SATURDAY, JANUARY 25*, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 & WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
Adventure! Comedy! Romance! (And oh, so quotable!) Dashing Westley (Cary Elwes) is intent onrescuing lovely Buttercup (Robin Wright) from an unhappy fate as the bride of Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). Mandy Patinkin is a fencing master (“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”) and Billy Crystal is Miracle Max, a medicine man who treats the “mostly dead.” (“Have fun storming the castle!”)
1987
Rated PG
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Epic love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War and winner of 10 Oscars® including Best Picture & Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel). Vivien Leigh won Best Actress for portraying Scarlett O’Hara, who goes from carefree southern belle (“Fiddle-dee-dee!”) to indomitable heroine (“Tomorrow…is another day!”). Clark Gable is Rhett Butler, the charming rogue who pursues her. (“Frankly, my dear…”)
1939
Rated PG
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 & FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (VALENTINE’S DAY)*
World War II love story and Best Picture Oscar® winner starring Humphrey Bogart as a cynical cafe owner who is more of a romantic than he lets on (“Here’s looking at you, kid”). When long-lost love Ingrid Bergman shows up in Casablanca, sparks fly. Claude Rains is Captain Renault, whose approach to law enforcement is, well, flexible. (“I’m shocked, SHOCKED, to find that gambling is going on in here.”)
1942
Rated PG
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Gregory Peck won an Oscar® for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, a courageous lawyer defending a black man (Brock Peters) in a small southern town in the 1930’s. Atticus’s relationship with his young daughter Scout (Mary Badham) is the heart of this touching, powerful film based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize- winning novel. (“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...”)
1962
Unrated
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” Director Martin Scorsese’s classic chronicle of life in the mob, based on the true story of gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). The killer cast includes Robert DeNiro, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino and Joe Pesci, who won an Oscar® for his performance as the volatile Tommy DeVito (“I’m funny how? Funny, like, I’m a clown? I amuse you?”)
1990
Rated R
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
MARCH 1 & 4
Cary Grant is being pursued by villains and doesn’t know why, in this stylish thriller from director Alfred Hitchcock. Filmed in wide-screen Vista-Vision, the scene where Grant, alone on a rural highway, is chased by a crop-dusting plane is a classic. Eva Marie Saint co-stars as a mysterious woman who Grant encounters on a train. (“How does a girl like you get to be a girl like you?”)
1959
Not Rated
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 23 & 26
Director Francis Ford Coppola turned Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel about a fictional crime family into an epic. This Best Picture Oscar® winner revived the career of Marlon Brando, who was named Best Actor as Don Vito Corleone. ("I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”) With a star-making performance from young Al Pacino as Michael. (“Never take sides with anyone against the family again.”)
1972
Rated R
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 16 & 19
“Something wicked this way comes.” Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) returns for his third year at Hogwarts, where escaped prisoner Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) is on the loose. Complicating the situation is the presence of terrifying soul-eating creatures called dementors. To investigate, Harry and his friends employ a magical “Marauder’s Map” of the school. (“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”)
2004
Rated PG
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 9 & 12
Director James Cameron’s romantic epic that became a box office phenomenon. Leonardo DiCaprio (“I’m the King of the World!”) and Kate Winslet star as young lovers who meet on history’s most famous doomed ocean liner (he’s from steerage, she’s first class). Winner of 11 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, with special effects that still dazzle on the big screen. (“But this ship can’t sink!”)
1997
Rated PG-13
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 2 & 5
Judy Garland shines in this classic MGM musical about an American family anticipating the World’s Fair in turn-of-the-20th century St. Louis. With original songs “The Boy Next Door,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and “The Trolley Song,” all of which became Garland standards. 7-year-old Margaret O’Brien almost steals the show as Garland’s younger sister. (“Wasn’t I lucky to be born in my favorite city?”)
1944
Not Rated
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 19 & 22
Harry Potter and his friends return for their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. New adventures abound, including a flying car, giant spiders, an enchanted diary, as well as some new characters. Kenneth Branagh is hilarious as the vain Gilderoy Lockhart, author of “Magical Me.” ("Let me introduce you to your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher…me!”)
2002
Rated PG
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 5 & 8 (Elvis’s Birthday)
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 & 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
SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 6 & 9
“Was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the lead pipe?” 80’s comedy based on the popular board game, presented with all three of its original alternate endings. Murder is on the menu at a mysterious mansion! The quirky suspects include Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, and Eileen Brennan. (“I have absolutely no idea what we're doing here, but I am determined to enjoy myself!”)
1985
Rated PG
Starting February 12
“Let your soul take you where you long to be” with this big-screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster stage musical. With all the romance (“Love me…that’s all I ask of you”), the spectacle (“Masquerade! Paper faces on parade!”) and the unforgettable score that made this one of the grandest and most popular shows of our time. (“Help me make the music of the night…”)
2004
Rated PG-13
Starting February 19
The ultimate 1980’s “brat pack” movie from writer-director John Hughes. Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy are “the brain, the beauty, the jock, the rebel, and the recluse,” stuck in high school detention together. Before it’s over they will learn some powerful truths about one another—and themselves. (“Could you describe the ruckus, sir?”)
1985
Rated R
SEPTEMBER 22 & 25
Classic detective story from famed mystery writer Dashiell Hammett. Humphrey Bogart, in his star-making role as private eye Sam Spade, is hired by a mysterious woman (Mary Astor) to find her missing sister. The plot thickens with the emergence of unsavory characters dying to get their hands on a priceless statuette of a Falcon. (“The stuff that dreams are made of...”)
1941
Not rated
SEPTEMBER 15 & 18
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…”)
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
EXTENDED EDITION Rated PG-13
SEPTEMBER 8 & 11
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…”)
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)
EXTENDED EDITION Rated PG-13
Starting February 26
The ORIGINAL musical version of Roald Dahl’s cherished children’s book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Gene Wilder plays Willy Wonka, an eccentric candy maker who opens his mysterious and magical factory to a few golden ticket winners. Wilder is full of fun as a man whose confectionary imagination is matched only by his sense of mischief. (“The suspense is terrible…I hope it’ll last!”)
1971
Rated G
