Film Noir & Neo Noir News

FNF co-presenting at inaugural Roxie Re:Vision fest

Re:Vision—Festival of Restoration and Rediscovery plays September 24-27 at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater, presented by the San Francisco Film Preserve. The festival celebrates the work of archives and archivists, spotlighting astounding works of cinema across decades, borders, and genres. Each screening will combine a full-length feature with a short film. The Film Noir Foundation is proud to be co-presenting the 1944 noir Mordets Melodi (Melody of Murder) on Sunday, September 27, at 8:40 pm. This title will screen with Outtakes from the Prelinger Collection.

Filmed in 1944 during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Mordets Melodi explores the darker crevices of the world during a time of incalculable darkness. Directed by Bodil Ipsen — making her part of the small cadre of women credited with directing a film noir — the movie follows the trail of a serial killer on the streets of Copenhagen targeting women named Sonja. Due to a specific song always heard when the murders occur, suspicion falls on cabaret singer Odette Margot (Gull-Maj Norin) and she becomes unsure of her own role in these deaths.

Restored by Det Danske Filminstitut at Johan Ankerstjerne A/S laboratory from the original 35mm film nitrate negative and the 35mm sound nitrate negative. DCP provided by Det Daske Filminstitut courtesy of Nordisk Film.

Tickets to Mordets Melodi, as well as the festival’s complete program, can be found here. Use promo code RESFFP26 at checkout for $2.00 off.

NOIR CITY: D.C. — Tickets and passes now on sale

NOIR CITY: D.C. returns to the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, October 8–22. The movies in this year’s lineup feature genuine musical legends like Elvis Presley, Doris Day, and Sammy Davis, Jr. performing alongside film noir favorites including Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth, and Kirk Douglas. FNF prez Eddie Muller will introduce screenings October 8–10. Film historian and FNF board member Foster Hirsch will introduce screenings October 16–18.

The Film Noir Foundation’s latest restoration, The Yellow Canary (1963), will be included in the lineup three times, the first screening at noon on October 17 will include a live introduction with Foster Hirsch. The film repeats twice without an introduction: Monday, October 19, 12:15 pm and Tuesday, October 20, 7:15 p.m. Please note: Unlike other NOIR CITY festivals, NOIR CITY: D.C. does have matinees on weekdays and the films play more than once.

For a change of pace, the festival will feature Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye, the controversial 1973 adaption by screenwriter Leigh Brackett of Raymond Chandler’s 1953 novel starring Elliott Gould as a contemporary Philip Marlowe. John Williams co-wrote the title track with Johnny Mercer, which is rearranged throughout the film to serve as the score, as well as incidental music. Foster Hirsch will introduce the Sunday, October 18, screening at 9:15 pm. There is an encore screening on Wednesday, October 21, at 4:20 pm with no introduction.

The NOIR CITY: D.C. All-Access Pass ($200) is now on sale. The first 100 patrons to purchase a pass will receive an exclusive invitation to “Cocktails with the Czar,” a private reception with Eddie Muller. Official invitation for the reception with Eddie will be sent this month.

Passes, schedule, and tickets are available on the AFI’s website.

NOIR CITY: Philadelphia – Tickets and passes now available

NOIR CITY: Philadelphia has a new home at the Ambler Theater in Ambler, Pennsylvania! Festival host Eddie Muller will present nine classic noir films all about murder and musicians, November 13-15. Titles include the FNF-funded restoration of Buzz Kulik’s The Yellow Canary (1963) on opening night, starring Pat Boone and Barbara Eden, preceded by Roy William Neill’s Black Angel (1946) featuring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, and Peter Lorre. Other NOIR CITY highlights include 35mm screenings of Otto Preminger’s The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), with Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Eleanor Parker, and Jean Negulesco’s Humoresque (1946) starring John Garfield and Joan Crawford.

Writer and NOIR CITY Magazine editor-in-chief Imogen Sara Smith will join Eddie to introduce several films during the 3-day festival.

One special event planned during the festival is Cocktails with Eddie on Saturday evening, 7:00 pm., in the Ambler Theater Annex prior to the 8:00 pm screening of Odds Against Tomorrow. Admission to Cocktails with Eddie is free to pass holders and ticket holders to any individual NOIR CITY film, as well as select VIPs.

Another special event at NOIR CITY: Philadelphia takes place on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm. Turner Classic Movies writer and moderator of the Ambler’s Deep Focus Seminar Series, Hannah Jack, will interview Eddie and Imogen for “Eddie and Imogen Live.” An Eddie Muller book signing will follow the interview and Q&A.

Schedule, passes, and tickets are available on the Ambler’s website. Passes grant the bearer access to all nine films and the special events. Please note that there are a limited number of passes.

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