Pacific Cinémathèque — Experience Essential Cinema http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca Weekly Screenings (Fri-Thurs) at Pacific Cinémathèque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver mirabyte Feed Writer DEATH BY VHS: New Cinematic Discoveries from Winnipeg, Manitoba Interesting and inventive VHS, Hi-8, Super-8 and 16mm films and videos from Winnipeg.

SHOWTIMES:
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 7:30pm

]]> http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/dim/death-vhs-new-cinematic-discoveries-winnipeg-manitoba Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:05:58 -0900 Where the Sidewalk Ends Otto Preminger directs and Dana Andrews gives a standout performance in this moody, menacing noir.

SHOWTIMES
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 7:00pm
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 8:40pm

]]> http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/film-noir-2010/where-the-sidewalk-ends Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:06:28 -0900 Lady in the Lake Legendary for its novel attempt at POV filmmaking, this film is almost entirely shot from the first-person perspective of private eye Philip Marlowe, played by Robert Montgomery.

SHOWTIMES:
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 7:00pm
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 8:50pm

]]> http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/film-noir-2010/lady-in-the-lake Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:06:43 -0900 Act of Violence A taut, gripping thriller directed by Hollywood stalwart Fred Zinnemann, and showcasing visuals by veteran cinematographer (and three-time Oscar winner) Robert Surtees.

SHOWTIMES:
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 7:00pm
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 8:50pm

]]> http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/film-noir-2010/act-of-violence Thu, 5 Aug 2010 22:40:17 -0900 Desert Fury This ripe, racy noir from 1947 features Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott in ravishing Technicolour!

SHOWTIMES:
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 9:05pm
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 7:00pm

]]> http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/film-noir-2010/desert-fury Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:05:06 -0900 This Gun for Hire This moody, morbid wartime noir has Alan Ladd, in his breakthrough role, as Phillip Raven, a San Francisco assassin-for-hire in the employ of devious Nazi fifth columnists.

SHOWTIMES:
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 8:50pm
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 7:00pm

]]> http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/film-noir-2010/this-gun-for-hire Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:05:37 -0900 The Killing Stanley Kubrick’s third feature — the legendary director’s breakthrough work — is a marvelously assured hard-boiled noir thriller centering on a classic criminal caper.

SHOWTIMES:
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 8:40pm
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 7:00pm

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