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Frank Capra helms this charming tale of a cynical reporter (Clark Gable) who helps a spoiled heiress (Claudette Colbert) run away from her father and an arranged marriage in what many consider to have set the standard for romantic comedies ... read more |
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Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress 1934 Sponsored by 1934 | Not Rated | Comedy, Romance | d. Frank Capra Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 16 at 01:00 PM
Archival 35mm 75th Anniversary Screening
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Essential Art House |
In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge of “landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” No one who witnessed the lunar landing will ever forget it. ... read more |
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1989 | Not Rated | Documentary, History | d. Al Reinert Jim Lovell, Russell Schweickart, Eugene Cernan, Michael Collins Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 16 at 01:30 PM
Digital Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the first moon landing
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Paul Newman earned a Best Actor nomination for his gritty performance as Fast Eddie Felson, a brash young California pool shark trying to find redemption on the green felt in an epic game with “Minnesota Fats” in Robert Rossen’s stark ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1961 | Not Rated | Drama, Romance | d. Robert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 16 at 03:30 PM
Restored 35mm
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Dubbed by NASA a “successful failure,” Apollo 13 was intended to be the third manned mission to the moon. An Oxygen tank rupture mid-flight forced the crew to abort the mission and begin a tricky, dramatically difficult return ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1995 | PG | Adventure, History | d. Ron Howard Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise Philanthropy Theatre
Sunday, Aug 16 at 04:00 PM
Digital
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Signature Classic |
On the surface, this splendid evocation of 1940s film noir is a detective picture set in 1930s Los Angeles. But in actuality, it is a multi-faceted story of political corruption, degeneracy, psychology, double-cross, deception and multiple twists and turns—each ... read more |
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Best Original Screenplay 1974 Sponsored by 1974 | R | Thriller, Mystery | d. Roman Polanski Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Sunday, Aug 16 at 07:00 PM
Archival 35mm 35th Anniversary Screening
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