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Augustus Higginson
writes, "Double Indemnity. The
Maltese Falcon. Sunset Boulevard.
A Touch of Evil. These stylish
classic Hollywood crime dramas all belong to
a cinematic genre known as film noir,
which saw its golden age from the early
1940s to the late 1950s. Taking its cues
from the hard-boiled detective writings of
authors such as Ben Hecht and Raymond
Chandler, its cynicism, sexual motivations,
and dishonored characters are a direct
reaction to the 'feel good' musicals and
light comedies of the 1930s. Stylistically,
film noir was heavily influenced by German
Expressionist photography, with its low-key
black and white visual style, strange camera
angles, and smoke-filled rooms."
Gus's interest in film noir originates in
his fascination with early Los Angeles and
both the fictional and real life characters
that created it. In his presentation, he
will weave a gleaming black-and-white thread
through numerous stills and clips from
classics of the genre.
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FREE and
ONLINE
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
5:30-7:00 pm CDT
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Sign in 5:00-5:30 pm for
informal cigar and cocktail chatter.
The event will be
called to order at 5:30.
There will be a Q&A session
following the lecture. Audience
participation is invited.
The event will conclude at 7 pm.
An optional cocktail party and
discussion will continue after the
event.
Be sure to have your
cocktails and cigars at ready
hand.
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Higginson is a well known
figure around the Cigar Society and
several other City clubs. He
is a lecturer and docent at the
Chicago Architecture Foundation,
where he guides visitors on walking
tours, and he has taught classes in
the history of architecture and
interior design at Robert Morris
College. He has two degrees in
art history (BA '81 UC Santa
Barbara, MA '85 UC Davis). He
is an accomplished painter.
Some of his own rather monumental
architectural paintings grace the
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About
the
Cigar Society of Chicago
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND
greatest traditions of the city clubs of
Chicago is the discussion of intellectual,
social, legal, artistic, historical,
scientific, musical, theatrical, and
philosophical issues in the company of
educated, bright, and appropriately
provocative individuals, all under the
beneficent influence of substantial
amounts of tobacco and spirits. The
Cigar Society of Chicago
embraces this tradition and extends it
with its Informal Smokers, University
Series lectures, and Cigar
Society Dinners, in which cigars,
and from time to time pipes and
cigarettes, appear as an important
component of our version of the classical
symposium. To be included in the
Cigar Society's mailing list, write to the
secretary at
curtis.tuckey@logicophilosophicus.org
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