| Special One Night Events,
Sneak Previews in January:
These events are Aero Theatre Exclusives!
Thursday, January 6 – 7:30 PM
Actor-director Ben Affleck first gained serious attention in 1997’s GOOD WILL
HUNTING, a film in which he gave an excellent supporting performance and won an Oscar for
Best Original Screenplay with co-writer and friend Matt Damon. His acting career has
comprised such films as SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, HOLLYWOODLAND and STATE OF PLAY, along with
Terrence Malick’s most recent project. Not confined to one area of film, Affleck has
moved with confidence into the role of director with 2007’s lauded GONE BABY GONE,
and this year’s critically acclaimed THE TOWN.
Double Feature: THE
TOWN, 2010, Warner Bros., 125 min. After masked armed robbers hold up a bank and
briefly take employee Claire (Rebecca Hall) hostage, the gang's leader Doug (Ben Affleck)
insinuates himself into her life to make sure she won't give any unwanted information to
the Feds. The two begin a poignant if problematic romance, while Doug's dangerously
volatile best friend (Jeremy Renner) keeps a watchful, malevolent eye on the couple. Ben
Affleck excels as both director and lead in this gritty tale of South Boston hoods chasing
the allusive Perfect Crime. With Jon Hamm and Blake Lively. [35mm] Trailer | Official Website
GONE BABY GONE, Miramax, 114 min. Dir. Ben Affleck.
In this mesmerizing neo-noir, two detectives search the most unsavory corners of Boston
for an abducted four-year-old girl. With a screenplay by Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard
based on the Dennis Lehame novel, GONE BABY GONE boasts an outstanding ensemble cast:
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman. Of particular note is Amy
Ryan, who received an Oscar nomination for her turn as a deadbeat mother who viciously
capitalizes on the media coverage of her daughter’s disappearance. [35mm] Discussion between films with actor-director Ben Affleck. Trailer | Buy
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Friday, January 7 – 7:30 PM
Actor Andy Garcia has made his mark on American cinema over the last couple of decades
in powerful leading and supporting performances alike. Nominated for an Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actor for his exceptional turn as Vincent Mancini in Francis Ford
Coppola's THE GODFATHER PART III, Garcia has also mastered terrific roles in such films as
THE UNTOUCHABLES, WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN and all three installments of Steven
Soderbergh's OCEAN’S ELEVEN franchise. This year's CITY ISLAND won Garcia critical
praise for his nimble comedic chops as the father of a dysfunctional family in the Bronx.
Double Feature: CITY
ISLAND, 2009, Anchor Bay Films, 104 min. Dir. Raymond De Felitta. When the Rizzo
family patriarch Vince (a hilarious Andy Garcia) brings home an ex-con (Steven Strait),
things in la familia get seriously shaken up. It turns out the Rizzos haven’t
exactly been forthcoming with each other about their deepest ambitions - case in point,
Vince is a corrections officer who secretly aspires to be an actor! [35mm] Trailer | Official Website
THE LOST CITY, 2005, Magnolia Pictures, 144 min.
Andy Garcia directs and stars with Dustin Hoffmann and Ines Sastre in this tale of the
Felloves, a Cuban family living in 1950s Havana. It is a time of extreme and violent
political unrest as Fidel Castro overthrows the current oppressive ruling system and
instates a Marxist regime, and Fico Fellove (Garcia), a nightclub owner, is faced with a
decision that could alter the bonds of his family forever. [35mm] Trailer | Buy
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with Andy Garcia.
Saturday, January 8 – 5:00 PM
25th Anniversary New 35mm Print! SHOAH, (Period 1), 1985, IFC Films, 291 min. Hailed as a
masterpiece by critics upon its release and now considered one of the greatest
documentaries ever made, SHOAH is Claude Lanzmann’s monumental epic on the Holocaust
and features interviews with survivors, bystanders and perpetrators in 14 countries. The
phenomenally powerful film forgoes historical footage and instead features intimate
interviews that seek to "reincarnate" the Jewish tragedy, while visiting places
where the atrocious crimes took place. Lanzmann stated at the time of the initial release,
"Making a history was not what I wanted to do...I think that the film, using only
images of the present, evokes the past with far more force than any historical
document." The first half of SHOAH will be screened this evening, with the
second half screening on Sunday, January 9th at 3:00 PM. [35mm] IFC Website and Official Trailer | Buy
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Sunday, January 9 – 3:00 PM
25th Anniversary New 35mm Print!
SHOAH, (Period 2), 1985, IFC Films, 315 min. [see
description 1/8.] The second half of SHOAH will be screened this afternoon, with the
first half screening on Saturday, January 8th at 5:00 PM. [35mm] IFC Website and Official Trailer | Buy
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Saturday, January 15 – 7:30 PM
70mm! Premiere of New Restored Soundtrack!
WEST SIDE STORY, 1961, MGM Repertory, 151
min. The ultra-classic musical, co-directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, with
Natalie Wood as the lovely Maria and Richard Beymer as her star-crossed lover Tony,
surrounded by switchblade-carrying gangs led by Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George
Chakiris. Leonard Bernstein's soaring, instantly memorable score, with lyrics by a young
Stephen Sondheim, stands as one of the finest ever written for the American musical
theater. After years of searching and restoration efforts, the full original 6-track
mag masters have been recovered and restored, bringing back the glory of this magnificent
sound mix, which has not been heard with prints since the early 1970s. Join us for the
long-awaited "re-premiere" of this complete original soundtrack. Trailer | Buy
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Sunday, January 16 – 4:00 PM
Double Feature: THE RED BALLOON, 1956, Janus Films, 34 min. Director
Albert Lamorisse's THE RED BALLOON remains one of the most beloved children's films. In
this nearly wordless tale, a young boy discovers a stray balloon that seems to have a mind
of its own. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, the film has
enchanted the young for decades. NYTimes
Critic’s Pick Video
WHITE MANE, 1953, Janus Films, 40 min. Dir. Albert
Lamorisse. In the south of France is a near-desert region called La Camargue. There lives
White Mane, a magnificent stallion and the leader of a herd of wild horses. A strong
friendship grows between Folco, a young fisherman, and the horse, but they must elude a
wrangler and his herdsmen to live freely. In French with English subtitles.
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Wednesday, January 19 – 7:30 PM
THERE’S ALWAYS TOMORROW, 1956,
Universal, 84 min. Dir. Douglas Sirk. Hard-working toy manufacturer, Cliff (Fred
MacMurray) thinks he has a fairly idyllic family life until old flame, Norma (Barbara
Stanwyck) blows back into town, still carrying the torch. Melodrama master Douglas Sirk
directs with his usual attention to expressionistic color and emotion-fraught sequences.
Numerous top-notch leading and supporting performances, including Pat Crowley as
Cliff’s son’s fiancee, Ann. Discussion following
with actresses Pat Crowley & Gigi Perreau. Trailer | Buy Tickets
Thursday, January 20 – 7:30 PM
Larry Karaszewski Presents: Double Feature:
THE LADY IN RED, 1979, New World Pictures, 93 min. The
"lady in red" of the title (Pamela Sue Martin) is thrust into a life on the run
thanks to her relationship with notorious gangster John Dillinger (Robert Conrad) in this
energetic Roger Corman production. A sharp screenplay by John Sayles, stylish direction by
Lewis Teague, and a dynamite cast that includes Louise Fletcher, Christopher Lloyd and
Corman stalwart Dick Miller (not to mention Robert Forster in an uncredited role) make
this one of the best movies to come out of the "Roger Corman School of
Filmmaking." [35mm] Trailer
OUR TIME, 1974, Warner Bros., 90 min. Dir. Peter Hyams.
Abby Reed (Pamela Sue Martin) is a student at Penfield, a finishing school for girls, who
finds young love with Parker Stevenson in this lovely nostalgic tale set in 1955 New
England. Betsy Slade and George O'Hanlon co-star in this early treasure from director
Peter Hyams. [DVD] The prints we are showing are the only one
available, and are faded. Discussion between films with actress
Pamela Sue Martin and actor Parker Stevenson, moderated by Larry Karaszewski.
Friday, January 21 – 7:30 PM
70mm Print! VERTIGO,
1958, Universal, 129 min. With its stunning visuals and gripping characters, director
Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological suspense masterpiece VERTIGO continues to entrance
audiences. Retired San Francisco police detective "Scottie" Ferguson (James
Stewart) becomes obsessed with Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak), a troubled woman he is
privately hired to follow. Tragedy ensues when Ferguson later stumbles upon Judy Barton
(also played by Novak), a young woman who bears a striking resemblance to
Madeleine…and his obsession spirals out of control. [70mm] Trailer
Wednesday, January 26 – 7:30 PM
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), marking its 30th anniversary,
has selected the 30 Most Significant Independent Films(tm) from around the world produced
over the past three decades.
Director’s Cut! AMADEUS, 1984, Warner Bros., 180 min. Dir. Milos Forman. This
sumptuous period bio-pic, adapted by Peter Shaffer from his play, was nominated for 11
Oscars and won eight, including Best Picture. In flashbacks from the insane asylum where
he is confined, composer Antonio Salieri (Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham) tells the story
of his rivalry with precocious genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), whose
outlandish personality offends Salieri’s more finely tuned sensibilities. [35mm] Trailer | Buy
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