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JUNE Road Trips

JUN 7

Easy Rider(1969) Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Stars Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. Directed by Dennis Hopper. 7:15 PM

JUN 14

Sullivan’s Travels(1941) A director of escapist films goes on the road as a hobo to learn about life,

which gives him a rude awakening. Stars Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake. Directed by Preston Sturges. 7:15 PM

JUN 21

Badlands(1973) An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands. Stars Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek and Warren Oates. Directed by Terrence Malick.7:15 PM

JUN 28

North by Northwest(1959) A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 7:15 PM

FATHER’S DAY • JUN 18

Field of Dreams(1989) An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the 1919 Chicago White Sox come. Stars Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones and Amy Madigan. 7:15 PM

6/3 • The Great RaceWhen a popular daredevil proposes an automobile race across three continents, his arch rival vows to beat him, while an ambitious female reporter has her own plans for victory. Stars Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and Jack Lemmon. Directed by Blake Edwards. 10 AM

6/10 • HookWhen Captain Hook kidnaps his chil-dren, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy. Stars Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams and Ju-lia Roberts. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 10 AM

6/17 • Raiders of the Lost ArkArchaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Stars Harrison Ford and Karen Al-len. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 10 AM

6/24 • A Monster CallsThe monster does not come walking of-ten. This time it comes to Connor, and it asks for the one thing Connor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very touching story about a boy who feels very damaged, guilty and mostly angry. Stars Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver and Felicity Jones. 10 AM

(1968) Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. 2:00 PM

the ultimate trip

2001: a space odyssey

SUN JUN 18

HOLLYWOOD FAVORITES

JUN 17

Dazed & Confused(1993) The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976. The ensemble cast includes early acting credits for Ben Affleck, Adam Goldberg, Parker Posey, and Matthew McConaughey. Written and directed by Richard Linklater. Midnight

SPECIAL EVENTS

DollarsTrillogy

MARCH Western Month!

SUN MAR 19

MAR 1

One Eyed JacksAfter robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California. Starring Marlon Brando and Karl Malden. Directed by Marlon Brando. 7:15 PM

MAR 8

Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid(1969) Butch and Sundance are the two leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch is all ideas, Sundance is all action and skill. The west is becoming civilized and when Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a special posse begins trailing them no matter where they run. When they finally escape through sheer luck, Butch has another idea, “Let’s go to

Bolivia”. Stars Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross. Directed by George Roy Hill. 7:15 PM

MAR 15

Shane(1953) A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act. Stars Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur and Van Heflin. Directed by George Stevens. 7:15 PM

MAR 15

Pale Rider(1985) A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. Directed by Clint Eastwood. 9:30 PM

3/18

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS Midnight

John Ford’s

3/11 • The Tale of DespereauxWhen you are so small, even for a mouse, the world can be a dangerous place, but when your heart is brave, nothing can stand against your dreams. 10 AM

3/18 • Secret of the KellsA young boy in a remote medieval out-post under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. 10 AM

3/25 • How to Train Your Dragon A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed. 10 AM

(1956) An Indian-hating Civil War veteran tracks down the tribe that slaughtered his family and kidnapped his niece. Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne. Followed by a Q&A moderated by Peter Lurie, Ph.D., University of Richmond Film Studies Program. 2:00 PM

MAR 22 • SERGIO LEONE NIGHT

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY(1966) A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. 7:15 PM

A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS(1964)A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. 10 PM

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TUES 4/4 • 7:15 PM

1984John Hurt Tribute & Nation-wide Event

APR 12

The Pink Panther(1963) Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as “The Phantom” before he conducts his most daring heist yet—a princess’ priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as “The Pink Panther.” Stars Peter Sellers, David Niven and Robert Warner. 7:15 PM

APR 19

Moulin Rouge!(2001) The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city’s drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections are also coveted by the club’s patron: the Duke. Stars Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo. 7:15 PM

SUN APR 23

American in Paris(1951) Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman. Stars Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron and Oscar Levant. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. 2 PM

APR 26

Irma la Douce(1963) In Paris, a former policeman falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time. Stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Directed by Billy Wilder. 7:15 PM

APRIL IN PARIS

WED APR 5

(1942) In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. 7:15 PM

4/20

Reefer Madness 9:30 PM

4/15 The Fifth Element Midnight

4/8 • Howl’s Moving CastlesWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet inse-cure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki 10 AM

4/15 • The Secret GardenA young British girl born and raised in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle’s estate. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a gar-den that has been locked and neglected. Aided by one of the servants’ brothers, she begins restoring the garden, and eventu-ally discovers some other secrets of the manor. 10 AM

4/22 • Batteries Not IncludedApartment block tenants seek the aid of alien mechanical life-forms to save their building from demolition. Stars Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. 10 AM

4/29 • Spy KidsThe children of secret-agent parents must save them from danger. 10 AM

HOLLYWOOD FAVORITES

75th ANNIVERSARY

4/9

The Passion of the Christ7:15 PM

MAY 10

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963) The dying words of a thief spark a madcap cross-country rush to find some treasure. Stars everyone working in Hollywood in 1963. Directed by Stanley Kramer. 7:15 PM

FRI MAY 12

Broken Flowers 7:15 PMGroundhog Day 9:30 PM

SAT MAY 13

Fantastic Mr. Fox 10 AMGhostbusters 2 PMMeatballs 4:30 PM

Stripes 7:15 PMQuick Change 9:30 PMCaddy Shack Midnight

SUN MAY 14

Caddy Shack 4:30 PMLost in Translation 7:15 PM

Kingpin 9:30 PM

MAY 17

His Girl Friday(1940) A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. Stars Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell. Directed by Howard Hawks. 7:15 PM

SUN MAY 21

Breakfast at Tiffany’s(1961) A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building. Stars Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Directed by Blake Edwards. 4:30 PM

MAY 24

This is Spinal Tap(1984) Spinal Tap, one of England’s loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. Directed by Rob Reiner. 7:15 PM

MAY 31

It Happened One Night (1934) A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. Stars Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Directed by Frank Capra. 7:15 PM

MAY Comedies

WED MAY 3

Gene Wilder Retro

Blazing Saddles(1974) In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. Co-stars Cleavon Little and Slim Pickens . Directed by Mel Brooks. 7:15 PM

Young Frankenstein(1974) An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Co-stars Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman. Directed by Mel Brooks. 9:45 PM

5/6 • Fly Away HomeA father and daughter help a flock of orphaned Canada Geese fly south for the winter. Stars Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin. 10 AM

5/13 • Fantastic Mr FoxAn urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers’ retal-iation. Directed by Wes Anderson. 10 AM

5/20 • The LEGO MovieAn ordinary Lego construction worker, thought to be the prophesied ‘Special’, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis. 10 AM

5/27 • The New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingAfter her father’s ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Long-stocking is stranded with her horse, Alfon-so, and monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. 10 AM

MurrayFest 5/12-14 • 10 Films!

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