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THURSDAY AUGUST 12
11:00 AM
Plaza Days
PLAZA DAYS: Columbia Shorts
Sponsored by
Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 11:00 AM
Tours of the Historic Plaza Theatre and Organ Concert from 11-11:30am. Special presentation of Columbia Pictures short subjects including: The 3 Stooges All The World's A Stooge and the classic cartoon when Magoo Flew.
1:00 PM
(re)Discovery

Based on the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912, this is the film that introduced audiences to former Olympic swimming medalist Johnny Weissmuller and marked the first of six Tarzan movies starring both him and Irish-born actress Maureen ... read more
Tarzan the Ape Man
Sponsored by
1932 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. W.S. Van Dyke
Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 1:00 PM
Archival 35mm

1:30 PM

An anthology of rare and classic short films, selected to amaze the young and inspire the young at heart.

It’s important to instill a sense of wonder at a young age and this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival will ... read more
Art House for Kids: Amazing Shorts

Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 12 at 1:30 PM

3:00 PM
(re)Discovery

Anyone worrying about the fate of Jane after seeing Tarzan the Ape Man, could rest easy with this second Wesimuller/O’Sullivan outing. From the outset it’s clear that Jane hasn’t succumbed to the jungle, but domesticated the jungle man. ... read more
Tarzan and His Mate
1934 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. Cedric Gibbons
Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 3:00 PM
Archival 35mm

4:00 PM
Local Flavor

The compelling, confounding tale of the overdue coming of age of a twenty-something misfit named Barlam. Barlam's awkward transition from boy to man is as much the story of struggling to find one's essence in a world of stereotypes as ... read more
The Sentimental Engine Slayer
With some cast and crew in attendance
Sponsored by Squirrel Productions
2010 | Not Rated | Drama, Drama | d. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Tatiana Velazquez, Nomar Rizo

Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 12 at 4:00 PM
Digital

5:30 PM
Film Talk
Film Talk: Jaws
Oasis Lounge
Thursday, Aug 12 at 5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Signature Classic

A nice summer trip to the beaches of Amity Island goes bad fast as a giant white shark begins munching on errant swimmers. Local police chief Roy Scheider works with a slightly crazed fisherman and a wealthy, self-funded oceanographer ... read more
Jaws
1975 | PG | Thriller, Adventure | d. Steven Spielberg
Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 7:00 PM
Archival 35mm

35th Anniversary
7:00 PM

For a hundred years, virtually the history of American movies, film critics have championed this medium they so unabashedly love. They advise audiences in deciding what movies to see, and why. Better, their reviews illuminate the film-going experience, suggesting paths ... read more
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
With Director and Film Critic Gerald Peary
2009 | Not Rated | Documentary, Documentary | d. Gerald Peary
Roger Ebert, Leonard Maltin, Patricia Clarkson

Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 12 at 7:00 PM
Digital

8:30 PM
Special Events
Pecha Kucha Night Vol.7
Camino Real Dome Bar
Thursday, Aug 12 at 8:30 PM
Pecha Kucha Night gathers creative individuals to share their work and ideas in a casual environment of chilling-out, getting together and exchanging thoughts. Pecha Kucha welcomes creative minds from the fields of Architecture, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Fashion Design, Animation and Design in general. Pecha Kucha represents a new expression venue for people in the creative world.
9:30 PM
Plaza Art House / (re) Discovery

Secluded in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s disfigured face—but at a horrifying price. At once ghastly and lyrical, Eyes Without a Face is a true rarity ... read more
Eyes Without a Face
French with English subtitles
1960 | Not Rated | Drama, Horror | d. Georges Franju
Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel

Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 12 at 9:30 PM
Digital

50th Anniversary, French with English Subtitles