Holidays
9 Films on Screen
The Dryden Theatre is the place to experience your favorite holiday films. This season is loaded with musicals as we present six of them within the series, starting with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Aditya Chopra, 1995), the longest running film in Indian cinema history, which screens on November 11, just before Diwali, all the way to December 23 when we present an encore screening of White Christmas (Michael Curtiz, 1954) before holiday break. Interspersed among the nine films in the series are comedies, dramas, and family films, all with a holiday influence, so grab your elves, hop in your sleigh, and warm yourself at the glow of the silver screen.
Dates and Titles:
November 11: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Aditya Chopra, 1995, 181 min.)
November 15: By the Light of the Silvery Moon (David Butler, 1953, 101 min.)
November 16: Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (Carroll Ballard, 1986, 89 min.)
November 24: Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, 106 min.)
November 25: White Christmas (Michael Curtiz, 1954, 120 min.)
December 2: Little Women (George Cukor, 1933, 115 min.)
December 7: The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min.)
December 14: Scrooge (Ronald Neame, 1970, 113 min.)
December 20: Down to Earth (Alexander Hall, US 1947, 101 min., 35mm)
December 21: Little Women (George Cukor, 1933, 115 min.)
December 22: The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992, 85 min.)
December 23: White Christmas (Michael Curtiz, 1954, 120 min.)
Events in this Series
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Holidays Charles Dickens’s beloved classic goes “Gonzo” with this charming adaptation from Brian Henson, Jim Henson’s son. Gonzo plays the author and narrator of the tale, with Michael Caine perfectly cast as everyone’s favorite miser, Ebeneezer Scrooge.
Scrooge
Holidays Charles Dickens’s immortal classic comes to life in this musical adaptation with songs and music by Leslie Bricusse, who had recently done the same for the enormously popular Doctor Dolittle (1967). Albert Finney stars as the eponymous Ebenezer Scrooge, a cruel employer and misanthrope who would rather not have to deal with the Christmas holiday at all, and begrudges his sole employee the one day off.
Down to Earth
Make Mine Musicals | Holidays Rita Hayworth returns to the screen, this time as a goddess. Upset by a new Broadway musical that mocks Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore (Hayworth) comes down to Earth in the form of showgirl Kitty Templeton and lands a part in the show.
Little Women
Holidays The most successful adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel about a mother raising four daughters alone during the Civil War is peerless family entertainment. The superb cast includes Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Holidays Charles Dickens’s beloved classic goes “Gonzo” with this charming adaptation from Brian Henson, Jim Henson’s son. Gonzo plays the author and narrator of the tale, with Michael Caine perfectly cast as everyone’s favorite miser, Ebeneezer Scrooge.
White Christmas
Holidays This color VistaVision update of Holiday Inn stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as World War II veterans who find a career in show business. Bing is all work, but Danny wants him to settle down.