""In the 1940s, Hollywood had their studio orchestras, and were still beholden to that classic European orchestral score approach," he says. "But in the '50s, that really changed, and The Man With the Golden Arm had a lot to do with that.""
""Watch the movie! It's gangsters, it's everything. It's a typical noir story except the guy is a rock singer.""
""this one has a serious crime element, it's in black and white ... Like, that's the Elvis noir movie.""
Awards seasons sometimes give Oscars to the right person but for a film some consider the wrong choice, with examples like Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman and Martin Scorsese for The Departed. Brass instruments were rarely used in 1940s film scores as studio orchestras favored a classic European orchestral approach, and the 1950s brought change influenced by films such as The Man With the Golden Arm. The festival schedules live jazz performances before screenings, featuring pianists, guitarists, tap dancers and singer Elizabeth Bougerol, who appears on this year’s poster. King Creole functions as a noir entry starring Elvis. The festival moved to the Grand Lake after leaving the Castro Theatre, which reopens with a renovated auditorium and altered seating.
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