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THE GODFATHER
1972 – 2 hr 55 min – USA – color – 35mm – Paramount – R – d: Francis Ford Coppola
w/ Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall
County: June 8 Mon 7:00
Ambler: June 11 Thu 7:00
One of the great American films, THE GODFATHER is the compelling story of a Mafia family establishing itself in America. With legendary performances by Brando, Pacino and the rest of the magnificant cast, brilliant direction by Coppola, stunning cinematography by Gordon Willis, and a memorable score by Nino Rota, THE GODFATHER dares to be great. |
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THE GODFATHER, PART II
1974 – 3 hr 20 min – USA – color – 35mm – Paramount – R – d: Francis Ford Coppola
w/ Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
County: June 15 Mon 7:00
Ambler: June 18 Thu 7:00
Francis Ford Coppola’s follow–up to The Godfather enhances and expands the original with equally masterful filmmaking. Al Pacino returns as Michael Corleone and explores the darker side of the family, while Robert DeNiro is introduced in flashbacks as a young Vito Corleone. |
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THE LADY EVE
1941 – 1 hr 33 min – USA – b/w – 35mm – Paramount – d: Preston Sturges
w/ Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda
County: June 22 Mon 7:00
Ambler: June 25 Thu 7:00
A beguiling romantic comedy that pits brassy con artist Stanwyck against an overmatched, but wealthy, Fonda in a battle of the sexes. Sharp wit and wacky pratfalls combine in a nearly perfect film. Preston Sturges at the absolute top of his game. |
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GIRLS TOWN
(The Innocent and the Damned)
1959 – 1 hr 30 min – USA – b/w – 35mm – d: Charles F. Haas
w/ Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Paul Anka
Ambler: June 24 Wed 7:00
An accidental death sends an innocent to the notorious Girl’s Town prison. Packed with teen rebels, drag races, and mayhem, this classic from Lou DiCrescenzo’s vault is not to be missed! Starring Mamie Van Doren! This extra special evening will also include rare vintage trailers! |
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A DAY AT THE RACES
1937 – 1 hr 51 min – USA – b/w – 35 mm – MGM – d: Sam Wood
w/ The Marx Brothers
County: June 29 Mon 7:00
Ambler: July 2 Thu 7:00
The Marx Brothers bring their patented brand of hijinks to the racetrack. Groucho leads the charge as Hugo Hackenbush, a horse doctor illegally employed as a sanitarium director who hatches a plot to win a race. See the Marx Brothers on the big screen – complete with audience laughter at no extra charge. |
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TWENTIETH CENTURY
1934 – 1 hr 31 min – USA – b/w – 35 mm – Columbia – d: Howard Hawks
w/ John Barrymore, Carole Lombard
County: July 6 Mon 7:00
Ambler: July 9 Thu 7:00
A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career. John Barrymore and Carole Lombard star in this screwball masterpiece. |
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THE BIRDS
1963 – 1 hr 59 min – USA – color – HD digital – Universal – d. Alfred Hitchcock
w/ Tippi Hedren
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This twisted and scary tale about menacing birds that terrorize a small town is a testament to Hitchcock’s powers of suspense. The anxiety that he creates simply from birds landing on a playground is a pleasure to behold. The film starts with light comedy, moves to dread, and arrives at near apocalypse. |
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CITY LIGHTS
1931 – 1 hr 27 min – USA – b/w – 35 mm – d: Charles Chaplin
w/ Charles Chaplin
County: July 13 Mon 7:00
Ambler: July 16 Thu 7:00
Chaplin’s last purely silent film is funny and sentimental and moving. The “little tramp” falls in love with a blind flower girl and sets out to help her. An eloquent movie with Chaplin’s distinctive blend of comedy and tragedy. |
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THE BEAT GENERATION
1959 – 1 hr 35 min – USA – b/w – 35 mm – d: Charles F. Haas
w/ Mamie Van Doren, Louis Armstrong, Vampira
County: July 15 Wed 7:00
Enter the wild, weird world of beatniks! Sullen rebels, defiant chicks, the pads, the jazz, the dives! A detective descends into the sleaze to track down and capture a crazed serial rapist – the Aspirin Kid. This second summer offering from the Lou D vault may have been banned in Finland – but we have it! Plus vintage trailers!
And Mamie Van Doren! |
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HIS GIRL FRIDAY
1940 – 1 hr 32 min – USA – b/w – 35mm – Columbia – d: Howard Hawks
w/ Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell
County: July 20 Mon 7:00
Ambler: July 23 Thu 7:00
A dizzying, fast–paced comedy in which a reporter, deliciously played by Rosalind Russell, battles her ex–husband editor, played by Cary Grant with velvet insincerity. She’s trying to leave the newspaper biz for domestic life; he’s scheming to reel her back. The fastest dialogue in any movie, ever! |
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VERTIGO
1958 – 2 hr 8 min – color – HD digital – Paramount – d: Alfred Hitchcock
w/ James Stewart, Kim Novak
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VERTIGO is perhaps the crowning achievement of Hitchcock’s artistry. Jimmy Stewart plays a detective with a fear of heights as well as a powerful obsession with a young woman played by Kim Novak. Great cinematography, great action, great music, great filmmaking.
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THE HUDSUCKER PROXY
1994 – 1 hr 51 min – USA – color – 35 mm – Warner Brothers – d: Joel Coen
w/ Paul Newman, Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh
County: July 27 Mon 7:00
Ambler: July 30 Thu 7:00
The Coen Brothers revisit classic screwball comedy with this tale of a mailroom clerk who is lifted to the top as the pawn in a stock scam. With amusing performances from Tim Robbins as “the patsy”, Paul Newman as scheming boss Sidney J. Mussberger, and Jennifer Jason Leigh as the hard bitten “girl reporter.” This cross between Preston Sturges and Frank Capra is stylized, stylish and supremely entertaining. |
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REAR WINDOW
1954 – 1hr 52 min – USA – color – HD digital – Paramount – d: Alfred Hitchcock
w/ James Stewart, Grace Kelly
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A supremely stylish thriller about a photographer, played by Jimmy Stewart, who is confined to his apartment with a broken leg. He proceeds to spy on his neighbors and soon suspects that he’s uncovered a murder. The script is superb and a young Grace Kelly is impossibly glorious. |
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THE BIG LEBOWSKI (and Mini Lebowski Fest)
1998 – 1 hr 57 min – USA – color – 35 mm – R – d: Joel Coen
w/ Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, John Turturro
Ambler: July 29 Wed 7:00
Jeff Bridges plays an aging Los Angeles hippietype in the Coen Brothers’ update of Raymond Chandler. There’s mistaken identity, a kidnapping plot, some stuptifyingly colorful characters, and a ton of bowling. Join us for what will be a bit of a “Mini Lebowski Fest”, with prizes and awards and what have yous. Check back for details. Little Achievers are most welcome!
“Sure! F#@k it! That’s your answer! Tattoo it on your forehead! Your answer to everything!…Your ‘revolution’ is over, Mr. Lebowski! Condolences! The bums lost!…My advice is, do what your parents did! Get a job, sir!” |
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HUD
1963 – 1 hr 53 min – USA – b/w – 35 mm – Paramount – d: Martin Ritt
w/ Paul Newman, Patricia Neal, Melvyn Douglas
County: Aug 3 Mon 7:00
Ambler: Aug 6 Thu 7:00
Newman is a hard–driving, hard–drinking, woman–chasing westerner whose life is one long revolt against his stern father. Amazing acting all around and stupendous cinematography from James Wong Howe. |
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FRENZY
1972 – 1 hr 56 min – Great Britain – color – R – HD digital – Universal
d: Alfred Hitchcock
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The second–to–last film directed by Hitchcock concerns an unfortunate man who becomes the prime suspect for a series of gruesome murders in London. He decides to go on the run and elude the authorities until he has the necessary evidence to prove his innocence. Hitchcock’s only “R” rating and his pronounced gallows humor make this a must–see for Hitchcock aficionados. Hitch in HD! |
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THE THREE STOOGES
Classic Shorts on the Big Screen
Ambler: Aug 5 Wed 7:00
The best of golden period Three Stooges in 35mm on the big screen. Join us for an evening of classic Stooges shorts, hosted by the Three Stooges Fan Club. The show will be introduced by Club President Gary Lassin. Then join us Saturday, August 8, for our annual pilgrimage to the Stoogeum, Lassin’s amazing world–class museum of Stooge memorabilia, hidden away in Springhouse, PA. It will knock your socks and shoes off! |
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COOL HAND LUKE
1967 – 2 hr 6 min – USA – color – 35 mm – Warner Brothers – d: Stuart Rosenberg
w/ Paul Newman, Strother Martin, George Kennedy
County: Aug 10 Mon 7:00
Ambler: Aug 13 Thu 7:00
Paul Newman shines as an enigmatic member of a chain gang who refuses to reform. The film is bursting with iconic scenes, including the infamous 50 egg eating challenge. What we’ve got here is failure to communicate. |
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HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL!
1958 – 1 hr 25 min – USA – b/w – 35 mm – d: Jack Arnold
w/ Mamie Van Doren, Jerry Lee Lewis
County: Aug 12 Wed 7:00
Behind the walls of a “nice school” is a teacher’s nightmare – the teenage jungle! A tough new kid arrives and starts to muscle onto the drug scene. Join us for this final summer installment from the Lou D vault. Did we mention vintage trailers?! And Mamie Van Doren?! Wow! |
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BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
1969 – 1 hr 50 min – USA – color – 35 mm – 20th Century Fox – d: George Roy Hill
w/ Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
County: Aug 17 Mon 7:00
Ambler: Aug 20 Thu 7:00
Based loosely on historical fact, this western follows bank robber Butch Cassidy and his partner, The Sundance Kid. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are unforgetable in their portrayals of the outlaws pursued by an unrelenting posse. |
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PSYCHO
1960 – 1 hr 49 min – b/w – HD digital – d: Alfred Hitchcock
w/ Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins
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Hitchcock’s most notorious movie changed horror films forever. Janet Leigh makes a fateful decision to spend the night at the Bates Motel, run by a peculiar young man and his “mother.” Bernard Herrmann’s legendary score heightens the tension to a fever pitch. |
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CASABLANCA
1942 – 1 hr 42 mins – USA – Warner Brothers – b/w – d: Michael Curtiz
w/ Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains
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The Bogart film of all Bogart films, with nightclub owner Rick fighting his cynicism and choosing between love and WWII politics. Containing one memorable scene after another only to be topped by one of the greatest endings ever. Co–star Ingrid Bergman simply glows on the screen. Play it again! |
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TORN CURTAIN
1966 – 2 hr 8 min – USA – color – HD digital – Universal – d: Alfred Hitchcock
w/ Paul Newman, Julie Andrews
| County: | Aug 25 Tue 4:00 |
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An American scientist defects and goes behind the Iron Curtain on a secret mission to uncover Soviet secrets. Starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Introduced by film music scholar Chris Collier. Find out why composer Bernard Herrmann and Hitchcock never spoke again after this film. |
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THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY
1955 – 1 hr 39 min – USA – color – HD digital – Paramount
d: Alfred Hitchcock w/ Shirley MacLaine, Edmund Gwenn
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One of Hitch’s only true comedies—albeit a dark one—THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY is about the mysterious and inconvenient appearance of a corpse, and the events that transpire as his friends and neighbors try to identify the cause of death and dispose of the body. |
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