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Blazing Saddles is indeed a comic gem, made in 1974 when Mel's brand of comedy was still in vogue. Cleavon Little plays Bart, a black railroad worker in 1874 whose act of rebellion against his abusive boss dooms him to ... read more
Blazing Saddles
1974 | | Comedy, Western | d. Mel Brooks
Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman

Arts Festival Plaza
Saturday, Aug 8 at 09:00 PM

Signature Classic

The term masterpiece often frightens viewers away from important works of the cinema. No need to worry about Rio Bravo. Howard Hawks not only created a late masterpiece, but produced a film that gathered together many of the ... read more
Rio Bravo
Sponsor Appreciation Event / 50th Anniversary Screening
Sponsored by Hunt Family Foundation
1959 | Not Rated | Western, Romance | d. Howard Hawks
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 6 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm

Pass Holders / Invitation Only

Adapted from the 1949 novel by Jack Schaefer, producer-director George Stevens has created a timeless classic -- certainly one of the five finest Western films ever created. A mysterious gunman rides into a Wyoming valley and helps the homesteaders in ... read more
Shane
#3 in the “Top 10 Westerns of all time” by the AFI (2008)
1953 | Not Rated | Western, Drama | d. George Stevens
Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 14 at 03:00 PM
Archival 35mm

(re)Discovery

The plot of The Tall T is as clear and pure as a mountain stream. While in town on an errand, affable rancher Pat Brennan (Randolph Scott) loses his horse in an unwise bet and resigns himself to a long ... read more
The Tall T
Sponsored by Charles & Ann Horak
1957 | Not Rated | Western, Action | d. Budd Boetticher
Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 14 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm