Fri July 9, 2021 7:30 PM THE PRODUCERS / BAMBOOZLED $8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission) Aero Theatre | Double Feature!
ABOUT THE FILMS THE PRODUCERS, 1968, Rialto Pictures, 88 min, USA, Dir: Mel Brooks Mel Brooks’ Oscar winning directorial debut is an outrageous look at two Broadway producers—conniving con man Zero Mostel and sheepish, going-along-for-the-ride Gene Wilder—who try to get rich by selling shares in what they believe will be a guaranteed flop, the hilariously irreverent “Springtime for Hitler.” Spawning decades of imitations and launching the career of one of comedy’s greatest filmmakers, THE PRODUCERS is an ingenious satire that remains just as sharp to this day. “One of the funniest movies ever made.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times Format: DCP BAMBOOZLED, 2000, Warner Bros., 136 min, USA, Dir. Spike Lee Spike Lee takes aim at mass media as a whole—sparing neither creators nor consumers—in this incredibly unforgiving, yet downright hilarious satire that confronts the inherent racism imbedded in American popular culture. Shocking audiences since its original release, BAMBOOZLED follows TV writer Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans), whose idea to revive blackface in the 21st century with “The New Millennium Minstrel Show” proves to have mainstream appeal. “It seems unlikely, though, that Lee will ever again produce something with the sheer, unsettling force of Bamboozled—as much an exorcism as a film, a brilliant, fiery obelisk that turns the demonic power of racism inside out for the world to gaze upon, if it dares.” – Ashley Clark, The Criterion Collection Format: 35mm