Classic Films Under the Stars – 2025 Film Events May 25, 2025June 22, 2025 The third season of our Summer series of monthly screenings under the stars in Glendale's Brand Park commences Saturday, June 28th with Walt Disney's animated classic from 1955, Lady and the Tramp, the first animated feature produced in Cinemascope. Peggy Lee not only provided voices for several characters, but also co-wrote all of the songs, and sang three of them. We'll start the evening with Chuck Workman's Oscar-winning short, Precious Images, an unforgettable assembly of close to 500 clips, summarizing the history of American film - in a very concise eight minutes. The series continues on Saturday, July 26 with Billy Wilder's film noir classic Double Indemnity, starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. Instead of presenting one great MGM musical for our August 23 entry, we'll show favorite sequences from virtually ALL of them in 1974's That's Entertainment!. The series will conclude on September 27 with Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther Strikes Again from 1976, with Peter Sellers returning as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. These outdoor screenings will be presented on the expansive lawn of the historic Doctors House in Brand Park. Admission is free. Gates will open at 6:00 PM to allow time for picnicking and socializing before the program begins at 7:30 PM. Please bring blankets, lawn or beach chairs for seating, and plenty of water or soft drinks to stay hydrated. The series is a presentation of Alex Film Society, The Glendale Historical Society, the Northwest Glendale Homeowner's Association, G&C Properties and Brand Associates, with generous support provided by the City of Glendale's
The Big Sleep, April 27, 2017 at 7:30 PM Film Events April 27, 2017February 28, 2017 The type of man she hated... was the type she wanted! The Big Sleep 1946 / Warner Bros. Sparks fly between Bogart and Becall and memorable dialogue abounds in this much-admired film noir. IMDB Listing | Buy tickets now!
White Heat, Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM Film Events February 23, 2017February 28, 2017 James Cagney portrays an explsoive psychopath that only a mother could love in our presentation of Raoul Walsh's White Heat (1949), screening on the big screen at Glendale's historic Alex Theatre. As the trailer for the film proclaims, "It's your kind of Cagney, in his kind of story, blazing his way to the top of the world!" The quintessential gangster film, White Heat packs a train robbery, an extended prison sequence, and a payroll heist at an oil refinery into an action-packed 114 minutes, propelled by Cagney's electrifying performance. Southern California locations circa 1949 include the railroad tunnel in Chatsworth, Burbank's San Val Drive-in, and the Shell Oil refinery in Torrance.
The Greatest Cartoons Ever! Monday, December 26, 2016 @ 2PM & 7PM Film Events December 26, 2016April 7, 2020 Join us for an animation celebration direct from the Cartoon Hall of Fame! The Alex Film Society has created a film festival of the most wonderful animated shorts from the Golden Age of Hollywood, featuring some of your favorite characters presented as they were intended to be seen, on the BIG screen. It’s a cinematic trip back in time, when animated cartoons were more than just the opening act. They were the greatest part of going to the movies! Buccaneer Bunny (1948, Friz Freleng) Lonesome Ghosts (1937, Burt Gillett) Me Musical Nephews (1942, Seymour Kneitel) Fair Weather Fiends (1946, Shamus Culhane) Bimbo's Initiation (1931, Dave Fleischer) The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950, Chuck Jones) Drip Along Droopy (1954, Tex Avery) The Truce Hurts (1948, Hanna-Barbera) Beep Prepared (1961, Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble) King-Size Canary (1947, Tex Avery) 1931 - 1961 / Disney, MGM, Warner Bros., etc. IMDB Listing | Buy Tickets Now!
