Flashback Cinema
BATMAN FOREVER (30TH ANNIVERSARY)
1995 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, July 20, Wednesday, July 23
“Riddle me this, riddle me that, who’s afraid of the big, black bat?” Val Kilmer stars in this thoroughly 90’s, tongue-in-cheek depiction of Gotham City’s most famous vigilante. (“It’s the car, right? Chicks love the car.”) With Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian (“I’ll bring the wine, you bring your scarred psyche.”), Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face and Jim Carrey as the Riddler (“Was that over the top? I can never tell.”)
MAMMA MIA
2008 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, July 27, Wednesday, July 30
“Mamma Mia, here I go again…my, my, how can I resist you?” Start with the music of ABBA, add an all- star cast including Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried, mix in plenty of romance and the breathtaking scenery of the Greek Isles, and you get one of the most joyous movie musicals ever made. With hit songs from “Take a Chance on Me” to “Waterloo” to “Dancing Queen” (“See that girl, watch that scene…!”)
THE BLUES BROTHERS (45TH ANNIVERSARY)
1980 • Rated R
Sunday, August 3, Wednesday, August 6
Music, comedy, and manic car chases through the streets of Chicago, all rolled into one 80’s cult classic. Original SNL cast members John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star as Jake and Elwood Blues, brothers who are getting the band back together to save the orphanage where they grew up. Filled with show- stopping numbers from such musical icons as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and James Brown. (“We’re on a mission from God.”)
LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (EXTENDED EDITION)
2001 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, August 10, Wednesday, August 13
The first chapter in director Peter Jackson’s landmark trilogy, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novels. In the mythological world of Middle Earth, a ring lost for centuries must be found and destroyed to prevent the dark lord who created it from enslaving the world. Presented with additional footage not seen in the original theatrical version. (“One ring to rule them all…”)
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (EXTENDED EDITION)
2002 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, August 17, Wednesday, August 20
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!”)
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (EXTENDED EDITION)
2003 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, August 24, Wednesday, August 27
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.”)
JAWS (50TH ANNIVERSARY)
1975 • Rated PG
Starting August 29
Steven Spielberg’s original summer blockbuster, based on Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel. A killer shark is terrorizing vacationers at Amity Island and a trio of shark-hunters take to the high seas in pursuit. John Williams won an Oscar® for his ominous score (“Duunnn dun…dun dun.”) It’s been 50 years and folks still think twice about going in the water. (“You’re going to need a bigger boat.”)