The Ohio Theater has two black-and-white thrillers lined up to keep your adrenaline pumping. First, film noir—you know, detectives, trench coats, rainy cities, cigarettes and evil women—doesn't come much better than Detour, a 1945 thriller, reportedly shot in one week on a budget of $20,000. The bare-bones look serves to make the story of one very unlucky hitchhiker all the creepier. When it comes to existential dread, Detour is a diamond in the rough, and a must-see for lovers of hard-boiled cinema.
Second, Tim Burton, the modern gothic director who hangs out with Johnny Depp and takes fashion tips from The Cure claims he learned everything he knows about filmmaking from this silent classic, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. Made in 1920's Germany, it's a stylish psychological horror film about a murderous sleepwalker. And stay until the end—credited as the first twist-ending in film history.
Detour, Friday, May 23. The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari Friday, May 30.
7pm. $5. Ohio Theatre, 3114 Lagrange St. 419-255-8406. ohiotheatretoledo.org
