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Plaza Art House |
Landmark. Revolutionary. Masterpiece. A New Wave. French film critic-turned director Jean-Luc Godard’s first film, Breathless has been called a number of things. A student of American crime films and a restless revolutionary artist, Godard upended most ... read more |
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Sponsored by Broadcast Film Critics Association / Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1960 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 PM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary, French with English Subtitles
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Signature Classic |
Essentially working without a script, professional crew, or budget, the late Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda crafted Easy Rider into one of the most iconic road films released in the late 60's. Director Hopper and Fonda play two young ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1969 | R | Crime, Drama | d. Dennis Hopper Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 10:00 PM
New 35mm No one under 13 admitted
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(re)Discovery |
"'Okay Marlowe,' I said to myself. 'You're a tough guy. You've been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you're crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. Now let's see you do something really ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1944 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Edward Dmytryk Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 10:00 AM
Archival 35mm
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Plaza Art House |
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four ... read more |
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Sponsored by The Moor Foundation 1950 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Akira Kurosawa Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori Philanthropy Theatre
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 07:30 PM
Digital 60th Anniversary, Japanese with English Subtitles
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The Dude abides! In this off-beat parody of film noir from the Coen brothers, Jeff Bridges plays “Dude” Lebowski, a laid-back slacker with a penchant for bowling and joint-smoking, who is mistaken for a millionaire – also named Lebowski ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1998 | R | Comedy, Crime | d. Ethan and Joel Cohen Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 PM
Digital No one under 13 admitted
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Signature Classic |
An offer you can’t refuse, Francis Ford Coppola’s definitive tale of two generations of an influential Mafia clan is an absorbing study of power, corruption, and family ties. Marlon Brando won Best Actor for his portrayal of Godfather Don Corleone, ... read more |
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Sponsored by Ardovino's Desert Crossing / Sunturians 1972 | R | Crime, Drama | d. Francis Ford Coppola Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 06:30 PM
Restored 35mm No one under 13 admitted
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Throughout his life, Orson Welles had trouble with money. Despite periods of great success in his early career, Welles’ ambitions always outpaced his resources, leaving him stretched thin while supporting his elaborate radio, theatre and film projects (as well as ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1947 | Not Rated | Crime, Mystery | d. Orson Welles Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm
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Orson Welles' baroque border drama which, along with Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, is often cited as the terminus of Hollywood's "film noir" cycle. Appropriately, the picture has more than a little darkness in it as it straddles a lazy stretch ... read more |
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Introduced by Special Guest Peter Bogdanovich Sponsored by 1958 | Not Rated | Crime, Thriller | d. Orson Welles Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 03:30 PM
Archival 35mm
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Plaza Art House / (re)Discovery |
“Tools of the trade…” says Joe Shishido’s jowly assassin Jo as he opens a large and heavy metal case revealing sniper rifles, handguns and an assortment of knives. Later he’ll set a man’s hair on fire with an aerosol ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1963 | Not Rated | Action, Crime | d. Seijun Suzuki Jo Shishido, Ichiro Kijima, Misako Watanabe Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 13 at 09:30 PM
Digital Japanese with English Subtitles
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