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See Films by Day: Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16
Wednesday August 12th

A bonafide classic from the Golden Age starring Boris Karloff as Im-Ho-Tep, high priest of Egypt. Buried alive for stealing a sacred scroll, he is accidentally reanimated and emerges after 3,700 years to offer eternal life to the reincarnation ... read more
The Mummy
1932 | Not Rated | Fantasy, Horror | d. Karl Freund
Boris Karloff, Zita Johann

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm

Essential Art House

An anthology of rare and classic short films, selected to amaze the young and inspire the young at heart. ... read more
Art House for Kids (and Everyone Else), Vol. II
Introduced by local film historian Jay Duncan

Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 01:30 PM


The monster speaks! And now he wants a mate! This Universal Studios sequel to 1931’s classic, Frankenstein, re-teamed Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein and Boris Karloff as the creature, with director James Whale, who resisted doing the film ... read more
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 | Not Rated | Horror, Sci-Fi | d. James Whale
Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 03:00 PM
HD Cinema

Essential Art House

For anyone looking to experience the cinema’s full potential for poetry and lyricism, you would be hard pressed to find a greater example than Jean Cocteau’s 1946 masterpiece – La Belle et la Bête, or Beauty and The Beast.The story ... read more
Beauty and The Beast (La Belle et la Bête)
1946 | Not Rated | Fantasy, Romance | d. Jean Cocteau
Jean Marais, Josette Day

Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 03:30 PM
Digital

Signature Classic

After being turned down by several major studios, the project was taken by newcomer director George Lucas to Alan Ladd Jr. at Fox who green-lighted it and put it on their production schedule.

With a small budget for a ... read more
Star Wars
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Film Editing, Costume Design 1977
1977 | PG | Sci-Fi, Adventure | d. George Lucas
Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 06:00 PM
35mm

aka Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition)
Essential Art House

There has never been a face quite like that of Giulietta Masina. Her husband, the legendary Federico Fellini, directs her as Gelsomina in La strada, the film that launched them both to international stardom. Gelsomina is sold by her ... read more
La strada
1954 | Not Rated | Drama, Drama | d. Federico Fellini
Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart

Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 06:30 PM
Digital

55th Anniversary Screening

After being turned down by several major studios, the project was taken by newcomer director George Lucas to Alan Ladd Jr. at Fox who green-lighted it and put it on their production schedule.

With a small budget for a ... read more
Star Wars
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Film Editing, Costume Design 1977
1977 | PG | Sci-Fi, Adventure | d. George Lucas
Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 09:00 PM
35mm

Second Screening

“I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is” - Richard Masur as “Clark”

Returning from the 26th World Science Fiction Convention on a flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles ... read more
The Thing
1982 | R | Horror, Sci-Fi | d. John Carpenter
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter

Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 09:30 PM
Digital