LOS ANGELES NOIR Launch Events
The latest in the Akashic noir series will be launched in Los Angeles this week:
WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 at 7 pm
DUTTON’S BRENTWOOD Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 476-6263
www.duttonsbrentwood.com
Denise Hamilton, Janet Fitch, Lienna Silver, Emory Holmes II
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THURSDAY APRIL 12 at 6:30-8 pm.
Reception/Booksigning/Classic Film Screening
EGYPTIAN THEATER
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
323/461-2020
This event is sponsored by American Cinemathque on opening night of the 8th Annual Los Angeles Noir Film Festival. This is a ticketed event for the cocktail party reception, booksigning and film screening. Tickets are approx. $10.
ACT OF VIOLENCE, 1948 MGM (Warner Classics), 81 min. A dark masterpiece made during the Metro tenure of producer Dore Schary, this is emblematic film noir: Psychically-scarred WWII POW Robert Ryan stalks war hero Van Heflin from sylvan Big Bear Lake to the nocturnal underbelly of postwar downtown L.A. Stellar Robert Surtees cinematography captures not only the city, but superb performances from the whole cast, including a jaw-droppingly gorgeous 20-year old Janet Leigh and Mary Astor as a street-wise hooker! Directed by the great Fred Zinnemann. NOT ON DVD
FORCE OF EVIL, 1948, MGM (Paramount), 78 min. One of the most distinctive works of the original film noir era, Abraham Polonsky's directorial debut is both a detailed exposé of the New York numbers racket (based on Ira Wolfert's journalistic novel, Tucker's People), and a riveting tale of a fallen man's search for his soul (John Garfield, who also produced, burns up the screen in one of his best roles). Stylized art direction complements the vivid New York location footage. Featuring an evocative score by David Raksin and a memorable supporting performance by the great Thomas Gomez as Garfield's older brother. An innovative and superlative film in every respect!
Confirmed are: Jim Pascoe, Diana Wagman, Christopher Rice, Denise Hamilton, Neal Pollack, Patt Morrison, Emory Holmes II, Gary Phillips, Lienna Silver, Naomi Hirahara
For more info go to http://egyptiantheatre.com/tixtheatregeneralinfo.htm#directions.
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FRIDAY APRIL 13 at 7 pm
VROMAN’S BOOKSTORE
695 E. Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
626/449-5320
www.vromansbookstore.com
Patt Morrison, Naomi Hirahara, Emory Holmes II, Janet Fitch, Neal Pollack, Denise Hamilton.
**
SATURDAY APRIL 14 at 5 pm
Cocktail Party and Book Signing
MYSTERY BOOKSTORE
1036 Broxton Ave
Los Angeles CA 90024
www.mystery-bookstore.com
310/209-0415
Jim Pascoe, Naomi Hirahara, Denise Hamilton, Gary Phillips, Emory Holmes II, Lienna Silver, Diana Wagman, Christopher Rice
SUNDAY APRIL 15 at 3 pm
MYSTERIOUS GALAXY
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Ste 302
San Diego, CA 92111-1040
858/268-4747
www.mystgalaxy.com
Gary Phillips, Jim Pascoe, Denise Hamilton, Emory Holmes II
**
MONDAY APRIL 16 at 7 pm
BORDERS TORRANCE
310/540-7000
Panel Discussion: Los Angeles Noir – Then and Now
Naomi Hirahara, Denise Hamilton, Susan Straight, Emory Holmes II
**
TUESDAY APRIL 17
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1201 Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
tel: (310) 260-0158
Panel Discussion: Women Writing Noir
Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Diana Wagman
**
SATURDAY APRIL 21 at 5 pm
SKYLIGHT BOOKS
1818 N. Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323/660-1175
www.skylightbooks.com
Denise Hamilton, Patt Morrison, Christopher Rice, Susan Straight, Diana Wagman, Janet Fitch, Neal Pollack and Jim Pascoe read, discuss and sign LA NOIR
**
FRIDAY APRIL 27 at 5 pm
LATFoB party at the Mystery Bookstore in Westwood
1036 Broxton Ave
LA CA 90024
310/209-0415
www.mystery-bookstore.com
This is an annual party the store holds for ALL its authors, so we’ll be among those mingling and meeting and greeting and signing
**
SATURDAY APRIL 28 from 1-2 pm
LA Times Festival Of Books @ UCLA
Akashic Group Signing
Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Diana Wagman, Emory Holmes II, Lienna Silver, Christopher Rice, Brian Roley.
**
SUNDAY APRIL 28 from 1-2 pm
LATFOB Group Signing
At the Mystery Bookstore Booth
Michael Connelly, Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe and Gary Phillips.
For more info, visit www.akashicbooks.com/losangelesnoir.htm
WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 at 7 pm
DUTTON’S BRENTWOOD Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 476-6263
www.duttonsbrentwood.com
Denise Hamilton, Janet Fitch, Lienna Silver, Emory Holmes II
**
THURSDAY APRIL 12 at 6:30-8 pm.
Reception/Booksigning/Classic Film Screening
EGYPTIAN THEATER
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
323/461-2020
This event is sponsored by American Cinemathque on opening night of the 8th Annual Los Angeles Noir Film Festival. This is a ticketed event for the cocktail party reception, booksigning and film screening. Tickets are approx. $10.
ACT OF VIOLENCE, 1948 MGM (Warner Classics), 81 min. A dark masterpiece made during the Metro tenure of producer Dore Schary, this is emblematic film noir: Psychically-scarred WWII POW Robert Ryan stalks war hero Van Heflin from sylvan Big Bear Lake to the nocturnal underbelly of postwar downtown L.A. Stellar Robert Surtees cinematography captures not only the city, but superb performances from the whole cast, including a jaw-droppingly gorgeous 20-year old Janet Leigh and Mary Astor as a street-wise hooker! Directed by the great Fred Zinnemann. NOT ON DVD
FORCE OF EVIL, 1948, MGM (Paramount), 78 min. One of the most distinctive works of the original film noir era, Abraham Polonsky's directorial debut is both a detailed exposé of the New York numbers racket (based on Ira Wolfert's journalistic novel, Tucker's People), and a riveting tale of a fallen man's search for his soul (John Garfield, who also produced, burns up the screen in one of his best roles). Stylized art direction complements the vivid New York location footage. Featuring an evocative score by David Raksin and a memorable supporting performance by the great Thomas Gomez as Garfield's older brother. An innovative and superlative film in every respect!
Confirmed are: Jim Pascoe, Diana Wagman, Christopher Rice, Denise Hamilton, Neal Pollack, Patt Morrison, Emory Holmes II, Gary Phillips, Lienna Silver, Naomi Hirahara
For more info go to http://egyptiantheatre.com/tixtheatregeneralinfo.htm#directions.
**
FRIDAY APRIL 13 at 7 pm
VROMAN’S BOOKSTORE
695 E. Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
626/449-5320
www.vromansbookstore.com
Patt Morrison, Naomi Hirahara, Emory Holmes II, Janet Fitch, Neal Pollack, Denise Hamilton.
**
SATURDAY APRIL 14 at 5 pm
Cocktail Party and Book Signing
MYSTERY BOOKSTORE
1036 Broxton Ave
Los Angeles CA 90024
www.mystery-bookstore.com
310/209-0415
Jim Pascoe, Naomi Hirahara, Denise Hamilton, Gary Phillips, Emory Holmes II, Lienna Silver, Diana Wagman, Christopher Rice
SUNDAY APRIL 15 at 3 pm
MYSTERIOUS GALAXY
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Ste 302
San Diego, CA 92111-1040
858/268-4747
www.mystgalaxy.com
Gary Phillips, Jim Pascoe, Denise Hamilton, Emory Holmes II
**
MONDAY APRIL 16 at 7 pm
BORDERS TORRANCE
310/540-7000
Panel Discussion: Los Angeles Noir – Then and Now
Naomi Hirahara, Denise Hamilton, Susan Straight, Emory Holmes II
**
TUESDAY APRIL 17
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1201 Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
tel: (310) 260-0158
Panel Discussion: Women Writing Noir
Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Diana Wagman
**
SATURDAY APRIL 21 at 5 pm
SKYLIGHT BOOKS
1818 N. Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323/660-1175
www.skylightbooks.com
Denise Hamilton, Patt Morrison, Christopher Rice, Susan Straight, Diana Wagman, Janet Fitch, Neal Pollack and Jim Pascoe read, discuss and sign LA NOIR
**
FRIDAY APRIL 27 at 5 pm
LATFoB party at the Mystery Bookstore in Westwood
1036 Broxton Ave
LA CA 90024
310/209-0415
www.mystery-bookstore.com
This is an annual party the store holds for ALL its authors, so we’ll be among those mingling and meeting and greeting and signing
**
SATURDAY APRIL 28 from 1-2 pm
LA Times Festival Of Books @ UCLA
Akashic Group Signing
Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Diana Wagman, Emory Holmes II, Lienna Silver, Christopher Rice, Brian Roley.
**
SUNDAY APRIL 28 from 1-2 pm
LATFOB Group Signing
At the Mystery Bookstore Booth
Michael Connelly, Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe and Gary Phillips.
For more info, visit www.akashicbooks.com/losangelesnoir.htm
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Sherratt on
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Oh, Naomi, I can hardly wait. I'll be buying several copies of the book, "Los Angeles Noir", at the L. A. Times Book Festival. I’ll stop at the Akashic booth on Saturday at 1:00, where you and Denise are signing. Also, I hope I'm able to attend at least one of the other great events that you have lined up. It's always nice to see you, and it always nice to read your work. Hey, maybe you can introduce me to Michael Connelly. He'll be signing with you, no?
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