Take a trip down the dark alleys of Film Noir, filled with unscrupulous men, state corruption and crimes waiting to be sold. Listen to our hosts favourite urban thrillers, as they try to figure out what Film Noir even is. A genre? A style? Or a mode of production that dominated Hollywood post World-War II. Inspired by our current program Tales From Nightmare Alley, we dive deep into this infamous moment of American cinema that forever marked the cinematic landscape.
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In celebration of David Lynch’s masterpiece Mullholland Drive being re-released in a 4K restoration, we will immerse ourselves in the now Oxford English Dictionary defined ‘Lynchian’ world. Effortlessly balancing on the dividing line between art and mainstream, artistic centipede Lynch established himself in a career full of iconic films as the figurehead of American surrealist cinema. His feature films sketch a dream reality in which he dissects the violent tendencies beneath the surface of American culture in a gruesome and humorous way. You’re in for a Lynchian-styled treat.
Films mentioned
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- The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks, 1946)
- The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (Tay Garnett, 1946)
- Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
- Dr. Mabuse, Der Spieler (Fritz Lang, 1922)
- Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Fritz Lang, 1933)
- M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
- The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1956)
- Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944)
- Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945)
- Night & The City (Jules Dassin, 1950)
- Nightmare Alley (Edmund Golding, 1947)
- Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, 2021)
- Where The Sidewalk Ends (Otto Preminger, 1950)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920)
- Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
- Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950)
- The Night of The Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
- Night of The City (Jules Dassin, 1950)
- Kiss of Death (Henry Hathaway, 1947)
- Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955)
- North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
- Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
- Taxi Driver (Martin Scorcesse, 1976)
- Point Blanc (John Boorman, 1967)
- Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
- Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
- Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011)
- Thief (Michael Mann, 1981)
- Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
- Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1995)
- Lady in a Cage (Walter Grauman, 1964)
- Panic Room (David Fincher, 2002)
- Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch, 1992)
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