Noir City Hollywood Carries a Tune: Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode on the 2026 Fest’s ‘Face the Music!’ Theme, and How Jazz Lent a Serious Subtext to Classic Crime Films
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For 28 years, the Noir City film festival has been unfolding every spring under the aegis of the American Cinematheque, give or take a couple of early name changes since it began in 1999. The festival has had enough themes over those years that you might imagine its curators had already used up whatever subtopics […]
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Mar 23, 2026 7:48pm PT Noir City Hollywood Carries a Tune: Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode on the 2026 Fest’s ‘Face the Music!’ Theme, and How Jazz Lent a Serious Subtext to Classic Crime Films By Chris Willman Plus Icon Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic ChrisWillman Latest Noir City Hollywood Carries a Tune: Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode on the 2026 Fest’s ‘Face the Music!’ Theme, and How Jazz Lent a Serious Subtext to Classic Crime Films 11 minutes ago Ronnie Bowman, Leading Bluegrass Singer Who Wrote Hits for Chris Stapleton, Kenny Chesney and Other Country Stars, Dies at 64 6 hours ago Sturgill Simpson’s Johnny Blue Skies Album Debuts at No. 3 on Billboard 200, Despite Only Being Released on Vinyl, CD and Cassette 1 day ago See All For 28 years, the Noir City film festival has been unfolding every spring under the aegis of the American Cinematheque , give or take a couple of early name changes since it began in 1999. The festival has had enough themes over those years that you might imagine its curators had already used up whatever subtopics of film noir might have counted as something new under the black sun. But hosts Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode are back at their usual haunt, Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, on April 3-5 and 5-12 with a fresh selection of vintage classics and obscurities under the banner “Face the Music! 20 Tales of Music, Mayhem, and… Murder!” In other words, horns and homicide, together again. Related Stories Variety Launches Inaugural 'TV Week,' a Curated Series of Invite-Only Emmy Season Events
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