| Special Events in July:
Wednesday, July 12 – 8:00
Visual Effects Wizard Dennis Muren and Producer Jack H.
Harris In-Person!
EQUINOX, 1970, Tonylyn Productions/Worldwide Entertainment
Corp., 82 min. Dirs. Dennis Muren & Mark McGee and Jack Woods. Teenagers in a
duel with the devil! When four college kids discover an ancient, Necronomicon-like book,
they unwittingly summon a legion of satanic creatures. Made for $6,500, this first feature
by future Oscar-winning visual effects wizard Dennis Muren (STAR WARS, JURASSIC
PARK) and 17-year old screenwriter/co-director Mark McGee was picked up for distribution
by maverick producer Jack H. Harris (THE BLOB), who hired John Cassavetes’
film editor Jack Woods to shoot new scenes. The result is an eerie monster mash featuring
stop-motion demons and atmospheric set pieces by Muren, animator David Allen, and
matte painter Jim Danforth. Beware the bat-winged hell-god and giant blue
ape! Frank Bonner ("WKRP In Cincinatti") and fantasy author Fritz
Leiber co-star. Come celebrate the film’s first time release on DVD from The
Criterion Collection! Please Note: Due to the unavailability of acceptable film prints,
EQUINOX will be screened from the restored DVD transfer. Discussion
with Dennis Muren, Mark McGee, Jack H. Harris, Jack Woods and original cast members, as
well as a DVD signing, will follow the screening.
Saturday, July 15
Historic Hollywood Tour
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tour &
FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind the Scenes Tour
11:30 AM FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
Sunday, July 16
Historic Hollywood Tour
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tour &
FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind the Scenes Tour
11:30 AM FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
Thursday, July 20 - 8:00 PM ALTERNATIVE SCREEN
Sneak Preview!: THE LIMBO
ROOM, 2006, 80 min., USA. Join us in July for a new feature about the blurring of
reality and fiction in the lives of New York stage actors working on a play involving an
onstage rape. Life in the theatre and the politics of sex are bared in the latest film
from award-winning filmmaker Debra Eisenstadt (DAYDREAM BELIEVER). Long-time Off Broadway
understudy Ann (Andrea Powell) gets a much needed dose of hope when a fellow understudy
(Melissa Leo, THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES) takes over a principle role to much
acclaim. Meanwhile Ann’s boyfriend encourages her to take a leading role in her own
life. Discussion following with writer/director Debra
Eisenstadt, co-writer Jill Eisenstadt and co-producer Alessandra Gatien - as well as the
star of the film Andrea Powell (FX series, "Thief," NBC's "A Year Without
Santa Claus, RUNAWAY JURY).
Sunday, July 23 – ENCHANTED TIKI LUAU NIGHT AND
ELVIS!
Join us in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal Southern Californian-style Luau between a
double feature of island adventures exotic musical entertainment from King Kukelele and
his Friki Tikis There will also be Tiki vendors and other special surprises in the
courtyard from 1:00 PM till we shut it down.
4:00 PM - IB Technicolor print! ENCHANTED ISLAND, 1958, Warner Brothers, 93 min. The movie
poster tagline screamed: "He dared to love a cannibal princess!" Director
Allen Dwan (SLIGHTLY SCARLET), no stranger to meager budgets, brought his trademark
lyrical romanticism to this kitschy, bargain basement adaptation of Herman Melville’s
Typee. Shot on location as well as some studio sets, this tiki-laden story of a
deserting sailor (Dana Andrews) who falls in love with a native princess (Jane Powell, of
all people!) gets the full Technicolor treatment. Co-starring Arthur Shields, Don Dubbins
and tough guy Ted de Corsia, this was the last film RKO Pictures produced before going
bankrupt. Also a pre-show
selection of Tiki short films and surprise guests. Approx. 25 min. All pre-show shorts
compiled by Kevin Kidney.
Join us in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal Southern Californian-style Luau sponsored
in part by Gelson's.
7:30 PM - BLUE HAWAII, 1961, Paramount, 101 min. Dir. Norman
Taurog. Before all the formula sixties movies that turned Elvis Presley from an icon into
a self-parody, came this sparkling original that subsequent filmmakers sought to use as
the cookie-cutter guarantee to Presley movie success. But this was the original. Sumptuous
cinematography, frothy plot, pleasing comic turns and skillful acting by co-stars Angela
Lansbury and Joan Blackman, a thin, tanned and rested Elvis – and, above all, songs
as enchanting as the island paradise depicted. From 'Rock-A-Hula Baby' to 'Can't Help
Falling In Love' and the title song – this is classic Elvis 2.0. Post-army and
pre-rhinestone. This Elvis is as luscious as the Hawaiian landscape, as lovable as a tiki
god and just as skillfully shot. The movie and the soundtrack were among the most
successful of his career. Remember Elvis THIS way… The Mods & Rockers Festival
will present our first-ever celluloid salute to Elvis in August. This film serves as a
delectable teaser... Plus a selection of "Blue Hawaii-themed" short films
and special guests prior to BLUE HAWAII. Darlene Tomkins who played
Patsy Simon in BLUE HAWAII will introduce the film. Approx. 45 min. All pre-show
shorts compiled by Kevin Kidney.
Separate ticket prices for the films. Or enjoy just the luau and
the music, or buy a ticket which includes all the films and the luau. For movies, General:
$12.00, Sr/Students: $10.00, AC Member: $9.00 *Luau Only: $15.00 or Movies & Luau
Dinner: General: $25.00, Sr/Student: $23.00 and Member: $22.00. *A limited number of dinners will be sold at the
door. To guarantee a dinner ticket please purchase in advance.
Vendors may include: Tiki Tony, Adrift
Clothing, Crazy Al's Bone Productions, "Dumb Angel" Magazine authors Dominic
Priore and Brian Chidister, Tiki Diablo, Falling Cocos, Coconut Kids Clothing, Tiki Farm,
the American Cinematheque selling poster and others...
Wednesday, July 26 – 8:00 PM
Movies Talk! THE SUMMER SOUND SHOW RETURNS! After revealing
behind-the-scenes secrets of sound design and Foley effects the previous two summers, the
Motion Picture Sound Editors will now demonstrate the craft of Dialogue and ADR. Using a
recent major motion picture, the sound team will demonstrate how the various sources of
dialogue (production recordings, dialogue replacement and loop groups) are massaged into
the seamless track you hear in the theater. The Egyptian Theatre will once again be
transformed into a recording studio and editorial suite so you can see how these Hollywood
craftspeople put together the auditory smorgasbord you've come to expect as part of your
moviegoing experience. A co-production of the American
Cinematheque and Motion Picture Sound Editors.
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