The Lone Wolf Returns (35mm)
Silent Tuesdays Bert Lytell is Michael Lanyard, “The Lone Wolf,” a gentleman burglar created by Louis Joseph Vance in a series of novels. Lytell became a minor film star with this role and turned in four more films as The Lone Wolf through 1930.
The Best Man (35mm)
Henry Fonda for President Gore Vidal’s 1960 play about a presidential campaign that turns exceedingly nasty hasn’t aged a bit: The Best Man recently made a triumphant return to Broadway in a widely acclaimed new production.
Intermezzo (35mm)
From Rochester, With Love Concert violinist Holger Brandt (Leslie Howard) is a man dedicated to two things: his music and his family. That is until he hears the beautiful, talented pianist Anita Hoffman (Ingrid Bergman), his daughter’s music teacher.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (35mm)
From Rochester, With Love There is no more perfect study of avarice gone to obsession and paranoia than Huston's story of a threesome — Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt and Huston's father Walter — hunting for gold in the mountains of Mexico, where they come face-to-face with bandits, federales, and their own basest instincts.
Casablanca (35mm)
From Rochester, With Love “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman shine as star-crossed lovers in their most iconic roles.
Easy Rider (35mm)
Henry Fonda for President One of a handful of American films of the late 1960s to use the social context of the period to express discontent towards the status quo, Easy Rider follows hippie bikers Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper from somewhere in the west to New Orleans, the promised land of the Mardi Gras.
Fail Safe (35mm)
Henry Fonda for President The Pentagon breaks out in a Cold War cold sweat when a glitch sends a group of Moscow-bound bombers past the point of no return.
Silk Stockings
Make Mine Musicals In this musical remake of Ninotchka, Fred Astaire takes on the role of Steve Canfield, an American film producer who wants Russian composer Peter Ilyitch Boroff to score his next film.
Mrs. Miniver (35mm)
Teresa Wright For her second film, Teresa Wright re-teamed with director William Wyler for this British-based homefront drama starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (35mm)
The Centennial Club Oscar Wilde’s classic tale of the macabre is brought faithfully to the screen by screenwriter-director Albert Lewin.
The Millionaire Vagrant (35mm)
Silent Tuesdays | Recent Acquisitions A recent George Eastman Museum film preservation from 2024, The Millionaire Vagrant is a social drama directed by renaissance man Victor Schertzinger
On Golden Pond (35mm)
Henry Fonda for President . Norman and Ethel Thayer are an aging married couple who keep their annual tradition of summering at their cottage on Golden Pond.
Henry Fonda for President
Henry Fonda for President Alexander Horwath’s new documentary essay, and in a land where actors can become presidents, we can imagine an America led by Fonda, reflecting his ancestors’ immigration to North America and his own work ethic, as represented by the films he made
The Pride of the Yankees (35mm)
Teresa Wright | From Rochester, With Love A moving biopic of legendary Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig — the left-handed player who rose to the top of the sport, only to be cut down at the peak of his career by an incurable illness.
Matinee: The Pride of the Yankees (35mm)
Teresa Wright | From Rochester, With Love A moving biopic of legendary Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig — the left-handed player who rose to the top of the sport, only to be cut down at the peak of his career by an incurable illness.
Eraserhead (35mm)
A Lyttle Lynch David Lynch’s feature film debut was greeted with massive acclaim on the midnight movie circuit and stands as one of the most haunting and renowned cult classics of American cinema, introducing audiences to the director’s unique unsettling aesthetic.
Shooting Star: Teresa Wright
Actress Teresa Wright enjoyed a start to her career like no other, earning Academy Award nominations for her first three film roles, winning for her supporting performance in Mrs. Miniver, and starring in another two bona fide classics over the next three years. Her career never reached these heights again, although it continued for another fifty years. In honor of Women’s History Month, the Dryden explores the early apex of this wonderful actress in her five best-known films, all released between 1941 and 1946.
Dates and Titles:
March 7: The Little Foxes (William Wyler, 1941, 116 min., 35mm)
March 21: Mrs. Miniver (William Wyler, 1942, 134 min., 35mm)
March 28: The Pride of the Yankees (Sam Wood, 1942, 128 min., 35mm)
March 29 (2 p.m.): The Pride of the Yankees (Sam Wood, 1942, 128 min., 35mm)
April 2: Shadow of a Doubt (Alfred Hitchcock, 1943, 108 min., DCP)
April 4: The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946, 170 min., DCP)
A Lyttle Lynch
With the passing of David Lynch in January, modern cinema has lost one of its enigmatic masters. Over a career of forty-five years, Lynch has touched the worlds of television, film, music, and more. To honor his life and celebrate his work, the Dryden Theatre and the Little Theatre are collaborating to bring some of Lynch’s iconic, groundbreaking work to downtown Rochester cinemas in the best way possible — on the big screen.
Dates and Titles:
March 29: Eraserhead (David Lynch, US 1977, 89 min., 35mm) - Dryden Theatre
April 12: Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, US 2001, 147 min., DCP) - Little Theatre
April 19: Lynch Short Films Program (David Lynch, various, app. 90 min., DCP) - Little Theatre
April 30: Wild at Heart (David Lynch, US 1990, 125 min., 35mm) - Dryden Theatre
May 9-10: The Elephant Man (David Lynch, US 1980, 124 min., DCP) - Little Theatre
June 13: Lost Highway (David Lynch, US 1997, 134 min., 35mm) - Dryden Theatre
July 16: The Straight Story (David Lynch, US 1999, 112 min., 35mm) - Little Theatre
Wish You Were Here: Lola Flash
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