Murder, deception, obsession, and betrayal take center stage in this exploration of film noir and neo-noir. Iconic classics have been chosen to help discover how filmmakers use shadow, suspense, and flawed protagonists to create some of the most compelling and enduring stories ever brought to the screen. We will view the following movies as examples of classic noir and neo noir: Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder,1944); Laura (Otto Preminger, 1944); Detour (Edgar G. Ullmer, 1945); The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks,1946); Nightmare Alley (Edmund Goulding, 1947); Key Largo (John Huston, 1948); The Big Clock (John Farrow,1948); The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949); Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950); Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958); The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950); The Manchurian Candidate (Jonathan Demme, 1962); Body Heat (Lawrence Kasdon, 1981); and The Player (Robert Altman, 1992). We watch each week's movie in advance of the session. Participants must obtain the movies on their own; they can usually be found through streaming services or on DVD from the public library. Each movie is presented by one member who has volunteered to lead the discussion in a way that encourages fulsome engagement by all attendees.
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