And the Winner Is…
most Fridays, January 6th – March 16th at 6pm
Join us during award show season as we salute Hollywood’s biggest successes with these Academy Award© Best Picture winners from the past 80 years!
January 6th – It Happened One Night – 1934, Not Rated, 105 minutes.
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert both won Academy Awards© for their performances in Frank Capra’s screwball comedy about a spoiled heiress and an out-of-work reporter who meet up on a cross-country road trip – causing words and sparks to fly.
January 13th – Casablanca – 1942, Not Rated, 102 minutes.
“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” So goes one of the greatest star-crossed romances put to film. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in this spine-tingling, heart-breaking tale of love, rebellion and loss set in World War II North Africa as an American expatriate bar-owner and the one that got away.
January 20th – An American in Paris – 1951, Not Rated, 113 minutes.
Brilliant choreography, dazzling colors and gorgeous cinematography characterize Vincente Minelli’s charming musical about a struggling American painter trying to make it in Paris and the romantic entanglements that ensue as he pursues his dreams…and his dream girl. Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron star in this visual showstopper.
January 27th - No film this week, please join us for our Chinese New Year Celebration!
February 3rd – On the Waterfront – 1954, Not Rated, 108 minutes.
Marlon Brando turns in a stunning performance as an ex-prize fighter who “coulda been a contender,” but instead finds himself working as a longshoreman. He puts his fighting spirit to use, however, when he takes a stand against corrupt union bosses after witnessing their brutality first-hand. Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and Eva Marie Saint co-star.
February 10th – The Apartment – 1960, Not Rated, 125 minutes.
Jack Lemmon plays an insurance man trying to climb the corporate ladder – with the assistance of the apartment which he lends to the executives at his company for their weekly trysts. He grows sick of cleaning up after them, however - especially when one of their messes takes the form of the lovely elevator girl played by Shirley MacLaine.
February 17th – The Sting – 1973, Rated PG, 129 minutes.
Robert Redford lights up the screen as a young grifter in 1930s Chicago who teams up with the veteran flim-flam man played by the magnificent Paul Newman to seek vengeance upon the mob boss who killed their mutual friend in this epic heist film. Their plot involves a phony racetrack con with more twists and turns than a real racetrack.
February 24th - No film this week.
March 2nd – Annie Hall – 1977, Rated PG, 93 minutes.
Commonly lauded as one of the greatest not-so-romantic comedies of all time, Annie Hall features brilliant performances by writer-director-star Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in the iconic role created especially for her. The story follows the professionally neurotic writer Alvy Singer’s rocky relationship with the titular quirky, aspiring actress.
March 9th – Shakespeare in Love – 1998, Rated R, 122 minutes.
This playful and exciting film presents a fictional account of William Shakespeare’s tribulations, adventures and romance while crafting Romeo and Juliet – or “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter.” As presented here, Shakespeare is inspired to greatness as he meets, falls in love with, and loses a beautiful young noblewoman. Featuring a star-making performance by Gwyneth Paltrow.
March 16th – SPECIAL: Programmer’s Choice – This film will be announced after this year’s awards have aired…stay tuned to find out which of your favorite movies from the last year will represent the most recent crop of industry-lauded films!
March 23rd – No film this week, please join us for Geek Fest!
March 16th – No Film this week, please join us next Friday for the WEIRD SCIENCE Film Series!