https://amherstcinema.org/series/noirvember

Four noirs (THE MALTESE FALCON, DOUBLE INDEMNITY, THE HITCH-HIKER and ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW) get showcased at the Amherst Cinema--each getting a Sunday matinee screening and a mid-week evening reprise.

We won't hold our breath for a mainstream screening of the four French films from 1932 that actually kicked off the beginning of film noir--LA NUIT DU CARREFOUR, COEUR DE LILAS, AU NOM DE LA LOI and TUMULTES--but that's just what's needed to create a breath of fresh air in the study of this subject. As our FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT series wraps up with its "final finale" after Thanksgiving, it's nice to have been able to screen those four (even if they didn't appear back-to-back-to-back-to-back) as a way of throwing down the gauntlet for a more accurate and complete history of film noir.