#Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir

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Passes and Tickets on sale for NOIR CITY: Detroit NOIR CITY: Detroit returns to the historic Redford Theatre, Friday-Sunday, September 20-22, 2024, with four double features, hosted by FNF prez Eddie Muller. The first two days of the festival slate comprise "Victimas del pecado" ("Victims of Sin") and "Night Editor", "Laura" and "Framed" as well as "Brute Force" and "Black Tuesday". The festival closes Sunday afternoon with the FNF funded restoration, "No abras nunca esa puerta ("Never Open That Door") and the 35mm print we funded of "The Window". The restoration was performed by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

SPECIAL EVENT: The All-Access Pass includes a private reception with Eddie on Saturday, including coffee, desserts and on-stage Q and A. Special cocktails prepared from the book "Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir" will be served. Beer and wine will also be on sale. The pass also includes entry to all eight films, a commemorative poster, and an early admission meet-and-greet on Friday. All that for only $55. Buy your pass today!

Tickets for each double feature are also available for purchase on the Redford website. https://bit.ly/3X0JDap

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On the Red Carpet with the Stars

I have been a classic film fan since I was in high school. The names Greta Garbo, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and myriad others are mantras for me, evoking worlds of glamour and artistry I find irresistible. And for the classic film fan there is no better TV station than Turner Classic Movies. TCM airs unedited classic movies without commercials, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is truly the classic film-lovers dream.

As a bonus, the station has stepped out of the television set and into the world with the TCM Classic Film Festival, held in Hollywood every spring since 2010. I’ve been to several other classic film festivals, all great in their own right but, for me, the TCMFF is the best. It is the gold standard of classic film festivals. It features four days of meet and greets, panel discussions, book signings and film screenings in iconic Hollywood theatres. It’s a chance for fans to see classic films on the big screen in the manner in which they were originally intended to be seen.

Another important element of the festival is the film-fan community that has been created by TCM, the festival, and the power of social media. Fans communicate with one another in the virtual world and then meet face-to-face at the festival at the yearly Hollywood reunion. The festival has inspired me to become a guest essayist for the blog CineMaven’s Essays from the Couch, and influenced my partner, Ed Johnson, who has accompanied me to the festival in past years, to create the Lights! Camera! Politics! film series, which has just finished its fourth season at the Stephen Crane House.

While I did not attend the festival in its premier year I’ve been to each one since. In 2015 and 2016 TCMFF created a social media program and I was honored to be a selected member of that prestigious group. As a TCMFF Social Producer I created two social media projects. “TCM Boulevard” focused on the festival’s Hollywood location while “Best TCM Fan in a Starring Role” was a trivia game that enabled me to engage with other pass holders on a more complex level. This year I was selected to receive media credentials and a spot on the red carpet.

Each year, on opening night, there is a gala screening held at the TCL Chinese Theatre, originally known as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, a beautiful movie palace that first opened in 1927. Upper tier pass holders receive access to this screening and make their entrance on the red carpet next to the celebrities in attendance. Afterwards there is a cocktail party, held on the rooftop of the W Hotel, with a breathtaking view of Los Angeles. Past events I have attended included screenings of “An American in Paris” introduced by star Leslie Caron, and “Funny Girl” introduced by Cher, as well as the surprise party appearance of Lulu, singing her hit “To Sir, With Love,” and Kim Novak sidling up to me at the bar. But this year I watched the event from the other side as a member of the press pool.

The opening night film this year was the 1968 Best Picture Academy Award winner “In the Heat of the Night” and would include appearances by stars Sydney Poitier and Lee Grant, Director Norman Jewison, Producer Walter Mirisch, and composer Quincy Jones. I arrived at the event and was happy to find that my position would be with a group of friends. The crew was applying finishing touches to the brilliantly red carpet as we were led to our spots, each marked by the outlet or blog we were representing. I was a more than a little excited as we passed reporters with professional cameras, both still and video – me with my iPhone and pad. I settled in as I chatted with my friends and waited for the celebrities to arrive, some of whom we could now see coming down the line. Beau Bridges, Lee Grant… the red carpet was a classic reunion of stars that night.

There was Wyatt McCrea. The name may not be familiar to you, but he is the grandson of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee and has himself been involved in the entertainment business. He would be introducing one of the great comedies of the classic era, “The Palm Beach Story,” which stars his grandfather. The theme of this year’s festival being “Make ‘em laugh,” another reporter asked Wyatt what made him laugh, and he responded his uncle Jody, another acting McCrea you might remember from the 1960’s beach movies. I followed up by asking him if there was a movie that made him cry. He said there was no movie in particular but spoke with sincerity about the power of movies to affect us emotionally, be they happy or sad. That, he said, is what makes for their eternal appeal.  

There was Keir Dullea, star of the film “David and Lisa,” which he would be introducing at the festival, and “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and stage, television and film actress Dana Delany who has been a popular guest host on TCM and was at the festival to introduce the film “Love Crazy.”

Sara Karloff, daughter of horror star Boris Karloff, came by and was talking to reporters about her father’s sense of humor, saying that he was the antithesis of most of the characters he played. She said that he was funny, caring and loving. We agreed that this shows through the heavy makeup and costume he wore in his career-defining role as the monster in the classic “Frankenstein,” probably the subtlest, most sympathetic portrayal of that character in all its cinematic incarnations.

There was Dick Cavett, attending the festival to introduce two comedies, the Marx Brothers’ “Monkey Business” and Laurel and Hardy’s “Way Out West.” I didn’t get a chance to speak to him but he seemed to be one of the more popular and accessible celebrities throughout the remainder of the festival, particularly with the young ladies. I saw several selfies taken with him by friends, Mr. Cavett mocking shock, as if he had been caught in a compromising position with the phone’s owner.

Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin stopped by and I knew from poring over the schedule that he would be introducing 5 films at the festival. I asked if there were any films in particular that he was looking forward to hosting. He told me that he had been allowed to pick two films for the festival, “The Magic Box” and “Street Scene,” and was looking forward to exposing them to a wider audience as, in his opinion, they are both under-seen and underrated. I agreed that, for me, discovering a brilliant film that I am unfamiliar with is often a highlight of the festival.

Actress, writer and director Illeana Douglas talked a bit about the “Trailblazing Women” series she has hosted for 2 seasons on TCM. A quick aside, Ms. Douglas has written a great memoir, “I Blame Dennis Hopper,” that includes a story about her dropping a canapé on the expensive suede shoes of James Woods. I had seen her at a party the night before and couldn’t help noticing her beautiful, very high-heeled shoes, which brought to mind her book. I chatted with her and mentioned the story, promising not to drop anything on her foot.

There was Actor Bob Balaban, unable to speak due to laryngitis, and Fred Willard, in a bright blue suit. Both starred in the film “Best in Show” and would appear at the festival screening of that film.

I’ve never seen the children’s classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” which was going to be screened poolside at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel that night but I HAVE met Veruca Salt. Actress Julie Dawn Cole, who played Veruca, and two co-stars, lead Oompa Loompa Rusty Goffe and Paris Themmen, who played Golden Ticket winner Mike Tee Vee, were walking the carpet together and Ms. Cole stopped to chat. She continued to act after the film but eventually left the business to become a child psychotherapist. I asked her about Gene Wilder, who seemed to be looked upon with affection by all who worked with him. She said he had been quite nice during filming and that she had run into him years after the finish of the picture and asked if he remembered her. She was touched when he replied “Veruca Salt wasn’t such a bad girl.”

There was “Marnie” star Diane Baker and Ruta Lee, who appeared in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” both aglow as they made their way down the busy carpet. John Landis, who directed hits such as “The Blues Brothers” and “An American Werewolf in London” was busy with a television interview but his wife, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis, was happy to stop by and share with us her husband’s latest favorite joke (it involved a Caesar salad and a stabbing) and the costumes she was proudest of designing were for the film “Animal House.”

Most of the celebrities had passed and I began to relax when Quincy Jones dashed by. And, as if to prove true a joke I have about myself – If a star isn’t over 80 I don’t know who they are – a somewhat familiar looking man dashed by. Who is that? I asked a friend. Actor and comedian Chris Tucker.

And that was that. A group of us went for a bite to eat and a drink before I headed off to my first movie of the festival. Oh, yes, I did see some movies. That night I watched “Requiem for a Heavyweight” which was introduced by TCM’s Sunday morning Noir Alley series host Eddie Muller.

I started Friday morning with a 9:00 AM screening of the rarely seen “Rafter Romance,” an early Ginger Rogers film, followed by “One Hour with You,” which stars Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, both delightful comedies from the early 1930’s. I followed those with “Panique,” a 1946 French thriller about the power of petty hearsay, “Red-Headed Woman,” another early 30’s comedy starring Jean Harlow, and “Laura,” a landmark 1944 film noir starring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney.

Saturday started with a 10:00 AM screening of “This is Cinerama,” introduced by Leonard Maltin at Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, one of the theatres specifically built for that short-lived widescreen process. I then saw the gripping 1950 film noir “The Underworld Story,” the 1936 screwball comedy “Theodora Goes Wild” starring favorites Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas (grandfather of the aforementioned Illeana), and the 1948 comedy “Unfaithfully Yours,” which stars Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell.

I was relying heavily on Starbucks coffee Sunday morning when I attended the 9:00 AM screening of “Cock of the Air,” a recently restored 1932 comedy. I then went to the Larry Edmunds bookstore, a long-time Hollywood landmark, for a book signing by Tippi Hedren, star of two Alfred Hitchcock films, “The Birds” and “Marnie.” Still beautiful at 87 years old, Ms. Hedren was kind and gracious as she signed my book and sat with me for a picture. I then saw the 1970 film “The Landlord,” which was introduced by stars Beau Bridges and Lee Grant, “What’s Up, Doc,” (1972) introduced by the film’s director Peter Bogdanovich (who confided that Cary Grant’s advice to Ryan O’Neal regarding the portrayal of his character was to “wear silk underpants”), and the somewhat ridiculous but beautiful 1944 film “Lady in the Dark,” again Ginger Rogers, in this film wearing a jewel-lined mink evening gown – the perfect way to end the festival.

After the last film I attended the closing party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, a chance to say goodbye to friends old and new, and to make a few new ones before my departure. I was shocked when I returned to my room and discovered that it was after 3:00 AM. Well, at least I didn’t have to get up for an early screening the next morning.

If you are not a classic film fan I urge you to give one a try. They are a major component of 20th century cultural history and many of them are the foundation for the films we watch today. Do you like special effects and science fiction? Try the original 1933 “King Kong,” or “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951). Are you a romantic comedy fan? Watch “The Lady Eve” (1941) or any of the films of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Suspense? Thrillers? Look up film noir. There are hundreds of dark, bleak 1940’s films full of tension, moral ambiguity and shocking violence, usually more inferred than explicit.

If you are a classic film fan, put the TCM Classic Film Festival on your to-to list. It is 4 days of movie heaven. But be prepared – if you go, you will more than likely be planning your trip for the following year on the plane trip home.      

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FNF prez joins Karie Bible on Hollywood Kitchen to discuss his new books Eddie Muller’s NOIR BAR: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir and Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey.

Tune in Sunday, September 10th at 11:00am PST.

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NOIR CITY Xmas Tickets Now on Sale!

Join host Eddie Muller on Wednesday, December 20, 7:30 pm, at Oakland's historic Grand Lake Theatre for NOIR CITY XMAS! To darken your yuletide spirit, the Film Noir Foundation is presenting – in 35mm – "Cover Up", a 1949 noir film recently restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive, starring William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, and Barbara Britton.

The evening will also feature the unveiling of the program (and poster!) for NOIR CITY 21, the 21st year of the world's most popular film noir festival, coming to the Grand Lake Theatre January 19-28, 2024.

Additionally, between 6:30–7:15 there will be a book signing by Eddie Muller of his three latest – "Kid Noir: Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey", Eddie Muller's "NOIR BAR: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir", and "Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir". These titles will be available for sale at NOIR CITY Xmas through Walden Pond Books – which will be located next to the FNF merchandise table on the Grand Lake Theatre mezzanine.

NOTE: Eddie will also be available for 30 minutes after the show to sign books for those who missed him during the 6:30 signing.

Tickets are now available online for $15 from Eventbrite, and can also be purchased at the theatre box office on the day of the show. Doors will open at 6:30 pm on the day of the event.

Tickets: https://bit.ly/47n1zOR

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NOIR CITY: Portland

We are delighted to finally be returning to the Hollywood Theatre for NOIR CITY Portland, Friday-Sunday, July 19-21, hosted by FNF prez Eddie Muller. The festival includes screenings of two FNF funded restorations, No abras nunca esa Puerta (Never Open That Door) and The Man Who Cheated Himself as well as the 35mm print we funded of The Window. The restorations were performed by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The rest of the festival slate comprises Gilda, Night Has A Thousand Eyes, and Eddie’s favorite film noir, In A Lonely Place.

On Saturday, July 20th at 1:00 PM , Eddie takes a break from hosting to converse about his storied career.  After the talk, Eddie will be available to sign his books.  The Hollywood Theatre will have three of his titles available for purchase - Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir, and for younger, potential noiristas, Kid Noir: Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey. This event requires a separate admission for ticket holders.

You can purchase a NOIR CITY: Portland festival pass for just $50 which grants you admission to all the screenings and to the conversation with Eddie Muller.

The festival’s full schedule and tickets to individual screenings are available on the Hollywood Theatre website.

CONFIRMED 2024 NOIR CITY DATES

NOIR CITY: Portland: Jul 19-21 Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR

NOIR CITY: Chicago: Sep 6-12 Music Box Theatre, Chicago, IL

NOIR CITY: Detroit: Sep 20-22 Redford Theatre, Detroit, MI

NOIR CITY: D.C.: Oct 11-24 AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

NOIR CITY: Philadelphia: Nov 15-17 The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA

*Other U.S. cities will be added as festival dates are confirmed.

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NOIR CITY returns for its sixth year to Detroit’s historic Redford Theatre this weekend, September 22 - 24 with a 75th-anniversary focus on films from 1948. Film Noir Foundation president Eddie Muller will host all eight screenings, as well as sign copies of his latest book "Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir" at 7:00 p.m. tonight.

Two 35mm presentations staring Claire Tevor open the festival screenings at 8:00 p.m. tonight--John Huston’s "Key Largo" featuring an all-star cast—Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson—is paired with Anthony Mann’s beautiful-but-gritty "Raw Deal".

Festival schedule, individual tickets for double features, and passes are available at https://redfordtheatre.com/events/

Friday, September 22 – 8 p.m. KEY LARGO Originally released July 16, 1948 Screenplay by Richard Brooks and John Huston, based on the play by Maxwell Anderson Produced by Jerry Wald Directed by John Huston The final pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is a spine-tingling tale of a WWII veteran (Bogart) running up against a gangster (Edward G. Robinson) who’s holding the staff and guests of a coastal hotel hostage as a hurricane bears down on them. Bacall plays the daughter of proprietor Lionel Barrymore, and noir’s grandest dame, Claire Trevor, is Gaye Dawn, a broken-down chanteuse who’s Eddie G.’s booze-sodden moll. Trevor won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar® for her memorable performance. John Huston’s direction oozes discomfort in every frame, from the claustrophobic staging to the sweat-drenched close-ups of henchmen. So much time is spent on the threat of violence that when things finally do turn bloody in the final act, the impact is devastating. RAW DEAL Originally released May 26, 1948 Screenplay by John C. Higgins and Leopold Atlas, based on the story Corkscrew Alley by Arnold Armstrong and Audrey Ashley Produced by Edward Small Directed by Anthony Mann Social worker Marsha Hunt and gangster’s moll Claire Trevor duke it out for the soul of homme fatal Dennis O’Keefe in this rambunctious display of quintessential noir pulp. O’Keefe busts out of the slammer determined to get even with shyster gang-boss Raymond Burr, who wants O’Keefe dead before he reaches his San Francisco hideout. Anthony Mann made his bones with the gritty, documentary-style T-Men the year before, but here he flips the script and treats fans to a surreal fantasia of violence and vengeance. Everything in the film is slightly off-kilter, from the theremin-infused score to the nervy, dejected narration by Trevor. Stunning images by legendary cinematographer John Alton make this arguably the most visually stylish noir of them all. As Eddie likes to say, it’s “Pure Pulp for Noir People.”

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Passes and Tickets now on sale for NOIR CITY: Detroit

NOIR CITY: Detroit returns to the historic Redford Theatre September 20 - 22, 2024, with four double features hosted by FNF prez Eddie Muller. The festival opens Friday night with Victims of Sin (1951) and Night Editor (1946). Saturday’s matinee boasts Laura (1944) and Framed (1947) with Brute Force (1947) and Black Tuesday (1954) as the evening program. The festival closes Sunday afternoon with the new FNF restoration of the 1952 Argentine film No abras nunca esa puerta (Never Open That Door) and the FNF 35mm preservation print of The Window (1949). The film restoration and preservation were performed through UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Cash bar Friday and Saturday nights will feature select drinks prepared from Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir. Beer and wine will also be served.

SPECIAL EVENT

OPENING NIGHT BOOK SIGNING: 5:30 PM

Arrive early! Eddie Muller will be signing copies of his three latest books, including Eddie Muller’s NOIR BAR: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir.

NOIR CITY ALL-ACCESS PASS - $55

The NOIR CITY: Detroit All-Access Pass includes a private reception with Eddie Muller on Saturday, 9/21, at 6:00 pm in the theatre lobby followed by a 45-minute Q&A in the auditorium. The pass also includes entry to all eight films, a commemorative poster, and early admission to the theatre on opening night. Buy your pass today!

Tickets for each double feature are also available for purchase on the Redford website.

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NOIR CITY Arrives in Philadelphia this July

Join us for our first NOIR CITY: Philadelphia July 21-23 at The Colonial Theatre, located in the historic business district of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The three-day extravaganza will feature nine films from the heart of Hollywood's noir movement: the year 1948, plus the FNF-funded restoration of Woman on the Run (1950).

The 1948 screenings include conventional noir classics like Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai, Anthony Mann's Raw Deal, and John Farrow's The Big Clock, as well as two supernatural noirs -- George Sherman's The Spiritualist and, based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich, Farrow's Night Has a Thousand Eyes. The festival closes with Preston Sturges' noir-tinged dark comedy, Unfaithfully Yours. FNF founder and president Eddie Muller will be on hand throughout the weekend  to introduce the films.

Beginning at noon on Saturday, Eddie will be signing copies of his latest book, Eddie Muller's NOIR BAR – Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir, in The Colonial Theatre's Garden Suite.  The day's first film, Larceny, will begin at 2:00 pm.  Eddie will also have copies of his book Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir available for sale. Pre-signed copies of both books will be available all weekend at The Colonial Theatre's merchandise store.

The full festival schedule  and tickets for double features or single films are available here.

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NOIR CITY D.C. opens today at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center . FNF president Eddie Muller will introduce screenings today through the 15th. Muller's latest books, "Eddie Muller's Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir" and "Kid Noir: Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey," will be available for sale and signing.

Tix: https://bit.ly/44T9FNv

Passes: https://bit.ly/3Z1DQAG

FORCE OF EVIL + intro by Eddie Muller 2:45

ROAD HOUSE (1948) + intro by Eddie Muller 4:45

THE BIG CLOCK + intro by Eddie Muller 7:15

PITFALL (1948) + intro by Eddie Muller 9:30

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NOIR CITY Philadelphia This Friday

Join us for our first NOIR CITY: Philadelphia this weekend, July 21-23, The Colonial Theatre located in the historic business district of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The three-day extravaganza will feature nine films from the heart of Hollywood's noir movement: the year 1948, plus the FNF-funded restoration of WOMAN ON THE RUN (1950).

The 1948 screenings include conventional noir classics like Orson Welles' THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, Anthony Mann's RAW DEAL, and John Farrow's THE BIG CLOCK, as well as two supernatural noirs – George Sherman's THE SPIRITUALIST and, based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich, Farrow's NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES. The festival closes with Preston Sturges' noir-tinged dark comedy, UNFAITHFULLY YOURS. FNF founder and president Eddie Muller will introduce all the films.

Beginning at noon on Saturday, Eddie will be signing copies of his latest book, EDDIE MULLER'S NOIR BAR – COCKTAILS INSPIRED BY THE WORLD OF FILM NOIR, in The Colonial Theatre's Garden Suite. The day's first film, LARCENY, will begin at 2:00 pm. Eddie will also have copies of his book DARK CITY: THE LOST WORLD OF FILM NOIR available for sale. Pre-signed copies of both books will be available all weekend at The Colonial Theatre's merchandise store. → Film schedule and tickets for double features or single films are available here.

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NOIR CITY D.C. returns to its home at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, October 13 -26 with 25 films from the heart of Hollywood's noir movement, 1948. The festival includes a selection of titles featured earlier this year at NOIR CITY flagship festival in Oakland, California. In addition, NOIR CIYT D.C. features three films not screened in Oakland: Gordon Douglas’s Atomic espionage tale Walk a Crooked Mile; Edgar G. Ulmer's rarely screened tale of avarice Ruthless; and Fred Zinnemann’s revenge noir Act of Violence.

FNF president Eddie Muller will introduce screenings on the festival's opening weekend, Oct. 13–15. Muller's latest books, Eddie Muller's Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir and Kid Noir: Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey," will be available for sale and signing. Film historian and FNF board member Foster Hirsch will introduce screenings Oct. 20–22.

The lineup also includes three films starring Edward G. Robinson highlighting his remarkable range. In Irving Reis’ All My Sons (based on the play by Arthur Miller) Robinson plays a small-town factory owner whose son (Burt Lancaster) suspects may have been responsible for the crime that his business partner was convicted of. In John Huston’s Key Largo, he plays one of his most iconic roles, Johnny Rocco, an exiled mobster who has snuck in to the U.S. to complete the deal that will allow him to return to his former glory. Finally, he plays a tormented psychic who tries to save the life of the daughter of his onetime fiancé and the manger of their mind reading act in john Farrow’s Night has a Thousand Eyes, based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich. Schedule and tickets are available at the AFI’s NOIR CITY festival page. NOIR CITY passes ($200) can be purchased here.

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Mr. Muller Goes to Washington

NOIR CITY D.C. returns to its home at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, October 13 -26 with 25 films from the heart of Hollywood's noir movement, 1948. The festival includes a selection of titles featured earlier this year at NOIR CITY flagship festival in Oakland, California. In addition, NOIR CITY D.C. features three films not screened in Oakland: Gordon Douglas's Atomic espionage tale Walk a Crooked Mile; Edgar G. Ulmer's rarely screened tale of avarice Ruthless; and Fred Zinnemann's revenge noir Act of Violence.

FNF president Eddie Muller will introduce screenings on the festival's opening weekend, Oct. 13–15. Muller's latest books, Eddie Muller's Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir and Kid Noir: Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey," will be available for sale and signing.

Foster Hirsch, FNF board member and author of Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher—Television will introduce screenings Oct. 20–22.

The lineup also includes three films starring Edward G. Robinson highlighting his remarkable range. In Irving Reis' All My Sons (based on the play by Arthur Miller) Robinson plays a small-town factory owner whose son (Burt Lancaster) suspects may have been responsible for the crime that his business partner was convicted of. In John Huston's Key Largo, he plays one of his most iconic roles, Johnny Rocco, an exiled mobster who has snuck in to the U.S. to complete the deal that will allow him to return to his former glory. Finally, he plays a tormented psychic who tries to save the life of the daughter of his onetime fiancé and the manger of their mind reading act in john Farrow's Night has a Thousand Eyes, based on the novel by Cornell Woolrich.

Schedule and tickets are available at the AFI's NOIR CITY festival page. NOIR CITY passes ($200) can be purchased here.

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It's the final day of NOIR CITY Philadelphia at The Colonial Theatre, Four screenigs hosted by Eddie Muller who will also be signig copies of his new book, "NOIR BAR – Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir starting at 12:00 PM in the Colonial Theatre's Garden Suite.

Tickets and schedule: https://thecolonialtheatre.com/films/festival/

Sunday kicks off with Anthony Mann's "Raw Deal", photographed by Mann's frequent collaborator in noir, John Alton, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Marsha Hunt, and Claire Trevor. John Farrow's "Night Has a Thousand Eyes", starring Edward G. Robinson, follows and is based on the novel by Cornel Woolrich. The evening double bill begins with Anatole Litvak's adaption of Lucille Fletcher's radio play," Sorry, Wrong Number", starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. The festival wraps up with a screening of writer/director Preston Sturges' black comedy, "Unfaithfully Yours", starring Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell.

Eddie will also be signing copies of his new book, Eddie Muller's "NOIR BAR – Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir starting at 12:00 PM in the Colonial Theatre's Garden Suite, prior to the Saturday 2:00 PM screening of "Larceny". Copies of Eddiee's book "Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir" for sale. Pre-signed copies of both books will be available all weekend at the Colonial Theatre's merchandise store.

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Today at the TCM Classic Film Festival

Eddie Muller Book Signing 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Sunday, April 16 Club TCM at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Eddie Muller, host of TCM’s Noir Alley and cocktail connoisseur, signs his new book, "Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir", releasing May 23, 2023. Exclusive pre-sale copies are available for purchase at the TCM Boutique, located in the lobby of the TCL Chinese Theatres, and at the signing event through Larry Edmunds Bookshop.

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NOIR CITY returns for its sixth year to Detroit’s historic @Redford Theatre, September 22 - 24 with a 75th-anniversary focus on films from 1948. Film Noir Foundation president Eddie Muller will host all eight screenings, as well as sign copies of his latest book "Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir" at 7:00 p.m. on opening night. Festival schedule, individual tickets for double features, and passes are available at https://redfordtheatre.com/events/

Two 35mm presentations open the festival screenings at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22-- John Huston’s "Key Largo" featuring an all-star cast—Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson—is paired with Anthony Mann’s beautiful-but-gritty "Raw Deal". Saturday offers up a matinée and an evening double feature. Anatole Litvak’s suspenseful "Sorry, Wrong Number" starring the inimitable Barbara Stanwyck and Jean Negulesco’s love triangle gone wrong tale Road House play in the afternoon. Robert Wise’s "Odds Against Tomorrow" (1959) anchors the evening’s double bill and is preceded by a tribute to Harry Belafonte who co-starred with Robert Ryan in Wise’s explosive heist film. Nicholas Ray’s tender tragedy "They Live by Night" ends the day. A Sunday matinée double feature finishes off the festivities: John Farrow’s nail-biting "The Big Clock" and Frank Borzage’s haunting Southern Gothic noir "Moonrise".

The NOIR CITY: Detroit All-Access Pass (only $50!) provides entry to all eight films, a commemorative poster, PLUS a private reception and onstage Q&A with Eddie Muller on Saturday night, September 23, 5:30 p.m. at the Redford Theatre. The All-Access pass also grants early admission (6:30 p.m.) for the 7:00 p.m. Friday night book signing of Eddie 's book signing The All-Access Pass is only available at https://redfordtheatre.com/events/noir-city-detroit-all-access-pass/

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NOIR CITY returns to Chicago's Music Box Theatre August 25 - 31, to celebrate the heart of Hollywood's noir movement with "Film Noir in 1948"! Friday through Sunday screenings will be presented by Eddie Muller, Film Noir Foundation founder and host of TCM's Noir Alley, and films Monday through Thursday will be introduced by FNF board member Alan K. Rode.

Highlights include a 35mm screening of Robert Wise’s BLOOD ON THE MOON on Wednesday, August 30. In this Western noir, Tate Riling (Robert Preston) enlists an old friend and itinerant cowboy Jim Garry (Robert Mitchum) to help with his scheme to force an aging rancher (Tom Tully) to sell his herd at a discount. When Lufton’s daughter Amy (Barbara Bel Geddes) gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right. Alan will be singing his book Blood on the Moon an hour before the show starts and during the intermission after the film. Since this is NOIR CITY: Chicago, two films set in the Windy City will screen during the festival. First, Call NORTHSIDE 777, featuring Jimmy Stewart as a crusading reporter determined to free convicted killer Richard Conte whom he believes is innocent, plays on Saturday, August 26. Eddie will be signing his most recent release Eddie Muller's NOIR BAR: Cocktails inspired by the World of Film Noir that day as well, time TBA. Then on Tuesday, August 29, Alan Ladd plays another reporter in CHICAGO DEADLINE, screening in 35mm, who becomes obsessed with finding the truth about the life and death of Rosita (Donna Reed) after discovering her corpse.

→ NOIR CITY: Chicago's full schedule, all-access passes, and tickets are available here.