January 25, 2007

Noir City.

Noir City 5 "The screen comes painted in startling collisions of black-and-white, but the truth is never anything but gray," writes Robert Avila at SF360. "It's classic film noir - courtesy of Noir City 5 [tomorrow through February 4], the fifth edition of San Francisco's prominent annual noir fest - and its indelible contrasts color the world to this day in iconic images as definitive as the light cut by a Venetian blind."

For the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Max Golberg talks with fest organizer Eddie Muller about how the event has prompted studios to look into their vaults, release DVDS and, more urgently, preserve their treasures: "'In these last five or six years,' he says, 'I've learned the possibility is very real that American culture can just decay and slip away.'"

Somewhat related: New Yorkers, you can get your noir fix at the Pioneer, currently screening Shockproof, written by Sam Fuller and directed by Douglas Sirk.



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Posted by dwhudson at January 25, 2007 6:09 AM

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Not quite as fun as being in NY at the Pioneer watching Shockproof, but at the Coral Cafe in Burbank, you can eat good food, look at cute girls and sit at the luckiest booth, because it has an original Shockproof poster over it. Great place to write!

Posted by: Jerry Lentz at January 25, 2007 1:34 PM

As tradeoffs go, that's not too bad. Heh.

Really looking forward to this, amping up in just an hour or so. Max's "Guardian" article convinced me to invest a C-note in the NoirPass so I can strut around with the rest--if not the best--of them.

Posted by: Michael Guillen at January 26, 2007 3:47 PM