Bornieo: Fully Loaded
03-19-2007, 04:22 PM
There will be a series of Noir films, some listed here -some not. Check out the website for other showing. Might be something swanky here. :cool:
Some highlights:
Aero Theatre Programming
Saturday, April 7 – 6:00 PM
Hotfuzztival! Edgar Wright In Person:
Sneak Preview! HOT FUZZ, 2007, Focus Features, min. The action-packed new comedy from the makers of the hit movie SHAUN OF THE DEAD. With the same razor-sharp combination of humor and attention to detail they used to breathe new life into the undead, Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright have set their sights on action movies for their next uniquely funny vision. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He's so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so embarrassing – the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent), Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy." This is his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy, and Danny's puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel's growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny's dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting and all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice. In addition to Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, the stellar lineup of talent includes Paddy Considine (IN AMERICA), Steve Coogan (NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM), Timothy Dalton (THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS), Martin Freeman (THE HITCHHIKER"S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY), Paul Freeman (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK), Bill Nighy (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST), Edward Woodward ("The Equalizer," the original THE WICKER MAN), and plenty of surprises!
Wednesday, April 18 – 7:30 PM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY, 1944, Universal, 107 min. Dir. Billy Wilder.
BLOOD MONEY, 1933, 20th Century Fox, 65 min. "
Saturday, April 21 - 7:30 PM
MILDRED PIERCE, 1945, Warner Bros., 111 min. Dir. Michael Curtiz. Joan Crawford
FEMALE ON THE BEACH, 1955, Universal, 97 min. Dir. Joseph Pevney.
Friday, April 27 – 7:30 PM
BLAZING SADDLES, 1974, Warner Bros., 93 min. Director Mel Brooks
THE PRODUCERS, 1968, Rialto, 88 min. .
Saturday, April 28 – 7:30 PM
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, 1983, Warner Bros., 98 min. Dir Harold Ramis. .
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE, 1978, Universal, 109 min.
Egyptian Theatre Programming
Saturday, April 7 – 7:30 PM
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962, Sony Repertory, 216 min.
Sunday, April 15 – 7:30 PM
Ultra-Rarity!! PORT OF NEW YORK 1949, 82 min. Incredible 1940's location footage of New York's waterfront (shot by the underrated George Diskant) highlights this brass-knuckled thriller of two old-school narcs (Scott Brady and Richard Rober) trying to bust a drug smuggling racket run by kingpin Yul Brynner (sporting a full head of wavy hair, seven years before THE KING AND I!). Colorful character roles, especially Arthur Blake as desperate comic Dolly Carns, and violent action pepper this sensational forgotten "B" from Eagle-Lion and director Lazlo Benedek (THE WILD ONE). This American Cinematheque "re-premiere" is made possible through the courtesy of Victoria Brynner and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Rarity! THE BREAKING POINT, 1950, Warner Bros., 97 min. The finest film version of Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not (and yes, we're not forgetting the Bogart-Hawks classic), shifts the story from Cuba to California, but retains the novel's core of heartache. As Skipper Harry Morgan, John Garfield gives a searing portrait of a man whose domestic woes and mid-life crisis leads to crime and death. Garfield's greatness is matched by Patricia Neal, as a viper-tongued femme fatale, and Phyllis Thaxter, as his mousy but mighty spouse. With Wallace Ford. One of director Michael Curtiz's forgotten masterpieces — don't miss this one! NOT ON DVD Discussion in between films with actress Lynne Carter (PORT OF NEW YORK).
Saturday, April 28 – 7:30 PM
THE WRONG MAN, 1956, Warner Bros., 105 min. Henry Fonda plays real-life jazz musician Emmanuel Ballestreros, an innocent man who is one day sucked into a whirlpool of circumstantial guilt and left to drown in New York's criminal justice system. This seldom-seen gem by director Alfred Hitchcock, a grim orphan amongst his glossy 1950's confections, was shot entirely on-site in the locations where the story actually happened, and it expertly draws the viewer into the nightmare of the falsely-accused. Hitchcock was famously paranoid of anything and everything to do with the police, and those fears reach their zenith of expression here. With Vera Miles and Anthony Quayle excellent in supporting roles.
Some highlights:
Aero Theatre Programming
Saturday, April 7 – 6:00 PM
Hotfuzztival! Edgar Wright In Person:
Sneak Preview! HOT FUZZ, 2007, Focus Features, min. The action-packed new comedy from the makers of the hit movie SHAUN OF THE DEAD. With the same razor-sharp combination of humor and attention to detail they used to breathe new life into the undead, Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright have set their sights on action movies for their next uniquely funny vision. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He's so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so embarrassing – the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent), Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy." This is his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy, and Danny's puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel's growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny's dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting and all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice. In addition to Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, the stellar lineup of talent includes Paddy Considine (IN AMERICA), Steve Coogan (NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM), Timothy Dalton (THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS), Martin Freeman (THE HITCHHIKER"S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY), Paul Freeman (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK), Bill Nighy (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST), Edward Woodward ("The Equalizer," the original THE WICKER MAN), and plenty of surprises!
Wednesday, April 18 – 7:30 PM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY, 1944, Universal, 107 min. Dir. Billy Wilder.
BLOOD MONEY, 1933, 20th Century Fox, 65 min. "
Saturday, April 21 - 7:30 PM
MILDRED PIERCE, 1945, Warner Bros., 111 min. Dir. Michael Curtiz. Joan Crawford
FEMALE ON THE BEACH, 1955, Universal, 97 min. Dir. Joseph Pevney.
Friday, April 27 – 7:30 PM
BLAZING SADDLES, 1974, Warner Bros., 93 min. Director Mel Brooks
THE PRODUCERS, 1968, Rialto, 88 min. .
Saturday, April 28 – 7:30 PM
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, 1983, Warner Bros., 98 min. Dir Harold Ramis. .
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE, 1978, Universal, 109 min.
Egyptian Theatre Programming
Saturday, April 7 – 7:30 PM
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962, Sony Repertory, 216 min.
Sunday, April 15 – 7:30 PM
Ultra-Rarity!! PORT OF NEW YORK 1949, 82 min. Incredible 1940's location footage of New York's waterfront (shot by the underrated George Diskant) highlights this brass-knuckled thriller of two old-school narcs (Scott Brady and Richard Rober) trying to bust a drug smuggling racket run by kingpin Yul Brynner (sporting a full head of wavy hair, seven years before THE KING AND I!). Colorful character roles, especially Arthur Blake as desperate comic Dolly Carns, and violent action pepper this sensational forgotten "B" from Eagle-Lion and director Lazlo Benedek (THE WILD ONE). This American Cinematheque "re-premiere" is made possible through the courtesy of Victoria Brynner and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Rarity! THE BREAKING POINT, 1950, Warner Bros., 97 min. The finest film version of Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not (and yes, we're not forgetting the Bogart-Hawks classic), shifts the story from Cuba to California, but retains the novel's core of heartache. As Skipper Harry Morgan, John Garfield gives a searing portrait of a man whose domestic woes and mid-life crisis leads to crime and death. Garfield's greatness is matched by Patricia Neal, as a viper-tongued femme fatale, and Phyllis Thaxter, as his mousy but mighty spouse. With Wallace Ford. One of director Michael Curtiz's forgotten masterpieces — don't miss this one! NOT ON DVD Discussion in between films with actress Lynne Carter (PORT OF NEW YORK).
Saturday, April 28 – 7:30 PM
THE WRONG MAN, 1956, Warner Bros., 105 min. Henry Fonda plays real-life jazz musician Emmanuel Ballestreros, an innocent man who is one day sucked into a whirlpool of circumstantial guilt and left to drown in New York's criminal justice system. This seldom-seen gem by director Alfred Hitchcock, a grim orphan amongst his glossy 1950's confections, was shot entirely on-site in the locations where the story actually happened, and it expertly draws the viewer into the nightmare of the falsely-accused. Hitchcock was famously paranoid of anything and everything to do with the police, and those fears reach their zenith of expression here. With Vera Miles and Anthony Quayle excellent in supporting roles.