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Saturday, April 5 |
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East of Eden
Cast
Cal Trask - JAMES DEAN
Abra - JULIE HARRIS
Kate - JO VAN FLEET
Sam the Sheriff - BURL IVES
Adam Trask - RAYMOND MASSEY |
Based on the classic
John Steinbeck novel, this Academy Award-winning film features the
starring debut of movie legend James Dean in a riveting drama
revolving around two brothers' love for the same woman.
Co-starring Julie Harris and Jo Van Fleet. Released in 1955. |
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Sunday, April 6 |
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The Apartment
Cast
C.C. "Bud" Baxter - JACK LEMMON
Fran Kubelik - SHIRLEY MACLAINE
Jeff D. Sheldrake - FRED MACMURRAY
Joe Dobisch - RAY WOLSTON |
Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred
MacMurray are superb in this tale of love and ambition in the world of
big business. The movie went on to garner five Academy Awards
including Best Picture. Recently selected as one of the top 100
American films of all time by the American Film Institute. Released in
1960. |
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Saturday, April 12 |
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That's Entertainment II
Cast
Co-host - FRED ASTAIRE
Co-host - GENE KELLY
JUDY GARLAND
MICKEY ROONEY
BING CROSBY
CLARK GABLE
ELIZABETH TAYLOR |
The second installment
in the sensational That's Entertainment trilogy features
more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the
addition of comedy and drama films. Hosted by Gene Kelly and Fred
Astaire, this star-packed anthology includes outstanding scenes
with The Marx Brothers, Elizabeth Taylor, Bing Crosby, Maurice
Chevalier, Cyd Charisse, Jimmy Durante, Louis Armstrong, Clark
Gable, Laurel and Hardy, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, and the
Barrymores. Released in 1976. |
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Sunday, April 13 |
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Fiddler on The Roof
Cast
Tevye - TOPOL
Golde - NORMA CRANE
Motel Kamzoil - LEONARD FREY
Yente - MOLLY PICON |
In this film version
of the stage musical, Tevye the Milkman is a Jewish peasant in
pre-Revolutionary Russia trying to support his family and maintain
his Jewish tradition under a Czar that would like to run his
people out of town. Tremendous songs and memorable dance sequences
make this film a true classic. Won three Academy Awards, nominated
for five others. Released in 1971. |
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Saturday, April 19 |
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Bad Day at Black Rock
Cast
John J. Macreedy - SPENCER TRACY
Reno Smith - ROBERT RYAN
Liz Wirth - ANNE FRANCIS
Doc T.R. Velie Jr. - WALTER BRENNAN
Coley Trimble - ERNEST BORGNINE |
Spencer Tracy received
his fifth Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of a
one-armed stranger who arrives at a small southwestern town
shortly after WWII in pursuit of a Japanese farmer. When he
discovers that the farmer was killed by local racists, he becomes
a target of murder. Nominated for Best Screenplay and directed by
John Sturges. Released in 1955. |
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Sunday, April 20 |
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Great Expectations
Cast
Pip, as an adult - JOHN MILLS
Pip, as a boy - ANTHONY WAGER
Estella, as an adult - VALERIE HOBSON
Young Estella - JEAN SIMMONS |
This classic film version of Charles
Dickens' masterpiece tells the story of a poor orphan boy named Pip
who, through the largess of a mysterious benefactor, becomes a
gentleman and falls in love with the beautiful ward of the strange
Miss Havisham. Won two Academy Awards, nominated for three others.
Released in 1946. |
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Saturday, April 26 |
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The Bad and the Beautiful
Cast
Jonathan Shields - KIRK DOUGLAS
Georgia Lorrison - LANA TURNER
Harry Pebbel - WALTER PIDGEON
James Lee Bartlow - DICK POWELL |
Kirk Douglas stars in
this drama about the life of an ambitious Hollywood producer, as
seen through the eyes of a writer, a director and an actress.
Nominated for six Academy Awards, it won five, including Best
Screenplay. Released in 1952. |
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Sunday, April 27 |
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The Russians are Coming!
The Russians are Coming!
Cast
Lt. Rozanov - ALAN ARKIN
Officer Norman Jones - JONATHAN WINTERS
Walt Whittaker - CARL REINER
Elspeth Whittaker - EVA MARIE SAINT
Police Chief Link Mattocks - BRIAN KEITH |
Alan Arkin and
Jonathan Winters lead an all-star cast (Carl Reiner, Eva Marie
Saint, Brian Keith, Theodore Bikel) in this outrageous comedy
about a Russian submarine that runs aground off the New England
coast. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Released in 1966. |
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