BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260428T200710Z UID:bjWwkQ DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221204 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20220921T190920 DESCRIPTION: As part of the BFI's In Dreams are Monsters\, Film Noir UK pre sents the two special double bills highly the work and influences of Val L ewton (1904-1951). \n\n A revered name to all horror film enthusiasts\, Va l Lewton is remembered chiefly for the magnificent series of low budget fi lms he produced at RKO between 1942 and 1946. In those years Lewton over s aw films which were subtle psychological studies which blurred the lines b etween the characteristic of both horror and film noir. \n\n These two spe cial curated double bills showcases the best of Val Lewton's work during a nd after his period at RKO: \n\n \n Saturday 19th November: Double Bill 1: Cat People (1942) and The Seventh Victim (1943) \n Saturday 3rd December: Double Bill 2: The Curse of the Cat People (1944) and The Spiral Staircas e (1946) \n \n\n Both screenings will take place at the former Bristol IMA X site (part of the Bristol Aquarium complex) in the centre of Bristol. \n \n Launched in late 2021 by South West Silents\, Film Noir UK is the first dedicated film organisation in the United Kingdom celebrating the ever in fluential world of film noir. \n\n South West Silents is a not-for-profit organisation. With support of the BFI Film Audience Network\, awarding fun ds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audien ces across the UK \n\n \nhttps://www.southwestsilents.com/filmnoiruk \n LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T142737 LOCATION:Former Bristol IMAX ORGANIZER:mailto:noreply-calendar@tito.io SUMMARY:Film Noir UK: RKO Noir/Horror Double Bill URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/rko-noirhorror-double-bill URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/rko-noirhorror-double-bill END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260428T200710Z UID:bjWwkQ1049352 DTSTART:20221203T140000 DTEND:20221203T153000 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20220922T120038 DESCRIPTION:Director: Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise\nStarring: Kent S mith\, Ann Carter\, Jane Randolph\, Simone Simon\, Eve March\nPG /  70min s / USA\n\nRobert Wise’s directorial debut follows on from RKO’s 1942 Cat People\, The Curse of the Cat People (1944) continues the story of the first film’s Oliver Reed. Reed (played by Kent Smith) has now remarried \, living in idyllic Tarrytown\, New York and the father of six-year-old A my (Ann Carter).\n\nWhen Amy becomes withdrawn and speaks of consorting wi th a new "friend"\, Oliver worries that she may be under the influence of the spirit of his first wife Irena. Is it just Amy's imagination or has ‘The Curse of the Cat People’ come to terrorise Reed’s life once mor e?\nWith thanks to BFI Audience Network and Lobster Films\, Paris. LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T123839 LOCATION:Former Bristol IMAX Theatre (Bristol Aquarium)\, Anchor Rd\, Brist ol BS1 5TT\, UK ORGANIZER:mailto:noreply-calendar@tito.io SUMMARY:[Film Noir UK: RKO Noir/Horror Double Bill] Double Bill 2: The Curs e of the Cat People (1944) URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/rko-noirhorror-double-bill X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Director: Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise\ nStarring: Kent Smith\, Ann Carter\, Jane Randolph\, Simone Simon\, Eve Ma rch\nPG /  70mins / USA\n\nRobert Wise’s directorial debut follows on f rom RKO’s 1942 Cat People\, The Curse of the Cat People (1944) continues the story of the first film’s Oliver Reed. Reed (played by Kent Smith) has now remarried\, living in idyllic Tarrytown\, New York and the father of six-year-old Amy (Ann Carter).\n\nWhen Amy becomes withdrawn and speaks of consorting with a new "friend"\, Oliver worries that she may be under the influence of the spirit of his first wife Irena. Is it just Amy's imag ination or has ‘The Curse of the Cat People’ come to terrorise Reed’ s life once more?\nWith thanks to BFI Audience Network and Lobster Films\, Paris. URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/rko-noirhorror-double-bill END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260428T200710Z UID:bjWwkQ1049353 DTSTART:20221203T154500 DTEND:20221203T170000 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20220922T120229 DESCRIPTION:Director: Robert Siodmak\nStarring: Dorothy McGuire\, George Br ent\, Ethel Barrymore\nPG /  102mins / USA\n\nWhile Val Lewton left RKO i n 1946\, but his influence on the studio’s output continued. Set in the first decade of the 20th century\, The Spiral Staircase (1946) tells the s tory of a shadowy serial killer (or is It a shadowy monster?) who has alre ady murdered three girls in a small New England town.\n\nHelen Capel (Doro thea McGuire)\, a mute since childhood\, is a servant girl in an bitter wi dow's household. Caught between the widow's two psychologically opposed so ns Helen comes to suspect that the killer might be within her four walls. After being warned of the danger to her personal safety\, she makes plans to leave the dark old house\, but is it just too late?\n\nDirected by Film Noir regular Robert Siodmak (The Killers\, Criss Cross\, Phantom Lady) wi th the help the master of light and shadow Nicholas Musuraca (Cat People\, Curse of the Cat People\, The Seventh Victim) Spiral Staircase is a wonde rful conclusion to this cinematic influences of the great Val Lewton.\n\nW ith thanks to BFI Audience Network and Lobster Films\, Paris. LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T120229 LOCATION:Former Bristol IMAX Theatre (Bristol Aquarium)\, Anchor Rd\, Brist ol BS1 5TT\, UK ORGANIZER:mailto:noreply-calendar@tito.io SUMMARY:[Film Noir UK: RKO Noir/Horror Double Bill] Double Bill 2: The Spir al Staircase (1946) URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/rko-noirhorror-double-bill X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Director: Robert Siodmak\nStarring: Dorothy Mc Guire\, George Brent\, Ethel Barrymore\nPG /  102mins / USA\n\nWhile Val Lewton left RKO in 1946\, but his influence on the studio’s output conti nued. Set in the first decade of the 20th century\, The Spiral Staircase ( 1946) tells the story of a shadowy serial killer (or is It a shadowy monst er?) who has already murdered three girls in a small New England town.\n\n Helen Capel (Dorothea McGuire)\, a mute since childhood\, is a servant gir l in an bitter widow's household. Caught between the widow's two psycholog ically opposed sons Helen comes to suspect that the killer might be within her four walls. After being warned of the danger to her personal safety\, she makes plans to leave the dark old house\, but is it just too late?\n\ nDirected by Film Noir regular Robert Siodmak (The Killers\, Criss Cross\, Phantom Lady) with the help the master of light and shadow Nicholas Musur aca (Cat People\, Curse of the Cat People\, The Seventh Victim) Spiral Sta ircase is a wonderful conclusion to this cinematic influences of the great Val Lewton.\n\nWith thanks to BFI Audience Network and Lobster Films\, Pa ris. URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/film-noir-uk/rko-noirhorror-double-bill END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR