Flashback Cinema
SHREK
2001 • Rated PG
Sunday, March 2, Wednesday, March 5
Off-beat comedy adventure—and monster-sized hit—about Shrek (Mike Myers), an ogre who rescues a princess (Cameron Diaz). Entertaining for both children and adults, this clever parody of fairy tales won the first Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. Eddie Murphy plays Shrek’s scene-stealing donkey sidekick. (“We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I’m making waffles!”)
MOONSTRUCK
1987 • Rated PG
Sunday, March 9, Wednesday, March 12
Delightful romantic comedy about an Italian American Brooklyn family, filled with memorable characters. Cher won a Best Actress Oscar® for her performance as a reserved widow being pursued by a passionate baker (Nicholas Cage) who wears his heart on his sleeve. (“Snap out of it!”) Olympia Dukakis, who plays Cher’s mother, was named Best Supporting Actress. (“Do you love him, Loretta?”)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
1990 • Rated PG
Sunday, March 16, Wednesday, March 19
“Cowabunga!” They’re lean, green, and on the screen! The ORIGINAL live-action version of the popular comic book/cartoon adventure. Four radioactively mutated, crime-fighting turtles use their martial arts skills to clean up the streets of New York City. Named for Renaissance painters (don’t ask), these fun- loving heroes enjoy fighting almost as much as they enjoy eating pizza. (“I love being a turtle!”)
DONNIE DARKO
2001 • Rated R
Sunday, March 23, Wednesday, March 26
Cult classic starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled suburban teenager who survives a freak accident and begins having visions of a giant bunny rabbit named Frank. And then things get really strange. Part sci-fi thriller, part teen angst drama, with an amazing cast that includes Maggie Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, Drew Barrymore and Katharine Ross. Presented in its original theatrical version. (“I have to obey him. He saved my life.”)
THE MUMMY
1999 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, March 30, Wednesday, April 2
Rousing action adventure, filled with romance and humor, that revived one of Hollywood’s most famous monster franchises. Starring Brendan Fraser as an explorer searching for a lost Egyptian city with a 3,000-year-old secret, joined by Rachel Weisz as an adventure-seeking librarian. (“You better think of something fast, because if he turns me into a mummy, you’re the first one I’m coming after.”)
THE NOTEBOOK
2004 • Rated PG-13
Sunday, April 6, Wednesday, April 9
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 a couple whose relationship is tested by war and class distinctions. (“I wrote you 365 letters…I wrote you every day for a year…”)