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USA 1959, 121 min, Dir: Billy Wilder After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While…

USA 1924, 49 min, Dir: Buster Keaton 100th Anniversary Sherlock Jr. tells the tale of a projectionist who longs to be a detective, and offers interesting insight into the history of showing films. Featuring in at #62 on the AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs funniest films list Sherlock Jr. is a delight to behold, it’s also…

Japan 1954, 96 min, Dir: Ishirō Honda Japanese with subtitles A fire-breathing behemoth terrorizes Japan after an atomic bomb awakens it from its centuries-old sleep. Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear…

France 1946, 93 min, Dir: Jean Cocteau French with subtitles Chosen by June Gallery Artist Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean…

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck),who takes her back to his apartment for…

USA 1973, 106 min, Dir: Norman Jewison, G Adapted from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Broadway rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar recounts the last days of Jesus Christ (Ted Neeley) from the perspective of Judas Iscariot (Carl Anderson), his betrayer. As Jesus’ following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his…

USA 1950, 74 min, Dir: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi Family Day G With a wicked stepmother and two jealous stepsisters who keep her enslaved and in rags, Cinderella stands no chance of attending the royal ball. When her fairy godmother appears and magically transforms her reality into a dream come true, Cinderella enchants…

UK 1945, 87 min, Dir: David Lean Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle…

Japan 1949, 122 min, Dir: Akira Kurosawa Japanese with subtitles 35mm print 75th Anniversary A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him…

USA 1946, 130 min, Dir: Frank Capra Christmas Bureau of Edmonton Fundraiser Admission by donation George Bailey never got a chance to fulfill his life’s ambition. As he watches his friends and family become success stories he dreads on running his father’s building and loan business. When a financial discrepancy puts George in a difficult…

USA 1923, 73 min, Dir: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor Silent Film 100th Anniversary The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. Chaplin is the sweet innocent, Keaton the stoic outsider, but Lloyd—the modern guy striving for success—is us. And with its torrent of perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, Safety Last! is…