INTO THE SHADOWS: RKO NOIR
During the Golden Age of Hollywood, each studio had its own distinctive cinematic personality, a style of filmmaking unique to that brand that moviegoers could count on with every picture. While many of the studios presented optimistic stories during World War II and bright Technicolor in its aftermath, RKO embraced the darkness, producing some of the greatest films noir in cinema history.
"CAT PEOPLE"
Feb. 15, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
35MM PRESENTATION
When faced with using idiotic cat costumes in his movie about a woman who turns into a killer feline, producer Val Lewton famously hid the beast in the shadows, capitalizing on our fear of the dark and unknown, and creating a look and feel for these horror/noir hybrids that would influence movies forever.
35mm print courtesy The Library of Congress.
Presented by The Heights Theater and The Trylon Cinema
"THE NARROW MARGIN"
March 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
35MM PRESENTATION
When detectives Brown and Forbes are assigned to escort gun moll Mrs. Frankie Neall from Chicago to Los Angeles to testify in a murder trial, they get a lot more than they bargained for on a train whose passengers include hitmen intent on eliminating their target... and anyone who gets in their way. Claustrophobic and shocking in its sudden violence, The Narrow Margin is a noir masterpiece.
35mm print courtesy Warner Bros.
Presented by The Heights Theater and The Trylon Cinema
