The noir summer schedule seems to be slowing down a bit, but there are two interesting festivals, one in Vancouver, Canada (a great place to visit), and the other in New York City (home of the Mets!)
Film Noir (August 6 to 31 at Pacific Cinémathèque, www.cinematheque.bc.ca ) A perennial Vancouver favorite. This year’s month-long festival features 18 vintage titles, including Howard Hawk’s The Big Sleep, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; The Blue Dahlia, written by Raymond Chandler; Gilda, featuring femme fatale Rita Hayworth; and Robert Aldrich’s classic Kiss Me Deadly.
It seems the French New Wave is hitting New York City again for the next few weeks. The Museum of the Moving Image and the Museum of Arts and Design are teaming up to screen the "French New Wave Essentials" from July 11 to August 30, with showings on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at the MAD basement theater at Columbus Circle. For more information, see http://www.madmuseum.org/DO/film%20series.aspx
San Francisco will be holding the 14th Annual Silent Film Festival. July 10-12, 2009. You really don't want to miss Aelita, Queen of Mars, do you? For more information, see http://www.silentfilm.org/event-home.html.
Finally, The Danger and Despair Knitting Circle has a special series in the works. This time, we will be showing detective television shows from the 50s and 60s, including: Peter Gunn, The Falcon, Manhunt, and more. Keep your eye on this blog and http://www.noirfilm.com/Screenings.htm for updates.
And our man in the field (Peter L) gives us this bit on Raymond Chandler and Double Indemnity: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/05/raymond-chandler-double-indemnity-cameo. Thank you Peter.
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