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Sponsored by Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 5 at 1:00 PM
1 pm - 5pm - Organ Music 20 min. on the full hour. Western Skies Light Show and Cartoon - Looney Tunes! 70th anniversary of Bugs Bunny (25 min.) on the half hour. |
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Signature Classic |
Original cast member Nancy Olson will be on hand to talk about her experience working with legendary director Billy Wilder and leading man William Holden in this definitive film noir about an aging, forgotten and delusional silent film star (Gloria ... read more |
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With Special Guests Nancy Olson and Nick Clooney Sponsored by 1950 | Not Rated | Drama, Thriller | d. Billy Wilder William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 5 at 7:00 PM
Archival 35mm 60th Anniversary |
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Arts Festival Plaza
Thursday, Aug 5 at 8:00 PM
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Arts Festival Plaza
Thursday, Aug 5 at 9:00 PM
The Good, The Bad, The Indie is a non-competition event that showcases local talent and provides a yearly networking event for the El Paso /New Mexico / Juarez area film community. The selection of short films is representative of the diversity of the local film community, with documentaries, narratives, experimental, and animation. |
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Camino Real's Dome Bar
Thursday, Aug 5 at 9:00 PM
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Plaza Days |
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Sponsored by Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 6 at 1:00 PM
1 pm - 5pm - Organ Music 20 min. on the full hour. Western Skies Light Show and Cartoon - Looney Tunes! 70th anniversary of Bugs Bunny (25 min.) on the half hour. |
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Special Events |
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Sponsored by Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 6 at 4:00 PM
Talk and book signing with Cynthia Haines. |
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Film Talk |
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Friday, Aug 6 at 6:00 PM
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Signature Classic |
If director John Huston ever needed an excuse to go to Africa, this was it! A salty, riverboat bachelor and a prim Methodist old maid fight their way down an unruly river in hopes of destroying a German warship. ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1951 | Not Rated | Adventure, Romance | d. John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 6 at 7:00 PM
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The first film in the “most successful movie franchise of all time” unveiled Ian Fleming’s iconic British secret agent with a deck of cards and three little words: “Bond. James Bond.” Code named 007 and licensed to kill, the ... read more |
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1962 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. Terence Young Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 6 at 7:30 PM
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Arts Festival Plaza
Friday, Aug 6 at 8:00 PM
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Plaza Outdoor |
Return with us to those days of yesteryear...sort of...as Mel Brooks plays a washed up movie director who with two faithful friends, decides to bring back the art of the silent film (along with his career and that of co-stars ... read more |
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1976 | PG | Comedy, Comedy | d. Mel Brooks Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Paul Newman Arts Festival Plaza
Friday, Aug 6 at 9:00 PM
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Most of what this 70s classic is known for—the light-up dance floor, its soundtrack, John Travolta—almost never came to be due to a tight budget, unproven film star, the Bee Gees’ failing career and last-minute directorial changes. In fact, the ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1977 | R | Drama, Romance | d. John Badham John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 6 at 10:00 PM
35mm No one under 13 admitted |
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Proof from some years back that animation is not always for children. An adult 'cartoon', the film sprung from the unusual and graphic exploitation-mag, Heavy Metal, and remains one of the most popular pictures on the 'midnight movie' circuit (especially ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1981 | R | Animation, Action | d. Gerald Potterton John Candy, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 6 at 10:00 PM
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In this western comedy, Bob Hope plays an old west dentist who you wouldn’t want anywhere near your molars. Buxom Jane Russell stars as a fictionalized version of Calamity Jane, who marries ‘Painless’ Potter (Hope) in an attempt to ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1948 | Not Rated | Comedy, Western | d. Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Jane Russell Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 10:00 AM
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In this beloved Disney romp, Fred MacMurray plays a tinkering science professor who formulates a rubbery anti-gravity substance he dubs “Flubber,” which he uses to save the college basketball team and to convert his old jalopy into a flying machine. ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1961 | Not Rated | Comedy, Family | d. Robert Stevenson Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 1:00 PM
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Using a screenplay borrowed from a classic Japanese film, Yojimbo, Italian director Sergio Leone turned the entire western film genre on its ear with his ironic, violent, and often darkly humorous version of the old west. In his ... read more |
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1964 | Not Rated | Action, Western | d. Sergio Leone Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM
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William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize-awarded play is brilliantly adapted for the screen. The story of a drifter and his effect on some of the inhabitants of a small Kansas town during his brief stay over a Labor Day weekend ... read more |
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World Premiere of Sony’s Restoration Sponsored by 1955 | Not Rated | Drama, Romance | d. Joshua Logan William Holden, Kim Novak, Cliff Robertson Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 3:30 PM
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Plaza Art House |
Toshiro Mifune, perhaps Japan’s most iconic actor, is the strong silent type – and deadly with a sword. In this indispensable chapter in Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s samurai collection, Mifune plays a disaffected ronin (a samurai without a lord) who ... read more |
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1961 | Not Rated | Action, Comedy | d. Akira Kurosawa Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM
Digital Japanese with English Subtitles |
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Film Talk |
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Saturday, Aug 7 at 6:00 PM
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Signature Classic |
The Greatest Musical Ever Made: The Technicolor extravaganza from the inspired directorial team of Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen returns to the Plaza Classic Festival! In 2008, a packed Plaza crowd erupted into spontaneous applause after every song and ... read more |
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With Special Guests Debbie Reynolds and Nick Clooney Sponsored by 1952 | Not Rated | Comedy, Musical | d. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 7:00 PM
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Plaza Art House |
Agnès Varda (the only female director of the French New Wave) eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer (Corinne Marchand) set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A ... read more |
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Sponsored by Moleen Foundation 1962 | Not Rated | Comedy, Drama | d. Agnès Varda Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 7 at 7:30 PM
Digital French with English Subtitles |
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Arts Festival Plaza
Saturday, Aug 7 at 8:00 PM
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Special Events |
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Saturday, Aug 7 at 9:30 PM
Call the El Paso Community Foundation office for ticket information at 533-4020. |
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Plaza Outdoor |
You’re lucky, he’s lucky, I’m lucky, we’re all lucky to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show on the big screen! The quintessential cult classic is a treat regardless of whether it’s your first or hundredth viewing.
Brad Majors (Barry ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1975 | R | Comedy, Musical | d. Jim Sharman Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Meat Loaf Arts Festival Plaza
Saturday, Aug 7 at 9:00 PM
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Signature Classic |
Essentially working without a script, professional crew, or budget, the late Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda crafted Easy Rider into one of the most iconic road films released in the late 60's. Director Hopper and Fonda play two young ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1969 | R | Crime, Drama | d. Dennis Hopper Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 7 at 10:00 PM
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Local Flavor |
The compelling, confounding tale of the overdue coming of age of a twenty-something misfit named Barlam. Barlam's awkward transition from boy to man is as much the story of struggling to find one's essence in a world of stereotypes as ... read more |
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With cast and crew in attendance Sponsored by Eric and Charlotte Pearson 2010 | Not Rated | Drama, Drama | d. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Tatiana Velazquez, Nomar Rizo Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 7 at 10:00 PM
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For a brief moment in the late 1930s, Orson Welles was a golden boy. A closely-followed writer, producer, actor and director of the New York stage, as well as one of the most recognizable voices on national radio - Welles' ... read more |
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1941 | PG | Drama, Mystery | d. Orson Welles Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 8 at 1:00 PM
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Signature Classic |
The Plaza Classic Film Festival is pleased to host the world premiere of Sony’s million dollar restoration of David Lean’s epic war story – a winner of 7 Academy Awards in 1958, including Best Picture.
The film takes place ... read more |
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World Premiere of Sony’s Million Dollar Restoration Sponsored by 1957 | Not Rated | Adventure, Drama | d. David Lean William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM
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The classic John Ford Western is innovative and noteworthy for many things, not least of which was truly launching John Wayne from bit player/stuntman to star (as sympathetic semi-outlaw Ringo Kid). However, the major appeal comes in the “Grand Hotel ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1939 | Not Rated | Action, Western | d. John Ford John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 8 at 4:00 PM
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Sunday, Aug 8 at 6:00 PM
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Signature Classic |
Newly restored and featuring and original score and live musical accompaniment by the world renowned and innovative Alloy Orchestra, Fritz Lang’s silent masterpiece promises an unforgettable evening at this year’s Plaza Classic. With a record budget for its time, ... read more |
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The Restored Classic with Live Musical Accompaniment by The Alloy Orchestra Sponsored by Friend of Downtown 1927 | Not Rated | Fantasy, Sci-Fi | d. Fritz Lang Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 8 at 7:00 PM
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Plaza Art House |
Having revolutionized film editing through such masterworks of montage as Potemkin and Strike, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein emigrated west in hopes of testing the capabilities of the American film industry. Quickly ostracized from Hollywood, Eisenstein, Grigory Alexandrov and photographer Eduard ... read more |
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Sponsored by Moleen Foundation 1932 | Not Rated | History, Documentary | d. Sergei Eisenstein Félix Balderas, Sara García, Martín Hernández Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 8 at 7:30 PM
Digital Russian with English Subtitles |
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Fasten your seatbelts for Bette Davis’s feisty portrayal of a celebrated stage actress whose reign over the New York theater is threatened by ingénue Anne Baxter, whose seeming innocence masks a sociopathic ambition and utter lack of ethics. Awarded six ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1950 | Not Rated | Drama, Drama | d. Joseph L. Mankiewicz Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Marilyn Monroe Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Monday, Aug 9 at 10:00 AM
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(re)Discovery |
The beautiful Gene Tierney, in an Oscar-nominated role, gives a bone-chilling performance as a woman so jealous of her novelist husband (Cornel Wilde) that she is willing to do anything to keep him solely to herself – including murder those ... read more |
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1945 | Not Rated | Drama, Thriller | d. John M. Stahl Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Vincent Price Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Monday, Aug 9 at 1:00 PM
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Oscar nominated for its cinematography and directed by Carroll Ballard (whose resume includes The Black Stallion) Fly Away Home takes to the air with the greatest of ease. Young Amy has lost her mother in an auto accident, and ... read more |
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1996 | PG | Adventure, Drama | d. Carroll Ballard Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany Philanthropy Theatre
Monday, Aug 9 at 1:30 PM
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Successful, single Doris Day and pretty playboy Rock Hudson share a party line back in the day when most people didn’t have their own private connection. When his phone hogging gets to be too much, their spite for one ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1959 | Not Rated | Comedy, Romance | d. Michael Gordon Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Monday, Aug 9 at 3:30 PM
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Voiced by talents including Billy Crystal, Christian Bale and Lauren Bacall, Howl’s Moving Castle is one of Japanese animation guru Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films (and one of the most successful Japanese films ever made). Adapted from Diana Wynne Jones’ ... read more |
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2004 | PG | Animation, Family | d. Hayao Miyazaki Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa Philanthropy Theatre
Monday, Aug 9 at 4:00 PM
Digital English dubbed |
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Film Talk |
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Monday, Aug 9 at 6:00 PM
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Signature Classic |
When Audrey Hepburn’s husband is murdered, attempts on her own life lead her to discover she’s suspected to be hiding a quarter of a million dollars stolen by her husband and his war buddies. Desperate for a way to find ... read more |
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Sponsored by Charlotte's Furniture 1963 | Not Rated | Comedy, Mystery | d. Stanley Donen Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Monday, Aug 9 at 7:00 PM
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Plaza Art House |
The film that catapulted Swedish director Ingmar Bergman to the forefront of world cinema is the director’s richest, most humane movie. Traveling to receive an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg (masterfully played by the veteran Swedish director Victor Sjöström), is ... read more |
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Sponsored by The Moor Foundation 1957 | Not Rated | Drama, Drama | d. Ingmar Bergman Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin Philanthropy Theatre
Monday, Aug 9 at 7:30 PM
Digital Swedish with English Subtitles |
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Plaza Days |
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Sponsored by Charles and Barbara Horak Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 11:00 AM
Tours of the Historic Plaza Theatre and Organ Concert from 11-11:30am. Special presentation of Columbia Pictures short subjects including:
The Three Stooges in Cactus Makes Perfect and the classic cartoon Gerald McBoing-Boing.
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The Time Machine is an enjoyable, colorful and altogether charming George Pal production of H.G. Wells’ first scientific novel from 1895. Set in turn of the 20th century London, it spans to the year 802701 when Mankind is divided ... read more |
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1960 | Not Rated | Adventure, Romance | d. George Pal Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 1:00 PM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary |
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An anthology of rare and classic short films, selected to amaze the young and inspire the young at heart.
It’s important to instill a sense of wonder at a young age and this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival will ... read more |
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Sponsored by Philanthropy Theatre
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 1:30 PM
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One of the most influential and highly regarded science fiction films, Forbidden Planet was the first time the prestigious MGM studio released a space film and it did so with its characteristic top-of-the-line production values. Lavished with a large ... read more |
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1956 | Not Rated | Sci-Fi, Mystery | d. Fred M. Wilcox Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 3:30 PM
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A grandparent of today’s television reality shows, Disney’s castaway saga has held its own over the years and remains a top notch adventure story, mixing survival skills with a bit of the political, ala Lord of the Flies. ... read more |
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Sponsored by J.L. and Patricia Jay 1960 | Not Rated | Adventure, Family | d. Ken Annakin John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur Philanthropy Theatre
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 4:00 PM
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 6:00 PM
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Signature Classic |
Called “The first great epic” by The Village Voice, Mexican movie pioneer Fernando de Fuentes’ cinematic treasure is particularly relevant given this year’s 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution. The film’s main characters are six peasants who ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1936 | Not Rated | Drama, War | d. Fernando de Fuentes Antonio R. Frausto, Domingo Soler, Manuel Tamés Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 7:00 PM
35mm Spanish with English Subtitles |
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Plaza Art House |
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four ... read more |
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Sponsored by The Moor Foundation 1950 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Akira Kurosawa Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori Philanthropy Theatre
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 7:30 PM
Digital 60th Anniversary, Japanese with English Subtitles |
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(re)Discovery |
“What is the Law?!” Charles Laughton may just be the most menacing mad scientist in all of cinema - especially at night, in a jungle, snapping a whip and admonishing the half-man creatures he’s carved from living animal flesh! ... read more |
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Sponsored by Charles and Ann Horak 1932 | | Adventure, Horror | d. Erle C. Kenton Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Bela Lugosi Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 1:00 PM
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In Jerry Lewis' debut as a director, he plays a happy-go-lucky, non-talking bellboy at the posh Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami, Florida. Shooting took place on location and Lewis would film during the day and perform in the nightclub at ... read more |
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1960 | Not Rated | Comedy, Comedy | d. Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 1:30 PM
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Legendary producer Val Lewton brought sophistication and psychological complexity to the creaky horror genre (and saved RKO form ruin) with this very successful low budget creeper. Simone Simon is a newly-wed full of anxiety and fearful that consummating her ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1942 | Not Rated | Drama, Horror | d. Jacques Tourneur Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 3:00 PM
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Jerry Lewis co-wrote this comedic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, co-starring bombshell Stella Stevens in her 1960s heyday. Lewis plays Dr. Julius Kelp, a nerdy chemistry professor, who creates a potion that releases his suave but bullying alter-ego, “Buddy ... read more |
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Sponsored by J.L. and Patricia Jay 1963 | Not Rated | Comedy, Sci-Fi | d. Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 3:30 PM
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 5:30 PM
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Signature Classic |
An offer you can’t refuse, Francis Ford Coppola’s definitive tale of two generations of an influential Mafia clan is an absorbing study of power, corruption, and family ties. Marlon Brando won Best Actor for his portrayal of Godfather Don Corleone, ... read more |
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Sponsored by Ardovino's Desert Crossing / Sunturians 1972 | R | Crime, Drama | d. Francis Ford Coppola Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 6:30 PM
Restored 35mm No one under 13 admitted |
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Local Flavor |
James (Ryan O’Nan) returns from Iraq to face a new battle—reintegrating into his small-town life in Texas. His wife (America Ferrera), his mother (Melissa Leo), and his friend (Jason Ritter) provide support, but they can’t fully understand the pain and ... read more |
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Introduced by director Ryan Piers Williams and actress America Ferrera Sponsored by Eric and Charlotte Pearson 2010 | R | Drama, Drama | d. Ryan Piers Williams America Ferrera, Wilmer Valderrama, Jason Ritter Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 11 at 7:00 PM
Digital $10 Donation |
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Plaza Days |
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Sponsored by Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 11:00 AM
Tours of the Historic Plaza Theatre and Organ Concert from 11-11:30am. Special presentation of Columbia Pictures short subjects including:
The 3 Stooges All The World's A Stooge and the classic cartoon when Magoo Flew. |
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(re)Discovery |
Based on the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912, this is the film that introduced audiences to former Olympic swimming medalist Johnny Weissmuller and marked the first of six Tarzan movies starring both him and Irish-born actress Maureen ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1932 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. W.S. Van Dyke Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 1:00 PM
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An anthology of rare and classic short films, selected to amaze the young and inspire the young at heart.
It’s important to instill a sense of wonder at a young age and this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival will ... read more |
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Sponsored by Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 12 at 1:30 PM
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(re)Discovery |
Anyone worrying about the fate of Jane after seeing Tarzan the Ape Man, could rest easy with this second Wesimuller/O’Sullivan outing. From the outset it’s clear that Jane hasn’t succumbed to the jungle, but domesticated the jungle man. ... read more |
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1934 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. Cedric Gibbons Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 3:00 PM
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Film Talk |
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Thursday, Aug 12 at 5:30 PM
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Signature Classic |
A nice summer trip to the beaches of Amity Island goes bad fast as a giant white shark begins munching on errant swimmers. Local police chief Roy Scheider works with a slightly crazed fisherman and a wealthy, self-funded oceanographer ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1975 | PG | Thriller, Adventure | d. Steven Spielberg Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 7:00 PM
Archival 35mm 35th Anniversary |
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For a hundred years, virtually the history of American movies, film critics have championed this medium they so unabashedly love. They advise audiences in deciding what movies to see, and why. Better, their reviews illuminate the film-going experience, suggesting paths ... read more |
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With Director and Film Critic Gerald Peary Sponsored by 2009 | Not Rated | Documentary, Documentary | d. Gerald Peary Roger Ebert, Leonard Maltin, Patricia Clarkson Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 12 at 7:00 PM
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Thursday, Aug 12 at 8:30 PM
Pecha Kucha Night gathers creative individuals to share their work and ideas in a casual environment of chilling-out, getting together and exchanging thoughts. Pecha Kucha welcomes creative minds from the fields of Architecture, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Fashion Design, Animation and Design in general. Pecha Kucha represents a new expression venue for people in the creative world. |
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Plaza Art House / (re) Discovery |
Secluded in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s disfigured face—but at a horrifying price. At once ghastly and lyrical, Eyes Without a Face is a true rarity ... read more |
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French with English subtitles 1960 | Not Rated | Drama, Horror | d. Georges Franju Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel Philanthropy Theatre
Thursday, Aug 12 at 9:30 PM
Digital 50th Anniversary, French with English Subtitles |
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(re)Discovery |
"'Okay Marlowe,' I said to myself. 'You're a tough guy. You've been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you're crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. Now let's see you do something really ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1944 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Edward Dmytryk Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 10:00 AM
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Throughout his life, Orson Welles had trouble with money. Despite periods of great success in his early career, Welles’ ambitions always outpaced his resources, leaving him stretched thin while supporting his elaborate radio, theatre and film projects (as well as ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1947 | Not Rated | Crime, Mystery | d. Orson Welles Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 1:00 PM
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Based on the 1979 German novel by Michael Ende and directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot), it is one of the most imaginative and visually spectacular of all children’s films. A depressed young boy withdraws from reality and into the ... read more |
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1984 | PG | Fantasy, Adventure | d. Wolfgang Petersen Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Alan Oppenheimer Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 13 at 1:30 PM
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Orson Welles' baroque border drama which, along with Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, is often cited as the terminus of Hollywood's "film noir" cycle. Appropriately, the picture has more than a little darkness in it as it straddles a lazy stretch ... read more |
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Introduced by Special Guest Peter Bogdanovich Sponsored by 1958 | Not Rated | Crime, Thriller | d. Orson Welles Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 3:30 PM
Archival 35mm |
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4:00 PM |
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Ever dream of being an astronaut as a kid? - If so, then this is the adventure for you. Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix are the earth-based stars of this gently paced adventure, in which three kids put together ... read more |
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1985 | PG | Sci-Fi, Family | d. Joe Dante Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 13 at 4:00 PM
Digital 25th Anniversary |
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6:00 PM |
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Film Talk |
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Friday, Aug 13 at 6:00 PM
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7:00 PM |
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Signature Classic |
This is director Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous and notorious film, but is Psycho a horrific tale of murder and madness, or a macabre black comedy as the director suggested? Immorality, larceny and guilt lead Marion Crane along a rain-soaked highway ... read more |
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Introduced by Special Guest Peter Bogdanovich Sponsored by 1960 | Not Rated | Horror, Mystery | d. Alfred Hitchcock Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 7:00 PM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary |
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7:30 PM |
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Plaza Art House |
“The awful thing about life is this: Everyone has their reasons.”
To say that Jean Renoir’s 1939 film is a masterpiece (if not THE masterpiece) is not only true, but perhaps counterproductive to the first time viewer. While ... read more |
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Sponsored by Moleen Foundation 1939 | Not Rated | Comedy, Drama | d. Jean Renoir Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 13 at 7:30 PM
Digital French with English Subtitles |
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8:00 PM |
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Concert |
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Arts Festival Plaza
Friday, Aug 13 at 8:00 PM
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9:00 PM |
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Plaza Outdoor |
“You’ve read the ad, now see the movie!” was the tagline, rooting Airplane! in absolute parody of Hollywood clichés and disaster movies from beginning to end. This was the hugely successful debut of gut-busting trio Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and ... read more |
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1980 | PG | Comedy, Romance | d. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Arts Festival Plaza
Friday, Aug 13 at 9:00 PM
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9:30 PM |
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Plaza Art House / (re)Discovery |
“Tools of the trade…” says Joe Shishido’s jowly assassin Jo as he opens a large and heavy metal case revealing sniper rifles, handguns and an assortment of knives. Later he’ll set a man’s hair on fire with an aerosol ... read more |
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1963 | Not Rated | Action, Crime | d. Seijun Suzuki Jo Shishido, Ichiro Kijima, Misako Watanabe Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 13 at 9:30 PM
Digital Japanese with English Subtitles |
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10:00 PM |
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Jack Nicholson is riveting as an alcoholic writer who takes a job as off-season caretaker at an isolated Colorado resort in order to stay sober, reconnect with his wife and son, and finally write that novel. But as the snow ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1980 | R | Horror, Thriller | d. Stanley Kubrick Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 13 at 10:00 PM
Archival 35mm No one under 13 admitted |
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10:00 AM |
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Special Events |
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Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 AM
The Texas Film Round-Up will be making its first trip to El Paso as part of the August film festival, offering free digitization for anyone wanting to convert their old 8mm, 16mm, VHS (or other media) home movies.
Saturday from 10am - 7pm.
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10:00 AM |
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Signature Classic |
The American remake of the renowned Japanese film Seven Samurai (also play at this year’s PCFF), launched the careers of James Coburn, Charles Bronson, and Steve McQueen, all of whom became international stars after their appearances in this exciting ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1960 | Not Rated | Western, Adventure | d. John Sturges Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 AM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary |
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12:30 PM |
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(re)Discovery |
A young ballerina finds herself torn between her passion for dancing and her love for her composer-husband. The wonderful performances, breathtaking Technicolor cinematography and Oscar-winning music have earned this film its status as an enduring classic. Alternating between stark ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1948 | Not Rated | Drama, Romance | d. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Marius Goring, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 12:30 PM
Restored 35mm |
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1:30 PM |
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Local Flavor |
A showcase of some of the excellent short films being made locally. El Paso and the surrounding region has a vibrant and growing film community and the Plaza Classic is pleased to present a sampling of recent ... read more |
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Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 1:30 PM
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3:30 PM |
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(re)Discovery |
The Brothers Warner finally saw fit to give Busby Berkeley full directing control over the third of five “Gold Diggers” films - but this was no freshman outing for the former Army parade director. Berkeley had already mined plenty of ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1935 | Not Rated | Comedy, Musical | d. Busby Berkeley Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 3:30 PM
Archival 35mm |
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4:00 PM |
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Special Events |
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Sponsored by Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 4:00 PM
Free Admission to Festival Passholders |
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6:00 PM |
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Film Talk |
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Camino Real Dome Bar
Saturday, Aug 14 at 6:00 PM
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7:00 PM |
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Signature Classic |
Filmed in B&W in Larry McMurtry’s home town of Archer City, Texas, The Last Picture Show elegizes the narrowing hopes and dreams of a group of high school friends in the 1950s, each of whom is constricted by life in ... read more |
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Introduced by Director Peter Bogdanovich Sponsored by Texas Film Commission / El Paso Film Commission 1971 | R | Drama, Drama | d. Peter Bogdanovich Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 7:00 PM
Archival 35mm No one under 13 admitted |
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7:30 PM |
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Local Flavor |
Set in the sweltering desert of the Southwest U.S., ILEGALES defines the raw motives and realities of illegal immigration on the U.S./Mexico border. Written from the perspective of the immigrants themselves, the film captures the social, economic, and political impact ... read more |
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With cast and crew in attendance 2010 | Not Rated | Drama, Drama | d. Ric Dupont Shirley Rumierk, Luis Bordonada, Omar Leyva Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 7:30 PM
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8:00 PM |
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Concert |
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Arts Festival Plaza
Saturday, Aug 14 at 8:00 PM
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10:00 PM |
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Plaza Art House |
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Sponsored by Broadcast Film Critics Association / Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1960 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 PM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary, French with English Subtitles |
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10:00 PM |
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The Dude abides! In this off-beat parody of film noir from the Coen brothers, Jeff Bridges plays “Dude” Lebowski, a laid-back slacker with a penchant for bowling and joint-smoking, who is mistaken for a millionaire – also named Lebowski ... read more |
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1998 | R | Comedy, Crime | d. Ethan and Joel Cohen Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 PM
Digital No one under 13 admitted |
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10:00 AM |
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Special Events |
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Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 10:00 AM
The Texas Film Round-Up will be making its first trip to El Paso as part of the August film festival, offering free digitization for anyone wanting to convert their old 8mm, 16mm, VHS (or other media) home movies.
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Local Flavor |
Bart Weiss, founder and director of the Dallas Video Festival, will present a selection of short films by Texas filmmakers and discuss the latest developments in independent cinema. A great opportunity to see some of the diverse work being ... read more |
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Special Guest Presenter Bart Weiss Sponsored by Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 15 at 1:00 PM
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1:30 PM |
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Signature Classic |
Another classic story re-told by Walt Disney and his famous animators, Sleeping Beauty is a noteworthy classic for a number of reasons (not the least of which was its nearly decade long production schedule).
Based on the famous Brother’s ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1959 | Not Rated | Animation, Family | d. Clyde Geronimi Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 1:30 PM
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3:30 PM |
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Plaza Art House |
Arguably the masterpiece of legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, Seven Samurai set a new standard for cinema around the world. It is an engrossing tale of a poor farming village forced to hire wandering ronin (masterless samurai) to help ... read more |
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Sponsored by The Moor Foundation 1954 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure | d. Akira Kurosawa Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 15 at 3:30 PM
Digital Japanese with English Subtitles |
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4:00 PM |
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Signature Classic |
Renowned comedian Buster Keaton is a southern locomotive engineer chasing, and being chased, by Yankees along miles of railway track during the Civil War. Considered to be one of the greatest comedies, Civil War films and train movies ever ... read more |
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With Live Organ Accompaniment by Walt Strony Sponsored by Modern Iron Works Inc 1926 | Not Rated | Comedy, Romance | d. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 4:00 PM
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7:00 PM |
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Signature Classic |
Paul Newman and Robert Redford define “chemistry” in their first screen pairing as the affable title characters, outlaw buddies who rob the Union Pacific Railroad, elude a crack team of trackers and riflemen hired to hunt them down, and eventually ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1969 | PG | Adventure, Western | d. George Roy Hill Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 15 at 7:00 PM
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