Classic Tuesdays
This series gives you a chance to experience classic film at its best – including behind-the-scenes stories of the legendary films, stars and creatives who left their mark on Hollywood history.
The Untouchables
- Tue, Sep 29
Director: Brian De Palma Run Time: 119 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1987
Starring: Andy Garcia, Charles Martin Smith, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery
The critics and public agree. Brian De Palma's The Untouchables is a must-see masterpiece - glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago... and the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. This classic confrontation between good and evil and stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery as Malone, the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob: shoot fast and shoot first. Part of our Classic Tuesday series, introduced by Artistic Director, Dan Friedman.
Hangmen Also Die!
- Tue, Oct 27
Director: Fritz Lang Run Time: 134 min. Rating: Not Rated Release Year: 1943
Starring: Anna Lee, Brian Donlevy, Dennis O'Keefe, Gene Lockhart, Walter Brennan
Beautifully shot by James Wong Howe and tightly scripted by Bertolt Brecht and Fritz Lang, this Noir-like espionage thriller is set in occupied Czechoslovakia and revolves around the successful plot by the Czech resistance to assassinate Deputy Reich-Protector of Bohemia and Moravia “Hangman” Reinhard Heydrich, and the hunt by the Gestapo to track down the killers. Part of our Classic Tuesday series, introduced by Artistic Director, Dan Friedman.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
- Tue, Nov 24
Director: Francis Ford Coppola Run Time: 111 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1988
Starring: Frederic Forrest, Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Mako, Martin Landau
Inventor Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) comes under attack from the big auto manufacturers and the US government while developing a futuristic car for the masses. Part of our Classic Tuesday series, introduced by Artistic Director, Dan Friedman.