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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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Sponsored by 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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4:00 PM |
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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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Sponsored by 1961 | Not Rated | Action, Comedy | d. Akira Kurosawa Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM
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Film Talk |
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Oasis Lounge
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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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
New 35mm No one under 13 admitted |
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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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