Hotel Noir is a 2012 crime film directed and written by Sebastian Gutierrez. The film stars Carla Gugino and Rufus Sewell. The film was shot in color and processed as black and white. It was released as video on demand on October 9, 2012 in the United States. In 2016, the film was retitled City of Sin and re-released in color.

Hotel Noir
Directed bySebastian Gutierrez
Written bySebastian Gutierrez
Produced bySteve Bing
Sebastian Gutierrez
Zach Schwartz
Starring
CinematographyCale Finot
Edited byLisa Bromwell
John Wesley Whitton
Music byRobin Hannibal
Mathieu Schreyer
Production
companies
Release date
  • October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed.

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Release edit

Through a Kickstarter campaign, the film received funding for an independently released theatrical run as well as through Video On Demand.[1] The film premiered in Los Angeles on September 27, 2012[2] in addition to having a LACMA screening two days prior.[3]

It was released in the United States through Video On Demand services on October 9, 2012. It opened in New York at the Cinema Village on October 12, 2012.[4] Following this, the film received various runs in select cities nationwide through a partnership with Gathr Films.[5]

Kickstarter backers for the film began receiving their exclusive DVD/BR releases on January 10, 2013. A limited-run soundtrack was also released.

The film also screened at the Warsaw Film Festival in Poland on October 12, 2012, as well as receiving international home releases in Germany and Australia.

In late 2016, the United States distribution rights to the film were picked up by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, which re-released the film in color on January 3, 2017 under the title City of Sin.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hotel Noir".
  2. ^ "Update 3: LA Premiere is Set! · Hotel Noir".
  3. ^ "Update 4: Hotel Noir gets LACMA screening · Hotel Noir".
  4. ^ "Update 23: NEW YORK RUN STARTS TODAY: SEND PEOPLE! · Hotel Noir".
  5. ^ "Update 26: First Wave of Gathr Screenings in the US · Hotel Noir".
  6. ^ "City of Sin". Amazon. 3 January 2017.

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