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NEWSLETTER - APRIL 12, 2019

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Columbia Noir  


Film noir is a genre often enhanced by the shabby, disreputable trappings of the B movie, so it’s no surprise that some of the finest noirs of the studio era were produced at the notoriously budget-conscious Columbia Pictures. This series of eleven dark gems highlights masters of the form, like Fritz Lang (The Big Heat) and Jacques Tourneur (Nightfall), as well as lesser-known filmmakers such as Joseph H. Lewis, who overcame budgetary constraints with a lot of ingenuity and atmosphere.

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This tribute to one of cinema’s freest spirits features fourteen of her films and a collection of interviews and documentaries.

Seven classics from the Italian writer behind Bicycle Thieves, Senso, and Big Deal on Madonna Street.
Get lost in these mind-altering visions from a master of the surreal, then check out an array of special features from our editions of Mulholland Dr., Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and Eraserhead.
Explore the parallels between a Hong Kong martial-arts classic and the candy-colored French musical that served as its unlikely inspiration.

Our guest-programmer series returns with the acclaimed stage and screen director.
EDITION #965
Wanda

Barbara Loden’s first and only feature film is a compassionate and wrenching portrait of a woman stranded on society’s margins.

SPECIAL FEATURES: An hour-long documentary by Katja Raganelli, an appearance by Loden on The Dick Cavett Show, and more

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