I Still Wake Up Dreaming: Noir Is Dead!/Long Live Noir!

The Roxie Theater (which is currently closed for renovations) is going back to black for the third time in approximately a year. From May 14 to May 27, the Roxie has programmed I Still Wake Up Dreaming: Noir Is Dead!/Long Live Noir!

The Roxie has released the film schedule for the festival.

Friday, May 14
Mysterious Intruder starring Richard Dix; (1946)
High Tide; (1947)

Saturday, May 15
99 River Street starring John Payne & Evelyn Keyes; directed by Phil Karlson; (1953)
Shield for Murder starring and directed by Edmond O’Brien; (1954)

Sunday, May 16
Nightmare starring Kevin McCarthy and Edward G. Robinson; (1956)
The Mark of the Whistler starring Richard Dix and Janis Carter; directed by William Castle; (1944)

Monday, May 17
Jealousy; (1945)
The Lady Confesses starring Hugh Beaumont; (1945)

Tuesday, May 18
Treasure of Monte Cristo; (1949)
The Invisible Wall; (1947)

Wednesday, May 19
The Red House starring Edward G. Robinson; (1947)
Sideshow; (1950)

Thursday, May 20
Voice of the Whistler starring Richard Dix; directed by William Castle; (1945)
Lighthouse; (1947)

Friday, May 21
Secret of the Whistler starring Richard Dix; (1946)
Roses Are Red with Charles McGraw; (1947)

Saturday, May 22
Johnny Cool starring Henry Silva & Elizabeth Montgomery; directed by William Asher (Montgomery's husband); (1963)
Cop Hater starring Robert Loggia; (1958)

Sunday, May 23
The Fearmakers starring Dana Andrews; directed by Jacques Tourneur; (1958)
Stolen Identity; (1953)

Monday, May 24
Dark Waters starring Merle Oberon & Franchot Tone; directed by Andre De Toth; (1944)
The Lady and the Monster starring Erich von Stroheim; (1944)

Tuesday, May 25
Secrets of Monte Carlo; (1951)
The Glass Alibi; (1946)

Wednesday, May 26
The Thirteenth Hour starring Richard Dix; (1947)
Below the Deadline; (1946)

Thursday, May 27
Power of the Whistler starring Richard Dix and Janis Carter; (1945)
Behind Locked Doors; (1948)

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Aside from the fact that I wasn't too impressed with The Whistler from last year's Best of Columbia Noir, the lineup looks interesting enough. I know I've seen 99 River Street before. The plot synopses for Behind Locked Doors and Jealousy seem familiar but I can't say if I've seen them or not.

With any luck, like last year, the Castro will counterprogram some interesting films opposite the festival (particularly the nights that a Whistler film is screening).