Blue Velvet
To celebrate the life of acclaimed director David Lynch, we are partnering with the UNCSA Archives (one of the top archives in the country) to show their 35mm print of this cult classic. The discovery of a severed human ear in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Mystery Street
In this 1950 crime thriller, a small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard Medical School professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach. Starring Ricardo Montelban in one of the first lead roles for a Hispanic actor and as one of the first films to use forensic evidence, this film was ahead of its time and makes a great addition to our Film Noir Friday Series.
Ride, Vaquero!
In our continuing partnership with the Ava Gardner Museum, located in Gardner’s hometown of Smithfield, North Carolina, we are presenting this fascinating 1953 western. After the Civil War, King Cameron moves to Texas, purchases a cattle ranch, and settles down with his wife, Cordelia. They find themselves at the mercy of Jose Esqueda, a local bandit who has terrorized the town with his adoptive brother, Rio. Rio is kidnapped when he tries to mount an
Wizard of Oz, The
Since a little film called “Wicked” has become one of the biggest films of the decade, we thought we would go back into the archives and show this classic film from 1939 for audiences to enjoy on the big screen. Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the
