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(re)Discovery |
Swift, brutal, and black-hearted, Allen Baron’s New York City noir Blast of Silence is a sensational surprise. This low-budget, carefully crafted portrait of a hit man on assignment in Manhattan during Christmastime follows its stripped-down narrative with mechanical precision, yet ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1961 | Not Rated | Thriller, Drama | d. Allen Baron Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 14 at 10:00 PM
Restored 35mm
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Deep in the jungles of Peru in close proximity to a large radioactive deposit, Dr. Thorkel, “the world’s greatest authority on organic molecular structure”, is experimenting with the atomic makeup of living cellular tissue. Brought to the screen by the ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1940 | Not Rated | Sci-Fi, Horror | d. Ernest B. Schoedsack Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 15 at 10:00 AM
35mm First Sci-Fi feature in TECHNICOLOR!
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(re)Discovery |
John Steinbeck adapted his novel The Pearl for the screen prior to its publication in the United States. He knew that Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa were the only team that could convey the emotional power hidden between the lines ... read more |
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A Classic from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema Sponsored by Televisa / Fundación Televisa 1947 | Not Rated | Adventure, Drama | d. Emilio Fernández Pedro Armendáriz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 11 at 09:00 PM
Archival 35mm Spanish with English Subtitles
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(re)Discovery |
Superior science fiction which was under-promoted and generally overlooked when originally released, is cleverly and faithfully adapted from Daniel Defoe’s novel of 1719—Robinson Crusoe.
An American astronaut is marooned on Mars and encounters a stranger from another planet. They ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1964 | Not Rated | Sci-Fi, Fantasy | d. Byron Haskin Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, Adam West Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 13 at 01:00 PM
Digital 45th Anniversary Screening
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Essential Art House / (re)Discovery |
A “Sense of Wonder” and the innocence of childhood has seldom been more fully realized than in this dialog-free French short subject. Filmed entirely in the back streets and narrow alleys of Old Montmartre, it tells the adventures of a ... read more |
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Sponsored by Charles and Barbara Horak 1956 | Not Rated | Family, Fantasy | d. Albert Lamorisse Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Vladimir Popov Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 11 at 12:30 PM
Restored 35mm Presented as part of PLAZA DAYS: Tours, Tunes and a Classic
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(re)Discovery |
The plot of The Tall T is as clear and pure as a mountain stream. While in town on an errand, affable rancher Pat Brennan (Randolph Scott) loses his horse in an unwise bet and resigns himself to a long ... read more |
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Sponsored by Charles & Ann Horak 1957 | Not Rated | Western, Action | d. Budd Boetticher Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 14 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm
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Essential Art House / (re)Discovery |
"The most beautiful film ever made...", said american film critic Pauline Kael.
In the south of France, in a vast plain region called the Camargue, lives White Mane, a magnificent stallion and the leader of a herd of ... read more |
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1953 | Not Rated | Drama, Family | d. Albert Lamorisse Alain Emery, Laurent Roche, Clan-Clan Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 14 at 10:00 AM
Restored 35mm Presented as part of PLAZA DAYS: Tours, Tunes and a Classic
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(re)Discovery |
In this slapstick comedy-mystery, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play would-be radio writers who find themselves involved in a real murder during the recording of a “whodunit” play. Trying to solve the crime, they are suspected by the police-and targeted ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1942 | Not Rated | Comedy, Mystery | d. Erle C. Kenton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 8 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm An Abbott & Costello Classic
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(re)Discovery |
Sometimes it’s the case with cinema, that the less you know about a film, the more you are open to its advances. That should be doubly true when you don’t even know what you’re going to watch! So ... read more |
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With Guest Presenter Zach Passero Sponsored by 1971 | | Drama, Action | d. Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 8 at 07:30 PM
Digital
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