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- EL CARRO (THE CAR)
- IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE
- A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
EL CARRO (THE CAR)
Spanish with English subtitles.
Colombia/2005/93 min.
West Coast Premiere
The purchase of an automobile - that symbol of power, wealth, modernity and mobility - has a special impact on one Columbian family in this funny, warm coming-of-age (or, more accurately, coming-of-car) tale. The Velez family seemed forever doomed to take public transportation, but their world changes dramatically after Dad impetuously buys their neighbor's fire-red 1950s Chevrolet. The Teenage Son sees the car as a babe-magnet, Dad gets self-confidence and sudden interest from a curvaceous neighbor, and Mom receives some added spark in the romantic department as well. Despite constant breakdowns, the car serves as catalyst and witness to each family member's development.
Director: Luis Orjuela; Producer/Screenwriter: Dago Garcia; Cinematographers: Juan Carlos Vasquez; Editor: Monica Cifuentes.
Cast: Cesar Badillo, Luly Boss, Zaira Valenzuela, Diego Cadavid, Elkin Dias, Fernado Garcia, Claudia Lozano.
SPONSOR: Tyler Street Coffee House
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE in 3D
USA/1953/81 min.
Based on a story by Ray Bradbury called "The Meteor," IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE was one of the first big 3-D productions of the 1950s, a fad created by the major studios as a means to attract increasingly home-bound television viewers. The film also reflects the paranoia and xenophobia that gripped the nation as the Cold War grew more and more frigid as the decade wore on. Of course, the aliens turn out to be benign, but not before the filmmakers trot out all those flying objects headed straight for us until we take off those silly glasses, which will be available at the screening.
Director, Jack Arnold; Producer, William Alland; Story, Ray Bradbury; Screenplay, Harry Essex; Cinematographer, Clifford Stine; Editor, Paul Weatherwax; Special Effects, Roswell A. Hoffman, David S. Horsley.
Cast: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer.
SPONSOR: Swenson Say Faget
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
UK/1964/87 min.
When it opened, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT was a problematic entry in a disreputable form, the rock 'n' roll musical. The Beatles were already a publicity phenomenon (70 million viewers had watched them on U.S. television), but they were not yet cultural icons. Many critics attended the movie prepared to condescend, but the movie could not be dismissed. It was so joyous and original that even the early reviews acknowledged it as something special. After more than four decades, it has not aged and is not dated; it stands outside its time, its genre, and even rock. "It is one of the great life-affirming landmarks of the movies." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times.
Director, Richard Lester; Producers, Dennis O'Dell, Walter Shenson, David V. Picker; Writer, Alun Owen.
Cast: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr.
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