FRI-FRI SEPTEMBER 5-12NEW RESTORED 35MM PRINTS! The Godfather
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola; Music by Nino Rota; Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton (1972, 175 min)
F: 5p (DOUBLE FEATURE with Part II)
Sa, Su: 1p, 8p (DOUBLE FEATURE with Part II)
M, Tu: 7:30p (SINGLE FEATURE)
The Godfather Part II
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola; Music by Nino Rota; Starring Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale (1974, 200 min)
F: 8:20p (DOUBLE FEATURE with Part I)
Sa, Su: 4:15p (DOUBLE FEATURE with Part I)
W, Th: 7:30p (SINGLE FEATURE) Note: Parts I and II will screen as a DOUBLE FEATURE on Fridays, Saturday and Sunday ONLY. All other nights are stand alone screenings.Tickets are good day of show ONLY.
SAT SEPTEMBER 13 COMEDY AT THE CASTRO From the team that brings you Gay Day @ Great America, in association with the Producers of FRESH @ Ruby Skye, comes a new concert series – COMEDY AT THE CASTRO – kicking off on Saturday, September 13th, 2008 starring Alec Mapa & Shann Carr. Performing LIVE in San Francisco’s historic CASTRO THEATER, this unique comic duo will show you why they’re both superstars of Film, TV, stage, and the gay comedy circuit.
Hometown boy made good, actor, comedian, writer ALEC MAPA aka "America's Gaysian Sweetheart" has a starring role on Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, and the host of LOGO's "TransAmerican Lovestory" Alec dishes the celebrity dish and tells you why love, marriage, sex and mother-in-laws are fodder for funny. Following the success of his latest big screen role in You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Alec is one of the hottest comedians in the US today and is excited to be back on his home turf to play one of the most beautiful and historically significant gay venues in the country.
Shann Carr - Since 2000 Shann has been the sole lesbian entertainer on over 20 Atlantis cruises. “That’s right 2000 gay men… and me…on a boat!” She knows her gay men and they love her. She has also headlined for Dinah Shore, IML, and the LOGO Network. Watch for her grand finale when she impersonates people on the dance floor. These include “The couple that's been together too long,” “a drag queen” and “the person whom you can tell would be good in bed!”
This event will also help to raise awareness and funds for the Matthew Sheppard Foundation of which Alec Mapa is an active Board Member. The Matthew Shepard Foundation was founded by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of their 21 year-old son, Matthew, who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. Created to honor Matthew in a manner that was appropriate to his dreams, beliefs and aspirations, the Foundation seeks to “Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance” through its varied education, outreach and advocacy programs. For more information, please visit www.MatthewShepard.org
SUN SEPTEMBER 14DOUBLE FEATURE
12:30p, 6p: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Directed by John Huston; Starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt (1948, 126 min, 35mm)
3p, 8:30p: There Will Be Blood Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson; Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O'Connor (2007, 158 min, 35mm 'SCOPE)
MON SEPTEMBER 15THEATRE CLOSED
TUE SEPTEMBER 16CYD CHARISSE DOUBLE FEATURE
2:55p, 7p: The Band Wagon Directed by Vincente Minnelli; Starring Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan (1953, 111 min, 35mm)
1p, 5p, 9:10p: Party Girl Directed by Nicholas Ray; Starring Cyd Charisse, Robert Taylor, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland (1958, 99 min, 35mm'SCOPE) NOT ON DVD!
WED SEPTEMBER 17
(1:30p), 3:20p, 5:10p, 7p, 8:50p: The Sky's the Limit
Directed by Edward H. Griffith; Starring Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, Robert Benchley, Robert Ryan (1943, 89 min, 35mm) NOT ON DVD!
from the Director of BEETLEJUICE
THU SEPTEMBER 18DOUBLE FEATURE 7p: Sweeney Todd
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen (2007, 116 min, 35mm)
9:15p: Sleepy Hollow
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Christopher Walken (1Image116, 105 min, 35mm)
FRI SEPTEMBER 19DOUBLE FEATURE
7p: Batman
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jack Palance (1989, 126 min, 35mm)
9:30p: Batman Returns
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy (1992, 126 min, 35mm)
SAT SEPTEMBER 20DOUBLE FEATURE
2:50p, 7p: Edward Scissorhands
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Weist, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin (1990, 105 min, 35mm)
1p, 5p, 9:10p: Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen (1985, 90 min, 35mm)
SUN SEPTEMBER 21DOUBLE FEATURE
2:30p, 7p: Ed Wood
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones (1994, 127 min, 35mm)
4:55p, 9:30p: Mars Attacks!
Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rod Steiger (1996, 106 min, 35mm ‘SCOPE)
MON SEPTEMBER 22 A NIGHT WITH CHAZZ PALMINTERI
7p: Bullets Over Broadway
Written and directed by Woody Allen; Starring John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri, Jennifer Tilly, Mary-Louise Parker (1994, 98 min, 35mm)
Q&A with Oscar nominated actor Chazz Palminteri following the screening! Join us for a night with Chazz Palminteri to welcome the national tour of his hit show, A BRONX TALE, playing at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre September 23 to October 19.
To celebrate Palminteri's arrival in San Francisco the Castro Theatre will be screening BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, written and directed by Woody Allen and scored Palminteri an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1995. After the screening we will host a Question & Answer session with Chazz Palminteri and there will also be an opportunity for audience members to win tickets to see A BRONX TALE live on stage. A BRONX TALE was first mounted off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies.
For more information on the show, visit www.shnsf.com.
Master Of Light: Conrad Hall
Over his multi-award-winning 50-year career, Conrad Hall's daring experimentation and innovative use of light and color advanced the possibilities of cinematography up until his death in 2003. This Tuesday night series illuminates the screen with some of the most indelible imagery in cinema history, as photographed by one of the industry’s most celebrated craftsmen.
"To me, the camera is like a musical instrument. You use it to control the flow, shape, size and colors of images." – C.H.
TUE SEPTEMBER 23DOUBLE FEATURE
7p: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Hall won his first Oscar for this classic Newman/Redford anti-Western chronicling the exploits of the legendary outlaws. Directed with great flair by George Roy Hill. (1969, 110 min, 35mm'SCOPE)
“I tried all kinds of things: underdeveloping, overexposing, and various lab techniques. The overexposing was, I felt, a way of destroying the color.” – C.H.
9:10p: The Professionals
Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode are hired to fetch Claudia Cardinale from Mexican bandit Jack Palance in this rip-snorting adventure yarn. Written for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks (1966, 117 min, NEW 35MM ‘SCOPE PRINT!)
“Blue skies are something that I have trouble dealing with. It’s probably because the sky is something that we understand so well visually and when it’s not quite right, it’s offensive to you.” – C.H.
WED SEPTEMBER 24 DOUBLE FEATURE
3p, 7p: Of Human Bondage
Breakthrough role for Davis who portrays a young waitress who is rotten to the core. Leslie Howard co-stars as the poor chump who loves her and puts up with her abuse again and again. Directed by John Cromwell. Adapted from the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Best Actress Oscar nomination for Davis. (1934, 83 min, 35mm)
1p, 4:45p, 8:45p: Jezebel
Civil War-era drama set in New Orleans with Davis as a wealthy and head-strong debutant who wrecks social havoc when she appears at a party wearing…a red dress! Scandalous! Directed by William Wyler. Oscar win for Davis, nominations for Best Picture, Cinematography and Score. Co-stars Henry Fonda and George Brent, (1938, 103 min, 35mm)
Rota’s work in film dates back to the early forties, encompassing 150 films which include scores for virtually all of the noted directors of his time. First among these was Federico Fellini, who said of his most cherished collaborator, “He had a geometric imagination, a musical approach worthy of celestial spheres. He thus had no need to see images from my movies… His world was inner, inside himself, and reality had no way to enter it.” To accompany our revival of THE GODFATHER films, we present some of Rota’s most memorable work.
THU SEPTEMBER 25
(12:30p), 4p, 7:30p: La Dolce Vita
Marcello Mastroianni stars in Fellini’s timeless masterpiece, a rich, detailed panorama of Rome’s modern decadence and sophisticated immorality. Rota’s magical blend of jazz combo, orchestra, Latin percussion, and electronic organ helped make this film the cosmic jewel that marked movie lover’s lives forever. (1960, 180 min, 35mm'SCOPE) In Italian with English Subtitles
FRI SEPTEMBER 26
(2p), 4:30p, 7p, 9:20p: East of Eden
Directed by Elia Kazan;
Starring James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives
(1955, 115 min, 35mm' SCOPE)
SAT SEPTEMBER 27
(2p), 4:30p, 7p, 9:20p: Rebel Without a Cause
Directed by Nicholas Ray;
Starring James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen
(1955, 111 min, 35mm 'SCOPE)
SUN SEPTEMBER 28
2:30p, 7p: Giant
Directed by George Stevens;
Starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Carroll Baker, Mercedes McCambridge
(1956, 201 min, 35mm)
MON SEPTEMBER 29
8p: Deathbowl To Downtown
Directed by Coan Nichols and Rick Charnoski; Narrated by Chloe Sevigny (2008, 90 min, DigiBeta) Directors Coan "Buddy" Nichols and Rick Charnoski will introduce the screening!
Along with San Francisco and Barcelona, New York is arguably the modern street skating city, both in reality and image. Because of the unique background, experience and perspective of the film's creators and the decision to "cast" the city of New York as one of the main characters, DEATHBOWL TO DOWNTOWN promises to be an unprecedented, seminal film.
Like Rick and Buddy's other work, DEATHBOWL TO DOWNTOWN goes deeper than 'just' skating to combine documentary with an incisive and artful exploration of skateboarding and its culture. On one level it's about street skating, but also an anthropological overview of skating's epochal shift from the parks and pools of the 70's, to ramp skating in the 80's, to the street ascendancy of the 1990's as seen from a New York-centric perspective.
With interviews covering the oldest school originators to the newest school up steppers, comprehensive and much of it never-before-seen video footage, and present-day film shot by Nichols and Charnoski, DEATHBOWL TO DOWNTOWN addresses broader issues: How changes in urban planning and design affected skating (and vice versa), the unexpected late 20th century shift of cities from places normal citizens feared to tread, to tourist destinations, and the parallels between the modern history of American cities and skateboarding. That is, the way New York, and skateboarders, went from being ignored and reviled through 70's and 80's to being accepted and celebrated.
An entertaining, eye opening, thought provoking take on why the action on New York's dirty, grimy, and hectic streets represents skateboarding to millions of skaters and non-skaters worldwide. - Jocko Weyland
Master Of Light: Conrad Hall
TUE SEPTEMBER 30DOUBLE FEATURE 7p: The Day of the Locust Donald Sutherland, Karen Black and William Atherton star in this harrowing adaptation of Nathaniel West’s 1930s Hollywood novel. Directed by John Schlesinger (1975, 144 min, 35mm)
“Choosing to couch the proscenium of the characters’ lives slickly rather than abrasively made [the film] more powerful. This was a story that involved everything that was golden, not only the times but the money, the sunsets, the era and the idea of the moth drawn to the flame.” – C.H.
9:35p: Fat City
Heart-breaking performances from Stacy Keach and Susan Tyrrell highlight John Huston’s film of a small-time boxer’s life gone down the drain. With Jeff Bridges, Nicholas Colasanto and Candy Clark. (1972, 100 min, 35mm)
“I tried to not make it look like a motion picture. I didn’t want to beautify it in any way that would make it seem attractive. I tried to make the photography abrasive just as [the characters] lives were.” – C.H.
WED OCTOBER 1 DOUBLE FEATURE
2:55p, 7p: The Old Maid
Witness Davis transform from an enchanting young Southern belle into a bitter and rigid old woman in this classic WB melodrama co-starring Miriam Hopkins as the manipulative cousin and George Brent as the love interest. Directed by Edmund Goulding. Makeup by Perc Westmore. (1939, 95min, 35MM)
12:45p, 4:50p, 8:55p: The Great Lie
After a string of bad-girl roles at Warner Brothers, Davis allowed screen gem Mary Astor to play the bitch for a change in this crazed soap opera directed by Edmund Goulding. Astor won the Oscar for her supporting role. With George Brent, the effervescent Hattie McDaniel, and as expected, an enthralling score by Max Steiner. (1941, 108 min, 35MM)
Legendary Composer: Nino Rota (1911-1979)
THU OCTOBER 2 DOUBLE FEATURE
Two Shakespeare classics by Franco Zeffirelli find Rota perfectly capturing the essence of a post- Romantic Romeo & Juliet Renaissance era and the rollicking, lusty antics of Petruchio & Katharina, respectively. This pairing representsRota’s most popular opus with one of his most engaging.
1:30p, 6:30p: Romeo and Juliet
With Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting (1968, 138 min, 35MM)
4:05p, 9:10p: The Taming of the Shrew
With Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1967, 122 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
FRI OCTOBER 3DOUBLE FEATURE 7p: Rosemary’s Baby Directed by Roman Polanski; Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon (1968, 136 min, NEW 35MM PRINT!)
9:35p: The Devils Directed by Ken Russell; Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian (1971, 103 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
SAT-SUN OCTOBER 4-5
(1:30p), 4:45p, 8p: Kagemusha Directed by Akira Kurosawa; Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamakazi, Kenichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu (1980, 162 min, NEW 35MM PRINT!) In Japanese with English Subtitles
In his late, color masterpiece KAGEMUSHA, Akira Kurosawa returned to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career, the play between illusion and reality. Sumptuously reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a historical epic that is also a meditation on the nature of power.
MON OCTOBER 6 PRESENTS 7:30p: “John Waters LIVE! This FilthyWorld— Dirtier & Filthier”
John Waters brings his one-man “vaudeville” show to the Castro for one night only! Focusing on Waters’ early negative artistic influences and his fascination with true crime, exploitation films, fashion lunacy, and the extremes of the contemporary art world, this joyously devious monologue is a must-see for Waters’ fans. A limited number of VIP ticket packages are available for audience members who would like to attend a meet and greet with Waters after his performance. All proceeds will benefit Frameline’s year-round programming to promote LGBT media arts nationwide.
VIP Meet & Greet Package: $75 Members / $100
General Public Regular Tickets: $20 Members / $25 General Public
Tickets will be available at www.frameline.org 24 hours a day.
For more information, visit: www.frameline.org
Presenting Sponsor: Steamworks
Master Of Light: Conrad Hall
TUE OCTOBER 7DOUBLE FEATURE 7p: Cool Hand Luke Paul Newman gives a stunning performance in this taut drama as a gutsy prisoner on a chain gang. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. (1967, 126 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
“I feel particularly involved in helping make mistakes acceptable by using them. If the light shone in the lens and flared the lens, that was considered a mistake. Things like that nobody would dare do without getting fired in the slick old days.”—C.H.
9:25p: Electra Glide In Blue In this mesmerizing cop pic, the bravado of Robert Blake is in full force as he overcompensates for his shortness by outsmarting criminals. Director James William Guercio filmed in Monument Valley and Hall balked at his request to shoot it like THE SEARCHERS. (1973, 113 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
“Here’s what we’re gonna do Conrad, you can go crazy on the interiors but the exteriors are my turf and this is a Western... And I can’t tell you how many days we ended the shoot going, ‘Bill Clothier eat your heart out!’”—J.W.G.
Bette Davis Centennial
WED OCTOBER 8DOUBLE FEATURE
2:45p, 7p: The Letter
A shooting in colonial Malaysia proves more than meets the eye in this film noir adaptation of Somerset Maugham’s novel. Davis pleads self-defense but her husband and lawyer uncover a much more complicated situation. Directed by William Wyler.
(1940, 96min, 35MM)
12:30p, 4:40p, 8:55p: The Little Foxes
The Hubbard family is nasty. And no one is more so than Davis as a turn-of-the-century Southern aristocrat who will do anything to acquire wealth and power. When her brothers want to build a cotton mill, she deals from the bottom of the deck to help them—and then takes control. Directed by William Wyler (1941, 116 min, 35MM)
Legendary Composer: Nino Rota (1911-1979)
THU OCTOBER 9FELLINI/MASINA DOUBLE FEATURE
2:30p, 7p: La Strada
Fellini drew on his own circus background for this poetic, tragic fable of love and cruelty. While keeping a gritty naturalism at the forefront, he added his own temperament with Rota’s music, providing an active soul for the film’s squalor to rub against. With Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani and Marcella Rovere. (1954, 108 min, 35MM) In Italian with English Subtitles
4:40p, 9:10p: Nights of Cabiria
Masina achieves absolute perfection as a perky prostitute leading a life of being tossed aside or attacked in some way. Fellini counters this potentially down-beat material byintroducing moments of quirky humor and surprising pathos, thanks in no small part to Rota’s beautiful score.(1957, restored cut—118 min, 35MM) In Italian with English Subtitles
FRI OCTOBER 10 “MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS” presents “BACK TO SKOOL... IN THE 1990s” Hosted By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
ALL THREE FILMS for only $10.00!
Skool is back in session and what better way to start procrastinating your homework than to come out and celebrate those darn 1990s with a triple feature at the greatest movie theatre in the whole country!
7:15p: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Written by Joss Whedon; Directed by Fran Rubel Kazui Containing: Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Hilary Swank (1992, 86 min, 35MM)
Buffy creator, Joss Whedon brought his “Valley-Girls- Victimizing- Vampires” idea to the big screen five full years before it was adapted onto the boob tube. With a cast to die for (including Hilary Swank’s feature debut!), this early-90s back-to- high-skool fang-fest has wonderful comic timing and has been sadly overlooked, even by Buffy fans! Preceded by a huge mouthful of 90s high-skool trailers. P.S. Watch for Paul Reuben’s show stealing performance!
9:15p: Romeo + Juliet
Written by Craig Pierce & Baz Luhrman; Directed by Baz Luhrman Containing: Lil Leonardo DiCaprio, Lil Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Paul Rudd, Jesse Bradford, Paul Sorvino (1996, 120 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE) Baz Luhrman’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic teen trauma is sooo perfectly the 90s, you might not be prepared for how much nostalgia it’ll spark in you! (Yes, it was released 12 years ago!) Hawaiian shirts, amped-up editing and lil’ Leo doing his best to make sense of love in Los Angeles, all highlighted by the soundtrack of 90s teen flicks including: Garbage, Butthole Surfers, The Cardigans, Radiohead and everyone’s favorite breakup song by Des’ree. Don’t miss your chance to fall in love with the 90s. Preceded by some epic 90s teen trailers.
11:45p: Starship Troopers
Written by Ed Neumeier; Directed by Paul Verhoeven Containing: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Dina Meyer, Michael Ironside (1997, 129 min, 35MM) Misunderstood by nearly every critic upon release over a decade ago, Paul Verhoeven’s follow-up to SHOWGIRLS ranks up there with Stanley Kubrick’s DR STRANGELOVE as the greatest satire about war ever made. Hyper-violent and hypnotically subversive, this facist-allegory brilliantly uses 90210-type acting to emphasize the cluelessness of 1990s youth, while eerily exposing how easy it is to brainwash an entire society into commiting genocide. Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (EL TOPO, HOLY MOUNTAIN) considers STARSHIP TROOPERS to be the only great American film from the past 30 years. Preceded by some nasty 90s trailers. WARNING: Film includes excessive blood, guts and insect slime.
Plus, tons of trivia and giveaways!
SAT OCTOBER 11MAD MAX TRILOGY TRIPLE FEATURE MARATHON!
Tickets are $10 adults/$7 kids & seniors
12:15p, 6:05p: Mad Max
Directed by George Miller; Starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne (1979 Australian version, 93 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
2:05p, 8p: Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior)
Directed by George Miller; Starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Vernon Wells, Emil Minty (1981, 94 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
4p, 10p: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie; Starring Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence (1985, 107 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
LEAN SUNDAYS
SUN OCTOBER 12
(1:30p), 4:45p, 8p: The Bridge on the River Kwai Directed by David Lean; Starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald (1957, 161 min, NEW 35MM ‘SCOPE PRINT!)
MON OCTOBER 13THEATRE CLOSED
Master Of Light: Conrad Hall
TUE OCTOBER 14DOUBLE FEATURE
7p: Road to Perdition A posthumous Oscar was awarded Hall for his evocation of the graphic novel about an assassin who is forced to flee from the crime syndicate who employed him. Shot on location in downtown Chicago, emotion is conveyed through imagery with dialogue kept at a minimum. With Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Jude Law; directed by Sam Mendes. (2002, 117 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
“Each scene required its own palette. There was a lot of darkness, and a lot of things that I chose not to light. The film’s stark sensibility is almost shocking.”—C.H.
9:15p: In Cold Blood Robert Blake and Scott Wilson star in Richard Brooks’ stark adaptation of Truman Capote’s searing account of two murderers on death row. Filmed on the actual locations of the horrible events. (1967, 134 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
“The basic technique or idea was to be very precise about what you were lighting and what you were showing. I tried to let blackness or non-visibility be a very dramatic element.”—C.H.
Bette Davis Centennial
WED OCTOBER 15DOUBLE FEATURE
2:30p, 7p: Now, Voyager
Ugly duckling to swan story features Davis as a mentally fragile spinster aunt who suffers a breakdown due to the constraints of her domineering mother (Gladys Cooper). A South American health cruise puts her right back in the pink as debonair fellow traveler (Paul Henreid) sweeps her off her feet. Directed by Irving Rapper. With Claude Raines and Mary Wickes (1942, 117 min, 35MM)
4:50p, 9:15p: Deception
WB stars Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Claude Raines are reunited four years after the success of NOW VOYAGER in this taut melodrama directed by Irving Rapper. Raines gives a particularly cruel and electric performance as Davis’ spurned lover. (1946, 110 min, 35MM)
Legendary Composer: Nino Rota (1911-1979)
THU OCTOBER 16
7:30p: Rocco and His Brothers A chronicle of family loyalty and disintegration, Luchino Visconti’s complex saga is one of the most powerful and emotionally charged movies ever made. The acting talent on display here defies analysis while Giuseppe Rotunno's cinematography stuns with its beauty as Rota's music breaks your heart. A must see film! Starring Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou and Claudia Cardinale.(1960, 180 min, 35MM) In Italian with English Subtitles
SHOCK IT TO ME!
4th Annual Classic Horror Film Festival
FRI-SAT OCTOBER 17-18
Remember “Creature Features” and its host, Bob Wilkins? Well, even if you don’t, San Francisco’s premiere classic horror film festival is devoted to the classic (and not so classic) gems from the Golden Age of Horror Cinema, and returns to the Castro Theatre for its fourth year with live presentations on stage, celebrity guests, and a vendors area on the Castro’s monstrous mezzanine!
From DARK SHADOWS: Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans) and Lara Parker (Angelique Bouchard)!
Plus, film historian, Darren Gross, will present a look at the extensive restoration of NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (1971)!
FRI OCTOBER 17DOUBLE FEATURE 7:30p: TBA screening with Special Guests!
40th Anniversary screening – with our infamous Zombie-Eating Contest before the film with your horrible hosts John Stanley (Creature Features) and Ms. Monster (B-Minus)!
10p: George A. Romero’sNIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Often imitated, but never equaled, Romero’s shocking independent classic began America’s strange love affair with flesh-eating zombies. Stark black & white photography and earnest performances from an ensemble cast, underline the claustrophobic terror, which is amplified on the Castro’s gigantic screen – don’t miss this rare 35mm screening! Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley (1968, 96 min, 35mm)
SAT OCTOBER 18DOUBLE FEATURE 50th Anniversary screening – the birth of Hammer Horror!
2pm: HORROR OF DRACULA
Produced in the UK, Hammer’s impressive adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, was shocking and revolutionary for its time, with copious amounts of sanguine and sexuality which became part and parcel of the Hammer Horror tradition. A massive worldwide hit, the film launched the career of actor Christopher Lee (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars). Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough. Director Terence Fisher. (1958, 82 min, 35mm)
4pm: THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Hammer’s first pioneering and rich gothic horror, while originally condemned for its violence and gore, was a box office sensation across the globe, and fueled the resurgence of the Horror Film. Cushing’s cold and murderous Frankenstein, obsessed with the creation of life from death, is far more monstrous than his own creation (Lee). Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart. Director Terence Fisher. (1957, 83 min, 35mm)
SAT OCTOBER 18DOUBLE FEATURE Tribute to Dan Curtis! See this rare screening before Tim Burton’s upcoming DARK SHADOWS remake starring Johnny Depp – with Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker, and Darren Gross, live on stage at intermission!
6:30p: NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS
The second film adaptation of the gothic and popular Dark Shadows series, features a tale of reincarnation, possession, and revenge from beyond the grave. Hung as a witch in the 19th Century, Angelique (Parker) seeks to reunite with her lover, Charles Collins, who has been reincarnated as Quentin Collins (Selby). David Selby, Grayson Hall, Kate Jackson, Lara Parker. Director Dan Curtis. (1971, 95 min, 35mm) NOT ON DVD
9:30p: HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS
Cursed with vampirism and sealed in the family crypt, Barnabas Collins (Frid) is accidentally released 150 years later, and presents himself as his own descendent. As he feeds on his family members, he becomes obsessed with governess Maggie Evans (Scott), but soon the secret of his horrific identity is revealed. Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Roger. Director Dan Curtis. (1970, 97 min, RARE IB TECHINCOLOR 35MM PRINT!) NOT ON DVD
LEAN SUNDAYS
SUN OCTOBER 19
2:30p, 7p: Doctor Zhivago
Directed by David Lean;
Starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness
(1965, 197 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
MON OCTOBER 20THEATRE CLOSED
Master Of Light: Conrad Hall
TUE OCTOBER 21DOUBLE FEATURE
7p: American Beauty Applying what he called his “magic naturalism” style to the suburban satire, Hall helped turn family dinners into theatrical displays of discord, and earned an Oscar for Kevin Spacey’s rose-strewn dreams and Wes Bentley’s forays into video. Co-starring Annette Bening, Thora Birch and Chris Cooper. Written by Alan Ball, directed by Sam Mendes. (1Image116, 122 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
9:25p: Smile Hall brought a documentary style to director Michael Ritchie’s biting American satire set against the “Young American Miss” pageant, with all the expected participants on hand in sunny Santa Rosa, CA. Written by Jerry Belson, this is one of the genuine hidden gems of 1970s cinema. With Barbara Feldon, Bruce Dern, Michael Kidd, Annette O’Toole and Melanie Griffith. (1975, 113 min, 35MM)
Bette Davis Centennial
WED OCTOBER 22DOUBLE FEATURE
2:10p, 7p: All About Eve
Davis is magnificent as an aging stage star who takes fawning fan Anne Baxter under her wing, not suspecting that her ambitious young protégé is scheming to take her place. Nominated for 14 Oscars and won Best Picture. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950, 138 min, 35MM)
4:50p, 9:40p: Dark Victory
Funny how a simple little thing like a fatal brain tumor can change a privileged careless party girl (Davis) into a sincere, sympathetic and loving human. Bring your hankies. Directed by Edmund Goulding. With George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan. (1939, 104 min, 35MM)
Legendary Composer: Nino Rota (1911-1979)
THU OCTOBER 23FELLINI DOUBLE FEATURE
12:30p, 6p: Juliet of the Spirits Fellini once again abandoned conventional structure for his first color feature, a kaleidoscope of dreams, spirits, and memories. Giulietta Masina plays a betrayed wife whose inability to come to terms with reality leads her along a hallucinatory journey of self-discovery. As ever, Rota’s language becomes a second form of expression to Fellini’s volatile style. (1965, 137 min, 35MM)
In Italian with English Subtitles
3:05p, 8:45p: Fellini’sCasanova Leading with the unique casting of Donald Sutherland in the title role, this is arguably the most ambitious, stylized, and mesmerizing of Fellini’s later films. Propelling every sense of heightened surreality is Rota’s unique and exotic score, aptly demonstrating his vast range. With Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne and Carmen Scarpitta. (1976, 155 min, 35MM) NOT ON DVD
FRI-SAT OCTOBER 24-25 DOUBLE FEATURE F: 7p; Sa: 1:30p, 7p: Iron Man
Directed by Jon Favreau; Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb (2008, 126 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
F: 9:30p; Sa: 4p, 9:30p: The Dark Knight
Directed by Christopher Nolan; Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Eric Roberts (2008, 152 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
LEAN SUNDAYS
SUN OCTOBER 26 2:30p, 7p: Ryan’s Daughter
Directed by David Lean; Starring Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones, John Mills, Sarah Miles (1970, 195 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE)
MON-TUE OCTOBER 27-28THEATRE CLOSED
WED OCTOBER 29 7:30p: War of the Worlds — The Anniversary Broadcast
The classic radio broadcast of 1938, that panicked a nation and immortalized Orson Welles, will be brought to vivid life by La Legion Fantastique, in a 70th anniversary performance. Theinfamous radio drama will be presented live on the stage of the Castro Theatre, followed by a screening of George Pal’s 1953 classic film “War of the Worlds”!
The War of the Worlds
Directed by Byron Haskin; Starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite (1953, 85 min, 35MM)
THU OCTOBER 30 The Third Annual Good Vibrations Amateur Erotic Film Festival
Good Vibrations, the legendary destination for sex-positive products, announces The Third Annual Good Vibrations Amateur Erotic Film Festival. Submit your erotic-themed film to our Amateur Erotica Film Competition and you may end up a star!
Submissions must be 10 minutes or less. All participates in the film must be over 18 (we require a 2257 form), and you must reside in California or Massachusetts. Submit your film in DVD format. For all of the official Rules and Regulations visit http://www.goodvibes.com
The top winning entries will be shown on the big screen of the Castro Theatre on October 30, 2008, and at the historic Coolidge Corner Theater on November 7, 2008. The deadline to submit your entry in Store or at our office is September 25, 2008.
Mail to: 938 Howard Street, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94103, Attention: Camilla, or drop-off at one of our San Francisco Bay Area locations. (603 Valencia St., SF; 1620 Polk St., SF; 2504 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley) Send questions or comments to clombard@goodvibes.com
SAT NOVEMBER 1 YUPPIE MAYHEM DOUBLE FEATURE
7p: Less Than Zero Directed by Marek Kanievska. Starring Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader
The perils lying in wait for those who choose a cocaine addiction over a college education are exposed in this cautionary tale. Downey’s performance as the hopeless addict is desperately moving, playing like the Ghost of Christmas Future. “****”—Roger Ebert. (1987, 98 min, 35MM)
9p: St. Elmo’s Fire Directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Estevez, Lowe, McCarthy, Moore, Nelson, Sheedy, Winningham.
Fresh out of college, our up-and-coming yuppies are thrust into the real world and find their faith in one another severely tested by the complications that love and commitment bring to the self-obsessed yuppie lifestyle. Rob Lowe was awarded a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor. (1985, 110 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE METROCOLOR)
LEAN SUNDAYS
NOVEMBER 2
(1:30p), 4:45p, 8p: A Passage to India
Directed by David Lean; Starring Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers (1984, 163 min, NEW 35MM PRINT!)
MON-TUE NOVEMBER 3-4THEATRE CLOSED
Bette Davis Centennial
WED NOVEMBER 5DOUBLE FEATURE
2:30p, 7p: The Nanny
Disturbing B&W psycho-thriller from Hammer Films stars Davis as a newly hired nanny to a dysfunctional family with a dark secret. Working title: “Scream-a-long Mary Poppins”. Directed by Seth Hunt. With Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, James Villers. (1965, 93 min, 35MM)
4:20p, 8:55p: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
Cashing in on Davis and Crawford’s notorious real-life rivalry, director Robert Aldrich smartly secured the services of the battling bitches for his twisted psycho-drama about two retired screen stars. (1962, 134 min, 35MM)
Legendary Composer: Nino Rota (1911-1979)
THU NOVEMBER 6
7:30p: The Leopard Luchino Visconti’s masterpiece recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy’s Risorgimento, as Burt Lancaster’s aging prince watches his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation. A highlight is the dazzling and haunting waltzes with their melodic arcs echoing the grand scale of this epic. Co-starring Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon and Paolo Stoppa.
(1963, 183 min, 35MM ‘SCOPE) In Italian with English Subtitles
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The Godfather Part II 
Hometown boy made good, actor, comedian, writer ALEC MAPA aka "America's Gaysian Sweetheart" has a starring role on Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, and the host of LOGO's "TransAmerican Lovestory" Alec dishes the celebrity dish and tells you why love, marriage, sex and mother-in-laws are fodder for funny. Following the success of his latest big screen role in You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Alec is one of the hottest comedians in the US today and is excited to be back on his home turf to play one of the most beautiful and historically significant gay venues in the country. 
Shann Carr - Since 2000 Shann has been the sole lesbian entertainer on over 20 Atlantis cruises. “That’s right 2000 gay men… and me…on a boat!” She knows her gay men and they love her. She has also headlined for Dinah Shore, IML, and the LOGO Network. Watch for her grand finale when she impersonates people on the dance floor. These include “The couple that's been together too long,” “a drag queen” and “the person whom you can tell would be good in bed!” 
SUN SEPTEMBER 14
TUE SEPTEMBER 16
WED SEPTEMBER 17
FRI SEPTEMBER 19
SAT SEPTEMBER 20
SUN SEPTEMBER 21
Q&A with Oscar nominated actor Chazz Palminteri following the screening! 
Castro Theatre will be screening BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, written and directed by Woody Allen and scored Palminteri an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1995. After the screening we will host a Question & Answer session with Chazz Palminteri and there will also be an opportunity for audience members to win tickets to see A BRONX TALE live on stage. A BRONX TALE was first mounted off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies. 
Over his multi-award-winning 50-year career, Conrad Hall's daring experimentation and innovative use of light and color advanced the possibilities of cinematography up until his death in 2003. This Tuesday night series illuminates the screen with some of the most indelible imagery in cinema history, as photographed by one of the industry’s most celebrated craftsmen. 
WED SEPTEMBER 24 
Rota’s work in film dates back to the early forties, encompassing 150 films which include scores for virtually all of the noted directors of his time. First among these was Federico Fellini, who said of his most cherished collaborator, 
THU SEPTEMBER 25
FRI SEPTEMBER 26
SAT SEPTEMBER 27
SUN SEPTEMBER 28
7p: 
WED OCTOBER 1 
12:45p, 4:50p, 8:55p:
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7:30p:
TUE OCTOBER 7
WED OCTOBER 8
12:30p, 4:40p, 8:55p:
THU OCTOBER 9
4:40p, 9:10p:
7:15p: 
Baz Luhrman’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic teen trauma is sooo perfectly the 90s, you might not be prepared for how much nostalgia it’ll spark in you! (Yes, it was released 12 years ago!) Hawaiian shirts, amped-up editing and lil’ Leo doing his best to make sense of love in Los Angeles, all highlighted by the soundtrack of 90s teen flicks including: Garbage, Butthole Surfers, The Cardigans, Radiohead and everyone’s favorite breakup song by Des’ree. Don’t miss your chance to fall in love with the 90s. Preceded by some epic 90s teen trailers. 
Misunderstood by nearly every critic upon release over a decade ago, Paul Verhoeven’s follow-up to SHOWGIRLS ranks up there with Stanley Kubrick’s DR STRANGELOVE as the greatest satire about war ever made. Hyper-violent and hypnotically subversive, this facist-allegory brilliantly uses 90210-type acting to emphasize the cluelessness of 1990s youth, while eerily exposing how easy it is to brainwash an entire society into commiting genocide. Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (EL TOPO, HOLY MOUNTAIN) considers STARSHIP TROOPERS to be the only great American film from the past 30 years. Preceded by some nasty 90s trailers. 
12:15p, 6:05p: 
SUN OCTOBER 12
A posthumous Oscar was awarded Hall for his evocation of the graphic novel about an assassin who is forced to flee from the crime syndicate who employed him. Shot on location in downtown Chicago, emotion is conveyed through imagery with dialogue kept at a minimum. With Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Jude Law; directed by Sam Mendes. (2002, 117 min, 
4:50p, 9:15p: 
FRI-SAT OCTOBER 17-18
40th Anniversary screening – with our infamous Zombie-Eating Contest before the film with your horrible hosts John Stanley (Creature Features) and Ms. Monster (B-Minus)!
SAT OCTOBER 18
4pm: 
9:30p: 
SUN OCTOBER 19
Applying what he called his “magic naturalism” style to the suburban satire, Hall helped turn family dinners into theatrical displays of discord, and earned an Oscar for Kevin Spacey’s rose-strewn dreams and Wes Bentley’s forays into video. Co-starring Annette Bening, Thora Birch and Chris Cooper. Written by Alan Ball, directed by Sam Mendes. (1Image116, 122 min, 
WED OCTOBER 22
Leading with the unique casting of Donald Sutherland in the title role, this is arguably the most ambitious, stylized, and mesmerizing of Fellini’s later films. Propelling every sense of heightened surreality is Rota’s unique and exotic score, aptly demonstrating his vast range. With Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne and Carmen Scarpitta. (1976, 155 min, 
Directed by Marek Kanievska. Starring Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader 
Directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Estevez, Lowe, McCarthy, Moore, Nelson, Sheedy, Winningham. 
NOVEMBER 2
WED NOVEMBER 5
4:20p, 8:55p: 
