Greg Proops Film Club Screening! WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY stars Gene Wilder as mysterious pied piper Willy Wonka in this truly wondrous musical adaptation of writer Roald Dahl’s children’s classic, as five lucky holders of Golden Tickets and their parents venture inside the enchanted Wonka Chocolate Factory. Program begins with a live recording of the Greg Proops Film Club podcast. Feature starts at 8:00 PM.
Noir Meets Screwball Double Feature! In KEY LARGO, WWII veteran Humphrey Bogart crosses paths with on-the-run mobster Edward G. Robinson in the Florida Keys. In THE PALM BEACH STORY, Claudette Colbert leaves her failed-architect hubby Joel McCrea for greener pastures in Florida.
New Digital Restorations! Mikhail Kalatozov Double Feature! In Palme d’Or winner THE CRANES ARE FLYING, WWII separates a pair of lovers in the Soviet Union. I AM CUBA offers a wildly schizophrenic celebration of Communist iconography, mixing Slavic solemnity with Latin sensuality. With English subtitles.
THE STYLE OF SIN: PRE-CODE FILM WITH KIMBERLY TRUHLER
Pre-Code Kay Francis Double Feature! In GIRLS ABOUT TOWN, she plays a gold-digger who falls for Joel McCrea. In JEWEL ROBBERY, Francis stars as a bored baroness who sets her sights on a professional thief. Program begins with an illustrated presentation by historian Kimberly Truhler.
In Andrei Tarkovsky’s masterful sci-fi tale STALKER, a writer and a scientist follow a shaven-headed guide into forbidden territory - a dangerous wilderness known as the Zone. In Russian with English subtitles.
Member Event! The HFPA Foreign-Language Film Series present a selection of official submissions for consideration for the Best Foreign-Language Film Golden Globe Award. Join us for a first look at some of the most accomplished new films from around the world with screenings of China’s SO LONG, MY SON, South Korea’s HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD, Canada’s GENESIS and Russia’s BEANPOLE. This program is free to Cinematheque Members and HFPA grantees, who will receive an invitation.
