It begins tomorrow

The noir festival at the Roxie Theater begins tomorrow and has a great lineup. This is your opportunity, not only to see some great (and rare) movies, but to support a fantastic theater. Theaters, like the Roxie, are closing on a regular basis. The Parkway Speakeasy, in Oakland, no longer exists. I have nothing against the megaplexes -- they work hard to get our business. But it is nice to have choice, and there are some movies that I just don't want to watch on DVD. One of my favorite movies is High Sierra, and I just don't believe it translates well to the small screen. It needs to be watched in a theater.

And it is one thing to appreciate a theater, but quite another to get off your keister and keep it going.

Thursday, May 14
Special Pre-Opening Night Shindig!
ALL NIGHT LONG

Friday May 15:
THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE (1947)
THE GUILTY (1947)

Saturday May 16:
RAW DEAL (1948)
RAILROADED (1947)

Sunday May 17:
CANON CITY (1948)
FRAMED (1947)

Monday May 18:
THE SPECTER OF THE ROSE (1946)
THE MADONNA'S SECRET (1946)

Tuesday May 19:
THE STORY OF MOLLY X (1949)
PORT OF FORTY THIEVES (1944)

Wednesday May 20:
THE LAST CROOKED MILE (1946)
VIOLENCE (1947)

Thursday May 21:
PRIVATE HELL 36 (1954)
NO MAN'S WOMAN (1955)

WEEK TWO:

Friday May 22:
NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL (1955)
THE HOODLUM (1951)

Saturday May 23:
THE BURGLAR (1957)
WITNESS TO MURDER (1954)

Sunday May 24:
REPEAT PERFORMANCE (1946)
HOLLOW TRIUMPH (1948)

Monday May 25:
WOMEN IN THE NIGHT (1948)
UNDER AGE (1941)

Tuesday May 26:
SUSPENSE (1946)
THE PRETENDER (1947)

Wednesday, May 27:
ALLOTMENT WIVES (1945)
WIFE WANTED (1946)

Thursday May 28:
CITY OF FEAR (1959)
SHACK OUT ON 101 (1955)

The Roxie Cinema is located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, at 3117 16th Street between Valencia and Guerrero. Local Muni are the 22 and 53 (both at 16th & Valencia), 33 (18th & Valencia), 14 (16th & Mission), 49 (16th & Mission). Bart stops one block east at 16th & Mission.