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The tenth anniversary of NOIR CITY, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco will premiere January 20th at 7:00 . Angie Dickinson will join us as our special guest star between screenings of THE KILLERS (1964) and POINT BLANK (1967) on Saturday January 21st. Among other special events, there will be new prints of rarities including THREE STRANGERS, THE GREAT GATSBY and THE BREAKING POINT. The Czar of Noir, Eddie Muller will be officiating and throwing a special party on January 28th.  You really don't want to miss this Mother of all Noir Festivals! Hope to see you there!

Here is my introduction to the classic Michael Curtiz swashbuckler Captain Blood (1935) and discussion with Patrice Wymore Flynn at the Million Dollar Theatre during the Los Angeles Conservancy's Last Remaining Seats festival during June 2011.