Thursday, March 6 // The Killers // Rory

Dear Trillsters,

As previously discussed, we'll be taking a break this week but we'll be back at it the following week. On Thursday, March 6 Caroline & Ben will be hosting.

In an effort to dig a little deeper into one of my favorite styles / genres of film, I was looking at a list of the classic era (1940-1958) film noirs included in the National Film Registry and noticed that The Killers (1946) is one of the few that I haven't seen yet. So let's go on this ride together. 

 The Killers was directed by the German-born Robert Siodmak. It was Burt Lancaster's debut film and, although it was not Ava Gardner's debut, it was her first major role. The Killers was adapted from a short story by Ernest Hemingway. It was a critical and commercial success and received Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay. The opening sequence is supposed to be especially noteworthy. After getting a "very long wait" message for The Killers on Netflix, I tried Weirdo Video and they got it for me in about a week. It's 105 minutes so perhaps we can sneak in a DC episode (or two) afterwards.

7:00 start time. Pizza provided. Bring your own beverages.