Hotel Noir

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

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

Plot

Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him.[1] 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.[1]

Cast

Production

Hotel Noir "was filmed entirely inside the old Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles in 15 days for less than $300,000".[2][3]

Release

Through a Kickstarter campaign, the film received funding for an independently released theatrical run as well as through Video On Demand.[4]

On 25 September 2012, the film had a Los Angeles County Museum of Art screening.[5] On 27 September 2012, the film premiered in Los Angeles.[6]

On 9 October 2012, it was released in the United States through Video On Demand services.

On 12 October 2012, the film screened at the Warsaw Film Festival in Poland, and received international home releases in Germany and Australia. On 12 October 2012, it opened at the Cinema Village in New York.[7][8] Following this, the film received various runs in select cities nationwide through a partnership with Gathr Films.[9]

In May 2012, Locomotive Entertainment (Colleen Seldin, Simon Barnes, Mili Cumic) offered Hotel Noir for international distribution during the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[1][10]

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

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.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Novarese, Simone (April 24, 2012). "Sebastian Gutiérrez alla regia di Hotel Noir" [Sebastian Gutiérrez to direct Hotel Noir]. BadTaste .it (in Italian). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  2. ^ Reed, Rex (October 10, 2012). "The Bellhop Rings Twice: Hardboiled Throwback Hotel Noir Aims for Nostalgia—Result is a Big Sleep". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  3. ^ Blackadder, Ed (May 8, 2013). "Hotel Noir (VOD)". INFLUX Magazine. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Hotel Noir (August 27, 2013). "Hotel Noir by gato negro". Kickstarter.
  5. ^ Hotel Noir (August 27, 2013). "Update 4: Hotel Noir gets LACMA screening". Kickstarter.
  6. ^ Hotel Noir (August 27, 2013). "Update 3: LA Premiere is Set!". Kickstarter.
  7. ^ "Hotel Noir". catalog.afi.com. AFI. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  8. ^ Hotel Noir (August 27, 2013). "Update 23: NEW YORK RUN STARTS TODAY: SEND PEOPLE!". Kickstarter.
  9. ^ Hotel Noir (August 27, 2013). "Update 26: First Wave of Gathr Screenings in the US". Kickstarter.
  10. ^ "Sebastian Gutierrez-Helmed 'Hotel Noir' Taking Reservations At Cannes Market". Deadline.com. April 20, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "City of Sin". Amazon. January 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "City of Sin". Apple TV (streaming service). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
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