Current & Upcoming Films
CHINATOWN AT MIDNIGHT/SO DARK THE NIGHT/BLUEBEARD
Sunday, May 20:
CHINATOWN AT MIDNIGHT
A dangerous nest of thieves headed up by a tough doll picks up unwanted heat when her trigger-happy partner, a smooth psychotic, leaves behind a bloody trail of victims and a bunch of baffled San Francisco cops. Exciting and atmospheric, this rarely screened B noir is high on everyone's must-see list! Starring Hurd Hatfield, Jean Willes, Tom Powers. Photographed Henry Freulich. Directed by Seymour Friedman. In B&W. 35mm Studio Archive Print. 67 mins. 1949. SUN at 3:45 and 8:00
SO DARK THE NIGHT
A noted Parisian detective vacationing in lovely St. Margo becomes involved in the investigation of a string of local murders. Memorable touches on a small scale highlight this mordantly twisted tale of passion under darkly sunny French skies. From the amazingly talented director of GUN CRAZY and THE BIG COMBO (see Friday, May 11). Starring Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden. Photographed by Burnett Guffey. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. In B&W. 35mm Studio Archive Print. 65 mins. 1946. SUN at 2:20 and 6:40
BLUEBEARD
The haunting story of a Parisian artist and puppeteer who, after painting the portraits of beautiful women, strangles them to death. Tortured by this hideous compulsion and powerless to do anything about it, the problem becomes more complicated when he falls in love with the young seamstress who seems fated to become his next victim. A dazzling Poverty Row jewel from the Master of Maudit: Edgar G. Ulmer. Starring John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Teala Loring. Photographed by Eugen Schufftan (uncredited). Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. In B&W. Presented in high quality DIGITAL. 70 mins. 1944. SUN at 5:15 and 9:30
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