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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 |
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1932 | Not Rated | Fantasy, Horror | d. Karl Freund Boris Karloff, Zita Johann Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 01:00 PM
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An anthology of rare and classic short films, selected to amaze the young and inspire the young at heart. ... read more |
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Introduced by local film historian Jay Duncan Sponsored by Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 01:30 PM
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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1946 | Not Rated | Fantasy, Romance | d. Jean Cocteau Jean Marais, Josette Day Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 03:30 PM
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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.
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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)
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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
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“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 |
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1982 | R | Horror, Sci-Fi | d. John Carpenter Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter Philanthropy Theatre
Wednesday, Aug 12 at 09:30 PM
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