Noir Noel
As the holiday cheer approaches the relentless level, there’s nothing like a dose of noir to counteract the goo.
Noir City Xmas features a double bill of cynical, dark 1940s cinema and should reinforce one’s sensible lack of faith in humanity. The program opens with Max Ophuls’
The Reckless Moment, in which accidental homicide happens, and a shady stranger enters the picture, after a California homemaker decides to separate her daughter from the influences of a rotten boyfriend. Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, and James Mason star in the plot-twisty suspense. Henry Hathaway’s
Kiss of Death stars Victor Mature as a parolee who fears for his life after he helps the cops catch a psycho criminal (Richard Widmark) who, due to a D.A. bungle, goes free. The evening will also include an appearance by noir maven Eddie Muller, who will reveal the complete schedule of the upcoming Noir City 14 festival.
— Anita Katz
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