Moviehouse 2019 Program Mondays at 10.30Am Throughout the Year Kingston Moviehouse
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Kingston Arts presents Moviehouse 2019 Program Mondays at 10.30am throughout the year kingston Moviehouse MOVIEHOUSE CONTINUES FOR 2019 ON MONDAYS AT 10.30AM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU CAN ENJOY CLASSIC FILMS AND A CUPPA IN THE COMPANY OF FELLOW FILM BUFFS FOR AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP COST OF ONLY $25. Sit back and enjoy a cinematic journey through the golden years of the great movie studios. Relive the excitement, adventure and romance of a bygone era, plus a few modern gems for the sake of variety. Each film is introduced with interesting production facts and a classic movie trivia question. Purchase a membership, which offers excellent value at one payment of $25 for access to all films. SINGLE SESSION TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. DON’T JOIN US AT 10AM FOR A CUPPA BEFORE THE MISS OUT! START OF THE SHOW Memberships AT 10.30AM SHARP. are limited Sorry, no latecomers admitted into the Theatre due to safety reasons, so please arrive on time. kingston Moviehouse Kingston Arts Centre LEGEND 979 Nepean Hwy, (Col) Colour Moorabbin (B+W) Black & White Memberships: $25 (per person, per calendar year) GENRE CODES (A) Adventure book now: Memberships are essential. (B) Biography Membership forms and (C) Comedy the screening calendar are available online at (Cr) Crime kingstonarts.com.au (D) Drama or call 9556 4440. (F) Fantasy Screening on DVD and (M) Musical Blu-Ray to bring you a wider range of films in (My) Mystery high quality resolution. (R) Romance Sci Fi Please Note: No movies will (S) be screened during the month (T) Thriller of October (W) Western (WAR) War We have eight spaces dedicated to wheelchair users. Please inform Staff of your requirements when applying for your membership. February Monday 05 February (1955) Oklahoma! (M) | G | Col | 145min In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favours of various local ladies. STARRING: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson. DIRECTOR: Fred Zinnemann. Monday 11 February (1948) All My Sons (D) | M | B+W | 94min During WW2, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever. But years later his sin comes back to haunt him when Joe’s son plans to marry Deever’s daughter. STARRING: Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians. DIRECTOR: Irving Reis. Monday 18 February (1958) The Young Lions (WAR) | PG | B+W | 167min WW2 drama that follows the lives of three young men, one German and two Americans, during wartime. STARRING: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin. DIRECTOR: Edward Dmytryk. Monday 25 February (1942) Kings Row (D) (R) | PG | B+W | 127min The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn-of-the-century. STARRING: Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan. DIRECTOR: Sam Wood. March Monday 4 March (1997) Life Is Beautiful (C) (D) (WAR) | M | Col | 116min When a Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a mixture of humour and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. STARRING: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini. DIRECTOR: Roberto Benigni. Monday 11 March Labour Day (No movie) Monday 18 March The Man On (1950) The Eiffel Tower (T) | M | Col | 97min French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow. STARRING: Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith. DIRECTOR: Burgess Meredith. Monday 25 March (1950) Winchester ’73 (W) | G | B+W | 92min The journey of a prized rifle from one ill-fated owner to another parallels a cowboy’s search for a murderous fugitive. STARRING: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea. DIRECTOR: Anthony Mann. April Monday 01 APRIL (1951) The People Against O’Hara (Cr) (D) | M | B+W | 102min Jim Curtayne, formerly a successful defense attorney who is now a recovering alcoholic, attempts a comeback when he defends a neighbour’s son facing a homicide charge. STARRING: Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, Diana Lynn. DIRECTOR: John Sturges. Monday 08 APRIL (1954) Carmen Jones (M) | PG | Col | 105min Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast. STARRING: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey. DIRECTOR: Otto Preminger. Monday 15 APRIL (1949) Adam’s Rib (C) (D) (R) | PG | B+W | 101min Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband. STARRING: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday. DIRECTOR: George Cukor. Monday 22 APRIL Easter Monday (No movie) Monday 29 APRIL (1948) Key Largo (Cr) (D) | PG | B+W | 100min A man visits his old friend’s hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. STARRING: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall. DIRECTOR: John Huston. May Monday 06 MAY (1947) The Paradine Case (C) (D) (R) | PG | B+W | 125min A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending. STARRING: Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton. DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock. Monday 13 MAY (1951) The Great Caruso (B) (M) | G | Col | 109min This highly fictionalized film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). STARRING: Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten. DIRECTOR: Richard Thorpe. Monday 20 MAY (1948) Red River (W) (A) | PG | B+W | 133min Dunson leads a cattle drive to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behaviour along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son. STARRING: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru. DIRECTOR: Howard Hawks & Arthur Rosson. Monday 27 MAY (1958) The Matchmaker (R) (C) | PG | B+W | 103min A matchmaker desires the man she’s supposed to be pairing with another woman. STARRING: Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine. DIRECTOR: Joseph Anthony. JuNE Monday 03 JUNE (1944) Cover Girl (C) (M) (R) | G | Col | 107min Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl, which endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny. STARRING: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman. DIRECTOR: Charles Vidor. Monday 10 JUNE Queens Birthday Holiday (No movie) Monday 17 JUNE (1948) Letter from an Unknown Woman (D) (R) | PG | B+W | 87min A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall. STARRING: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians. DIRECTOR: Max Ophls. Monday 24 JUNE (1949) The Inspector General (C) (M) (R) | G | Col |102min A town’s corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise. STARRING: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates. DIRECTOR: Henry Koster. July Monday 01 JULY (1959) The Five Pennies (B) (M) | PG | Col | 117min Loring “Red” Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who moves to New York in the 1920s and forms the band ‘The Five Pennies’. STARRING: Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong. DIRECTOR: Melville Shavelson. Monday 08 JULY (1938) Sweethearts (M) | PG | Col | 114min The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood. STARRING: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan. DIRECTOR: W.S. Van Dyke. Monday 15 JULY (1957) Raintree County (WAR) (R) | PG | Col | 160min A graduating poet and teacher falls in love with a Southern woman, before the Civil War and her past create problems. STARRING: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint. DIRECTOR: Edward Dmytryk. Monday 22 JULY (1956) The Catered Affair (C) (D) (R) | PG | B+W | 94min When her daughter Jane announces her engagement, disillusioned housewife Agnes seizes her chance to stage an elaborate wedding. STARRING: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds. DIRECTOR: Richard Brooks. Monday 29 JULY (1955) Simon and Laura (C) | PG | Col | 87min After 20 years of marriage, Simon and Laura must play faux-harmonious versions of themselves in a daily soap opera filmed in their own home. STARRING: Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow. DIRECTOR: Muriel Box. August Monday 05 AUGUST (1973) Paper Moon (C) (D) | PG | B+W | 102min During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership. STARRING: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn. DIRECTOR: Peter Bogdanovich. Monday 12 AUGUST (1961) The Misfits (W) (D) (R) | M | B+W | 125min A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle. STARRING: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift. DIRECTOR: John Huston. Monday 19 AUGUST (1951) Mr. Denning Drives North (Cr) (D) | PG | B+W | 93min A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter’s nasty boyfriend and then tries to cover up his deed. STARRING: John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Eileen Moor. DIRECTOR: Anthony Kimmins. Monday 26 AUGUST How To Marry (1953) A Millionaire (C) (R) | PG | Col | 95min Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process. STARRING: Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall. DIRECTOR: Jean Negulesco. September Monday 02 SEPTEMBER (1962) Waltz of the Toreadors (C) | PG | Col | 105min General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he plans to write his memoirs. Unfortunately, his private life is a disaster. STARRING: Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton. DIRECTOR: John Guillermin. Monday 09 SEPTEMBER (1952) Singin’ in the Rain (M) | G | Col | 103min A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. STARRING: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor. DIRECTORS: Stanley Dolen, Gene Kelly. Monday 16 SEPTEMBER (1963) The List of Adrian Messenger (My) | M | B+W | 98min A former intelligence officer is tasked to investigate the unusual deaths of a disparate group of eleven men on a list.