Breakfast and a Movie
Every month, the Friends of the Hollywood Theater invites you to join us for a light brunch, catered by Kelly James (formerly of Sugar Café), and a classic movie. You must order your brunch ticket by 11 p.m., the Thursday BEFORE the movie online or at theater. Doors open for the brunch at 10:50 a.m., and the film starts at 11:30. Film only tickets ($7) can be purchased at the door after 11 a.m. Food for the brunch is first come, first served.
HIGH NOON
Sunday, June 16 (Father’s Day)
Brunch starts at 11 a.m.
Film starts at 11:30 a.m.
Get tickets HERE. You MUST order breakfast tickets by 11:30 p.m., Thursday, June 13!
This Western classic stars Gary Cooper as Hadleyville marshal Will Kane, who is about to retire from office and go on his honeymoon with his new Quaker bride, Amy (Grace Kelly). But his happiness is short-lived when he is informed that the Miller gang, whose leader (Ian McDonald) Will had arrested, is due on the 12:00 train. Pacifist Amy urges Will to leave town and forget about the Millers, but this isn’t his style; protecting Hadleyburg has always been his duty, and it remains so now. But when he asks for deputies to fend off the Millers, virtually nobody will stand by him. Chief Deputy Harvey Pell (Lloyd Bridges) covets Will’s job and ex-mistress (Katy Jurado); his mentor, former lawman Martin Howe (Lon Chaney Jr.) is now arthritic and unable to wield a gun. Even Amy, who doesn’t want to be around for her husband’s apparently certain demise, deserts him. Meanwhile, the clocks tick off the minutes to High Noon — the film is shot in “real time,” so that its 85-minute length corresponds to the story’s actual timeframe. Utterly alone, Kane walks into the center of town, steeling himself for his showdown with the murderous Millers. Considered a landmark of the “adult western,” High Noon won four Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Cooper and Best Song for “Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darling,” sung by Tex Ritter.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Starring Cary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr. Western/1952/PG/105 min.
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
Sunday, July 21
Brunch starts at 11 a.m.
Film starts at 11:30 a.m.
Get tickets HERE. You MUST order breakfast tickets by 11:30 p.m., Thursday, July 18!
“You’re tearing me apart!” Jim Stark (James Dean) is the new kid in town. He has been in trouble elsewhere; that’s why his family has had to move before. Here he hopes to find the love he doesn’t get from his middle-class family. Though he finds some love in his relation with Judy (Natalie Wood), and a form of it in Plato’s (Sal Mineo) adulation, Jim must still prove himself to his peers in switchblade knife fights and “chickie” games in which cars race toward a seaside cliff. Warner Brothers released the film on October 27, 1955—less than one month after Dean’s fatal car crash. In 1990, Rebel Without a Cause was added to the preserved films of the United States Library of Congress’s National Film Registry as being deemed “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.”
Director: Nicholas Ray. Starring: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus. Drama/1955/PG-13/111 minutes.
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Sunday, August 18
Brunch starts at 11 a.m.
Film starts at 11:30 a.m.
Get tickets HERE. You MUST order breakfast tickets by 11:30 p.m., Thursday, August 15!
The story, set in 1950s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion where she lives with only her butler, Max—who was once her director and husband—has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis (william Holden), a small-time writer who becomes her lover, that will soon end with murder and total madness. Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won three. It is widely accepted as a classic, often cited as one of the greatest films of American cinema. Deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the U.S. Library of Congress in 1989, Sunset Boulevard was included in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 1998, it was ranked number twelve on the American film Institute’s list of the 100 best America films of the 20th century, and in 2007 it was 16th on their 10th Anniversary list.
Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson Look for cameos by Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper and Buster Keaton!! Film Noir/NR/1950/110 minutes.
CASABLANCA
Sunday, September 15
Brunch starts at 11 a.m.
Film starts at 11:30 a.m.
Get tickets HERE. You MUST order breakfast tickets by 11:30 p.m., Thursday, September 12!
In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining a Czechoslovak underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to Rick’s surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), Rick’s one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit. Well, that was their original plan….Despite a changing assortment of screenwriters adapting an unstaged play, barely keeping ahead of production, and Bogart attempting his first romantic leading role, Casablanca won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film has consistently ranked near the top of every Best Movie list. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid. Drama/PG/1942/102 minutes
OCTOBER 20
TO BE ANNOUNCED
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Brunch starts at 11 a.m.
Film starts at 11:30 a.m.
TICKET INFORMATION COMING SOON!
Start the holidays with the beloved classic!! George Bailey (JImmy Stewart) has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town. All that prevents him from doing so is George’s modest building and loan company, which was founded by his generous father. But on Christmas Eve, George’s Uncle Billy loses the business’s $8,000 while intending to deposit it in the bank. Potter finds the misplaced money and hides it from Billy. When the bank examiner discovers the shortage later that night, George realizes that he will be held responsible and sent to jail and the company will collapse, finally allowing Potter to take over the town. Thinking of his wife, their young children, and others he loves will be better off with him dead, he contemplates suicide. But the prayers of his loved ones result in a gentle angel named Clarence coming to earth to help George, with the promise of earning his. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, placing number 11 on its initial 1998 greatest movie list, and number one on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time. Directed by Frank Capra. Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. Family/Drama/PG/1946/130 minutes.
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Sunday, December 22
Brunch starts at 11 a.m.
Film starts at 11:30 a.m.
Get tickets HERE. You MUST order breakfast tickets by 11:30 p.m., Thursday, December 19!
White Christmas has become a holiday tradition here at the Hollywood… bring the whole family! Having left the Army following W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, as the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the performers try to help the General. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney. Musical/NR/1954/ 120 minutes.