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Celebrate Noirvember with us and see two iconic Film Noirs on the big screen for the price of one at our special Double Feature Matinee on November 2nd. We are starting things off with the James Cagney/ Joan Blondell pre-code film BLONDE CRAZY and then finishing things off with a curated Noir from TCM Writer Hannah Jack with THE ASPHALT JUNGLE. ππ²π π§πΆπ°πΈπ²ππ at amblertheater.org/specialsRegister for the free DEEP FOCUS ZOOM seminar about THE ASPHALT JUNGLE with TCM Writer Hannah Jack on Nov 18th at 7:30 at deepfocusfilm.org
ππ―πΌππ πππ’π‘ππ ππ₯πππ¬ (ππ΅π―π): No, BLONDE CRAZY is not a film noir. Itβs a pre-Code drama starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell as two charming con artists. So why is it leading Noirvember? Well, it could be called proto noir. Its sharp banter and rebellious spirit foreshadowed noir attitudesβalbeit with a lighter touch. Itβs a warm up for the βrealβ noirs that follow. Featuring a superb supporting cast including Louis Calhern, Noel Francis, Ray Milland, and Guy Kibbee.
ππ―πΌππ π§ππ ππ¦π£ππππ§ ππ¨π‘πππ (ππ΅π±π¬): (2:30 pm): THE ASPHALT JUNGLE is a gritty noir directed by John Huston that follows a team of crooks attempting an audacious jewel heist. Anchored by superb performances, including Sterling Hayden as the tough guy, Jean Hagen as a needy girlfriend, Louis Calhern as a sleazy attorney, and Marilyn Monroe as a kept woman in a luminous breakout performance. The film was made at MGM, but studio boss Louis B. Mayer was not a fan: βItβs trash. That Asphalt Pavement thing is full of nasty, ugly people doing nasty things. I wouldnβt cross the street to see sh*t like that.β Well, that quote may be apocryphal, but has there ever been a better film noir endorsement? With Sam Jaffe and James Whitmore.
BLONDE CRAZY and THE ASPHALT JUNGLE will be screened as a double feature, with a break in between both films.
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