Dark Stacks - Flamingo Film Noir
Introduction. Screening. Discussion.
Wednesday, January 13
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Clark County Library
Large Conference RoomFilm noir is a cinematic style of dark, cynical crime dramas from the 1940s-1950s Hollywood, characterized by moral ambiguity, fatalism, shadowy low-key lighting, and themes of betrayal and despair.
Dark Stacks was inspired by Eddie Muller's Noir Alley on TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Saturday nights. And just like Noir Alley, your host will first Introduce the film noir selection by first providing interesting facts about the film, the film will then be screened, and afterwards we will discuss the film. We will also highlight some Neo-Noir films here-and-there. Neo-Noir: in short, film noir in the modern era. Same cynical antiheroes, moral quicksand, shadowy conspiracies, and fatalistic vibes-but in color! Typically more nihilistic, more explicit sex/violence, nonlinear storytelling, and a contemporary or futuristic twist.
*We always screen films with closed captioning. However, there are some films we show that due to their age and limited notoriety that closed captioning is not available.
Jan 13 Detour (1945, 1h 6m). Starring: Tom Neal & Ann Savage. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
Feb 10 The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946, 1h 53m). Starring: Lana Turner & John Garfield. Directed by Tay Garnett.
Mar 10 Chinatown (1974, R, 2h 10m). Starring: Jack Nicholson & Faye Dunaway. Directed by Roman Polanski.
Apr 14 This Gun for Hire (1942, 1h 21m). Starring: Veronica Lake & Robert Preston. Directed by Frank Tuttle.
May 11 Touch of Evil (1958, PG-13, 1h 35m). Starring: Charlton Heston & Orson Welles. Directed by Orson Welles.
Jun 9 Laura (1944, 1h 28m). Starring: Gene Tierney & Dana Andrews. Directed by Otto Preminger & Robert Mamoulian.
Jul 14 City That Never Sleeps (1953, 1h 30m). Starring: Gig Young & Mala Powers. Directed by John H. Auer.
Aug 11 Gun Crazy (1950, 1h 27m). Starring: John Dall & Peggy Cummins. Directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
Sep 8 The Man Who Wasn't There (2001, R, 1h 56m). Starring: Billy Bob Thornton & Frances McDormand. Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen.
Oct 13 Decoy (1946, 1h 16m). Starring: Jean Gillie & Edward Norris. Directed by Jack Bernhard.
Nov 10 Dark Passage (1947, 1h 46m). Starring: Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall. Directed by Delmer Daves.
Dec 8 Stranger on the Third Floor (1940, 1h 4m). Starring: Peter Lorre & John McGuire. Directed by Boris Ingster.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free and open to the public.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Entertainment & Theater |
Clark County Library
| Mon, Nov 09 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Closed |
| (Veteran’s Day) | |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Originally opening in 1966 as a three-room library within the Airport Annex building, the Clark County Library moved in 1967 to a storefront. In 1971, the library moved again to its current location using deeded land from the County and with money awarded by the Max C. Fleishman Foundation. The building went on to have two remodels: one completed in 1986, and the second completed in 1994, which resulted in the three-story, 120,000-square-foot building it is today. This redesign notably included a 399-seat theater and an 80-seat black box theater/dance studio. The Library District also added the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, which provides a place for teens to explore and master new technologies and digital skills.
