Rated: R    Runtime: 103 mins.
NOT NECESSARILY NOIR REDUX:

One of the absolute highlights of this season's NOT NECESSARILY NOIR festival was Shane Black's wickedly funny 2005 private-eye mash-up; a wild crowd-pleaser that sent our Saturday night crowd onto 16th Street dazed and buzzed!

KISS KISS BANG BANG
A sadly unheralded film that is now ripe for a reappraisal. An out-of-work crook stumbles into a bizarre plot after he impersonates an actor and lands a role in a film. Things get much dicier when murder steps in! A scintillating blend of film noir and dark humor make this completely unexpected film a pure delight. Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmler, Michelle Monaghan, and Corbin Bernsen. Written and directed by Shane Black. In COLOR. 35mm. 103 mins. 2005. USA.

"There is so much talent on display in "Kiss Kiss" that it will annoy some people. It's a smarty-pants movie, full of wise attitude and cute genre references. That's fine. People who dislike smarty-pants movies can skip this one. There are plenty of stupid-pants movies to choose from." - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle