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Free Film Wednesdays
Film in vOID
Doors open at 8PM
Live performance prior to the film screening 8PM-8:30PM
Film starts at 8:15 to 8:30 (depending on performance)
Remember to bring dinner along (if you like.) We'll supply the drinks!
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Wednesday
3.27.02 • 8PM Notorious (1946)
Notorious
(1946)
is a classic Hitchcockian post-war psychological suspense/thriller.
The basis of the film came from the 1921 Saturday Evening Post two-part
short story "The Song of the Dragon" by John Taintor Foote.
The master of suspense created a compelling spy mission interwoven
with a romantic love story. The dark, intricate film is thematically
concerned with both political (and sexual) betrayal and issues of
trust, friendship, and duty embodied in the characters' relationships.
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Wednesday
4.03.02 • 8PM All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
is a realistic, dramatic depiction of show business and backstage
life of Broadway and the New York theater. The devastating debunking
of stage and theatrical characters was based on the short story and
radio play The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr. A masterpiece and one of
the all-time classic films, this award winner has flawless acting,
directing, an intelligent script and believable characters. The film
is driven by Mankiewicz' witty, cynical and bitchy screenplay. Thematically,
it provides an insightful diatribe against crafty, aspiring, glib,
autonomous female thespians who seek success and ambition at any cost
without regard to scruples or feelings. more
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Wednesday 4.10.02 • 8PM Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
is a classic black comedy/drama, and perhaps the most acclaimed, but
darkest film-noir story about "behind the scenes" Hollywood,
self-deceit, spiritual and spatial emptiness, and the price of fame.
The mood of the film is immediately established by the narrator -
a dead man floating in a swimming pool. more
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Wednesday
4.17.02 • 8PM lt's A Gift (1934)
It's A Gift (1934) is often cited as W. C. Fields'
best and funniest picture - it is undoubtedly one of the greatest,
classic comedies ever made, although it is probably less well-known
than his other two masterpieces: The Bank Dick (1940) and My Little
Chickadee (1940). It was his sixteenth (out of twenty-eight) sound
film - this time directed by Norman McLeod (director for the Marx
Bros.' Monkey Business (1931) and Horse Feathers (1932)). The screenplay
by Jack Cunningham was based on a story by Charles Bogle (Fields himself,
under an alias). The core of the film remade his silent film It's
the Old Army Game (1926) - a collection of gags from his best Ziegfeld
Follies vaudeville sketches that co-starred Louise Brooks. Like all
other Fields' films, this film wasn't nominated for an Academy Award.
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Wednesday 4.24.02 • 8PM Some
Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The all-time outrageous, satirical, comedy farce favorite, Some
Like It Hot (1959) is one of the most hilarious, raucous films
ever made. The ribald film is a clever combination of many elements:
a spoof of 1920-30's gangster films with period costumes and speakeasies,
romance in a quasi-screwball comedy with one central joke - entangled
and deceptive identities, reversed sex roles and cross-dressing, and
a black and white film (reminiscent of the early film era) filled
with non-stop action (e.g., the initial car chase), slapstick, and
one-liners reminiscent of Marx Brothers and Mack Sennett comedies.
Only a few other cross-dressing comedies have come close to approximating
the film's daring hilarity: Tootsie (1982), La Cage Aux
Folles (1978) and Victor/Victoria (1982). more
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