moving Image Studies, Ament offers an insider’s perspective on the history, craft, and evolution of cinema.

Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
FOODIE FRIDAYS

Info: Enjoy food trucks and live music at our weekly outdoor event prior to the show!

🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
PRE-SHOW

Info: Come early for a special curated screening of vintage trailers, commercials, interviews from the year the film was made.

🕑: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
FILM
🕑: 09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
FILMMAKER Q + A

Info: Join hosts Richard L. Edwards + Vanessa Theme Ament for a discussion featuring the evenings screenings.