Special One Night Events &
Limited Engagements, Sneak Previews in July: 
Wednesday, July 7 – 7:30 PM
Singer, dancer, actress and activist Lena Horne left behind a rich legacy of
groundbreaking films, TV appearances, and recordings. After breaking into the business as
a teenager at the infamous Cotton Club, Horne went to Hollywood and appeared in a series
of seminal films before being sidelined during the blacklist. She returned to the stage
and the recording studio and continued entertaining audiences for decades.
Lena Horne Tribute Double Feature: CABIN IN THE SKY, 1943, Warner Bros., 98 min. Lena
Horne is luminescent in director Vincente Minnelli’s debut feature. Eddie
"Rochester" Anderson is the married man tempted by Lena and the devil himself to
turn his back on his wife (Ethel Waters) in favor of vice and moral ruin. Louis Armstrong
and the Duke Ellington Orchestra appear as well! Trailer
THE WIZ, 1978, Universal, 134 min. Dir. Sidney Lumet.
"Can you feel a brand-new day?" sing Diana Ross and Michael Jackson as Dorothy
and the Scarecrow in this African-American version of "The Wizard of Oz." With
Richard Pryor, Lena Horne and Nipsey Russell. Trailer | Buy Tickets
Thursday, July 8 – 7:30 PM
BIG WEDNESDAY, 1978, Warner Bros., 120 min. Dir. John
Milius. Easily the greatest surfing movie ever made – and one of the finest portraits
of innocence lost during the Vietnam era – BIG WEDNESDAY stars Gary Busey, Jan-Michel
Vincent and William Katt as a trio of L.A. surfers who ride the big waves while dodging
girlfriends, maturity and the draft board. Discussion following the film with actor William
Katt and surfer/stuntman Peter Townend. Trailer | Buy
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Friday, July 9 – 7:30 PM
Don Murray In Person! Don Murray was nominated for an Academy Award for his very
first film, BUS STOP, and he only got better from that point forward. With turns in films
by Otto Preminger, Fred Zinnemann and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as countless
appearances on television, Murray has created dozens of indelible performances.
Double Feature: HOODLUM PRIEST, 1961, MGM Repertory, 101 min. Don Murray
plays Father Charles Dismas Clark, a man of the cloth who works with juvenile delinquents,
in this powerful film based on a true story. Keir Dullea plays one of the teens in an
early role.
BUS STOP, 1956, 20th Century Fox, 96 min. Dir. Joshua
Logan. Marilyn Monroe stunned critics and fans alike with her heartbreakingly tender
performance as a truck-stop singer who falls in love with naïve young cowpoke Don Murray,
in this beautiful, bittersweet drama based on the William Inge play. With Betty Field,
Arthur O’Connell. Discussion between films with actor Don
Murray. Trailer | Buy Tickets
Saturday, July 10 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: BREAKING AWAY, 1979, 20th Century Fox, 101 min. Dir. Peter
Yates. Four teenagers (Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, and Jackie Earle
Haley) come of age in an Indiana university town where their status as "townies"
creates numerous economic and emotional obstacles. Paul Dooley stands out in a uniformly
excellent cast as the befuddled father of a young man who sees cycling as his way out of
obscurity. Trailer | Roger
Ebert still loves this move.
SIXTEEN CANDLES, 1984, Universal, 93 min. Dir.
John Hughes. Samantha's (Molly Ringwald) family completely forgets her 16th birthday
amidst the insanity of her older sister's wedding. Over the course of a long night, she
pines for the boy of her dreams (Michael Schoeffling), befriends the class dork (Anthony
Michael Hall) and does her best to avoid a lusty foreign exchange student. Discussion between films with actors Paul Dooley & Daniel Stern
and Lian Curtis. Trailer
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Sunday, July 11 – 4:00 PM
Co-sponsored by the Visual Effects Society:
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, 1964, Sony Repertory, 103
min. In director Nathan Juran’s extremely entertaining adaptation of H.G. Wells’
novel, turn-of-the-century British inventor Lionel Jeffries enlists Edward Judd and
fiancée Martha Hyer in his scheme to reach the moon. Once the trio hits the lunar
landscape, they’re captured by a weird subterranean insect race, and we’re
treated to some of Ray Harryhausen’s most enjoyable special effects. Don’t forget to enter the drawing for a copy of the
limited-edition book, RAY HARRYHAUSEN - A LIFE IN PICTURES, courtesy of Every Picture
Tells a Story! Special guest John Spencer, a space architect will introduce the show and
take about Space Tourism with the Visual Effects Society. To learn more about Spencer's
work see his website. Trailer | Buy Tickets
John Spencer, M Arch. is a space architect who has built a career that balances the design and
development professions. He is a pioneer in what he calls "The
Design Frontier."
He is considered a leading expert in creation and design of real space
facilities and space ship interiors for NASA and private space enterprise, as well as
space and future-themed simulation attractions, resorts, camps and media for the general
public. He is the founder and chief designer of the Space Experience Design
Studio (SED). Over $300 million has been invested
into building his original space/future themed concepts to date.
He received two design awards from NASA for pioneering interior design work for the
International Space Station (ISS) now in Earth orbit and has designed projects for the
National Science Foundation (NSF) built in Antarctica, and an underwater lab/hab built for
NOAA. Both Earth based science bases are still in operation.
He is currently designing the $1.6 billion "Mars World" immersive attraction and
resort for a Las Vegas developer (not yet funded) and the "Earthrise Center" in
New Mexico for the Earthrise Institute. In 2006 he designed the "Mars Colony"
simulation facility/sets for the National Geographic Society Television and Film Group,
the new NASA Ames Research Center Visitor Center, and the corporate headquarters and
spaceship manufacturing facility for XCOR Aerospace Corporation at the Mojave Air &
Space Port. www.SpaceTourismSociety.org
Wednesday, July 14 – 7:30 PM
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, 1961,
Paramount, 115 min. Dir. Blake Edwards. When Audrey Hepburn’s girl-about-town Holly
Golightly meets handsome nice guy George Peppard, she begins to gradually rethink her
anything-goes, high-living way of life. Producer Richard
Shepherd and actors Miriam Nelson, Joyce Meadows and Kip King will participate in a
post-screening Q&A. Signing and reception for Sam Wasson and his new book: Fifth
Avenue, 5 AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Dawn of the Modern Woman
will be held at Every Picture Tells a Story at 6 PM. Don’t forget to enter the
drawing for a copy of Wasson’s book, courtesy of Every Picture Tells a Story! Trailer | Buy
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Thursday, July 15 – 7:30 PM
William Fraker (1923 - 2010) made a
remarkable contribution to American cinematography, shooting such iconic films as
ROSEMARY'S BABY, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, BULLITT, LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR, 1941
and HEAVEN CAN WAIT. Fraker was recognized with six Oscar nominations over the course of
his career, and also proved a talented director and producer, helming three films. More Fraker at the
Egyptian.
Double Feature: HEAVEN CAN WAIT, 1978, Paramount Pictures, 101 min. Dir.
Warren Beatty, Buck Henry. When quarterback Warren Beatty is mistakenly taken to heaven
before his time, the powers-that-be send him back to earth in the body of an eccentric
millionaire. Julie Christie, Jack Warden and Charles Grodin co-star in this sweet and
hilarious comedy.
THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST, 1967, Paramount,
104 min. Dir. Theodore J. Flicker. Very hip, idealistic psychoanalyst James Coburn is
selected to listen to the troubles of the president of the United States -- but is soon so
stressed that he quits, becoming the target of every security agency in the world. Trailer | Buy Tickets
Sunday, July 18 – 5:30 PM
Sponsored by Variety: THE 5,000
FINGERS OF DR. T, 1953, Columbia, 89 min. Dir. Roy Rowland. The only live-action
film written by Dr. Seuss, THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T is a riotous Technicolor fantasia
about a young boy (Tommy Rettig) trying to escape the nefarious clutches of his mad music
teacher Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried) – who is bent on capturing 500 boys and
forcing them to play his evil concerto on the world’s largest piano! Clip reel and PowerPoint presentation preceding the film and
discussion in between films with art director John Muto. Trailer | Buy
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Wednesday, July 21 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: SURE
FIRE, 1990, Strand Releasing, 83 min. Dir. Jon Jost. A dark and mesmerizing
portrait of a small town entrepreneur. Wes, portrayed brilliantly by Tom Blair, is a bully
of a man full of get-rich-quick schemes. Director Jon Jost captures an America we seldom
see, through elegantly composed conversation and arresting visual stylistics, in this film
strikingly shot in the "Mormon Dixie" of central Utah. "It's clearly an
American masterpiece...SURE FIRE burns slowly, then explodes." Georgia Brown, Village
Voice
THE BED YOU SLEEP IN, 1993, Complex, 117 min.
Dir. Jon Jost. A haunting portrait of a family in crisis, set against the backdrop of
tough economic times. Ray (Tom
Blair) and his wife Jean, who operate a lumber mill in central Oregon, are forced to
confront painful truths when their daughters says she has recovered memories of sexual
abuse. Shot on 35mm with a crew of three, it’s nothing short of a miracle. "A
tragic, beautiful, and mysterious film....as evocative and apocalyptic as Jost's cinema
gets." -Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader. Discussion
between films with actor Tom Blair and producer Henry Rosenthal. Buy
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Wednesday, July 28 – 7:30 PM
Planetarium superheroes show from the Marvel Universe:
Michael Mallory, the author of X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe and The
Marvel Expanding Universe Wall Chart, will present a planetarium show and talk about
all the characters and their relationships and take audience questions. Followed
by:
X-MEN, 2000, 20th Century Fox, 104 min. Dir. Bryan Singer.
Starting with the Holocaust and moving into contemporary congressional witch hunts, this
film follows two powerful mutants (Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen) with very different
ideas about how their powers – and those of their protégés – should be
utilized. Plus, a sneak preview of this fall's new animated series, THE
AVENGERS:EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES. Don’t forget to
enter the drawing for a limited-edition Marvel Collector Cards, courtesy of Every Picture
Tells a Story! Prior to the screening, mew art from Marvel Comics on exhibit and book
signing with Michael Mallory at Every Picture Tells a Story at 6 PM. Trailer | Buy
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