SAT-SUN JULY 5 & 6
2:30p, 7p: Lawrence of Arabia
Directed by David Lean
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains. 1962, 216 min, 70MM

MON JULY 7
6:30p, 9:15p: The Wild Bunch
Directed by Sam Peckinpah Starring William Holden, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Edmond O’Brien; 1969, 145 min, 70MM (1995 DIRECTOR’S CUT VERSION)

TUE-WED JULY 8-9
6p, 8:30p: Playtime
Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in the age of technology reached their creative apex with PLAYTIME. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the endearingly clumsy, resolutely old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a bafflingly modernist Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, PLAYTIME is a lasting testament to a modern age tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion. Stars Jacques Tati and Barbara Dennek. (1967, 126 minutes, 70MM)

THU JULY 10 THEATRE CLOSED

The 13th Annual Silent Film Festival Separate admission for all programs. All films $12 member/$14 general unless noted. Children 12 and under admitted free to all programs with a child’s ticket. Festival Pass (good for one admission to ALL films): $120 member/$140 general; Opening Night Party: $20 member/$25 general. All programs subject to change. For complete program and ticket information go to www.silentfilm.org.

FRI JULY 11
7p: The Kid Brother OPENING NIGHT FILM
$17 member/$20 general
Directed by Ted Wilde USA (1927)
35mm tinted print from UCLA Film & Television Archive
Live Accompaniment by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Harold Lloyd’s next-to-last silent comedy has it all: action, romance, drama and non-stop laughs. The sheriff of Hickoryville has three sons: two big brawny boys and timid half-pint Harold, who dreams of heroism while he housekeeps with hilarious ingenuity. Lloyd considered THE KID BROTHER his best film, and it’s hailed as his masterpiece.

SAT JULY 12
10a: Amazing Tales FROM FILM PRESERVATION SCHOOL Free Admission!
Live Piano Accompaniment by Michael Mortilla
Martin Scorsese says George Eastman House “is at the forefront of one of the most important tasks of our time - the preservation of film as part of our national heritage.” This free program will show you how they teach the art and science of saving movies.

11:40a: The Soul of Youth
Directed by William Desmond Taylor USA (1920) 35mm print from Library of Congress
Live Piano Accompaniment by Stephen Horne
A humanistic portrait of society's unwanted babies, unloved orphans and unlawful urchins is tied to the story of a power struggle between a corrupt politician and a reformer. Judge Ben Lindsey, real-life founder of America's juvenile court system, appears as himself.

2:15p: Les Deux Timides (Two Timid Souls)
Directed by René Clair France (1928) 35mm print from Cinémathèque Française
Live Accompaniment by Baguette Quartette
In this playful farce by innovative comedy provocateur René Clair, a shy trial lawyer – the Keatonesque Pierre Batcheff – must find the nerve to court the woman he's in love with before her mild-mannered father unwittingly weds her to a convicted wife-abuser.

4:15p: Mikaël (Michael)
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark (1924) 35mm print from Danish Film Institute
Live Piano Accompaniment by Donald Sosin
A landmark in the history of gay cinema, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s (The Passion of Joan of Arc) powerful vision delves into the relationship between a renowned artist and the young man who is the source of his inspiration.

7:45p: The Man Who Laughs CENTERPIECE FILM
$15 member/$17 general Directed by Paul Leni; USA (1928)
35mm print from Library of Congress
Live Accompaniment on the Mighty Wurlitzer by Clark Wilson
Conrad Veidt—of Caligari fame—is Gwynplaine, an English nobleman’s son disfigured by a Gypsy doctor so his face is fixed in the rictus of a gruesome grin. Batman creator Bob Kane credited Veidt as the visual inspiration for The Joker.

10:45p: The Unknown
Director’s Pick with GUY MADDIN
Directed by Tod Browning; USA (1927)
35mm print from George Eastman House
Live Piano Accompaniment by Stephen Horne
To kick-start our new Director’s Pick series we welcome Guy Maddin, director of Brand Upon the Brain! To introduce Tod Browning’s horror-ode to unrequited love. Lon Chaney stars as Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford is Nanon, who has a pathological fear of being touched by a man. It’s one of most brazenly bizarre films ever made—hands down!

SUN JULY 13
10:30a: The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Directed by Lotte Reiniger Germany (1926) 35mm print from Milestone Films
Live Piano Accompaniment by Donald Sosin
Not only is Prince Achmed the earliest surviving feature-length animated film, it's the first ever made by a woman. Lotte Reiniger devised an intricate cut-out silhouette animation technique to depict the fantastic adventures of Prince Achmed on the magic islands of Wak Wak..

1:10p: The Silent Enemy
Directed by H. P. Carver USA (1930) 35mm print from Film Preservation Associates
Live Accompaniment by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
The Ojibway Indians and their battle against hunger – the silent enemy – are the subject of this remarkable hybrid documentary. The nature photography is absolutely stunning. This film contains graphic images of wild animals fighting and being killed.

3:50p: Her Wild Oat
Directed by Marshall Neilan USA (1927) 35mm print from Academy Film Archive
Live Accompaniment by Michael Mortilla
Colleen Moore was America’s top box-office star in 1926, but she’s almost forgotten today because so few of her films survive. This fast-paced, wise-cracking romantic comedy is about a lunch wagon owner who tries life as a lady of wealth—for a weekend.

6:10p: Jujiro (Crossways)
Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa Japan (1928) 35mm print from British Film Institute
Live Piano Accompaniment by Stephen Horne
Japanese master Teinosuke Kinugasa (A Page of Madness) spins our senses in a heightened avant-garde blast of rampant symbolism, distorted architecture, flashbacks, flashforwards and delirious subjective cinematography.

8:45p: The Patsy CLOSING NIGHT FILM
$15 member/$17 general
Directed by King Vidor USA (1928) 35mm print from Library of Congress
Live Accompaniment on the Mighty Wurlitzer by Clark Wilson
A natural-born comedienne, Marion Davies wreaks havoc at every turn as the neglected daughter in a middle-class family ruled by a mother who is an inveterate social climber (the wonderful Marie Dressler). One wholly uproarious highlight is Davies’s spot-on impersonations of Mae Murray, Lillian Gish and Pola Negri.

SAVED BY THE SELZNICK SCHOOL
Throughout the festival, we'll show films from George Eastman House that students of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation have saved and restored with a fellowship from Haghefilm Conservation: George Méliès’s LES FROMAGES AUTOMOBILES (The Skipping Cheeses, 1907); a mountain-climbing expedition to the Swiss Alps in LOST – A YODEL (1920); detective Nick Carter solving the mystery of THE LAST CALL (1922), and more! The 13th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival is produced by The Silent Film Festival, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting silent film as an art form and as a cultural and historical record.

MON JULY 14 THEATRE CLOSED

TUE-THU JULY 15-17 CLASS ACT: A TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY POLLACK (1934-2008)
To the end, be it as director, producer or actor, Pollack remained one of the few mainstream filmmakers around dedicated to providing quality entertainment for mature audiences. Always on board with A-list talent, as director he guided twelve actors to Oscar nominated performances. Two weeks following the Castro's screening of his Oscar winning OUT OF AFRICA, Pollack succumbed to a lengthy battle with cancer.

TUE JULY 15 DOUBLE FEATURE
2:30p, 7:00p: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Desperation is amplified to dizzying extremes in Pollack's adaptation of Horace McCoy's morbid Depression Era novel about a torturous competitive ballroom dance marathon. The first-class ensemble cast features Oscar nominated performances from Jane Fonda, Red Buttons and Susannah York, while Gig Young took the Oscar. This was Pollack's breakthrough film and his uncompromising vision garnered his first Oscar nod. (1969, 120 min, 'SCOPE)

4:45p, 9:20p: Jeremiah Johnson
Robert Redford's second of seven collaborations with Pollack is the story of a deserter from the Mexican War who heads to the Rockies to become a mountain man. Filmed entirely on remote locations in Utah, Pollack ran into money problems and chose to mortgage his house to fund the location shooting rather than finish on a studio backlot. With Will Geer and Delle Bolton, screenplay by John Milius and Edward Anhalt. (1972, 108 min,'SCOPE)

WED JULY 16 DOUBLE FEATURE
2:30p, 7:00p: Tootsie
Dustin Hoffman plays a disagreeable actor who's worn out his welcome such that he must dress as a woman to find a part on a soap opera, as an actress. Uproarious comedy and poignant drama are deftly intermingled in this classic. Another huge hit for Pollack, he was nominated for an Oscar along with Hoffman and Teri Garr, while Jessica Lange won. Elaine May did uncredited work on the screenplay and Pollack shows great comic flair in his cameo as Hoffman's befuddled agent. (1982, 116 min,'SCOPE)

4:40p, 9:15p: The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford find chemistry to burn in Pollack's enormously popular, nostalgic love story of two desperate people whose conflicting ideologies drive them apart. They interact from the beginning of their college courtship through the Hollywood-blacklisting era of the 1950s and Pollack renders each era beautifully. Streisand was nominated for an Oscar and Marvin Hamlisch won for his score and title song. With Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, and James Woods. (1973, 118 min,'SCOPE)

THU JULY 17 DOUBLE FEATURE
2:15p, 7:00p: 3 Days of the Condor
Robert Redford plays a CIA researcher hunted by his own agency who seeks refuge with photographer Faye Dunaway to plan retaliation. Pollack's taut, intelligent and frighteningly relevant-to-today thriller postulated in 1975 that the CIA was a dangerous organization without a moral compass - today, the common consensus! Max Von Sydow, Cliff Robertson and John Houseman lend their inimitable skills to the proceedings. (1975, 117 min,'SCOPE)

4:35p, 9:20p: Bobby Deerfield
Pollack adopts a highly European sensibility to this all-consuming love story between maladjusted auto racer Al Pacino and eccentric jetsetter Marthe Keller. Set against the dazzling backdrops of the Alps, Paris, Sicily, Venice, and the Riviera, this largely forgotten film remains an anomaly in the Hollywood product of its day or any era since. With Anny Duperey and Romolo Valli, photographed by Henri Deca‘. (1977, 124 min, 'Scope)

Our tribute continues July 22 & 23

SAT JULY 19 “MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS” presents An All Day "Animals Attacking Humans" 5-Film Feast Hosted By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks ALL FIVE FILMS for only $10.00!

It seems that animals are fighting back all around the globe, everything from sharks attacking surfers, ants infiltrating computers and tigers jumping walls at the zoo. The genre may have started in 1963 with Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS, this all day five-film-feast is not only a tribute to the bloody-fanged genre, it's a reminder that animals are still alive and biting back! 3:00p PHASE IV (1974) Director: Saul Bass Containing: Michael Murphy Cerebral science fiction doesn't get any better than this 70s psychadelic scarefest. A group of scientists are attacked in their remote desert lab by an army of super-smart ants. Graphic artist Saul Bass worked for months creating the film's one-of-a-kind art design, emphasizing the unique tunnels of real ants through terrifying macro-scopic camerawork and backed by a chilling electronic musical score. NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD! Miss this newly struck 35mm print on the big screen... and die. Preceded by a swarm of angry Arthropoda trailers. 5:00p ALLIGATOR (1980) Director: Lewis Teague Screenplay: John Sayles Containing: Robert Forster Ever wondered what happened to your pet alligator that Mom flushed down the toilet? John Sayles' socially aware chomp-fest combines improvised humor, buckets of blood and dozens of gruesome deaths in this surprisingly well-executed B-movie. In fact, Quentin Tarantino cast Robert Forster in JACKIE BROWN due to this memorable performance as the smart-ass detective. Genuine grindhouse 35mm print. Preceded by a slew of bloody fanged trailers. 7:20p JAWS (1975) Director: Steven Spielberg Screenplay: Peter Benchley Containing: Roy Schieder, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus Can you imagine experiencing the momma of all "AAH!" films on the Castro's gigantic screen? (AAH! = Animals Attacking Humans) Don't miss this beautiful 35mm print. Preceded by coming attractions for MiDNiTES FOR MANIACS! 9:45p DAY OF THE ANIMALS (1977) Director: William Girdler Containing: Christopher & Linda Day George, Leslie Nielsen, Richard Jaekel, Michael Ansara If man keeps destroying the ozone layer, all of the animals are going to go crazy and start fighting back. William Girdler's psychotic vision of nature-run-amok (circa 1977) has all the elements that you'd only dream a movie could have: Poisonous snakes, jumping rats, snatching vulchers, rabid dogs, screeching hawks, killer cougers and the absolute ULTIMATE bear attack involving a bare-chested Leslie Nielsen battling a 12-foot Grizzly in a lightning storm! One of my most favorite films ever made! Extremely RARE 35mm widescreen print. 11:59p PIRANHA 2:The Spawning (1981) Director: James Cameron Containing: Lance Henriksen How can you top the previous four "AAH!" films? How about with James (TITANIC) Cameron's first film, featuring not just flying fish but... flying piranha! This sequel to Joe Dante's & John Sayles 1980 original takes things remarkably serious, creating a truly enlightening experience. SPECIAL INCENTIVE: Anyone who makes it through all four of the previous films, will receive a box of cereal (sugar cereal no less!) for this over-water extravaganza! Genuine grindhouse 35mm print. Preceded by even more "AAH!" trailers! Come on people... 5 frakkin films for $10! MiDNIiTES FOR MANiACS programming & notes by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks Advance tix available at www.ticketweb.com or at the Castro Theatre box office. For more info go to www.midnitesformaniacs.com

SUN JULY 20 Lucille Ball Triple Feature
$10 General / $7 Kids & Seniors

1:30p, 7:00p: The Fuller Brush Girl
Lucy plays a door-to-door salesgirl who gets herself unintentionally involved with murder. Taking along her not-too-bright boyfriend Eddie Albert, she has to escape the police and zaniness ensues. Directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Frank Tashlin. (1950, 85 min) NOT ON DVD

3:15p, 8:45p: The Long, Long Trailer
Lucy and Desi are newly weds who buy a trailer the size of New Jersey and travel from California to Colorado on their honeymoon. This plot-less, extended comedy skit is sprinkled with cameos by marvelous second and third banana contract players. Directed by Vincente Minnelli; stunning location photography by Robert Surtees. (1953, 103 min)

5:15p: Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Lucy stars in this hilarious movie opposite William Holden as a hopelessly incompetent secretary who is quite oblivious that the real estate office she works at is just a front for a bookie. Directed by Lloyd Bacon (1949, 87 min) NOT ON DVD

CLASS ACT: A TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY POLLACK (1934-2008)

TUE JULY 22 DOUBLE FEATURE
2p, 7p: Absence of Malice
Paul Newman received an Oscar nom for his portrayal of a Miami liquor importer libeled by ambitious investigative reporter Sally Field. This invective against the press carries a demoralizing sense of pervasive corruption and Pollack cajoles the viewer with his glistening technique. Former reporter Kurt Luedtke received an Oscar nom for his script, as did Melinda Dillon’s performance. Wilford Brimley steals the show with his scenery-chewing appearance. (1981, 116 min, 'SCOPE)

4:10p, 9:15p: The Firm
Pollack’s labyrinthine drama, based on John Grisham’s novel, concerns a young lawyer caught in over his head at a corrupt and manipulative Memphis law firm. Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman head the all-star cast which features a virtual anthology of fine character bits by Hal Holbrook, Paul Sorvino, Ed Harris, David Strathairn, Gary Busey, and an Oscar nod for Holly Hunter. Plus, another grand Wilford Brimley appearance. (1993, 154 min)

WED JULY 23 DOUBLE FEATURE
1:55p, 7p: Husbands and Wives
Written and directed by Woody Allen. When long-married couple (Pollack & Judy Davis) announce their separation, their friends (Allen & Mia Farrow) begin to question their own marital motivations. Allen is in top form here, breaking away from most conventions of his previous work, coaxing brilliant performances from all concerned—in particular Davis, who earned an Oscar nom. (1992, 107 min)

4p, 9:05p: Eyes Wide Shut
Stanley Kubrick’s intensely personal final film explores the inner desires of a young couple (Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman) over the Christmas holiday. The dangerous side of sexual and emotional intimacy comes to light as Cruise drifts through a dream state of (abridged) Odyssian proportion. Pollack replaced Harvey Keitel during the shoot and delivers a memorably chilling performance. Watch the movie twice! (1999, 159 min)

FRI JULY 25 A SALUTE TO LEGENDARY MITZI GAYNOR
6p: Meet & Greet VIP Reception
8p: Gala Gala Hosted by BRUCE VILANCH
It’ll be one enchanted evening as Marc Huestis presents A SALUTE TO LEGENDARY MITZI GAYNOR live in-person— interviewed by the fabulous Bruce Vilanch.

They’ll be lot’s of happy talk as Miss Mitzi regales the crowd about the making of such classics as SOUTH PACIFIC, THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS, ANYTHING GOES and countless TV specials. And e-specially for this gala, a rare screening of Mitzi’s 1975 Emmy Winning Mitzi... AND 100 GUYS featuring Mitzi & a host of wonderful guys.

Plus a sing-along medley from SOUTH PACIFIC, a tribute performance by Matthew Martin, and dazzling film clips from Mitzi’s treasure trove.

Finally the piece de resistance, the Mitzi by Mackie Costume Display featuring a selection of Gaynor’s classic Bob Mackie costumes.

Main event begins at 8:00p, preceded by a VIP Meet & Greet Reception with the stars starting a 6:00p. Tickets are $27.50 Gala General (8p); $60 Preshow VIP Meet & Greet (6p) and 8p Gala (preferred seats) Partial Proceeds Benefit PROJECT OPEN HAND

Tickets Available at 415.863.0611, @ www.ticketweb.com, hostess2@earthlink.com or A DIFFERENT LIGHT BOOKS, 479 Castro St. For more on Mitzi visit http://missmitzigaynor.com Sponsors: Galleria Park Hotel, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Twin Peaks Tavern, Montesquieu Quality Wines and Mannequin Madness

28TH SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

SAT JULY 26
11:45a: Max Minsky and Me
A fun, family-oriented comedy about a bookish 12-year-old girl in modern Berlin who neglects her bat mitzvah studies in order to become a basketball player.

1:45p: Saved By Deportation: An Unknown Odyssey of Polish Jews
With wit and charm, this documentary follows two lively eighty-somethings back to the scene where, by a fluke of history, they survived the Holocaust: in Stalin’s Siberian gulag. Preceded by DER SOLDAT

4:30p: Black Over White
Black Over White chronicles the Ethiopian concert tour by Israeli-Ethiopian-Yemenite world-beat band The Idan Raichel Project. Followed by Bridge Over the Wadi, a documentary on the life of an Arab-Jewish primary school.

7:30p: Sixty Six
A London boy’s bar mitzvah party is threatened by a coinciding soccer match in this charming nostalgic comedy. Helena Bonham Carter and Stephen Rea co-star.

10p: Anvil! The Story of Anvil
This wonderful and often hilarious documentary follows a once famous Canadian heavy metal band, founded in the 1970s by two nice Jewish boys, and still rocking on.

SUN JULY 27
11:30a: Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
Roberta Grossman’s first-rate documentary Blessed Is the Match, narrated by three-time Academy Award nominee Joan Allen, is a paean to Hungarian resistance fighter and poet Hannah Senesh.

2p: Out of Focus
Out of Focus captures the creativity of Ohad Naharin, Israel’s “rock star” choreographer and director of Batsheva Dance Company. With Dancing Alfonso, a pitch-perfect portrait of a Flamenco dancer.

4:45p: Volevo Solo Vivere (I Only Wanted to Live)
A unique window into the Italian Jewish Holocaust experience, this documentary features testimonies of nine Italians who survived Auschwitz, including Liliana Segre, who will be present for an onstage interview after the screening.

7:45p: Love Comes Lately CENTERPIECE FILM
Three intertwined stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer. At the center is the elderly writer Max (Otto Tausig), whose vivid imagination merges life with fiction. Co-starring Rhea Perlman & Tovah Feldshuh.

10:15p: Two Lives Plus One
In this comedic drama, a Parisian schoolteacher’s newfound independence puts a strain on her conventional family when an attractive publisher takes an interest in her writing.

MON JULY 28
1:30p: Three Times Divorced
Two fascinating documentaries set in the Moslem Bedouin city of Rahat, Israel, look at the legacy of black slavery and an abused wife’s struggle for justice. Followed by THE FILM CLASS.

4:30p: At Home in Utopia
“The Coops,” cooperative Bronx apartments, symbolized an experiment in justice and equality. Blending political gravity with affection, this documentary portrays the workers who embraced communist, socialist and union movements. Preceded by MY OLYMPIC SUMMER.

7p: Miss Universe 1929—Lisl Goldarbeiter, A Queen in Wien
The dramatic life of a Jewish Viennese beauty queen as recorded in home movies by the man who loved her from a distance—her cousin.

9:30p: The Secrets
Naomi and Michelle come to Safed to study in an orthodox women’s seminary. While seeking spiritual knowledge, they embark upon a secret journey of rituals and forbidden love.

TUE JULY 29
1:15p: The Maelstrom: A Family Chronicle
A cache of home movies shot in the Netherlands before and during World War II tells the devastating story of the Peereboom family. Screening with THE DANUBE EXODUS.

4:30p: Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story
An inspiring portrait of South Africa’s outrageous, controversial and brilliant political satirist (and occasional drag entertainer) Pieter-Dirk Uys, who now uses humor and rage to combat HIV/AIDS. Followed by STEFAN BRAUN.

7p: Jerusalem Is Proud to Present
Captures 2006 World Pride in Jerusalem, and the passions of gay rights activists and religious Jews, Muslims and Christians who oppose them. Followed by panel on LGBT rights.

9:45p: Bilin My Love
An important documentation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seen through one village’s struggle, using stunning guerilla aesthetics that capture unique moments of desperation, courage and fear.

WED JULY 30
2p: Tulip Time—The Rise and Fall of The Trio Lescano
The popular Trio Lescano—three Dutch Jewish sisters—were the 1930s Italian equivalent of the Andrews Sisters in the 30s, until fascism forced them into silence. Preceded by EVERYDAY THE IMPOSSIBLE.

4p: To See If I’m Smiling
The stories of six Israeli women soldiers who served in the occupied territories. With Facing the Wind, about 13-year-old Oran, who lost his eyesight and five members of his family in a terrorist attack.

6:30p: Facing Windows
Two love stories: one from the 1940s between two Italian Jews and one contemporary story of neighbors who watch each other furtively from facing windows across a street.

9:30p: Arab Labor
Whether it leaves you in stitches or up in arms, this irreverent Israeli Arab sitcom will bring you the Middle East conflict as you’ve never seen it before.

THU JULY 31
12:30p: Perlasca, an Italian Hero
What makes a man risk his life for people he doesn’t know? Perlasca is a taut drama about one Italian man’s remarkable courage in saving 5,200 Hungarian Jews.

3:15p: Praying in Her Own Voice
An excellent documentary about the contentious struggle of Women of the Wall for the right to wear prayer shawls and read Torah scrolls aloud at the Western Wall. Preceded by FOUR QUESTIONS FOR A RABBI.

6p: Tehilim
A father’s mysterious disappearance throws his family into a personal and spiritual crisis in this engrossing, beautifully acted drama set in modern Jerusalem.

8:30p: Emotional Arithmetic CLOSING NIGHT
A surprise visitor (Gabriel Byrne) triggers turbulent childhood memories of love and loss among war survivors (Susan Sarandon, Max von Sydow) in this achingly beautiful story set in modern Quebec. Co-starring Christopher Plummer.

FRI–THU AUGUST 1–7
The Exiles
F, M, Tu, Th: 6p, 8p, 9:45p
Sa, Su, W: (2:30p), 4:15p, 6p, 8p, 9:45p

Sherman Alexie and Charles Burnett present Kent MacKenzie’s incredible 1961 film chronicling a day in the life of a group of twenty-something Native Americans who left reservation life in the 1950s to live in the district of Bunker Hill, Los Angeles. Having fallen into obscurity, THE EXILES is known and loved by cinephiles and admired for its originality and honesty while remaining largely unseen to the public, including communities like the ones depicted in the film. Following the success of their restoration of KILLER OF SHEEP, Milestone Films has redeemed this fact. With Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish, and Tommy Reynolds; music by The Revels. (1961, 72 min)

“One of the best films of the year… It can hold its own next to John Cassavetes’ SHADOWS… An instant classic!”—Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

“A remarkable record of a city that has vanished.”—Thom Anderson, Los Angeles Plays Itself

More info available at www.exilesfilm.com

WED AUGUST 13 DOUBLE FEATURE
2:20p, 7p: Ladyhawke
Matthew Broderick plays an artful dodger who comes to the aid of tragic lovers Michelle Pfeiffer & Rutger Hauer—she cursed to become a hawk every day at sunrise, he turns into a wolf at sunset. Drawing inspiration from folklore stretching back to the 13th century, this timeless fairy tale with a not-so-timeless music score will delight anyone with a penchant for sword duels and chivalric romance. Directed by Richard Donner (SUPERMAN), photographed by Vittorio Storaro (APOCALYPSE NOW). (1985, 121 min, ‘SCOPE)

4:40p, 9:20p: The Beastmaster
In this sword-and-sorcery cult classic, Marc Singer is Dar, a young hero armed with supernatural powers who wages war against marauding forces with help from his animal allies. Co-starring Tanya Roberts as Kiri the curvaceous slave girl and Rip Torn as Maax the vicious priest. Directed by Don Coscarelli (PHANTASM) and photographed by John Alcott (BARRY LYNDON). (1982, 118 min)

THU AUGUST 14 DOUBLE FEATURE
7p: Conan the Barbarian
Director/co-writer John Milius both departs from and embraces the mythos of Robert E. Howard’s pulp hero in this mix of abundant sex, violence, and Nietzschean brooding. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars and is ably joined by the unconventional beauty Sandahl Bergman in his quest to stomp-out cult leader James Earl Jones. Impossible to overlook: the magnificent score by Basil Poledouris—one of the decade’s greats. (1982, 129 min, ‘SCOPE)

9:30p: Flesh+Blood
In early 16th-century Western Europe, Rutger Hauer and his band of mercenaries kidnap maiden Jennifer Jason Leigh and are pursued by prince Tom Burlinson. Paul Verhoeven’s brutal and exhilarating movie completely immerses you in the plague-ridden era and while not technically of the “fantasy” genre, this vividly barbaric adventure displays enough ingredients to fit the bill. Featuring another great Basil Poledouris score. (1985, 126 min, ‘SCOPE)

MON AUGUST 11
730p: Energy 92.7 and Miller Lite present Big Gay Movie Night Featuring The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert Directed by Stephan Elliott; Starring Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving & Guy Pearce; 1994, 104 min, ‘SCOPE Tickets only $7

MON AUGUST 18 THEATRE CLOSED

LADIES ON THE LOOSE

TUE AUGUST 19 DOUBLE FEATURE
3:20p, 7p: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Directed by Howard Hawks Starring Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell; 1953, 91 min

1:30p, 5:05p, 8:50p: How to Marry a Millionaire
Directed by Jean Negulesco Starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall 1953, 95 min, ‘SCOPE

THU AUGUST 21 DOUBLE FEATURE
2p, 7p: The Women
Directed by George Cukor; Starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland, Paulette Godard, Joan Fontaine; 1939, 133 min

4:35p, 9:35p: The Best of Everything
Directed by Jean Negulesco; Starring Hope Lange, Suzy Parker, Diane Baker, Joan Crawford; 1959, 121 min, ‘SCOPE

FRI–THU AUGUST 29–SEPTEMBER 4
West Side Story
Sa, Su, W: (1p), 4:15p, 7:30p F, M, Tu, Th: 7:30p
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn and Rita Moreno star in the Bernstein/Sondheim song and dance pic, which won 10 Oscars including Best Picture. Always spectacular on the big screen, Jerome Robbins’ brilliant choreography is enhanced greatly by the gritty location photography, proving this timeless classic still hasn’t lost its punch. Directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. (1961, 152 min, BRAND NEW 70MM PRINT! )