Detour (1945), Pickup on South Street (1953), & Red Rock West (1993)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, thumbs ride out west with Jeremy and Brian to look for work, but what they find is murder, femme fatales and commie MacGuffins.

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Where to watch:

• Be Kind Video (Burbank)
• Vidéothèque (South Pasadena)
• Cinefile (Santa Monica)
• Detour (Blu-ray | YouTube)
• Pickup on South Street (Blu-ray)
• Red Rock West (Blu-ray)

Other films referenced:

• Victims of Sin
• Easy Rider
• Star Wars
• National Lampoon’s Vacation
• Casablanca
• Mulholland Drive
• Lost Highway
• Double indemnity
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
• The Killing
• Kiss Me Deadly
• Detour (1992)
• Phantom Lady
• The Great Jesse James Raid
• Back to the Future
• Back to the Future Part II
• Shock Corridor
• The Naked Kiss
• The Crimson Kimono
• The Baron of Arizona
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Park Row
• The Cape Town Affair
• The Last Seduction
• Rounders
• Joy Ride (2001)
• The Straight Story
• Blue Velvet
• Wild at Heart
• Twin Peaks
• Ghostbusters
• Fargo
• Blood Simple
• Jerry Maguire
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
• Kill Bill: Vol. 2
• Breakdown
• Blue Chips
• Pleasantville
• Spaceballs
• Kill Me Again