Film Series

Films and Dates

West Side Story -- September 4th "Special Showing"

With biting lyrics by Stephen Sondheim set to a magical Leonard Bernstein score, WEST SIDE STORY adapts the basic conflicts of Romeo and Juliet to the rivalry of New York City street gangs. The vitality of Jerome Robbins' choreography is unmatched in its cinematic brilliance and blends with the other elements of the film to create an utterly distinctive movie experience.

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.