Flashback Cinema
INTERSTELLAR
2014 • Rated PG-13
Sunday January 25, Wednesday January 28
Futuristic epic from visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. When a disastrous agricultural famine devastates the planet, a team of astronauts led by Matthew McConaughey embarks on a mission to find a new home for the human race. Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects and tailor-made for the big screen. (“Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.”)
TITANIC
1997 • Rated PG-13
Sunday February 1, Wednesday February 4
James Cameron’s romantic epic that became a box office phenomenon. Leonardo DiCaprio (“I’m the King of the World!”) and Kate Winslet star as young lovers who meet on history’s most famous doomed ocean liner (he’s from steerage, she’s first class). Winner of 11 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, with special effects that still dazzle on the big screen. (“But this ship can’t sink!”)
CASABLANCA
1942 • Rated PG
Sunday February 8, Wednesday February 11, Saturday February 14 (Valentines Day)
World War II love story and Best Picture Oscar® winner starring Humphrey Bogart as a cynical cafe owner who is more of a romantic than he lets on (“Here’s looking at you, kid”). When long-lost love Ingrid Bergman shows up in Casablanca, sparks fly. Claude Rains is Captain Renault, whose approach to law enforcement is, well, flexible. (“I’m shocked, SHOCKED, to find that gambling is going on in here!”)
JURASSIC PARK
1993 • Rated PG-13
Sunday February 15, Wednesday February 18
Before there was a World, there was a Park. This is Steven Spielberg’s ORIGINAL, winner of three Academy Awards®, and based on Michael Crichton’s best-selling book. Billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) creates an island theme park inhabited by cloned dinosaurs and invites scientists (Sam Neill, Laura Dern) and his grandchildren to preview the attraction. What could go wrong? (“Welcome to Jurassic Park.”)
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
1961 • Not Rated
Sunday February 22, Wednesday February 25
Romantic comedy-drama starring Audrey Hepburn as stylish, free-spirited Holly Golightly and George Peppard as her struggling writer neighbor. Hepburn received a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for her performance and Moon River, by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, won the award for Best Original Song. Hepburn’s dresses by French designer Givenchy helped make her a fashion icon. ("Moon River, wider than a mile…")
SPIDER-MAN 2
2004 • Rated PG-13
Sunday March 1, Wednesday March 4
Highly-regarded second chapter in director Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man trilogy finds Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) struggling to balance his personal life with his crime-fighting persona. Co-starring Alfred Molina as mad scientist-turned-mechanical octopus “Doc Ock,” maybe the most entertaining villain in the Spidey franchise, brought to life with Academy Award®-winning special effects. ("Put your arms up…all of them!”)Highly-regarded second chapter in director Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man trilogy finds Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) struggling to balance his personal life with his crime-fighting persona. Co-starring Alfred Molina as mad scientist-turned-mechanical octopus “Doc Ock,” maybe the most entertaining villain in the Spidey franchise, brought to life with Academy Award®-winning special effects. ("Put your arms up…all of them!”)
LA LA LAND
2016 • Not Rated
Sunday March 8, Wednesday March 11
Emma Stone plays an aspiring actress and Ryan Gosling is a struggling jazz pianist in this musical romance that celebrates Hollywood (“It’s another day of sun!”) and the determined young dreamers who inhabit it. Winner of six Academy Awards® including Best Actress (Stone) and Best Director (Damien Chazelle). The Oscar®-winning score is full of magical tunes. ("Someone in the crowd could be the one you need to know…")