Film Series Schedule:
Young Frankenstein: August 6th, 2009 at 7:30PM. When the will of Victor Frankenstein-the famous scientist who attempted to reanimate dead bodies- is opened, his grandson, Frederick (who's become a skilled neurosurgeon and teacher and has cut most ties with his family name due to his grandfather's experiments), inherits the castle where all the experiments were made. Upon his arrival, Frederick finds and reads through his grandfather's book about his theories and experiments and discovers that they might in fact work. Assisted by Igor, the grandson of the Igor who assisted Victor Frankenstein, and Inga, an attractive lab assistant, he successfully reanimates a body which soon escapes and creates havoc... 1974 USA 106 minutes. PG. Directed by Mel Brooks; starring Gene Wilder. Nominated for 2 Oscars; another 9 wins and 3 nominations.
39 Steps: August 7th, 2009 at 7:30PM. Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to London. At the end of "Mr Memory"'s show in a music hall, he meets Annabella Smith who is running away from secret agents. He accepts to hide her in his flat, but in the night she is murdered. Fearing he could be accused on the girl's murder, Hannay goes on the run to break the spy ring. 1935 UK 86 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Gone with the Wind: August 8th, 2009 at 2:00PM. The epic tale of a woman's life during one of the most tumultuous periods in America's history. From her young, innocent days on a feudalistic plantation to the war-torn streets of Atlanta; from her first love whom she has always desired to three husbands; from the utmost luxury to absolute starvation and poverty; from her innocence to her understanding and comprehension of life. 1939 USA 226 minutes. Not rated. Directed by Victor Fleming; Starring Vivien Leigh; Won 8 Oscars; another 6 wins and 5 nominations.
Arsenic and Old Lace: August 8th, 2009 at 8:30PM. For the clan known as Brewster insanity runs in the family. Two sweet old aunts take it upon themselves to poison lonely old men with nothing to live for, as an act of charity. Their nephew Mortimer has just got married, and is trying to negotiate his way around the shenanigans of the house, while trying to keep his new bride from fleeing. Shady brother John returns from a world adventure involving using corpses to change his appearance to allude capture. The merry mayhem continues with bugle-blowing brother Teddy who is charged with burial duties. 1944 USA 118 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Frank Capra; Starring Cary Grant.
Treasure of the Sierra Madre: August 9th, 2009 at 2:00PM. Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster. 1948 USA 126 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by John Huston; Starring Humphrey Bogart - Won 3 Oscars, 4 other nominations and 9 other wins.
West Side Story: SING-A-LONG presentation!: August 13th, 2009 at 7:30PM. This movie transplants the classic tale of "Romeo and Juliet" to New York City in the 1950s. The two feuding families are replaced by brawling street gangs. The Montagues become the Anglo Jets, led by Riff, and the Capulets become the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. At a dance, Tony, former leader of the Jets and Riff's best friend, and Maria, Bernardo's little sister, see each other across the room and it's love at first sight. With opposition from both sides, they meet secretly and their love grows deeper. However, the gangs are plotting one last rumble, a fight that will finally end the battle for control of the streets. Will Tony and Maria's love carry through a battle that threatens to destroy the people they love around them? 1961 USA 152 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise; Starring Natalie Wood - Won 10 Oscars; 15 other wins and 6 other nominations.
Breakfast at Tiffany's: August 14th, 2009 at 7:30PM. Struggling writer Paul Varjak moves into a New York apartment building and becomes intrigued by his pretty, quirky neighbor Holly Golightly. Holly's lifestyle confuses and fascinates Paul; in public she flits through parties with a sexy, sophisticated air, but when they're alone she changes into a sweetly vulnerable bundle of neuroses. 1961 USA 115 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Blake Edwards, Starring Audrey Hepburn. Won 2 Oscars; 6 other wins and 7 other nominations.
It's a Mad Mad Mad World: August 15th, 2009 at 2:00PM. Blockbuster comedy. Brilliantly simple, the plot concerns a caravan of motorists who witness a terrible accident on a dangerously winding California desert highway. The auto-crash victim, Smiler Grogan, reveals in his dying words that he has hidden a fortune of stolen cash, sending the drivers on a rambunctious race to see who can claim the loot first! 1963 USA 154 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Stanley Kramer, Starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney. Won 1 Oscar.
Rosemary's Baby: August 15th, 2009 at 8:30PM. Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into an apartment in a building with a bad reputation. They discover that their neighbours are a very friendly elderly couple named Roman and Minnie Castevet, and Guy begins to spend a lot of time with them. Strange things start to happen: a woman Rosemary meets in the washroom dies a mysterious death, Rosemary has strange dreams and hears strange noises and Guy becomes remote and distant. Then Rosemary falls pregnant and begins to suspect that her neighbours have special plans for her child. 1968 USA 136 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Mia Farrow. Won 1 Oscar: 11 other wins and 9 nominations.
The 7 Year Itch: August 16th, 2009 at 2:00PM. Like many other Manhattan husbands, Richard Sherman sends his wife and son to the country for the summer, while he stays behind to toil. Though reveling in temporary bachelor freedom of lifestyle, he's resolved not to carouse and philander like some others. But his overactive, over-vivid imagination goes into overdrive when a delightfully unconventional, voluptuous blonde moves in upstairs. 1955 USA 105 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Billy Wilder, Starring Marilyn Monroe - Awarded 1 Golden Globe; 3 other nominations.
Ghostbusters: August 20th, 2009 at 7:30PM. Three misfit parapsychology professors are booted out of their cushy jobs at New York City's Columbia University. Despite their relative lack of funding, they start an enterprise called Ghostbusters, a spectral investigation and removal service. One of the men has a plan to catch and contain supernatural entities, though it has never been properly tested. Undeterred, they obtain a former fire station as a base and begin advertising on local television. Unfortunately, it soon becomes apparent to the Ghostbusters that the spike in paranormal events means they are headed toward a climactic confrontation with an entity ancient Sumerian God known as Gozer the Gozerian! The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple and face Gozer themselves. 1984 USA 105 minutes. Rated PG - Directed by Ivan Reitman, Starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, and Sigourney Weaver. Nominated for 2 Oscars; 4 other wins and 6 other nominations.
Tootsie: August 21st, 2009 at 7:30PM. Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection. 1982 USA 116 minutes. Rated PG - Directed by Sydney Pollack, Starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange - Won 1 Oscar; another 21 wins and 22 nominations.
Chariots of Fire: August 22nd at 2:00PM. The true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary who runs for God, the other is a Jewish student at Cambridge who runs for fame and to escape prejudice. 1981 USA 123 minutes. Rated PG - Directed by Hugh Hudson, Starring Ian Holm - Awarded 4 Oscar; another 12 wins and 15 nominations.
The Godfather: August 22nd at 8:30PM. The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Through Michael's life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don't want to follow the old ways and look out for community and "family". An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don's influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family. 1972 USA 175 minutes. Rated R - Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, and Robert Duvall. - Awarded 3 Oscars, 19 other wins and 17 nominations.
Muppets Take Manhattan: August 23rd, 2009 at 2:00PM. The Muppets graduate from college and decide to take their senior revue on the road. They hit the streets of Manhattan trying to sell their show to producers, finally finding one young and idealistic enough to take their show. After several mishaps and much confusion, things begin to come together for them. 1984 UK 94 minutes. Rated G - Directed by Frank Oz, Starring Jim Henson and Frank Oz - Nominated for 1 Oscar; 2 other nominations.
