(*In select locations, check theatre for showtimes)
SUN MAY 3 & WED MAY 6
British comedy troupe Monty Python applies their off-the-wall humor to the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. With Graham Chapman (“I am Arthur, King of the Britons!”), Terry Gilliam as the Bridge-keeper (“What…is your quest?”), Eric Idle as Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir-Lancelot and John Cleese as the incredibly determined Black Knight. (“It’s just a flesh wound!”)
1975
Rated PG
SAT MAY 9*, SUN MAY 10 (MOTHER’S DAY) & WED MAY 13
Before there was Wicked, there was The Wizard of Oz. Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her friends in this beloved Technicolor musical. With Judy Garland as Dorothy (“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…”), Billie Burke as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (“Are you a good witch or a bad witch?”) and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West. ("I’ll get you, my pretty…and your little dog too!")
1939
Rated G
STARTING MAY 15
Comedy adventure—and monster-sized hit—that introduced Shrek (Mike Myers), an ogre who rescues a princess (Cameron Diaz). Entertaining for both children and adults, this clever parody of fairy tales won the first Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. Eddie Murphy plays Shrek’s scene-stealing donkey sidekick. ("We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I'm making waffles!")
2001
Rated PG
SUN MAY 24, MON MAY 25 (MEMORIAL DAY)* & WED MAY 27
Grease is STILL the word! John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John star in the original high school musical (“Summer loving, had me a blast…”) The dynamite score (the album went multi-multi-platinum) includes “Greased Lightnin’,” “Beauty School Dropout” (performed by 50’s heartthrob Frankie Avalon) and “You’re the One That I Want.” (“I’ve got chills…they’re multiplying…and I’m losin’ control!”)
1978
Rated PG
SAT MAY 30*, SUN MAY 31 & WED JUNE 3
Tim Burton’s blockbuster launched the Batman movie franchise and made “Batmania” a cultural phenomenon. Michael Keaton stars (“I’m Batman!”) and Kim Basinger is inquiring photo-journalist Vicki Vale. With original songs by Prince and a marvelously maniacal performance by Jack Nicholson (“Where does he get those wonderful toys?”) as the Joker (“I have given a name to my pain, and it is Batman.”)
1989
Rated PG-13
