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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.
35mm Archival |
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1:00 PM |
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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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Sponsored by 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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1:30 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
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 1:30 PM
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3:30 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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Sponsored by 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
Archival 35mm |
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4:00 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
Digital |
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6:00 PM |
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Film Talk |
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Oasis Lounge
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 6:00 PM
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7:00 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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7:30 PM |
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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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