RETRONOIR FILM SERIES
Schedule
Fri Apr 26 2024 at 03:00 pm to Thu May 02 2024 at 11:00 pm
Location
The Carolina Theatre of Durham | Durham, NC
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RETRONOIR FILM SERIESApril 26-May 2, 2024.
$12 per film | $100 for a 10-Pass or $50 for a 5-Pass
WEBSITE | TICKETS: https://retronoir2024.eventive.org/welcome
Roman Polanski’s CHINATOWN: 50th Anniversary!
(R, 130 min, 1974)
Jack Nicholson plays a private eye in 1930’s Los Angeles who finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a jigsaw puzzle of clues and corruption. Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and her titanic father, Noah Cross (John Huston), are at the black-hole center of this tale of treachery, incest, and political bribery. One of the greatest, most completely satisfying crime films of all time.
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Curtis Bernhardt’s CONFLICT
(1945, 86 min)
Legendary actor Humphrey Bogart’s filmography is full of seminal films, but of you want to expand your Bogart viewing, look no further than the engrossing and stylish “Conflict”. A man in love with his wife’s younger sister believes he’s planned the perfect crime with an air-tight alibi. But things are not what they seem, and he questions his sanity. “Conflict” has incredible noir elements: lurking in the shadows, intriguing mystery, sharp dialogue, and gripping performances. It’s a Bogart deep cut that every noir lover should discover.
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Billy Wilder’s DOUBLE INDEMNITY: 80th Anniversary!
(1944, 108 min)
When slick salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) walks into the swank home of dissatisfied housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), he intends to sell insurance, but he winds up becoming entangled with her in a far more sinister way. Featuring scene-stealing supporting work from Edward G. Robinson and the chiaroscuro of cinematographer John F. Seitz, “Double Indemnity” is one of the most entertainingly perverse stories ever told and the standard by which all noir must be measured.
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Nicholas Ray’s IN A LONELY PLACE
(1950, 91 min)
Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) and his neighbor Laurel (Gloria Grahame) are just getting to know each other romantically when the police begin questioning Dixon about his involvement in the murder of a girl he met once. Certain her new love interest is innocent, Laurel stands by Dixon, but as the police continue pressing him, Dixon begins to act increasingly erratically. The blossoming love affair suffers as Laurel begins to wonder if Dixon might be a killer.
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Orson Welles’ THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI
(1948, 88 min)
Baffling murders, fascinating plot twists and remarkable camera work all contribute to this spellbinding, time-honored film noir. Hired to work on a yacht belonging to the disabled husband of femme fatale Rita Hayworth, Welles plays an innocent man drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue and murder. The subject of great controversy and scandal upon its initial release, “Shanghai” shocked 1948 audiences by presenting Hayworth with her flaming red hair cut short and dyed champagne blonde. Decades later, “Shanghai” is considered vintage Welles, his famous hall of mirrors climax hailed as one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
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Billy Wilder’s SUNSET BOULEVARD
(1950, 111 min)
In '50s Hollywood, Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) is a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling mansion where she lives with only her butler, who was once her director and husband, has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis (William Holden), a small-time writer who becomes her lover that will soon end with murder and total madness.
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Orson Welles’ TOUCH OF EVIL
(1958, 111 min)
“Touch of Evil” is a film noir masterpiece whose Hollywood backstory is as unforgettable as the movie itself. Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles, this dark portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions tells the story of a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. “Touch of Evil” is a a stylistic masterpiece that stands the test of time.
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Where is it happening?
The Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701-2119, United States,Durham, North CarolinaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
