SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 & FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31*
Director John Carpenter’s ORIGINAL horror classic. Escaped maniac Michael Myers returns home 15 years after committing a grisly murder…and just in time for Halloween. Jamie Lee Curtis, in her film debut, plays a babysitter who is stalked by Myers. A sleeper hit at the box office, this thriller inspired a whole series of “slasher movies” featuring teenagers in peril. (“You can’t kill the boogeyman.”)
1978
Rated R
STARTING OCTOBER 31 (CHECK THEATRE FOR DAYS & SHOWTIMES)
Time-travel comedy adventure from Steven Spielberg & Robert Zemeckis. 80’s teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) teams up with mad scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). (“Doc, are you telling me you built a time machine … out of a DeLorean?”) Marty is transported to the year 1955 and must find a way to get “back to the future.” (“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!”)
1985
Rated PG
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Delightful romcom starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. She’s a magazine writer whose assignment is to date a man, drive him crazy, then write an article telling women what NOT to do. He’s a hotshot advertising executive trying to win a bet with his boss in order to land an important account. Both have ulterior motives, complicated by an undeniable attraction. (“True or False? All’s fair in love and war.”)
2003
Rated PG-13
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15*, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
“The hills are alive” with the sound of the most popular musical of all time, winner of the Academy Award® for Best Picture. Julie Andrews stars as governess to the seven lively children of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). Shot on location in Austria, the majestic Alps look awesome on the big screen and the score by Rodgers & Hammerstein is full of favorite tunes. (“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...”)
1965
Rated G
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22*, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
“All aboard!” On Christmas Eve a boy takes a mysterious train bound for the North Pole, in this adaptation of the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. The performance-capture animation used by director Robert Zemeckis made it possible for Tom Hanks to play six roles, including the conductor (“Tickets, please!”) and Santa Claus. (“The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”)
2004
Rated G
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.”)
Rated PG-13
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
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
Before there was a World, there was a Park. This is Steven Spielberg’s ORIGINAL, winner of three Academy Awards®, and based on Michael Crichton’s best-selling book. Billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) creates an island 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
Romantic comedy-drama starring Audrey Hepburn as stylish, free-spirited Holly Golightly and George Peppard as her struggling writer neighbor. Hepburn received a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for her performance and Moon River, by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, won the award for Best Original Song. Hepburn’s dresses by French designer Givenchy helped make her a fashion icon. (“Moon River, wider than a mile…”)
1961
Not Rated
Presented in its extended cut, this highly-regarded second chapter in director Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man trilogy finds Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) struggling to reconcile his personal life with his crime-fighting persona. Co-starring Alfred Molina as mad scientist-turned-mechanical octopus “Doc Ock,” brought to life with Academy Award®-winning special effects. (“Put your arms up…all of them!”)
2004 (with 8 minutes of additional footage)
PG-13
Emma Stone plays an aspiring actress and Ryan Gosling is a struggling jazz pianist in this musical romance that celebrates Hollywood (“It’s another day of sun!”) and the determined young dreamers who inhabit it. Winner of six Academy Awards® including Best Actress (Stone) and Best Director (Damien Chazelle). The Oscar®-winning score is full of magical tunes. (“Someone in the crowd could be the one you need to know…”)
2016
PG-13
Stylish thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense. Cary Grant plays an advertising executive who is being pursued by villains and doesn’t know why. Filmed in wide-screen Vista-Vision, the scene where Grant, alone on a rural highway, is chased by a crop-dusting plane is a classic. Eva Marie Saint co-stars as a mysterious woman who Grant encounters on a train. (“How does a girl like you get to be a girl like you?”)
1959
Not Rated
Comical fantasy based on the beloved children’s book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Matilda (Mara Wilson) is a resourceful 6-year-old who loves to read and must rely on her psychic powers to overcome the challenge of living with her neglectful parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.) (“Why would you want to read when you have a television set sitting right in front of you?”)
1996
Rated PG
Rousing sequel to the 1999 blockbuster finds adventurers Rick & Evelyn O’Connell (Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz) once again exploring ancient Egyptian ruins and digging up trouble, this time with their 8- year-old son. Featuring Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson in his movie debut as the Scorpion King and full of action, humor and, of course, scores of menacing mummies (“Not these guys again!”)
2001
Rated PG-13
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
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 & FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31*
Director John Carpenter’s ORIGINAL horror classic. Escaped maniac Michael Myers returns home 15 years after committing a grisly murder…and just in time for Halloween. Jamie Lee Curtis, in her film debut, plays a babysitter who is stalked by Myers. A sleeper hit at the box office, this thriller inspired a whole series of “slasher movies” featuring teenagers in peril. (“You can’t kill the boogeyman.”)
1978
Rated R
STARTING OCTOBER 31 (CHECK THEATRE FOR DAYS & SHOWTIMES)
Time-travel comedy adventure from Steven Spielberg & Robert Zemeckis. 80’s teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) teams up with mad scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). (“Doc, are you telling me you built a time machine … out of a DeLorean?”) Marty is transported to the year 1955 and must find a way to get “back to the future.” (“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!”)
1985
Rated PG
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Delightful romcom starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. She’s a magazine writer whose assignment is to date a man, drive him crazy, then write an article telling women what NOT to do. He’s a hotshot advertising executive trying to win a bet with his boss in order to land an important account. Both have ulterior motives, complicated by an undeniable attraction. (“True or False? All’s fair in love and war.”)
2003
Rated PG-13
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15*, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
“The hills are alive” with the sound of the most popular musical of all time, winner of the Academy Award® for Best Picture. Julie Andrews stars as governess to the seven lively children of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). Shot on location in Austria, the majestic Alps look awesome on the big screen and the score by Rodgers & Hammerstein is full of favorite tunes. (“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...”)
1965
Rated G
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22*, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
“All aboard!” On Christmas Eve a boy takes a mysterious train bound for the North Pole, in this adaptation of the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. The performance-capture animation used by director Robert Zemeckis made it possible for Tom Hanks to play six roles, including the conductor (“Tickets, please!”) and Santa Claus. (“The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”)
2004
Rated G
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
An American in LA (Cameron Diaz) and a Brit in London (Kate Winslet) swap houses at Christmas time to escape the memory of former boyfriends. They get more than they bargained for when the change of scenery brings unexpected romance. Jude Law and Jack Black co-star in this heartwarming romantic comedy that perfectly captures the spirit of the holiday season. (“I like corny...I’m looking for corny in my life!”)
2006
Rated PG-13
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6*, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, an elf who is, well, different from the other elves. When Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) informs Buddy that he was adopted, he sets out to find his real father (James Caan). A modern Christmas classic, thanks to Ferrell’s endearing performance as Buddy (“Son of a nutcracker!”), whose childlike Christmas spirit softens the most cynical of hearts. (“Santa, HERE? I know him, I know him!”)
2003
Rated PG
STARTING DECEMBER 12
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch!” Jim Carrey stars in this big-screen version of Dr. Seuss’ much-loved children’s story about a grumpy green holiday-hating creature who tries to disrupt the plans of the Christmas-loving residents of the town of Whoville. Carrey brings his unique brand of zany humor to the role (“I must stop this Christmas from coming…but what would I WEAR?”)
2000
Rated PG
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 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
