| Family Matinees!
January
Saturday, January 21 – 3:00 PM
Family Matinee! Ultra-Rare Screening -
Sherman Brothers Classic!
MARY POPPINS, 1964, Disney, 140 min.
Dir. Robert Stevenson. Julie Andrews is God’s gift to nanny-dom as Mary
Poppins in this classic musical comedy/fantasy. When Poppins comes to work for the Banks
family in their turn-of-the-20th-century London household, she uplifts everyone
and brings magic to their lives. Dick Van Dyke is Bert, the good-natured chimney
sweep and the great Jane Darwell, in her last screen appearance, plays the bird lady.
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Andrews for Best Actress and Richard M. &
Robert B. Sherman for Best Original Song and Best Original Music Score. With a classic
cast that includes David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Karen Dotrice,
Matthew Garber, Arthur Treacher, Ed Wynn and Reginald Owen.
Saturday, January 28 – 3:00 PM
Family Matinee – Animation A GoGo
BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM, 1993, Warner
Bros., 76 min. Dir. Bruce Timm & Eric Radomski. As part of our weekend tribute
to animator, Bruce Timm (see our January 29 listing at The Egyptian Theatre), we present Bruce’s
critically-acclaimed animated feature spin-off from the BATMAN animated television show.
Batman must exonerate himself after being framed by vigilante assassin, The Phantasm, for
the murders of various mob bosses. With a great cast of actors doing the voices for the
comic book characters, including Kevin Conroy, Dana Delaney, Hart Bochner, Stacey Keach,
Abe Vigoda, Dick Miller, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., John P. Ryan, Marilu Henner and Mark
Hamill.
MARCH
Sunday, March 19 – 3:00 PM
Family Matinee! - Richard
Fleischer Tribute
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA,
1954, Walt Disney, 122 min. Richard Fleischer’s most beloved film captures both the
childlike sense of adventure and the more sober nature of Jules Verne’s classic
novel: James Mason is the ideal Captain Nemo opposite salty dog Kirk Douglas,
scientist Paul Lukas and faithful valet Peter Lorre. Academy Award-winning
art direction and special effects highlight this surprisingly adult Disney fantasy.
APRIL
Sunday, April 2 – 3:00 PM
Family Matinee:
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL,
1982, Universal, 120 min. Arguably director Steven Spielberg’s most
popular film, following several children (amongst them, Henry Thomas and a very
young Drew Barrymore) who shelter and try to help a stranded alien back home to the
stars. Magical and enchanting. With Dee Wallace Stone, Peter Coyote. Introduction with actor Sean Frye ("Steve") and
Cinematographer Allen Daviau.
MAY
Sunday, May 7 - 3:00 PM
Family Matinee:
MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN,
1984, Sony Repertory, 94 min. Dir. Frank Oz. Kermit and his friends go to NewYork
to try their luck on Broadway… with lots of great cameos. Great entertainment for the
whole family.
JUNE
Sunday, June 25 – 3:00 PM
Family Matinee!
Restored 70mm. Print!! THE
SOUND OF MUSIC, 1965, 20th Century Fox, 172
min. Dir. Robert Wise. For many, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is the 70mm. experience,
from the silent, sweeping shots of the Austrian Alps, to Julie Andrews suddenly
bursting into song like a force of nature. An Oscar-winner for Best Picture and
Wise’s flawless direction, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a reason, a virtual commandment
to go see movies on the Big Screen. Co-starring Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Anna
Lee, Marni Nixon and Angela Cartwright, with a wonderful script by Ernest Lehman.
JULY
Saturday, July 1 - 3:00 PM
Family Matinee:
70mm Print! ANNIE, 1982, Sony Repertory, 126 min. Dir. John Huston.
Young hotheaded orphan Annie (Aileen Quinn) is rescued from a cruel orphanage by a
wealthy industrialist, Oliver Warbucks – the wonderful Albert Finney, but the
wicked orphanage supervisor (Carol Burnett) tries to profit from the situation. A
family musical with lots of movement, color, dance and music with sumptuous production
numbers. Don’t miss the Story Hour at 2 PM at Every
Picture Tells A Story. July Family Matinees -- Special Pass, Children: 5 Films for $25;
Adult: 5 Films for $35. Individual tickets available for each screening at regular prices.
Sunday, July 9 - 3:00 PM
Family Matinee:
THE IRON GIANT, Warner Bros., 1999, 86 min. Director Brad
Bird's ambitious take on Ted Hughes' 1968 children's book The Iron Man. A
delightful tale of friendship between a fatherless boy and a gigantic metal behemoth
robot, in a small town in the cold war 50’s. One of the best-animated films to have
came out in the past few years, with magical moments for the whole family. Don’t miss the Story Hour at 2 PM at Every Picture Tells A
Story July Family Matinees -- Special Pass, Children: 5 Films for $25; Adult: 5 Films for
$35. Individual tickets available for each screening at regular prices.
Sunday, July 16 - 3:00 PM
Sneak Preview Family Matinee
MONSTER HOUSE, 2006, Sony Pictures, 86 min, Dir.
Gil Kenan. An exciting and hilarious thrill-ride of a tale about three kids who must do
battle with a mysterious house that threatens anyone who crosses its path. With Steve
Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Jason Lee, Catherine
O'Hara, Kathleen Turner and Fred Willard as well as newcomers Mitchel Musso, Sam
Lerner and Spencer Locke. Actors
Ryan Newman, Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke and director Gil Keenan will appear
in person at the screener.
Don’t miss the Story Hour at 2 PM at
Every Picture Tells A Story. July Family Matinees -- Special Pass, Children: 5
Films for $25; Adult: 5 Films for $35. Individual tickets available for each screening at
regular prices.
Saturday, July 22 - 3:00 PM
Family Matinee:
THE WIZARD OF OZ, 1939, Warner Bros., 101 min. Dir. Victor
Fleming. Judy Garland is Dorothy in this sublime, candy-colored adaptation of
L. Frank Baum’s children’s favorite, one of the most beloved film classics of
all time. Take a surreal stroll down the yellow brick road with Dorothy as she encounters
the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), the Cowardly Lion (Bert
Lahr), Glinda, the Good Witch (Billie Burke) and the Wicked Witch Of The West (Margaret
Hamilton). With the amazing Frank Morgan doing multiple duties in a variety of
roles, including the Wizard. Song "Over The Rainbow" was an Oscar winner. Watch
out for the Flying Monkeys! Don’t miss the Story
Hour at 2 PM at Every Picture Tells A Story. July Family Matinees -- Special Pass,
Children: 5 Films for $25; Adult: 5 Films for $35. Individual tickets available for each
screening at regular prices.
Saturday, July 29 - 3:00 PM
Family Matinee:
THE SECRET GARDEN, 1993, Warner Bros., 103 min. A
beautiful adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's book by director Agnieszka Holland.
Mary Lennox (Kate Maberly), a young British orphan born in India is sent to England to
live at her reclusive uncle's gloomy castle in Yorkshire. Left alone in the vast castle,
she discovers a garden locked for years. Aided by the good-natured Dikon, one of the
servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden which serves to unravel other secrets of
the manor."It is a work of beauty, poetry and deep mystery, and watching it is
like entering for a time into a closed world where one's destiny may be discovered. It is
a beautiful, intelligent film - a fable, a lesson, and an entrancing entertainment. "
Roger Ebert. Don’t miss the Story Hour at 2 PM
at Every Picture Tells A Story. July Family Matinees -- Special Pass, Children: 5
Films for $25; Adult: 5 Films for $35. Individual tickets available for each screening at
regular prices.
August
Sunday, August 13 – 3:00 PM
Family Matinee:
NEVER ENDING STORY, 1984, Warner Bros., 102 min.
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. One of the only modern children’s films that can be
said in the same breath as the Wizard of Oz. A true kid’s classic about courage,
friendship and the magic of reading. Filled with giant turtles, rock creatures, and furry
blue Luck Dragons it captures kids’ imaginations. With a theme song you will sing for
the rest of your life. |
