Summer 2021 Season – No-Vid COVID ends! Sunday nights, still 7 p.m. (arrive by 6:45) Admission by donation.

Most COVID protocols still apply, and we’re not sure what they are, or when we definitely start (aiming for June 25). We’ll let you know as soon as we find out! ALL Covid guidelines will be enforced, so far fewer seats will be available. Mandatory mask wearing – bring one. Below is the protocols we…

Friday, June 25. Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries – Sweden – 1957 – Drama.  “One of Bergman’s warmest, and therefore finest films.”-Time Out.   In the late 1950’s the films of Ingmar Bergman dominated world cinema.  Consider Summer with Monika-1953, Smiles of a Summer Night-1955, Seventh Seal-1957, and Wild Strawberries-1957, plus four more in those five years, all of which he both wrote and…

Sunday, July 25. Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven. Iran, 1997, 1hr 28 min. Drama. As an Iranian family struggles financially, 8-year old Ali loses his younger sister’s just-repaired pair of school shoes. The young pair dream up a plan to stay out of trouble: they’ll share his shoes and keep it a secret from their parents! This simple tale shows…

Sunday, Sept. 26. Nights of Cabiria

Nights of Cabiria, 1957, Italy, 1hr 43 min. Director, Federico Fellini. Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Giulietta Masina (Fellini’s wife) plays Cabiria, a feisty, loud, outspoken and somewhat naïve prostitute waiting for a miracle, and one of the most unforgettable and endearing characters of European cinema. Later, Neil Simon adapted the script into the Broadway…

Sunday, Sept 19. The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve USA, 1941, 1hr 37 min. Comedy. Director Preston Sturges. Barbara Stanwyck stars as a con artist who sets her sights on wealthy Henry Fonda, the dolt to end all dolts. “Stanwyck completely upstages Fonda who looks as delicate as a Lalique vase. Her chemistry is more with the dads: with Coburn and…

Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind, England, 1961, 1 hr 39 Minutes. Drama. After a confusing exchange with a strange man (Alan Bates) they find hiding in their family barn, Kathy Bostock (Hayley Mills) and her young siblings jump to the conclusion that the man — in reality an escaped killer — is none other than Jesus…

Sunday, August 15, Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Jazz on a Summer’s Day. USA. 1958. 1hr 25 min. Documentary This film could be more accurately titled Jazz and a Summer’s Day. Although the principal emphasis is on the performances, director Bert Stern’s camera fills us with illuminating images of America at its best. Whether its a birds-eye view of the rich in their…

Sunday, Sept 12. Yomeddine

Yomeddine, Egypt. 2018. 1hr 37 min. Drama. Two outcasts, a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice, leave their leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what remains of their families. Despite the unpromising premise, this is a surprisingly comic, uplifting film. “As Gamal, himself raised in…

Sunday, July 11. East Side Sushi

EAST SIDE SUSHI – USA. 90 Minutes. Light Drama. Juana, a Mexican-American single mom, is tired of barely supporting her daughter and father by operating a food truck in a dicey Los Angeles neighbourhood. Her ambition is to be a Sushi chef, and the only obstacles are the objections of her family, her race, and…

Thurs. Nov 5. Big Night

BIG NIGHT – USA. 1992. Drama. 1hr 47 minutes. It’s the late ’50’s, and Chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and businessman Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are immigrant brothers from Italy who open their dream restaurant, Paradise, in New Jersey. However, Primo’s authentic food is too unfamiliar for the local tastes, and the restaurant is struggling. Their only…

Sunday, August 1. Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise, 1932, Comedy, 83 minutes. What happens when two con artists and jewel thieves fall in love? Can they trust each other? Dan Jardine wrote in Apollo Guide: This is, without a single word of hyperbole, one of the most taut scripts and perfectly-executed pieces of comic direction in the history of film.…