Classic Films Under the Stars – 2024 Film Events April 1, 2024May 30, 2024 Coming this summer - we're back for a second season of Classic Films Under the Stars, presented on the expansive lawn of the Doctors House in Glendale's Brand Park. Mark your calendars for these three Saturday evenings: Walt Disney's Pinocchio on June 8; the Film Noir classic Crime Wave on July 13; and Bye Bye Birdie on August 3. Gates will open at 5:30 PM, with the show starting at 7:00 PM. More details will be forthcoming in the near future. 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 Community Services & Parks .
11th Annual The Greatest Cartoons Ever! on December 26th Film Events November 19, 2023December 17, 2023 This Show Has Been Postponed We regret to inform you that due to a number of circumstances beyond our control, we won't be able to bring the eleventh edition of our traditional day-after-Christmas cartoon show to the screen on December 26th. We realize that a number of you have attended over multiple years in the past, and we were looking forward to watching the show and laughing along with you. We hope to be able to present a program of classic animation early in 2024, and we'll let you know as soon as a program is finalized and a date is selected.
The Three Stooges® Big Screen Event! – 11/25/23 Film Events October 29, 2023December 6, 2023 25th Year at Glendale's Historic Alex Theatre On Thanksgiving Weekend, Saturday November 25th, The Alex Film Society will present the 25th Annual Three Stooges Big Screen Event! in association with C3 Entertainment, Inc. This year, in honor of a quarter century of Stooge-inspired mayhem, our A-1 Deluxe Selection Committee has curated the "Best of The Best” from the many Stooges shorts we’ve screened over the years. Again this year, the program will be presented from archival 35mm prints, courtesy of Sony Pictures, projected on the big screen at the Alex. Join Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp and laugh yourself into the Holiday Season with the very best of the most enduring comedy team in motion picture history. This Year's Lineup - "The Best of the Best" Micro-Phonies (1943; Director: Edward Bernds) Moe, Larry and Curly find themselves impersonating a famous opera singer to help a young woman (Christine McIntyre) pursue her career dreams. This film showcases Moe's surly leadership, Curly's engaging physical comedy and Larry's flawless timing, all while delivering hilarious mistaken identities, misunderstandings and chaos. With Symona Boniface and Gino Corrado. Men In Black (1934; Director: Raymond McCarey) "Calling Dr. Howard, Dr, Fine, Dr. Howard!" Moe, Larry, and Curly play bumbling doctors, navigating a chaotic hospital in this Academy Award-nominated short. The trio's physical humor is on full display as they take apart the medical profession, with the supporting cast, including Bud Jamison, Billy Gilbert and Jeanie Roberts adding to the malpractice and mishaps, all in the name of "Duty and Humanity!" Punch Drunks (1934; Director: Lou Breslow) This was the second of 190
Harold Lloyd in Safety Last – 10/22/23 Film Events September 16, 2023October 5, 2023 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