SUN APR 19 & WED APR 22
High school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) raises playing hooky to an art form in this 80’s comedy from writer/director John Hughes. Whether it’s singing from a parade float (“Shake it up baby, now…”) or crashing a fancy restaurant, Ferris knows how to show his friends a good time. (“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”)
1986
PG-13
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
SAT SEPT 19*, SUN SEPT 20 & WED SEPT 23
In Chapter Two of the epic adventure, presented with additional footage not seen in the original theatrical version, Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring. Along the way they meet Gollum, a grotesque creature who owned the ring for 500 years and is obsessed with getting it back. (“Must have the precious. They stole it from us!”)
2002
PG-13
SAT SEPT 26*, SUN SEPT 27 & WED SEPT 30
In this thrilling climax to the trilogy, armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world. And one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Winner of 11 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director (Peter Jackson), and presented here with footage not seen in the original theatrical version. (“My friends…you bow to no one.”)
2003
Rated PG-13
SUN OCT 4 & WED OCT 7
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? Shelley Duvall, as Nicholson’s distraught wife, discovers her husband is turning into someone she barely recognizes. (“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.”)
1980
Rated R
SAT OCT 10*, SUN OCT 11 & WED OCT 14
“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
SUN OCT 18 & WED OCT 21
“Was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the lead pipe?” 80’s comedy based on the popular board game, presented with all three of its original different endings. Murder is on the menu at a mysterious mansion and the quirky suspects include Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry and Eileen Brennan. (“I have absolutely no idea what we’re doing here, but I am determined to enjoy myself!”)
1985
Rated PG
SUN OCT 25, WED OCT 28 & SAT OCT 31 (HALLOWEEN)*
Wes Craven’s ORIGINAL Scream, the one that thrilled and surprised 1990’s audiences and revived the slasher movie genre. A group of teenagers are fans of horror movies, taking delight in debating all the tropes and cliches of the genre. (“There’s a formula to it! A very simple FORMULA!”) But when reality starts to imitate art, it’s no laughing matter. (“Do you like scary movies?”)
1996
Rated R
SUN NOV 1 & WED NOV 4
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in this inspiring tale of hope, friendship and resilience, set behind the walls of a maximum-security prison. Nominated for seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Actor (Freeman) and ranked #1 by IMDB as the most popular film of all time. With one of the most satisfying movie endings ever. (“Get busy living or get busy dying.”)
1994
Rated R
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 & WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Sleep all day, party all night, never grow old…teenage vampire living in the 1980’s! A sleeper hit decades before the Twilight saga, this dark comedy featured a hot young cast including Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Gertz and the Two Corys (Feldman and Haim) and, naturally, a soundtrack of pop tunes. It doesn’t get any more 80’s! (“Even though you’re a vampire, you’re still my brother.”)
1987
Rated R
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 & WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Epic finale of the Twilight Saga. Newly-weds Bella and Edward are now a vampire couple (yes, it’s a new Bella) and the birth of their child brings them into conflict with the Volturi, the powerful aristocracy who control the vampire world. With the help of their werewolf allies, Bella and her family face the climactic showdown that will determine their fate. (“I thought we’d be safe forever, but forever isn’t as long as I’d hoped.”)
2012
Rated PG-13
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 & THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 (HALLOWEEN)
William Friedkin directed this horror classic, nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, presented here with footage not contained in the original theatrical release. Linda Blair plays a 12-year-old girl whose bizarre behavior forces her distraught mother (Ellen Burstyn) to conclude that her daughter may be possessed by the devil, and that only an exorcist can help. (“The power of Christ compels you!”)
1973
Rated R
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
“Tighten your seat belt” for the ORIGINAL blockbuster about daring storm chasers who risk their lives to study the dark side of nature. Primo special effects put you inside the action, as an ensemble cast led by Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton explore the mysterious and deadly world of tornadoes. You haven’t fully experienced this thrilling spectacle until you see it on the big screen in 4K Digital. (“It’s a wonder of nature, baby!”)
1996
Rated PG-13
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
“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 24 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
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
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
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
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 & WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11
Love is in the air with this irresistible romantic comedy set in London during the Christmas season. The varied plotlines, all of them with love as their theme, feature a first-rate ensemble cast that includes Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth and Bill Nighy as a jaded rock star with a mischievous wit. (“Despite all my complaining, we have had a wonderful life!”)
2003
Rated R
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s landmark crime drama is also a dark comedy, filled with surprises. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson star as hitmen who banter about things outside their violent profession (“You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris?”) Nominated for 7 Oscars® including Best Picture and winner for its VERY original screenplay. (“They call it a Royale with cheese.”)
1994
Rated R
SUNDAY, JULY 21 & WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
In this first half of the epic finale of the Harry Potter series, Harry prepares for his ultimate battle with Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). When Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic, Harry and his friends must rely on one another more than ever to find the Horcruxes which contain parts of the Dark Lord’s soul…before it’s too late. (“These are dark times, there is no denying.”)
2010
Rated PG-13
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 & WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
Every moment he has lived has led to this: the powerful conclusion to the Harry Potter series. Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione take their stand on the ramparts of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the final showdown between Harry (“Let’s finish this the way we started…together!”) and his arch-enemy Lord Voldemort. (“Harry Potter…the boy who lived…come to die!”)
2011
Rated PG-13
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 & WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14
Treat the whole family to this animated science fiction adventure directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles) about a giant robot who falls from outer space and is befriended by a curious, caring boy (“Welcome to downtown ‘Coolsville.’ Population: Us!”) A cult classic, presented here in its Signature Edition with footage not included in the initial theatrical release. (“You are who you choose to be.”)
1999
Rated PG
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 & WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21
Spirited teen comedy that became a surprise hit and a cult classic. In the cutthroat world of competitive cheerleading, two high school squads are headed for an epic showdown. Led by rival captains Kirsten Dunst (‘This is not a democracy, it’s a cheer-ocracy.”) and Gabrielle Union, the two teams stop at nothing to achieve cheerleading perfection (“THESE are not spirit fingers…THESE are spirit fingers!”)
2000
Rated PG-13
