Movies
Cowguys and Crush Improv
The Cowguys and Crush Improv proudly present 90 minutes of hilarity for the whole family. Look for fantastic juggling & comedy and the best in Improv comedy all rolled into one show! Need a laugh? Don’t miss this show.
Santa Sangre
Yes, its the story of a psychotic young man who acts as a pair of arms for his amputee, cult-leader mother. But to call it “a horror film would be unjust to a film that exists outside all categories. [It brings to the screen] horror, poetry, surrealism, psychological
Due Date
The director of The Hangover sends Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifinakis and a French bulldog on cross-country that’s uphill all the way.
Conviction
A single mother (Hilary Swank) puts herself through law school so she can represent her wrongly-imprisoned brother (Sam Rockwell). Wait, this won best actor and best film at the Boston Film Festival, and we’re only showing it for three days? Your Honour, I object!
King In New York, A
Chaplins penultimate film tells the quasi-autobiographical tale of a deposed European king who flees to America, rapidly becomes a celebrity, and then just as rapidly becomes the focus of a Communist witch-hunt. But dont worry, this late film is “as gentle, optimistic and funny as the first.” (Roger
Limelight
Chaplins tale of an aging comedians last-ditch attempts to realize his show biz dreams is “neither comedy nor tragedy altogether, it is a brilliant weaving of comic and tragic strands, eloquent, tearful and beguiling with supreme virtuosity.” (NY Times) Watch for an appearance by Buster Keaton!
Gold Rush, The
The Little Tramp heads to the Klondike but it’s the audience that strikes it rich, with such comedic gold nuggets as the scenes where Chaplin makes dinner rolls dance, and eats a shoe. This is comedy with a Midas touch.
Kid, The
Chaplins Little Tramp plays parent to an abandoned child (Jackie Coogan) in this six-reeler that promises, in its opening titles, “A picture with a smile and perhaps a tear.” It doesnt disappoint.