March 19th Screening of The Night of the Hunter Canceled Dear Alex Film Society Members and Patrons, In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent mandate that gatherings of over 250 people be postponed or canceled due to the rapidly evolving public health crisis involving COVID-19, all public performances scheduled at Glendale’s Alex Theatre through April 5th have been canceled by the theatre's operating entity, Glendale Arts, including the Alex Film Society’s March 19th screening of The Night of the Hunter. The Alex Film Society was looking forward to presenting this 1955 American classic, projected from a gorgeous 35mm black-and-white print, and we hope to be able to reschedule it for a future program. The well-being of our patrons, members, and volunteers is important to us, so we will continue to monitor this evolving public health issue as we consider our future show dates. Holders of tickets for the show purchased in advance will be contacted by the venue from which the tickets were purchased. We appreciate your continued support of the Alex Film Society and your understanding regarding the decision to cancel this screening. We will keep you informed of upcoming and rescheduled show dates by email, social media, and on our Web site. Alex Film Society Board of Directors The 1955 film adaptation of The Night of the Hunter (based on the 1953 novel by Davis Grubb) has, over the decades, developed a reputation as one of the greatest thrillers of American cinema, a masterpiece of sinister ambience and a portrayal of one of the all-time great movie villains with Robert Mitchum’s

Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 2:00 & 7:00 PM Rather than heading to the mall on the day after Christmas, or sitting at home shopping for bargains on your phone, tablet or computer, consider spending a fun-filled afternoon or evening in Glendale's historic Alex Theatre with friends and family, enjoying the 9th edition of The Greatest Cartoons Ever!. Many of your favorite animation characters will appear on the big Alex screen, including Popeye and Olive Oyl, Porky Pig, Tom & Jerry, Mighty Mouse, and of course Bugs Bunny. Plus some special segments that you won't see anywhere else. Please join us at the Alex on Thursday, December 26th for fun the entire family can share together — shows at 2:00 and 7:00 PM. Highlights from this year's lineup: SHALL WE DANCE? – A Compilation of Animation With Live Action Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was not the first film to pair actors with cartoon characters. Here are segments from legendary Hollywood feature films (ANCHORS AWEIGH, DANGEROUS WHEN WET and MY DREAM IS YOURS) partnering live-action and cartoon stars. Anchors Aweigh SHE SICK SAILORS (1944, Seymour Kneitel) Discovering that Olive is fascinated by her Superman comic books, Bluto disguises himself as the super hero. When Olive discovers the ruse, Popeye must become a real hero to save her. She Sick Sailors THE INVISIBLE MOUSE (1946, Hanna-Barbera) While escaping from Tom, Jerry falls into a bottle of "invisible ink" and becomes invisible himself. This "unforeseen" (pun intended) circumstance allows Jerry to give Tom a riotous taste of his own medicine. WOODY DINES OUT (1945, Shamus Culhane) Woody reads a sign that

Fresh Pandemonium for 2019! Three Stooges fans expect to see comedic pandemonium on the big Alex screen, and for the twenty-second edition of The Three Stooges® Big Screen Event! we've dug deep into the vaults to present six shorts that we've never shown before. While not exactly premieres — Pardon My Scotch was first released in 1935 — it's safe to say that this is the first time that this particular lineup has screened theatrically anywhere. So for those of you that make this an annual holiday tradition, you can look forward to not a single repeat at Glendale's historic Alex Theatre on Saturday, November 30th, with shows at 2:00 and 8:00 PM. As always, the shows are presented in association with C3 Entertainment. The program will include gorgeous 35mm prints of classic Stooges shorts, courtesy of Sony Pictures. Pardon My Scotch (1935) Directed by Del Lord. With Nat Carr, Al Thompson, Symona Boniface and Billy Gilbert. The Boys mix up a concoction they pass off as Scotch to a liquor salesman who then wants to pass off the Stooges as Scotsmen to convince his boss to order the booze… Pardon My Scotch So Long Mr. Chumps (1941) Directed by Jules White. With Dorothy Appleby, John Tyrrell, Eddie Laughton and Vernon Dent. The boys are street sweepers who find an envelope full of valuable oil stocks which they return to the owner who asks them to search for an honest man to manage the funds. The Boys are having a hard time finding a virtuous man until they hatch a plan to break