From: COLLINGWOOD ARTS CENTER
Date: Saturday, August 09, 2008
Where: COLLINGWOOD ARTS CENTER

FIRST EVER TOLEDO EVENT--TOLEDO FILM NOIR FESTIVAL

First Ever Festival in Toledo:
Toledo Film Noir Festival
September 12-13, 2008

The classic film genre fastest gaining in popularity in the U.S. is FILM NOIR—that style of film-making that started in the 1940s and continued through the 1950s. Called FILM NOIR, because of the atmospheric black & white photography, darker dramatic themes and vivid characters, it has been a hit on the east and west coast in festivals for several years.

Now Toledo will have its own yearly festival celebrating this fascinating style and era of motion pictures!

The dates: Friday, September 12, 7:30pm and Saturday September 13, 7:30pm

The location: The historic Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Ave. in Toledo’s Old West End.
A classic 600-seat theatre with balcony and 30 foot screen utilizing state-of-the-art projection.

The films:
Friday, September 12: 7:30pm: “D.O.A.” (1949) Edmund O’Brien stars as a man thrust into the nightmare of having to track down the killer who slipped him a fatal poison giving him only days to live! The quintessential NOIR FILM! Unrelenting suspense, excellent location photography in 1940s L.A. & San Francisco!

Friday, September 12: 9:00pm: “TOO LATE FOR TEARS” (1949) “Queen of Noir” Lizabeth Scott stars as an obsessed housewife determined to keep a suitcase full of money mistakenly left in her husband’s car! Typical to NOIR, events snowball and escalate to the point it becomes TOO LATE FOR TEARS! Menacing Dan Duryea and Don DeFore co-star in this tale of ultimate intrigue!

Saturday, September 13: 7:30pm: “HE WALKED BY NIGHT” (1948) Filmed in and around the streets of L.A., Richard Basehart stars as a clever psychotic killer tracked by the Los Angeles Police Department. Far ahead of its time in photographic style and pacing! Full of plot twists, this picture never lets up! Jack Webb, in his most notable pre-Dragnet role, was inspired to create Dragnet as a result of his role in this picture.

Saturday, September 13: 9:00pm: “IMPACT” (1949) A wife and her lover plot the murder of her wealthy husband—and things go totally astray with unforeseen complications! Ella Raines, who had an all-too-brief acting career, stands out as the sexy neurotic schemer whose plans descend deeper and deeper into desperation! Veteran actor Brian Donlevy stands out as the intended victim!

There will be guest hosts both evenings, Admission is $10 each evening or both evenings for a special ticket price of $15. Lighted, attended parking and full theatre concessions available. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online 2 weeks prior to event date.