Location: Central Cinema Brandon Ryan and Central Cinema present A one night screening of The Maltese Falcon The story follows a San Francisco private detective (Humphrey Bogart) and his dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are competing to obtain a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette. In this series, the focus will be to examine classic film noir movies spanning to the neo noir genre of modern day films. Film noir, a classic film style of the 1940s and 50s, is noted for its dark themes, stark camera angles and high-contrast lighting. Comprising many of Hollywood?s finest films, film noir tells realistic stories about crime, mystery, femme fatales and moral conflict.