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Using a screenplay borrowed from a classic Japanese film, Yojimbo, Italian director Sergio Leone turned the entire western film genre on its ear with his ironic, violent, and often darkly humorous version of the old west. In his ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1964 | Not Rated | Action, Western | d. Sergio Leone Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 7 at 01:30 PM
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The first film in the “most successful movie franchise of all time” unveiled Ian Fleming’s iconic British secret agent with a deck of cards and three little words: “Bond. James Bond.” Code named 007 and licensed to kill, the ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1962 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. Terence Young Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 6 at 07:30 PM
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Proof from some years back that animation is not always for children. An adult 'cartoon', the film sprung from the unusual and graphic exploitation-mag, Heavy Metal, and remains one of the most popular pictures on the 'midnight movie' circuit (especially ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1981 | R | Animation, Action | d. Gerald Potterton John Candy, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 6 at 10:00 PM
No one under 13 admitted
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Arguably the masterpiece of legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, Seven Samurai set a new standard for cinema around the world. It is an engrossing tale of a poor farming village forced to hire wandering ronin (masterless samurai) to help ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1954 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. Akira Kurosawa Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 15 at 03:30 PM
Digital Japanese with English Subtitles
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The classic John Ford Western is innovative and noteworthy for many things, not least of which was truly launching John Wayne from bit player/stuntman to star (as sympathetic semi-outlaw Ringo Kid). However, the major appeal comes in the “Grand Hotel ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1939 | Not Rated | Action, Western | d. John Ford John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 8 at 04:00 PM
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Anyone worrying about the fate of Jane after seeing Tarzan the Ape Man, could rest easy with this second Wesimuller/O’Sullivan outing. From the outset it’s clear that Jane hasn’t succumbed to the jungle, but domesticated the jungle man. ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1934 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. Cedric Gibbons Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 03:00 PM
Archival 35mm
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Based on the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912, this is the film that introduced audiences to former Olympic swimming medalist Johnny Weissmuller and marked the first of six Tarzan movies starring both him and Irish-born actress Maureen ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1932 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. W.S. Van Dyke Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm
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Toshiro Mifune, perhaps Japan’s most iconic actor, is the strong silent type – and deadly with a sword. In this indispensable chapter in Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s samurai collection, Mifune plays a disaffected ronin (a samurai without a lord) who ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1961 | Not Rated | Action, Comedy | d. Akira Kurosawa Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 7 at 04:00 PM
Digital Japanese with English Subtitles
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“Tools of the trade…” says Joe Shishido’s jowly assassin Jo as he opens a large and heavy metal case revealing sniper rifles, handguns and an assortment of knives. Later he’ll set a man’s hair on fire with an aerosol ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1963 | Not Rated | Action, Crime | d. Seijun Suzuki Jo Shishido, Ichiro Kijima, Misako Watanabe Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 13 at 09:30 PM
Digital Japanese with English Subtitles
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