Overdrive: L.A. Noir, 1940-1959

Upcoming Programs

Criss Cross
November 2, 2013
This follow-up to the smash hit THE KILLERS reteams director Robert Siodmak with star Burt Lancaster, who once again finds himself on the short side of a deadly love triangle

Without Warning
November 3, 2013
Blonde-obsessed, baby-faced gardener Carl Martin (Adam Williams) kills a string of pick-ups with garden shears, triggering a police investigation that doggedly travels across the city of angels.

M
November 9, 2013
Joseph Losey stylishly reinterprets Fritz Lang’s disturbing 1931 masterpiece about a child killer, whose crimes forge an unlikely alliance between the underworld and police.

Cry Danger
November 9, 2013
Robert Parrish's directorial debut, one of the wickedest, wittiest revenge yarns of the original film noir era, was recently restored under the auspices of the Film Noir Foundation and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Crime Wave
November 10, 2013
One of the best noir thrillers to come out of Hollywood in the 1950s, starring Sterling Hayden.

Act of Violence
November 10, 2013
Respected family man and successful contractor Van Heflin is a World War II veteran lauded for his national service and for bringing much-needed housing to his community.

Double Indemnity
November 16, 2013
Nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Screenplay and Actress.

City of Fear
November 22, 2013
Irving Lerner’s atomic age parable simmers with violence and jumps offscreen with a pounding, jazzy score by Jerry Goldsmith.

Kiss Me Deadly
November 23, 2013
Mickey Spillane’s tough talking New York detective Mike Hammer gets a California makeover in this cult fave by proto-indie filmmaker Robert Aldrich, with gonzo script by A.I. Bezzerides.