Repertory Series: All About Bette
HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE at 9:30
(1964) dir Robert Aldrich w/Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead [133 min]
Double Feature w/WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?
Wealthy spinster Charlotte (Davis) has never gotten over the death of her married lover 37 years earlier, and neither has the town in which she lives. The townsfolk believe Charlotte is to blame, forcing her into seclusion in her mansion with her loyal housekeeper Velma (Moorehead). Highway construction threatens to force Charlotte from her home, causing her to call her cousin Miriam (Havilland) for help. However, Miriam seems to have other motives as she and her lover attempt to claim Charlotte’s fortune by their own terrifying means.
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showing through monday
Repertory Series: All About Bette
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? at 7:00
(1962) dir Robert Aldrich w/Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy [134 min]
Double Feature w/HUSH... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE
Jane (Davis) was a renowned child actress whose star, sadly, faded as she aged. Her civilian sister Blanche (Crawford), alternately, has developed into a beautiful and talented actress. However, at the height of her career Blanche is involved in a crippling car accident, which sends her into a life of seclusion with the now alcoholic and jealousy-ridden Jane. The two descend into madness, battling their separate but, in the end, all too similar demons with horrific and deadly results. A legendary, scene-gobbling masterpiece of gothic drama from two of Hollywood’s most enduring stars.
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showing through monday
A heartbreaking romantic epic, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. In the film, Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw), and then his sophisticated sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell). The rise and fall of Charles’ infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars.
dir. Julian Jarrold, w/ Goode, Whishaw, Atwell, and Emma Thompson, 1h40m
showing through thursday
"If you have ever experienced the crushing effect of young love, you owe it to yourself to check out this gem of a dark comedy." - Zack Haddad, Film Threat
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana -- but change is in the air. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Met
showing through wednesday
Off the Couch Presentation Tues, Sept 9 @ 7:00 with discussion leader RACHEL SEIDEL, MD
In Woody Allen' latest, two young Americans spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist (Javier Bardem) and his beautiful but insane ex-wife (Penelope Cruz). Vicky (Rebecca Hall) is straight-laced and about to be married. Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) is a sexually adventurous free spirit. When they all become amorously entangled, the results are both hilarious and harrowing.
dir. Woody Allen, w/ Bardem, Cruz, Johansson, and Hall
showing through thursday
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