Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 74.  We hope you enjoy the show!

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Eddie Muller

“The Czar of Noir” himself, Eddie Muller produces, programs, and hosts a national network of Noir City film festivals, including right here in Seattle, presented under the auspices of the Film Noir Foundation, a nonprofit corporation he founded in 2005 to rescue and restore films from America and abroad.  The Foundation also publishes NOIR CITY magazine, the world’s leading publication on classic and contemporary noir.

Eddie is also the host of TCM’sNoir Alley and the prolific author of crime fiction like The Distance, and is a recipient of the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America.  His other books include biographies like Tab Hunter Confidential, cinema histories including Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir and the upcoming children’s book Kid Noir: Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey.  In his latest book, Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir, Eddie pairs classic cocktails and modern noir-inspired libations with behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights on film favorites like The Asphalt Jungle, The Big Sleep, and Nightmare Alley.  Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar hits shelves on May 23rd and is available for pre-order now.  Eddie joined us from his home in the Bay Area.

COMING UP ON EPISODE 75:

Join us on Friday, May 26th, when we’ll celebrate our 75th episode with special guest Chris Lemmon - author, television and film actor, star of the acclaimed one man show A Twist of Lemmon and, as you might have guessed, son of beloved Oscar-winning actor Jack Lemmon.