SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 & WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Sleep all day, party all night, never grow old…teenage vampire living in the 1980’s! A sleeper hit decades before the Twilight saga, this dark comedy featured a hot young cast including Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Gertz and the Two Corys (Feldman and Haim) and, naturally, a soundtrack of pop tunes. It doesn’t get any more 80’s! (“Even though you’re a vampire, you’re still my brother.”)
1987
Rated R
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 & WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
Epic finale of the Twilight Saga. Newly-weds Bella and Edward are now a vampire couple (yes, it’s a new Bella) and the birth of their child brings them into conflict with the Volturi, the powerful aristocracy who control the vampire world. With the help of their werewolf allies, Bella and her family face the climactic showdown that will determine their fate. (“I thought we’d be safe forever, but forever isn’t as long as I’d hoped.”)
2012
Rated PG-13
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 & THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 (HALLOWEEN)
William Friedkin directed this horror classic, nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, presented here with footage not contained in the original theatrical release. Linda Blair plays a 12-year-old girl whose bizarre behavior forces her distraught mother (Ellen Burstyn) to conclude that her daughter may be possessed by the devil, and that only an exorcist can help. (“The power of Christ compels you!”)
1973
Rated R
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
“Tighten your seat belt” for the ORIGINAL blockbuster about daring storm chasers who risk their lives to study the dark side of nature. Primo special effects put you inside the action, as an ensemble cast led by Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton explore the mysterious and deadly world of tornadoes. You haven’t fully experienced this thrilling spectacle until you see it on the big screen in 4K Digital. (“It’s a wonder of nature, baby!”)
1996
Rated PG-13
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s landmark crime drama is also a dark comedy, filled with surprises. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson star as hitmen who banter about things outside their violent profession (“You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Paris?”) Nominated for 7 Oscars® including Best Picture and winner for its VERY original screenplay. (“They call it a Royale with cheese.”)
1994
Rated R
Sunday, September 4 & Wednesday, September 7
A meteor from outer space drops a jelly-like monster to earth in this classic low-budget sci-fi horror film from the 1950’s (the Golden Age of low-budget sci-fi horror films). 28-year-old Steve McQueen appears in his first starring role and Burt Bacharach (yes, THAT Burt Bacharach) co-wrote the peppy theme song. ("Beware of the Blob, it creeps…and leaps…and glides and slides across the floor ...”)
1958
Rated PG
Sunday, September 11 & Wednesday, September 14
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…”)
2001
PG-13
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
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
