Flashback Cinema
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
1994 • Rated R
SUN NOV 1 & WED NOV 4
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in this inspiring tale of hope, friendship and resilience, set behind the walls of a maximum-security prison. Nominated for seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Actor (Freeman) and ranked #1 by IMDB as the most popular film of all time. With one of the most satisfying movie endings ever. (“Get busy living or get busy dying.”)
WHITE CHRISTMAS
1954 • Not Rated
SUN NOV 15 & WED NOV 18
Comedy! Romance! And of course, Bing Crosby singing White Christmas. This musical favorite is full of wonderful Irving Berlin songs (“Snow…snow…snow!”). Crosby and Danny Kaye star as World War II vets and Broadway performers who stage a show at a Vermont inn, with Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen as the singing Haynes Sisters. (“Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister…”)
THE POLAR EXPRESS
2004 • Rated G
SUN NOV 22 & WED NOV 25
“All aboard!” On Christmas Eve a boy takes a mysterious train bound for the North Pole, in this adaptation of the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. The performance-capture animation used by director Robert Zemeckis made it possible for Tom Hanks to play six roles, including the conductor (“Tickets, please!”) and Santa Claus. (“The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT
1945 • Not Rated
SUN NOV 29 & WED DEC 2
Delightful holiday romcom from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Barbara Stanwyck shines as a famous homemaking and cooking expert who is asked by her publisher (Sidney Greenstreet) to host a naval war hero (Dennis Morgan) for Christmas. The fun begins when she must scramble to keep the secret that she’s single, can’t cook and doesn’t own a home! (“Where am I gonna get a farm? I haven’t even got a window box!”)
ELF
2003 • Rated PG
SUN DEC 6 & WED DEC 9
Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, an elf who is, well, different from the other elves. When Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) informs Buddy that he was adopted, he sets out to find his real father (James Caan). A modern Christmas classic, thanks to Ferrell’s endearing performance as Buddy (“Son of a nutcracker!”), whose childlike Christmas spirit softens the most cynical of hearts. (“Santa, HERE? I know him, I know him!”)
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
2000 • Rated PG
SUN DEC 13 & WED DEC 16
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch!” Jim Carrey stars in this big-screen version of Dr. Seuss’ much-loved children’s story about a grumpy green holiday-hating creature who tries to disrupt the plans of the Christmas-loving residents of the town of Whoville. Carrey brings his unique brand of zany humor to the role (“I must stop this Christmas from coming…but what would I WEAR?”)
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
1989 • Rated PG-13
SUN DEC 20 & WED DEC 23
Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is determined to have a “good old-fashioned family Christmas,” but Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) and a house full of wacky relatives don’t make it easy. Chase and Quaid are joined by fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray. Beverly D’Angelo is Clark’s always supportive wife, Ellen. (“We checked every bulb, didn’t we?”)