Classics Night
Once a month - for one night only - we
present a special Classic film from the past. All seats are usually
$7.50 for Classics Night.
Past Classics Nights have included THE
WIZARD OF OZ, BEN HUR, METROPOLIS, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, BRIDGE ON THE
RIVER KWAI, THE KING OF HEARTS, DR ZHIVAGO, JULIET OF THE SPIRITS, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, JAILHOUSE
ROCK, DR. STRANGELOVE, GONE WITH THE WIND, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE ADVENTURES
OF ROBIN HOOD, HAROLD & MAUDE, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, CITIZEN
KANE, ZORBA THE GREEK, MODERN TIMES, THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY, ON
THE WATERFRONT, WHITE CHRISTMAS, Howard Hughes' HELL'S ANGELS, SUNSET BOULEVARD, 2001 A SPACE
ODYSSEY, INHERIT THE WIND, CASABLANCA and
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
Silent Film Event - each
year on
July 5 to celebrate Lynwood Theatre's opening in 1936 - with LIVE MUSIC
ACCOMPANIMENT by Dennis James, organist extraordinaire. So far
we've delighted audiences with Buster Keaton's THE CAMERAMAN
(1928), THE BLACK PIRATE (1926)
with Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH (1925).
2008's Anniversary Event features Marion Davies in SHOW PEOPLE
(1928).
Classics Night . . . Tuesday, May 20 . . 7:30 p.m.
THE CANDIDATE (1972 - 110 minutes)
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Won - Academy Award - Best Screenplay
An
idealistic young lawyer, involved with civil rights, legal aid and
ecology, agrees to run for the U.S. Senate - not to win, but to bring
vital issues before the voters. He despises political deals and
compromises, but when the possibility of victory overshadows what
seemed like certain defeat, his integrity begins to weaken. A
fascinating and dynamic character study showing all the inner conflicts
of a decent man torn between his ambition and his conscience. It
tells what it costs - emotionally, morally, financially - to run for
public office, and conveys all the doubts, all the self-deceptions and
ultimately all the cynicism of a man who knows he has sold out for
something he isn't sure he really wants.
Made in 1972, this cynical semi-documentary expose became
prophetic. Propagating counter-cultural values, the film came out
during Vietnam and the Nixon administration, but before the Watergate
scandal erupted into the national scene.
Classics Night . . . Tuesday, June 24 . . 7:30 p.m.
RIO BRAVO (1959 - 140 minutes)
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan
Directed by Howard Hawks
RIO
BRAVO stars John Wayne as the sheriff of a small western town who
arrests a murderer and then must contend with the aggressive efforts of
the killer's brother to free him before the state marshall arrives.
Surrounding the town, the villains make repeated runs at the tiny
jailhouse where their comrade is incarcerated. The sheriff is
left to defend the territory almost single-handedly - his only aid
being a rag-tag crew of misfits: a drunk, an old cripple, a
saloon woman, and a singing teenager. The plot's tensions build
to one of the most explosive finales in cinema history. Hawks
specifically made this film in reaction against HIGH NOON and 3:10 TO
YUMA. RIO BRAVO epitomizes the mastery of Hawks' unforced
storytelling, the easy chemistry and natural by-play that he makes look
so effortless, the evocative touches in the script and the dialogue,
and the themes of friendship and redemption, leadership and respect,
that reverberate throughout his career. It's now considered one
Hawks' greatest films, perhaps his masterpiece, and one of the finest
westerns of all time.
Upcoming Classics:
July 5 - Anniversary Celebration featuring the Silent
Classic - SHOW PEOPLE (1928) with Marion Davies - accompanied on our
lovely theatre organ by Dennis James.
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