John August: “Academy’s Film Noir series”

Per John August:

The Academy is hosting a Monday night screening series focusing on film noir:

Fifteen film noir classics from the 1940s, all of which were nominated in the writing categories, will be celebrated in a summer-long screening series, introduced by contemporary screenwriters whose own work reflects the film noir style.

I’ll be handling “The Dark Mirror” on July 12. (Olivia de Havilland! Twins! Murder!)

This looks like a terrific series — excellent opportunity to interface with professional screenwriters and screen some fine movies in a theater setting:

Date Film May 10“The Maltese Falcon,” introduced by Lawrence Kasdan May 17“Shadow of a Doubt” May 24“Laura,” introduced by Scott Frank June 7“Double Indemnity,” introduced by Nicholas Meyer June 14“Mildred Pierce,” introduced by Callie Khouri June 21“The Killers,” introduced by Billy Ray June 28“The Strange Love of Martha Ivers,” introduced by Robin Swicord July 12“The Dark Mirror,” introduced by John August July 19“The Blue Dahlia,” introduced by Wesley Strick July 26“The Stranger” August 2 “Body and Soul” August 9 “Crossfire,” introduced by Brian Helgeland August 16“A Double Life” August 23“Kiss of Death” August 30“White Heat”
For more info, go here.