American Movie Treasures: Universal Noirs

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Film noir was almost as much a ‘house’ specialty for Universal studios in the 1940s and ‘50s as horror films had been in the 1930s. We continue our centennial celebration of Hollywood’s oldest ‘major’ studio, with a look at how Universal’s noir specialists – directors like Robert Siodmak and Jules Dassin, and producers like Mark Hellinger and Joan Harrison – made their distinctive contribution to pushing the style and themes of film noir towards a greater social and psychological realism.

American Movie Treasures: Universal’s Movies is presented with the support of the Embassy of the United States, with special thanks to Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich. Presented with the assistance of Universal Studios. Thanks to Trevlyn Gilmour (US Public Affairs Office), Peter Langs (Universal Studios).

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Saturday, 18 August 2012
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  Duel(1971, M)
  Hurrying to his next meeting, travelling salesman Dennis Weaver pushes past a semi-trailer on a mountain pass. Its driver seems … more »
  4:30pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 6 January 2013
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  Man's Favourite Sport(1964, G)
  Thirty years on and in the autumn of his career, producer-director Howard Hawks struck a deal with Universal that promised … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 13 January 2013
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  Hellzapoppin'(1941, G)
  A film buff’s taste in Hollywood comedy teams tells you a lot. Most will hold their noses up at … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 20 January 2013
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  Pillow Talk(1959, G)
  Although they’ve never met face-to-face, swinging tunesmith Rock and prudish designer Doris share a party telephone line and mutual … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 27 January 2013
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  The Major and the Minor(1942, G)
  Sophisticated lady Ginger Rogers is in one heck of a jam, stuck without money for a train ticket. Conning the … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 3 February 2013
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  Phantom Lady(1944, G)
  The facts of the plot are (unsurprisingly) from a novel by Cornel Woolrich: lonely married guy Henderson fights with his … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 10 February 2013
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  Black Angel(1946, PG)
  The most ‘cult’ of Universal’s string of Cornell Woolrich adaptations drew on a novel that the writer developed from … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Saturday, 16 February 2013
- Vertigo(1958, PG)
  Still clearly the key achievement of Hitchcock’s late and high career of the 1950s, Vertigo has become the emblem … more »
  8:15pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 17 February 2013
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  Brute Force(1947, G)
  The brutalised and bitter convicts of Westgate Federal pen (including Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, John Hoyt and Howard Duff) plan … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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Sunday, 24 February 2013
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  Criss-Cross(1949, M)
  Aimless armoured car driver Steve (Burt Lancaster) keeps scratching the one scar that never seems to stop itching: his lust … more »
  2pm
  Arc cinema, Canberra, ACT
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