Flashback Cinema
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
1987 • Rated PG
Sunday, January 26 & Wednesday, January 29
Adventure! Comedy! Romance! (And oh, so quotable!) Dashing Westley (Cary Elwes) is intent onrescuing lovely Buttercup (Robin Wright) from an unhappy fate as the bride of Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). Mandy Patinkin is a fencing master (“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”) and Billy Crystal is Miracle Max, a medicine man who treats the “mostly dead.” (“Have fun storming the castle!”)
GONE WITH THE WIND
1939 • Rated PG
Sunday, February 2 & Wednesday, February 5
Epic love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War and winner of 10 Oscars® including Best Picture & Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel). Vivien Leigh won Best Actress for portraying Scarlett O’Hara, who goes from carefree southern belle (“Fiddle-dee-dee!”) to indomitable heroine (“Tomorrow…is another day!”). Clark Gable is Rhett Butler, the charming rogue who pursues her. (“Frankly, my dear…”)
CASABLANCA
1942 • Rated PG
Sunday, February 9, Wednesday, February 12
World War II love story and Best Picture Oscar® winner starring Humphrey Bogart as a cynical cafe owner who is more of a romantic than he lets on (“Here’s looking at you, kid”). When long-lost love Ingrid Bergman shows up in Casablanca, sparks fly. Claude Rains is Captain Renault, whose approach to law enforcement is, well, flexible. (“I’m shocked, SHOCKED, to find that gambling is going on in here.”)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
1962 • Unrated
Sunday, February 16, Wednesday, February 19
Gregory Peck won an Oscar® for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, a courageous lawyer defending a black man (Brock Peters) in a small southern town in the 1930’s. Atticus’s relationship with his young daughter Scout (Mary Badham) is the heart of this touching, powerful film based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize- winning novel. (“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...”)
GOODFELLAS (35TH ANNIVERSARY)
1990 • Rated R
Sunday, February 23, Wednesday, February 26
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” Director Martin Scorsese’s classic chronicle of life in the mob, based on the true story of gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). The killer cast includes Robert DeNiro, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino and Joe Pesci, who won an Oscar® for his performance as the volatile Tommy DeVito (“I’m funny how? Funny, like, I’m a clown? I amuse you?”)
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?”)