The Bundy Museum Presents:
Neo-Noir Film Series
(monthly film series)
2nd Tuesday of every month
(Sept. 2021 - Feb. 2022)Located in the Bundy Annex Theater
(behind the museum)Doors @ 7:00PM
Film Start 7:30PM
Free Admission - (masks are required)
Introduction by Patrick Charsky
Discussion to follow films
List of Films
Sept. 14, 2021 - Point Blank (1967) Oct. 12, 2021 - The Long Goodbye (1973)
Nov. 9, 2021 - Chinatown (1974) Dec. 14, 2021 - Body Heat (1981)
Jan. 11, 2022 - LA Confidential (1997) Feb. 8, 2022 - Zodiac (2007)
Neo-Noir is a revival of the genre of film noir. The term film noir was popularized in 1955 by French critics Raymond Borde and Étienne Chaumeton. The film noir genre includes stylish Hollywood crime dramas, often with a twisted dark wit. Neo-Noir has a similar style but with updated themes, content, style and visual elements.
Film Series Description by Patrick Charsky
Neo-Noir grew out of the end of the Golden Age of Hollywood’s Film Noir style. Some of the most referenced Neo-Noirs are Point Blank which was groundbreaking in its writing style. Chinatown and The Long Goodbye are both from the 1970’s and revolve around a private detective. Recently, Body Heat has gained critical stature as a Neo-Noir from the 1980s. One of the best Neo-Noirs of the 90’s was LA Confidential which won an Oscar for Best Writing. From the 2000’s Zodiac has emerged as a masterpiece from David Fincher.
Neo-Noirs deal with dark themes like corruption, incest, betrayal, and murder. These are not franchise tent-poles. There are hundreds of Neo-Noirs. This film series presents a selection of the best Neo-Noirs of the past decades.
The Bundy Museum of History & Art
129 Main St. Binghamton, NY 13905