THE 22nd ANNUAL FILM NOIR FESTIVAL Produced and hosted by Eddie Muller 

There will be a distinctly feminine slant to the proceedings at NOIR CITY 22 running January 24–February 2, 2025, at Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre. The lineup of classic films, featuring 24 movies over ten days and nights, shines a spotlight on women whose cinematic legacy is entwined with the rise of film noir.

Film Schedule

Saturday Matinée, January 25, 2025

KISS OF DEATH

1:00 PM

Perhaps the definitive “prestige” noir made at 20th Century–Fox, Kiss of Death remains one of the essential crime films. Superbly written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, it features a memorable debut performance from Richard Widmark as leering psychopath Tommy Udo. Presented digitally.

1947, 20th Century–Fox [Disney] 99 min. Dir. Henry Hathaway

THE SLEEPING CITY

3:00 PM

Cop Richard Conte poses as a doctor to investigate a murder in a big city hospital. Coleen Gray is the dedicated nurse who helps him get to the bottom of things-which may include the East River. Shot on location in New York City's Bellevue Hospital. Presented in 35mm.

1950, Universal Pictures. 86 min. Dir. George Sherman

TICKETS FOR SATURDAY MATINÉE DOUBLE FEATURE

Saturday Evening, January 25, 2025

OUT OF THE PAST

7:30 PM

Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas vie for the honor of being betrayed by Jane Greer, the most desirable of devil dolls, in this quintessential noir masterpiece. A grubby private eye (Mitchum) is hired by a sleek gangster (Douglas) to rein in his fugitive frail (Greer). Equal measures of poetry, poignancy, and hardboiled fatalism. Presented in 35mm.

1947, RKO [WB] 97 min. Dir. Jacques Tourneur

THE KILLING

9:30 PM

You’ll think you’ve died and gone to hardboiled heaven. Or is it hell? Kubrick was only twenty-eight when he unleashed this twisty and twisted masterpiece studded with diamond-hard dialogue courtesy of pulp master Jim Thompson. Sterling Hayden arranges a clockwork racetrack robbery only to learn the hard way what happens to best-laid plans. Presented digitally.

1956, United Artists [Park Circus]. 85 min. Dir. Stanley Kubrick

TICKETS FOR Saturday evening DOUBLE FEATURE

Date: January 24 - February 2, 2025