Noirvember: Film Noir from Yesterday to Today

Nov. 3–19, 2024

This November, the JBFC will be celebrating the rich history of film noir with screenings, lectures, special guests, events, and themed “unhappy” hours for guests to dress up and catch some of the best of the genre on the silver screen. This series will feature film noirs from both the classic era of the postwar years like Gilda and Mildred Pierce and those made in subsequent decades like Klute, Chinatown, Bound, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Dive into the darker side of cinema with a series of lectures on film noir from NYU Tisch professors, join us for special introductions from film historians and critics, and save your seat for a one-of-a-kind murder mystery dinner.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Nov. 2–16, 2024 When Toontown’s owner is found murdered, all fingers point to cartoon superstar Roger Rabbit. With nowhere else to turn—and the…
The Killers Nov. 3, 2024 Screening & Lecture with NYU Cinema Studies Professor Dana Polan Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called “the Swede.” When the killers find the Swede,…
Film Noir 101 Nov. 4, 2024 Join Dana Polan, Martin Scorsese Professor of Cinema Studies and department chair of NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Martin…
Gilda Nov. 7, 2024 Introduction by Film Critic Sheila O’Malley “Gilda, are you decent?” Rita Hayworth tosses her hair back and slyly responds, “Me?” in one of the great star…
Klute Nov. 10, 2024 This acclaimed thriller stars Jane Fonda as Bree Daniel, a New York City call girl who becomes enmeshed in an…
Sweet Smell of Success Nov. 10, 2024 Screening & Lecture with NYU Cinema Studies Graduate Student Jeff Hughes A powerful newspaper columnist (Burt Lancaster) and a Manhattan press agent (Tony Curtis) tear into the maelstrom of midtown Manhattan’s…
Mildred Pierce Nov. 13–14, 2024 Nov. 13: Introduction by writer Imogen Sara Smith When Mildred Pierce’s (Joan Crawford) wealthy husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on…
Bound Nov. 14, 2024 Sparks fly when Violet (Jennifer Tilly) sets eyes on Corky (Gina Gershon) in an elevator. Violet is the girlfriend of…
Chinatown Nov. 17, 2024 Introduction by Film Critic Odie Henderson 50th Anniversary! Private eye Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II…
Murder, My Sweet Nov. 17, 2024 Screening & Lecture with NYU Cinema Studies Professor Chris Straayer Gumshoe Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is hired by the oafish Moose Malloy (Mike Mazurki) to track down his former girlfriend.…
Murder Mystery Dinner Nov. 19, 2024 Join us for a Night of Mystery and Giving! All proceeds will benefit the Jacob Burns Film Center’s film and…

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