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“You’ve read the ad, now see the movie!” was the tagline, rooting Airplane! in absolute parody of Hollywood clichés and disaster movies from beginning to end. This was the hugely successful debut of gut-busting trio Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and ... read more |
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1980 | PG | Comedy, Romance | d. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Arts Festival Plaza
Friday, Aug 13 at 09:00 PM
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William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize-awarded play is brilliantly adapted for the screen. The story of a drifter and his effect on some of the inhabitants of a small Kansas town during his brief stay over a Labor Day weekend ... read more |
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World Premiere of Sony’s Restoration Sponsored by 1955 | Not Rated | Drama, Romance | d. Joshua Logan William Holden, Kim Novak, Cliff Robertson Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 03:30 PM
Restored 35mm
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Successful, single Doris Day and pretty playboy Rock Hudson share a party line back in the day when most people didn’t have their own private connection. When his phone hogging gets to be too much, their spite for one ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1959 | Not Rated | Comedy, Romance | d. Michael Gordon Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Monday, Aug 9 at 03:30 PM
Archival 35mm
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Most of what this 70s classic is known for—the light-up dance floor, its soundtrack, John Travolta—almost never came to be due to a tight budget, unproven film star, the Bee Gees’ failing career and last-minute directorial changes. In fact, the ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1977 | R | Drama, Romance | d. John Badham John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 6 at 10:00 PM
35mm No one under 13 admitted
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Signature Classic |
If director John Huston ever needed an excuse to go to Africa, this was it! A salty, riverboat bachelor and a prim Methodist old maid fight their way down an unruly river in hopes of destroying a German warship. ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1951 | Not Rated | Adventure, Romance | d. John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 6 at 07:00 PM
New 35mm
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Signature Classic |
Renowned comedian Buster Keaton is a southern locomotive engineer chasing, and being chased, by Yankees along miles of railway track during the Civil War. Considered to be one of the greatest comedies, Civil War films and train movies ever ... read more |
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With Live Organ Accompaniment by Walt Strony Sponsored by Modern Iron Works Inc 1926 | Not Rated | Comedy, Romance | d. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 04:00 PM
Archival 35mm
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(re)Discovery |
A young ballerina finds herself torn between her passion for dancing and her love for her composer-husband. The wonderful performances, breathtaking Technicolor cinematography and Oscar-winning music have earned this film its status as an enduring classic. Alternating between stark ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1948 | Not Rated | Drama, Romance | d. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Marius Goring, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 12:30 PM
Restored 35mm
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The Time Machine is an enjoyable, colorful and altogether charming George Pal production of H.G. Wells’ first scientific novel from 1895. Set in turn of the 20th century London, it spans to the year 802701 when Mankind is divided ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1960 | Not Rated | Adventure, Romance | d. George Pal Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary
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