Flashback Cinema
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (EXTENDED EDITION)
2002 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, October 1 & Wednesday, October 4
In Chapter Two of the epic adventure, presented with additional footage not seen in the original theatrical version, Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring. Along the way they meet Gollum, a grotesque creature who owned the ring for 500 years and is obsessed with getting it back. (“Must have the precious. They stole it from us!”)
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE
2010 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, October 8 & Wednesday, October 11
The drama continues as 18-year-old Bella (Kristen Stewart) remains torn between her vampire boyfriend Edward (Robert Pattinson) and her hunky werewolf friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner). As if that weren’t enough, a malicious vampire is trying to destroy Bella. Can Edward work with Jacob to protect her?Touching romance based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks. Framed as a story told by a man (James Garner) to a woman (Gena Rowlands) about young lovers living in the 1940’s. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams won critical acclaim for their break-out performances as the couple whose relationship is tested by war and class distinctions. (“If we weren’t natural enemies, and you weren’t trying to steal my reason for existing, I might actually like you”)
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (EXTENDED EDITION)
2003 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, October 15 & Wednesday, October 18
In this thrilling climax to the trilogy, armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world. And one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Winner of 11 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director (Peter Jackson), and presented here with footage not seen in the original theatrical version. (“My friends…you bow to no one.”)
BEETLEJUICE (35TH ANNIVERSARY)
1988 • Rated PG
Sunday, October 22 & Wednesday, October 25
(“It’s showtime!”) Michael Keaton is Beetlejuice (“the ghost with the most, babe”) in this supernatural comedy from director Tim Burton. Ghosts Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis need help scaring off an unwanted family, so they hire the bizarre “freelance bio-exorcist” Beetlejuice. With Winona Ryder in her breakout role as a teenager obsessed with the afterlife. (“I myself AM strange and unusual.”)
The SHINING
1980 • Rated R
Sunday, October 29 & Wednesday, November 1
Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic, based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel. Jack Nicholson (“Here’s Johnny!”) is the caretaker of a closed hotel with a really…bad…past. He and his family are virtually alone in the spooky old building. Or are they? Shelly Duvall, as Nicholson’s distraught wife, discovers her husband is turning into someone she barely recognizes. (“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”)