Somerville Theatre 100th birthday celebration starts this Friday! Classic films, 35mm, big screen!

[ron_newman]

The Somerville Theatre turns 100 years old on Sunday, May 11.

For the 100 days leading up to that birthday, starting this Friday, the theatre will present a wide variety of classic films, film festivals, and live shows. The theatre's manager Ian Judge (svilletheatre) has kindly sent me a textual list of the movies, which I have included below. All movies will be shown in real 35mm film on the big screen in Theatre 1.

Admission to all movies is $10 -- single admission to all double and triple features.   A 'Centennial Pass' to all of the movies is $300, but you'd have to go to almost every film to make that worthwhile.   (This admission policy does not apply to the Sci-Fi Marathon, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Irish Film Festival, or Independent Film Festival.)

Fri JAN 31^st: “Queen of the Movies“ a selection of Mary Pickford films @8pm.
Sat FEB 1^st:.D.W. Griffith’s “WAY DOWN EAST” @8pm w/Jeff Rapsis providing live accompaniment.
Sun FEB 2^nd: Clara Bow in “WINGS” @ 1pm w/Jeff Rapsis providing live accompaniment.

Tue FEB 11^th: James Cagney in “THE PUBLIC ENEMY” @8pm.
Wed FEB 12^th: Howard Hughes’ “SCARFACE” @8pm.
Fri FEB 14^th: Valentine’s Day double feature:  Greta Garbo in “CAMILLE” @8pm;  Audrey Tautou in “AMELIE” @10pm.
Sat FEB 15^th: Fay Wray in “KING KONG” @2pm & 8pm.
Sun FEB 16^th - Mon FEB 17^th: the 39^th Boston Science Fiction Film Marathon @noon-noon.
Tue FEB 18^th - Thu FEB 20^th: Banff Mountain Film Festival @8pm.
Fri FEB 21^st: Marx Bros. double feature:  “DUCK SOUP” @8pm;  “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA” @10pm.
Wed FEB 26^th: John Wayne’s “STAGECOACH” @8pm.
Thu FEB 27^th: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in “TOP HAT” @8pm.

Sat MAR 1^st & Sun MAR 2^nd: double feature:  “CITIZEN KANE” @ 5pm & 9:45pm;  “CASABLANCA” @2:30pm & 7:30pm.
Tue MAR 4^th: Orson Welles’ “THE THIRD MAN” @8pm.
Sat MAR 8^th: double feature: “TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE” @4:30pm & 9:30pm;  “MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS” @2pm & 7pm.
Sun MAR 9^th: double feature:  “SUNSET BOULEVARD” @4:30pm & 9:30pm;  “SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN” @2pm & 7pm.
Wed MAR 12^th: Orson Welles’ “TOUCH OF EVIL” @8pm.
Thu MAR 13^th: Akira Kurosawa’s “SEVEN SAMURAI” @8pm.
Fri MAR 14^th: double feature:  “BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI” @6:45pm;  “SOME LIKE IT HOT” @4:30pm & 9:45pm.
Sat MAR 15^th: double feature:  “ON THE WATERFRONT” @5pm & 10pm;  “A FACE IN THE CROWD” @2:30pm & 7:30pm.

Sun MAR 16^th: Elvis double feature:  “VIVA LAS VEGAS” @2:30pm & 7pm;  “ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS” @4:30pm & 9pm.
Thu MAR 20^th - Sun MAR 23^rd: Irish Film Festival, Boston.
Wed MAR 26^th: Alfred Hitchcock’s “PSYCHO” @8pm.
Thu MAR 27^th: Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in “THE APARTMENT” @8pm.
Sun MAR 30^th: double feature:  “IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT” @2pm & 6pm;  “HIS GIRL FRIDAY” @4:15pm & 8pm.

Thu APR 3^rd: Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren star in “ARABESQUE” @8pm.
Sat APR 5^th: double feature:  “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” @2pm & 7pm;  “A THOUSAND CLOWNS” @4:15pm & 9:15pm.
Sun APR 6^th: double feature:  “DR. STRANGELOVE” @2pm & 6pm;  “EASY RIDER” @4pm & 8pm.
Wed APR 9^th: double feature:  “THE DIRTY DOZEN” @7pm;  “BONNIE AND CLYDE” @10pm.
Thu APR 10^th: Godfather double feature:  “THE GODFATHER” @5:30pm;  “THE GODFATHER PART II” @9:30pm.
Fri APR 11^th: double feature:  Robert De Niro in “TAXI DRIVER” @8pm;  Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in “KLUTE” @10pm.
Sat APR 12^th: John Travolta double feature:  “GREASE” @2pm & 7pm;  “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” @4:15pm & 9:15pm.
Sun APR 13^th: double feature:  “THE MUPPET MOVIE” @2pm & 6:30pm;  “THE STING” @4pm & 8:15pm.

Thu APR 17^th: Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones in “RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK” @8pm.
Fri APR 18^th: double feature:  Martin Scorsese’s “RAGING BULL” @9:30pm;  Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise in “RAIN MAN” @7pm.
Sat APR 19^th: double feature:  Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.” @2pm & 8pm;  Richard Attenborough’s “GANDHI” @4:30pm.
Sun APR 20^th: double feature:  “THE PRINCESS BRIDE” @2pm & 7pm;  “BEETLEJUICE” @4pm & 9pm.
Mon APR 21^st: Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins in “THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS” @8pm.
Tue APR 22^nd: Steven Spielberg’s “JURASSIC PARK” @8pm.
Wed APR 23^rd - Mon APR 28^th: IFFBoston: Independent Film Festival Boston.

Wed MAY 7^th: double feature:  Clint Eastwood’s “UNFORGIVEN” @7:30pm;  John Sayles’ “LONE STAR” @10pm.
Fri MAY 9^th: triple feature:  “GIMME SHELTER” @6pm;  “THE LAST WALTZ” @8pm;  “STOP MAKING SENSE” @10pm.
Sat MAY 10^th: double feature:  “THE DARK KNIGHT” @3pm & 9pm;  “THE DEPARTED” @6pm.
Sun MAY 11^th: “THE WIZARD OF OZ” presented with live vaudeville acts and special short subjects.   6 pm

Comments

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

What a gem that place is. We are so lucky to have it.

I've seen several of the silent films they've had and they are really remarkable. If you haven't seen one, you should definitely try it.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, that's a lot of fine movies in that line-up.