Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce – 8/26/23

100 Years of Cinema Under the Stars Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce on Saturday, August 26   Our Summer series of monthly screenings under the stars in Glendale's Brand Park continues on Saturday, August 26th. What better way to pay tribute to the first 100 years of Warner Bros. than with 1945's Mildred Pierce, which showcases the Jewel City in a starring role. Under the masterful direction of Michael Curtiz, Joan Crawford portrays the long-suffering single mother struggling to raise two daughters, including the 16-year-old, social-climbing Veda (Ann Blyth), who disdains her mother's low station in life. Mildred parlays a knack for baking pies into an eventual chain of restaurants, only to see it, and her family, crumble in the best Hollywood melodramatic fashion. Crawford's first starring role for Warner Bros. earned her the Academy Award as Best Actress in 1946. The series comprises representative films celebrating the first centuries of Warner Bros. and the Walt Disney Company, plus a 100th anniversary presentation of Harold Lloyd's silent comedy classic Safety Last! with live musical accompaniment on September 30th. These outdoor screenings are being presented on the expansive lawn of the historic Doctors' House in Brand Park. Admission is free. Gates will open at 5:30 to allow time for picnicking and socializing before the program begins at 7:00 PM. Please bring blankets, lawn or beach chairs for seating. The series is a presentation of Alex Film Society, Retroformat Silent Films, The Glendale Historical Society, Brand Associates and the Northwest Glendale Homeowners Association, with generous support provided by the City of Glendale's Community Services & Parks. Directions to Brand Park

The Night of the Hunter – 10/8/23

Screening at the Vidiots Eagle Theater, Eagle Rock  Sunday, October 8th at 4:00 PM This program was originally scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020, approximately one week after the onset of closures due to COVID-19 – and subsequently cancelled. AFS is pleased to announce that we can finally present The Night of the Hunter at the recently-opened Vidiots Eagle Theater. Please Note: We regret to share the news that Alan K. Rode is convalescing from a mishap and will not be available to introduce the film. The 1955 film adaptation of 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 turn as the Reverend Harry Powell. It is the 1930s in West Virginia, and Rev. Powell is a traveling preacher who, while in prison, learns of a stash of stolen money and determines to locate it by wooing the wife of the original thief. Photographed in evocative black-and-white by legendary cinematographer Stanley Cortez (The Magnificent Ambersons), director Charles Laughton manages to conjure both an American idyll with his naturalistic exteriors and a tense, threatening atmosphere with his expressionistic and stylized interiors. Also starring Shelley Winters and silent film queen Lillian Gish, and with a marvelous score by Walter Schumann, The Night of the Hunter is an American classic worthy of the silver screen. Tickets Now on Sale Tickets are now available at the Eagle Theater Web site – click on the 4:00 PM showtime. Please

Harold Lloyd in Safety Last – 10/22/23

Harold Lloyd in famous scene hanging from the big hand of a clock high above Broadway

New Date: Harold Lloyd in Safety Last! – Sunday, October 22nd, 6:00 PM Our Summer series of monthly screenings under the stars in Glendale's Brand Park now concludes on a new date: Sunday, October 22nd with a 100th anniversary screening of Harold Lloyd's silent comedy masterpiece, Safety Last!, featuring live, original music by Retroformat Musical Director Cliff Retallick In the film, Harold moves to the big city to seek his fortune so that he can afford to marry his sweetheart. Finding work as a clerk in a department store, Harold soon learns that fortunes are hard to come by, but sends inflated descriptions of his progress back home. Reality sets in as his sweetheart arrives, and he must go to great lengths to create the illusion that he's as successful as he's claimed. In the final set piece, he climbs a 12-story building to win $1,000, resulting in the iconic image of Harold hanging from the hand of the clock with the street far below. Virtual Introduction and Harold Lloyd Home Movies Suzanne Lloyd, granddaughter of Harold Lloyd, will appear onscreen to introduce the film. In addition, she'll be providing "home movies" showing Harold relaxing with friends and family. 35mm Silent Movie Camera on Display Thanks to our friends at the History for Hire prop house, we'll have a Bell & Howell Model 2709 35mm movie camera on display - the same make and model that was used to film Harold Lloyd's silent comedies through Speedy in 1928. These outdoor screenings are being presented on the expansive lawn of the historic Doctors' House in Brand

Greatest Cartoons Ever! Moves to the Heart of Hollywood! on June 5th, 2022

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Just Added! Long Lost Betty Boop Cartoon! We've been able to secure a last-minute booking for a Betty Boop cartoon that was considered lost for decades. Discovered in an archive in Russia in 2019, and restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by ASIFA-Hollywood, you'll now have the opportunity to be one of the first to see it on a big theater screen. This adds another emblematic work to our tribute to Dave Fleischer. With eleven classic cartoons, informative and entertaining introductions by our animation historians, plus free parking and the opportunity to tour the Hollywood Heritage Museum at no charge, it adds up to the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon celebrating the Golden Age of Hollywood. New Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM Thanks to a new partnership between the Alex Film Society, the Hollywood Legion Theater and Hollywood Heritage, we're finally able to present our rescheduled Christmas show, in the heart of Hollywood, at the historic Hollywood Legion Theater, just across the street from the Hollywood Heritage Museum. In addition to enjoying this year's impressive lineup of classic animation from Hollywood's Golden Age, you'll also have the opportunity to visit the Hollywood Heritage Museum. And thanks to the generosity of Hollywood Heritage, you'll be able to park for free in the lot adjacent to the museum and tour the Lasky-DeMille Barn for free before our show starts at 2:00 PM. Visit the Hollywood Heritage Museum Before the Show The Lasky-DeMille Barn, built in 1901 is the oldest remaining motion picture production

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