| That Special Something:
A Tribute to Great Screen Icons
More Icons of Hollywood Films at the Egyptian Theatre!
Over the years, Hollywood has offered countless stars, but only a handful of true
icons. These film actors transcend the realm of fame - of film, even - to reach a more
profound level of significance. Whether you call it high-concept, star-power, or je ne
sais quoi, these figures are indelibly etched in our consciousness. Their faces, their
manner of speaking, moving, dressing, and the sheer way they make us feel when they grace
the screen all create an ineffable and irreplaceable iconic power.
Join us at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres for a month-long salute to some of the
greatest screen icons in the history of cinema. We pay tribute to Humphrey Bogart in IN A
LONELY PLACE and THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, Marilyn Monroe in GENTLEMAN PREFER
BLONDES and THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, Clark Gable in THE MISFITS and SAN FRANCISCO, Bette Davis
in ALL ABOUT EVE and THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, John Wayne in THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY
VALANCE and RED RIVER, James Dean in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE and EAST OF EDEN, Grace Kelly
in REAR WINDOW and DIAL M FOR MURDER, Frank Sinatra in ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS and
OCEANS ELEVEN, and, as a special birthday celebration for the King of Rock n
Roll, Elvis Presley in BLUE HAWAII!
Wednesday, January 5 7:30 PM
Double Feature: 50th Anniversary! THE MISFITS, 1961, MGM Repertory, 124 min. Dir. John Huston.
Aching, elegiac drama of the vanishing American West, with Clark Gable (in his final film)
as an aging cowboy who falls hard for divorceé Roslyn (Marilyn Monroe) while trying to
round up a herd of wild mustangs with the help of former rodeo star Montgomery Clift.
Beautifully scripted by Monroes former husband Arthur Miller, THE MISFITS was the
last completed film in her all-too-brief career. [35mm] Trailer
75th Anniversary! SAN
FRANCISCO, 1936, Warner Bros., 115 min. Dir. W.S. Van Dyke. Clark Gable, Spencer
Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald star in this lavish MGM production scripted by Anita Loos, a
prime example of the studio system at its finest. An out-of-work singer (MacDonald) and a
priest (Tracy) join forces to try to reform saloon owner Gable, but history intervenes in
the form of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The spectacular finale is still a wonder to
behold. [35mm] Trailer
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Thursday, January 27 7:30 PM
Double Feature: THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, 1962,
Paramount, 119 min. Dir. John Ford. James Stewart and John Wayne represent opposing but
equally necessary forces in John Fords great late Western: Stewart is an unassuming
lawyer who rises to political prominence as he civilizes the West, while Wayne is the man
of violent action rendered obsolete by the passage of time. Vera Miles co-stars as the
woman both men love, with additional support from Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef, Woody Strode
and John Carradine. [35mm] Trailer
RED RIVER 1948, MGM Repertory, 133 min. Dir. Howard
Hawks. Cattle baron John Wayne and foster son Montgomery Clift (in his first film) take
'em to Missouri but fall into conflict along the way in director Hawks' seminal Western
classic, in which the director commands the epic as well as the intimate. With Joanne Dru,
Walter Brennan, Coleen Gray, and music by the great Dimitri Tiomkin. [35mm] Trailer | Buy
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Friday, January 28 7:30 PM
Double Feature: REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, 1955, Warner Bros., 111
min. Director Nicholas Rays awesome, mythic saga of teen disobedience and alienation
in 1950s America made James Dean and co-star Natalie Wood instant cultural icons.
Rays use of color and the CinemaScope format remains groundbreaking to this day. [35mm]
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EAST OF EDEN, 1955, Warner Bros., 115 min. Dir. Elia
Kazan. James Dean is brilliantly cast as shy Cal, a pre-WWI teenager who cant escape
from the shadow of his perfect brother, Aaron (Richard Davalos). Cal is also a rebellious
black sheep who will do almost anything to gain the love of his strict father (Raymond
Massey), a desire that may destroy those around him, but may also, in the end, offer him
his last chance at redemption. With a great cast that also includes Julie Harris, Albert
Dekker, Burl Ives and a cameo by Timothy Carey. In CinemaScope! [35mm] Trailer | Buy
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Saturday, January 29 7:30 PM
Double Feature: ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS, 1964, Warner Bros., 123
min. Dir. Gordon Douglas. Its Prohibition-era Chicago, and gangster Robbo (Frank
Sinatra) controls the North Side, despite ferocious racketeer Guy Gisbornes (Peter
Falk) take-over of the rest of the city. When Robbo gives money to the local boys
orphanage, he becomes the Robin Hood of the Windy City - but will the good-hearted hood be
toppled by Gisbornes nefarious designs? With Bing Crosby and Barbara Rush. [35mm]
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Beautiful IB Technicolor Print! OCEANS ELEVEN, 1960, Warner Bros., 127 min.
Dir. Lewis Milestone. The original Rat Pack classic, in which Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,
Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and other old war buddies join forces to pull off a massive
heist on New Years Eve. Its the kings of cool in their prime as they
infiltrate Las Vegas casinos as entertainers and cocktail waiters in a plan they think
will go off without a hitch. Angie Dickinson provides the love interest and Cesar Romero
plays the heavy, with a cameo by Shirley MacLaine as "Tipsy girl." [35mm] Trailer | Buy
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Sunday, January 30 7:30 PM
Double Feature: JAILHOUSE ROCK, 1957, Warner Bros., 96 min. Dir. Richard
Thorpe. In his third film, Elvis is Vince Everett, a guy in the pen for manslaughter. His
cellmate, Hunk Houghton (Mickey Shaughnessy) is a former country star who introduces him
to the record business. Once the King is released, he quickly rises to the top as a rock
n roll singer. But will he remember the folks who got him there? Another of
Elvis best, it features slambang Leiber-Stoller songs, and the jaw-dropping
"Jailhouse Rock" production number. Elvis belts out the title tune as well as
"Baby, I Dont Care" and more! [35mm] Trailer
KING CREOLE, 1958, Paramount, 116 min. Director
Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA) directs yet one more of The Kings better films. Although
the studio and The Colonel toned things down a bit, this adaptation of Harold
Robbins bestseller A Stone For Danny Fisher remains surprisingly good. Young
New Orleans punk and high school dropout Danny (Elvis) quits his busboy job and wrangles
his way into performing a song in front of a clubs duly-stunned patrons. Before
long, he is in demand and being pressured by mobster club owner Maxie Fields (Walter
Matthau) to sign an exclusive contract. Elvis once again receives grand support from such
pros as Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart (his leading lady in LOVING YOU and a future real-life
nun!), Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow and Paul Stewart. Songs include the title ditty as well as
"Hard Headed Woman," "Trouble" and more! [35mm] Join us at 6:00 PM across the street at Every Picture Tells a Story, where
songwriting greats Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller will be signing their new-in-paperback
autobiography, Hound Dog. More Elvis. Clip | Buy
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