Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Dallas’ Magnolia Theater announces free classic film screenings for September

By Pegasus News wire

As usual, the folks at the Magnolia are setting aside four time slots for free big-screen digital screenings of classic films (courtesy Turner Classic Movies) this month.

First up, on Thurs., Sept. 4 at 3 p.m. is the delightful - some might even say heartwarming, if that someone were wont to use that sort of hackneyed descriptor - 1950 James Stewart dramedy, Harvey. Directed by Henry Koster and constituting his best-known film from the '50's (he went on to make Flower Drum Song and Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation), it's about a guy named Elwood P. Dowd who sees and converses with a big white rabbit - although to everyone else his companion is invisible. (Or is he?)

"YEEE Haw!"

On Monday, Sept. 8 at 9:15 p.m., get ready for Slim Pickens' famous bronco-bustin' nuclear bomb ride into history. That's right, it's Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Peter Sellers in three different roles? Say no more.

Tues., Sept. 16 brings Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr into the metaphorical limelight via Walter Lang's partially dancing, partially singing The King and I. The bald, barefoot Brynner won the academy award for his performance, though I seem to recall that he wore shoes to the Oscars to pick up the statuette. (But he was still bald.) The film starts at 7 p.m.

And finally, on Wed., Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. you can catch a free screening of Robert Rossen's cinematic interpretation of Robert Penn Warren's novel All the King's Men, starring Broderick Crawford as corrupt populist political machine headman Willie Stark - based (most everyone agrees) on the actual life and meteoric career of Louisiana governor Huey Long.

To attend any of these free screenings, just show up at the Magnolia box office on the day of the show and ask for your free ticket(s).

posted by JM

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