Past Films

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

One of the best science-fiction action movies ever made, presented in 4K Digital. Arnold Schwarzenegger (“I’ll be back”) is a cyborg assassin re-programmed to protect Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and her son John (Edward Furlong) from an advanced, shape-shifting newer model (Robert Patrick). The fate of humanity hangs in the balance! With ground-breaking, Oscar®-winning special effects. (“Hasta la vista, baby!”)

1991

Rated R

THE LAND BEFORE TIME

THE LAND BEFORE TIME

SUNDAY, MARCH 3 & WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

Animated action-adventure that started a franchise beloved by children of all ages. Executive producers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg teamed with director Don Bluth for this story set in a time when the earth was new. Five young dinosaurs take an incredible journey, overcoming obstacles and banding together in friendship. (“Some things you see with your eyes. Others you see with your heart.”)

1988

Rated G

THE QUIET MAN

THE QUIET MAN

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 & WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

Classic love story set in Ireland. John Wayne plays a former American boxer who moves to a village full of colorful characters and falls in love with fiery redhead Maureen O’Hara. (“Oh, but the kisses are a long way off yet!”) Her obstinate brother (Victor McLaglen) and Wayne come to blows in a rousing climax peppered with trash talk and grudging respect. (“Your widow—me sister—could’ve done a lot worse.”)

1952

Rated G

JURASSIC PARK

JURASSIC PARK

SUNDAY, MARCH 17 & WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

Before there was a World, there was a Park. This is the ORIGINAL, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Michael Crichton’s best-selling book. Billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) creates a theme park inhabited by cloned dinosaurs and invites scientists (Sam Neill, Laura Dern) and his grandchildren to preview the attraction. What could go wrong? (“Welcome to Jurassic Park.”)

1993

Rated pg-13

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

SUNDAY, MARCH 31 (EASTER) & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

Much-loved adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. In an era of arranged marriages, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) is determined to marry for love. To her amazement she finds the one person she cannot stand is the one man she may not be able to resist. With Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn, Judi Dench and Matthew Macfadyen as the proud and equally amazed Mr. Darcy. (“You have bewitched me, body and soul.”)

2005

Rated PG

THE GODFATHER

THE GODFATHER

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10

Director Francis Ford Coppola turned Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel about a fictional crime family into an epic. This Best Picture Oscar® winner revived the career of Marlon Brando, who was named Best Actor as Don Vito Corleone. (‘I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”) With a star-making performance from young Al Pacino as Michael. (“Don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family again.”)

1972

Rated R

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE DARK KNIGHT

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

Directed by Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) and considered by many to be the best Batman movie ever. The first-rate cast includes Heath Ledger, who gives a chilling Oscar®-winning performance as the Joker. (“Why so serious?”) Christian Bale stars as millionaire Bruce Wayne, who moonlights as “The Batman,” Gotham City’s masked vigilante (“I’ve seen now what I would have to become to stop men like him…”)

2008

Rated PG-13

HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE

HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, SUNDAY, APRIL 21 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

When Hogwarts hosts students from other schools (“the proud sons of Durmstrang and the lovely ladies of Beauxbatons”) for the legendary (and dangerous) Triwizard Tournament, Harry is unexpectedly chosen to be a contestant. Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith) provides dance lessons for the glittering Yule Ball. (“I will not have you behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons!”)

2005

Rated PG-13

INTERSTELLAR

INTERSTELLAR

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 & WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24

Futuristic epic from visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. When a disastrous agricultural famine devastates the planet, a team of astronauts led by Matthew McConaughey embarks on a mission to find a new home for the human race. Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects and tailor-made for the big screen. (“Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.”)

2014

Rated PG-13

TITANIC

TITANIC

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 & WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31

Director James Cameron’s romantic epic that became a box office phenomenon. Leonardo DiCaprio (“I’m the King of the World!”) and Kate Winslet star as young lovers who meet on history’s most famous doomed ocean liner (he’s from steerage, she’s first class). Winner of 11 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, with special effects that still dazzle on the big screen. (“But this ship can’t sink!”)

1997

Rated PG-13

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

New 4K digital restoration of director John Carpenter’s action thriller (and cult classic). In a crime-ridden future, New York City is walled off as a maximum-security prison. (“Once you go in, you don’t come out.”) When Air Force One crashes in Manhattan, renegade warrior Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is sent to rescue the President. (“I’m goin’ in!”) Russell’s favorite role of the five films he made with Carpenter. (“Call me Snake.”)

1981

Rated R

CASABLANCA

CASABLANCA

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (VALENTINE’S DAY)

World War II love story and Best Picture Oscar® winner starring Humphrey Bogart as a cynical cafe owner who is more of a romantic than he lets on (“Here’s looking at you, kid”). When long-lost love Ingrid Bergman shows up in Casablanca, sparks fly. Claude Rains is Captain Renault, whose approach to law enforcement is, well, flexible. (“I’m shocked, SHOCKED, to find that gambling is going on in here.”)

1942

Rated PG

HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (PRESIDENT’S DAY) & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) returns for his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. New adventures abound, with a flying car, a hostile tree (the Whomping Willow), an enchanted diary and a house-elf named Dobby. Kenneth Branagh plays vain celebrity professor Gilderoy Lockhart, author of “Magical Me.” (“Let me introduce you to your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher…me!”)

2002

Rated PG

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13

Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is determined to have a “good old-fashioned family Christmas,’’ but Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) and a house full of wacky relatives don’t make it easy. Chase and Quaid are joined by fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray. Beverly D’Angelo is Clark’s always supportive wife, Ellen. (“We checked every bulb, didn’t we?”)

1989

Rated PG-13

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

SUNDAY DEC 17, WEDNESDAY DEC 20 & SUNDAY DEC 24 (CHRISTMAS EVE)

Frank Capra’s classic is a cherished Christmas tradition for countless families. Building & Loan owner George Bailey (James Stewart) is all that stands between the good people of Bedford Falls and the wicked miser Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore). When misfortune strikes on Christmas Eve, George realizes, with the help of an angel, that he truly has a “wonderful life.” (‘No man is a failure who has friends.”)

1946

Rated PG

AIRPLANE

AIRPLANE

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 & WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10

Off-the-wall comedy that spoofs every disaster movie cliché. The fate of an imperiled airliner depends on Ted Striker (Robert Hays), a nervous former pilot with a “drinking problem.” Ex-girlfriend Elaine (Julie Hagerty) is the flight attendant. (“There’s no reason to become alarmed… by the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?”) Leslie Nielson plays the no-nonsense doctor who lends a hand. (“And don’t call me Shirley.”)

1980

Rated PG

HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER'S STONE

HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER'S STONE

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, MONDAY, JANUARY 15 (MLK DAY) & WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17

Experience the MAGIC of Harry Potter’s first adventure! Daniel Radcliffe stars as an 11-year-old orphan who learns his true identity (“You’re a wizard, Harry!”) and is enrolled at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (“Keep an eye on the staircases. They like to change.”) Co-starring Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry’s new friends Ron & Hermione. (“She needs to sort out her priorities!”)

2001

Rated PG

BEETLEJUICE (35TH ANNIVERSARY)

BEETLEJUICE (35TH ANNIVERSARY)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 & WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25

“It’s showtime!” Michael Keaton is Beetlejuice (“the ghost with the most, babe”) in this supernatural comedy from director Tim Burton. Ghosts Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis need help scaring off an unwanted family, so they hire the bizarre “freelance bio-exorcist” Beetlejuice. With Winona Ryder in her breakout role as a teenager obsessed with the afterlife. (“I myself AM strange and unusual.”)

1988

Rated PG

THE SHINING

THE SHINING

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 (HALLOWEEN) & WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1

Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic, based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel. Jack Nicholson (“Here’s Johnny!”) is the caretaker of a closed hotel with a really…bad…past. He and his family are virtually alone in the spooky old building. Or are they? Shelly Duvall, as Nicholson’s distraught wife, discovers her husband is turning into someone she barely recognizes. (“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”)

1980

Rated R

A CHRISTMAS STORY

A CHRISTMAS STORY

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

We double-dog-dare you not to love this heartwarming comedy! 9-year old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants a “Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle” for Christmas, but no one else thinks that’s a good idea (“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!”). Darren McGavin plays Ralphie’s dad (“the Old Man”), who receives an unusual lamp as a “major award.” (“Aaah! ‘Fra-GEE-lee!’ It must be Italian!”)

1983

Rated PG