Lectures & Demonstrations

 

 Tuesday, November 12


2 p.m.
Ed Slaughter, M.D., Phd. delivers a lecture/demonstration entitled "Dark Passage, Cold Comfort: the Oubliettes of Film Noir"

4 p.m.
Coco Starr Kelley, author of the bestselling To Live and Die in Lust, speaks on "The Failure of Relationships in Film Noir."

6 p.m.
Cocktail reception in the Key Largo room.


Wednesday, November 13

3 p.m.
Rick Hadley, Phd., Head of the Film Department, Westmoreland College, Mississippi, discourses at great length on "Subtexts in Johnny Guitar"

4 p.m.
Bill Courington, author of numerous articles in the Medical Examiners Journal presents a lecture/demonstration entitled "Splatter Patterns and Other Gut-Wrenching Authenticities"


Thursday, November 14

10 a.m.
Bradley Comann, M.A. and published poet addresses the subject of language in film noir scripts in his "What Rhymes with D.O.A?"

4 p.m.
Paul Keyser, film noir set construction specialist delivers a lecture entitled "Was That a Pine Box You Ordered?"


Friday, November 15

2 p.m.
Cindy Jacobus, stunt-person and body-double demonstrates various techniques for "How to Survive a Killer's Kiss"

4. p.m.
Greg Lynch, art director, analyzes "Lighting Techniques in Film Noir"

9 p.m.
The Lost Weekend
Closing ceremonies: dining and dancing in the Mildred Pierce Memorial Gardens