Film Noir and Neo-Noir on TCM: October 2022 Noir Alley Saturday, October 1, 9:30 PM & Sunday, October 2, 7:00 AM
- January. 01.01.2022 Repeat Performance.
- 01.08.2022 Nightmare Alley.
- 01.15.2022 The Mob.
- 01.22.2022 Over-Exposed.
- 01.29.2022 Quai des Orfèvres.
- February. 02.05.2022 The Turning Point.
- 02.12.2022 Side Street.
- 02.26.2022 Cast a Dark Shadow.
Noir Alley
THE GLASS WALL (1953): WWII 'displaced person' Peter Kuban (Vittorio Gassman) literally jumps ship to escape to New York City to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war and can prove Peter's right to legal entry in the United States. He meets unemployed factory worker Maggie Summers (Gloria Grahame).
Noir Alley
BRIGHTON ROCK (1947) Ambitious small-time hood Pinkie Brown (a young Richard Attenborough in a chilling performance) tries to cover up his murder of a rival. This involves marrying the naïve girl who's fallen in love with him, Rose (Carol Marsh).
Film Noir Double Feature
PITFALL (1948): This independently produced gem is one of the most realistic explorations of adultery produced in 1940s.
Murderous Men Triple Feature
DIAL 1119 (1950): A murderous mental patient (Marshall Thompson) escapes from an institution and holds the customers at a bar hostage. He wants to see the psychiatrist who committed him, and he'll kill to make it happen. Dir. Gerald Mayer
Brit Noir Double Bill
OBSESSION aka The Hidden Room (1949): In this Brit noir, directed by the recently blacklisted noir auteur Edward Dmytryk, cuckolded psychiatrist Dr. Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) goes the extra mile to punish his cheating spouse (Sally Gray). He abducts his wife's lover (Phil Brown) planning to eventually treat him to an acid bath.
Noir Alley
THE DARK PAST (1949): A psychologist (Lee J. Cobb) tries to analyze the criminal (William Holden) who's taken him hostage. Dir. Rudolph Mate
Noir Alley
THE BEAST MUST DIE La bestia debe morire (1952): In this Argentine film noir, mystery writer Felix Lane, (legendary Spanish actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta), suffers a tragic loss; his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident.
What is the film diary?
Film Diary is a festival for experimental non-fiction that captures the personal history and daily experiences of the filmmaker and the world they encounter. The festival's name is a tribute to the legendary "film diarist" Jonas Mekas. The festival’s closing night will feature films by:
Who is Wen-Ting Wu?
Drummer, composer, and educator Wen-Ting Wu, from Taiwan, combines jazz drive and classical rigor. She was a member of Golden Melody Award-winning band Chang & Lee and Hello Nico in Taiwan before she moved to New York in 2016 and earned her Master of Jazz Performance Degree in Queens College. Wen-Ting has performed at festivals including the Washington Square Music Festival, CUNY Jazz Festival, the NTCH Summer Jazz Festival (National Theater Concert Hall), Taichung Jazz Festival, Golden Melody Festival, GonGliao Rock Festival, the Wake-Up Music Festival, and the NTU Art Festival in Taiwan. Besides being a member in Frank Lacy’s Concert Jazz Ensemble currently, she leads her own band.
Is the movie title revealed in Noir?
In Noir fashion the movie titles are not revealed beforehand, keeping the audience in total darkness. . .
