The Classic Matinee Film Noir Series at Brooks Memorial Library

Come in from the icy cold! The Classic Matinee Film Noir Series at Brooks Memorial Library runs on Wednesday afternoons at 2 pm.

Today, Wednesday, Feb 26, at 2 PM, warm up with some intrigue and suspense in a mythical South American community involved in a war-surplus contraband racket. For title information please contact the Brooks Library. 

What is film noir? Literally it means “black film” and it is a Hollywood genre of crime movie of the 1940’s and 50’s that developed mostly out of the Great Depression crime fiction.

After the film stick around for a little discussion lead by cinephiles Tom Bedell, golf/beer journalist and lover of film; and Tim Metcalfe, veteran Hollywood screenwriter and Brattleboro Film Festival Advisory Board member.

Location Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room. Contact Info Jerry Carbone 802-254-5290 jerry@brookslibraryvt.org http://brookslibraryvt.org/ 

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