A Re-Post from my other classic cinema blog, "Silver Screen Reflections."
Fans of classic and cult cinema in the area will be excited about another vintage film series that will return to the Gettysburg area.
Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater re-introduces their summer classic/cult film series
The historic Majestic Theater in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania will be bringing back a series of vintage and cult motion pictures for the summer. The theater’s “2016 Summer Classic Movies” series will be presented every Wednesday evening* at 7:30 p.m., beginning on June 1 and will end on Aug. 24. The ticket price for each movie is $6 per person.
Each film presentation will have a special introduction by Jeffrey Gabel, area movie buff and founding executive director of The Majestic. In addition to the screening of films, a special raffle prize giveaway will also occur.
List of classic and cult movie greats that will be shown at The Majestic throughout the summer:
June 1: “Brigadoon” (1954), directed by Vincente Minnelli, featuring Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson and Elaine Stewart. MGM screen adaptation of the Lerner and Lowe Broadway musical (presented in its original CinemaScope aspect ratio and in AnscoColor).
June 8: “The Palm Beach Story” (1942), Written and directed by Preston Sturges, featuring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, William Demarest, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallee.
June 15: “Back to the Future” (1985) directed by Robert Zemeckis, featuring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Caroline Rea, Wendie Jo Sperber, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects Sound Editing (Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge).
June 22: “The Prince and the Pauper” (1937), directed by William Keighley, featuring Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Phyllis Barry, Barton MacLane and Henry Stephenson.
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June 29: “This Is the Army” (1943), directed by Michael Curtiz, featuring Irving Berlin, Ronald Reagan, Joan Leslie, George Murphy, Kate Smith, George Tobias, Dolores Costello, Una Merkel, Alan Hale and Charles Butterworth. Based on Irving Berlin’s musical, Winner of an Academy Award for Best Score (Leo F. Forbstein and Ray Heindorf).
July 6: “Jaws” (1975), directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary and Robert Shaw. Winner of three Academy Awards, including Best Sound (Robert L. Hoyt, John R. Carter, Roger Herman, Jr., Earl Madery), Original Score (John Williams) and Best Film Editing (Verna Fields). Recognized as one of the first major “summer blockbuster” films.
July 13: “High Noon” (1952), directed by Fred Zinnemann, featuring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney, Jr.; Lee Van Cleef, Henry Morgan and Jack Elam. Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Cooper), Best Score (Dimitri Tiomkin), Best Song (“Do Not Forsake Me,” written by Tiomkin and Ned Washington, sung by Tex Ritter) and Best Editing (Harry Gerstad and Elmo Williams).
*July 20: No film is scheduled for that evening, music group “St. Paul & The Broken Bones” will appear on the Majestic stage.
July 27: “Harvey” (1950), directed by Henry Koster, featuring James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow and Charles Drake. Hull won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Aug. 3: “Goldfinger” (1964), directed by Guy Hamilton, featuring Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton and Burt Kwouk. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects (Norman Wantsall). The third film in the 007 franchise, based off of Ian Fleming’s seventh novel in the James Bond series.
Aug. 10: “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (1982), directed by Nicolas Meyer, featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Ricardo Montalban and Paul Winfield. Perfect for fellow Trekkies and fans of science fiction.
Aug. 17: “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” (1939), directed by Sam Wood, featuring Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Paul Henreid (then known as Paul Von Hernried) and John Mills. Donat won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Aug. 23 (Finale): “The Band Wagon” (1953), directed by Vincente Minnelli, featuring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray and Jack Buchannan. The iconic song “That’s Entertainment” was introduced in this classic cinema musical and was later used as the title for the popular MGM retrospective trilogy series, “That’s Entertainment!” (1974, 1976 and 1994).
A perfect opportunity to see classic/cult films on the big screen
The Majestic’s summer classic/cult movie series has something for everyone, from Hollywood classics to iconic cult feature films. So kick back, relax and enjoy a classic film in one of the “grandest small-town theaters in America.” You won’t be disappointed!
Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater (Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center)
25 Carlisle St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)-337-8200
Wednesday Nights at 7:30 p.m. from June 1-Aug. 24 (excluding July 20)*
Price: $6 per person (Tickets can only be purchased in person at the theater)
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