Film Series

Films and Dates

SUPERMAN -- July 10th

"I know. You can do all these amazing things, and sometimes you think that you will BURST WIDE OPEN unless you can tell someone about it, don't you? . . . There's one thing I know for sure, son. And that is, YOU ARE HERE FOR A REASON." Richard Donner directed Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, and Margot Kidder. 1978. 151 minutes. Rated PG.

THIS FILM WILL BEGIN AT EXACTLY 5:30 P.M. HAVE YOUR PARKING TICKET VALIDATED BEFORE 5:30.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF -- July 24th

"Heroes in the real world live twenty-four hours a day, not just two hours in a game. . . . The truth is pain and sweat and payin' bills and makin' love to a woman that you don't love any more. Truth is dreams that don't come true, and nobody prints your name in the paper 'til you die." Richard Brooks directed Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Burl Ives. 1958. 108 minutes. Not rated.

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT -- August 14th

Live a day with John, Paul, George, and Ringo in the first years of Beatlemania. Their incredible energy and humor are contagious. Whether escaping shrieking girls, dashing through the streets of London, recording a new song, or performing at a concert, the lads' charisma still thrills. Directed by Richard Lester. 1964. 85 minutes. Rated G.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE -- August 28th

"I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell truths. I tell what ought to be truth. . . . " Elia Kazan directed Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, and Kim Hunter. 1951. 122 minutes. Not Rated.

PILLOW TALK -- September 11th

An independent career girl and a hopeless womanizer despise each other because they must share a telephone line. However, they have never seen each other. The fun begins when they do. Enjoy witty, pretty people playing in gorgeous clothes in beautiful places. Michael Gordon directed Rock Hudson and Doris Day. 1959. 105 minutes. Not rated.

BRINGING UP BABY -- September 25th

Put together Cary Grant as a befuddled, bespectacled scientist, Katharine Hepburn as a ditzy young heiress, a priceless dinosaur bone, a dog, two leopards, and a pinch of the zany. Then relax and enjoy this classic madcap romp. Howard Hawks directed Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. 1938. 102 minutes. Not rated.

THE GODFATHER -- October 9th

"I never wanted this for you. I work my whole life . . . to take care of my family, and I refused to be a fool, dancing on the string held by all those bigshots. I don't apologize -- that's my life -- but I thought that, that when it was your time, that you would be the one to hold the string. Senator Corleone, Governor Corleone. . . .Well, it wasn't enough time, Michael. It wasn't enough time." Francis Ford Coppola directed Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, and Robert Duvall. 1972. 175 minutes. Rated R.

THIS FILM WILL BEGIN AT EXACTLY 5:30 P.M. HAVE YOUR PARKING TICKET VALIDATED BEFORE 5:30.

THE EXORCIST -- October 23rd

William Friedkin directed Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair. 1973. 121 minutes. Rated R.

ROCKY -- November 13th

"If I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood." John G. Avildsen directed Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, and Burgess Meredith. 1976. 119 minutes. Rated PG.

WHITE CHRISTMAS -- December 11th

Celebrate the holidays with this long-time favorite. Enjoy terrific dancing and old standards like "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep," and the immortal "White Christmas." Set in the early 1950s, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen play successful entertainers who take their song and dance acts to a Vermont inn for Christmas. But because there is no snow, there are hardly any guests. When the men learn that the innkeeper is the beloved general from their years in World War II, they call for help from their old outfit, who remind us that Christmas is about giving. Directed by Michael Curtiz. 1954. 120 minutes. Not Rated.