Sunday, November 20 & Wednesday, November 23

“All aboard!” On Christmas Eve a boy takes a mysterious train bound for the North Pole, in this adaptation of the heartwarming 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 27 & Wednesday, November 30

With comedy, romance, and of course, Bing Crosby singing White Christmas, this movie musical favorite is chock-full of Irving Berlin songs (“Snow…snow…snow!”). Crosby and Danny Kaye star as World War II vets and Broadway performers who stage a show at a Vermont inn. Edith Head designed the colorful costumes worn by Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen as the Haynes Sisters. (“Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister…”)

1954

Sunday, December 4 & Wednesday, December 7

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). This surprise hit comedy has become a modern Christmas classic, thanks to Ferrell’s endearing performance as Buddy, whose childlike Christmas spirit softens the most cynical of hearts. (“Santa, HERE? I know him, I know him!”)

2003

Rated PG

Sunday, December 11 & Wednesday, December 14

Joyous, big-screen color musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Albert Finney stars as mean old miser Ebenezer Scrooge (“I HATE people!”) who gets a wake-up call from four spirits on Christmas Eve. Featuring the rousing Academy Award®-nominated song “Thank You Very Much” and Alec Guinness as the ghost of Jacob Marley (“I wear the chain I forged in life…I made it, link by link…”)

1970

Rated G

Sunday, December 18 & Wednesday, December 21

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, JANUARY 8 (Elvis’s birthday) & Wednesday, JANUARY 11

The legendary Elvis Presley at the peak of his powers, filmed live at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in the summer of 1970. The original version was re-cut 30 years later to replace fan footage with more concert footage and that “special edition” presented here is the closest you’ll come to seeing Elvis live in concert. With 19 songs, including many Elvis favorites. (“Thank you. Thank you very much.”)

2001

Rated PG

Sunday, JANUARY 15 & Wednesday, JANUARY 18

Before there was a World, there was a Park. This is the ORIGINAL, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Michael Crichton’s best-selling book. Billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) creates a theme park inhabited by cloned dinosaurs and invites scientists (Sam Neill, Laura Dern) and his grandchildren to preview the attraction. What could go wrong? (“Welcome to Jurassic Park.”) 

1993

Rated PG-13

Starting April 30

A small Nevada town is plagued by deadly underground creatures in this classic horror-action comedy. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as reluctant handymen-turned-monster killers (“This valley is just one long smorgasbord!”) who get a helping hand from Michael Gross and Reba McEntire as a resourceful—and well-armed—survivalist couple. (“You didn’t get penetration even with the elephant gun!”)

Rated PG-13

1990

Starting October 16

From the fertile imagination of Tim Burton comes an animated musical fantasy that celebrates TWO favorite holidays. Jack Skellington, the leading citizen of “Halloween Town,” (“I am the Pumpkin King!”) yearns for something new and finds it in “Christmas Town” (“What’s this? What’s this?”). Danny Elfman’s songs are a treat in a movie loaded with spooky tricks. (“Everyone hail to the Pumpkin Song!”)

1993

Rated PG

Starting 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, September 18 & Wednesday, September 21

Director Peter Jackson’s landmark trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novels, set in the mythological world of Middle Earth. (“In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom…”) A ring, lost for centuries, must be found and destroyed to prevent the dark lord who created it from enslaving the world. Collectively the winners of 17 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture (The Return of the King), presented on the big screen with additional footage not seen in the original theatrical versions. (“One ring to rule them all…”)

2002

PG-13

Sunday, September 25 & Wednesday, September 28

Director Peter Jackson’s landmark trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novels, set in the mythological world of Middle Earth. (“In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom…”) A ring, lost for centuries, must be found and destroyed to prevent the dark lord who created it from enslaving the world. Collectively the winners of 17 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture (The Return of the King), presented on the big screen with additional footage not seen in the original theatrical versions. (“One ring to rule them all…”)

2003

PG-13

Sunday, October 2 & Wednesday, October 5

On Halloween night a mysterious masked figure holds revelers to account for breaking the rules of the holiday (don’t EVER extinguish a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight!) Four interwoven stories of horror and revenge, with the usual tropes of the genre, are served up in ghoulish dark humor. This eventual cult classic (initially released straight to DVD) is even scarier on the big screen. (“Always check your candy.”) Rated R

2007

Rated R

Sunday, October 9 & Wednesday, October 12

A group of scientists at a remote Antarctic outpost are threatened by an alien life form that inhabits its victims. Soon the men are overcome by fear and paranoia: who is still human and who is possessed by “The Thing?” Got off to a slow start at the box office, but, thanks to a huge fan following and critical reassessment, is now considered a modern horror classic. (“Man is the warmest place to hide.”)

1982

Rated R

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 1 & 4

Christmas comedy about an 8-year-old boy (Macaulay Culkin), who is mad at his family and is glad when they accidentally leave for Christmas vacation without him (“I made my family disappear!”). But being “home alone” isn’t all fun and games (well, maybe it is) when two bungling burglars (Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern) force him to defend his house. (“You guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more?”) 

1990

Rated PG

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY

NOVEMBER 24 & 27

Re-live (or experience for the first time) the MAGIC of Harry Potter’s first adventure on the big screen. (“You’re a wizard, Harry!”) Daniel Radcliffe stars as 11-year-old Harry, in his first year at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (“Keep an eye on the staircases. They like to change.”) Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are his best friends Ron & Hermione. (“She needs to sort out her priorities!”)

2001

Rated PG

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY

NOVEMBER 10 & 13

“Yippee-ki-yay…!” A wildly entertaining action thriller starring Bruce Willis as New York cop John McClane, in LA during Christmas to visit his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia). When the skyscraper where Holly works is taken over by a murderous gang it falls to McClane to save the day. Alan Rickman is superbly sinister as the chief villain. (“Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?”)

1988

Rated R

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY

NOVEMBER 3 & 6

It’s Thanksgiving and stressed-out advertising exec Steve Martin just wants to get home to his wife and kids. Weather-related cancellations force him to pair up with good-natured (but somewhat annoying) shower curtain ring salesman John Candy. John Hughes (Ferris Bueller) wrote and directed this holiday comedy about mismatched strangers who become unlikely buddies. (“Those aren’t pillows!”)

1987

Rated R

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 27 & 30   

“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.” The ORIGINAL horror classic from master of terror Wes Craven. A group of teenagers is being terrorized in their dreams (and in reality?) by Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a hideous maniac with blades for fingers. Featuring Johnny Depp in his film debut and Heather Langenkamp as the teenage girl who takes on Freddy (“I’m your boyfriend now, Nancy.”)

1984

Rated R

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 13 & 16

“Mogwais” are cute, cuddly creatures that make great pets…so long as the rules are followed. They’re not, of course, and soon malicious “gremlins” are wreaking havoc. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg from a script by Chris Columbus (The Goonies). Billed as a comedy horror movie, some violent scenes prompted the creation of the PG-13 rating for future films.  (“Never feed him after midnight.”) 

1984

Rated PG