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V FOR VENDETTA V FOR VENDETTA John Huston's 100th Birthday Ella Raines' Birthday 's Birthday (2005-US/Germany) (2005-US/Germany) BEAT THE DEVIL HAIL THE (1954) in widescreen in widescreen CONQUERING HERO (1950) with Natalie Portman, Hugo with Natalie Portman, Hugo with Humphrey Bogart, (1944) Weaving, Stephen Rea, Weaving, Stephen Rea, Jennifer Jones, Gina with Eddie Bracken, Ella with Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Raines, Raymond Walburn, Tim Pigott-Smith. Tim Pigott-Smith. Peter Lorre. Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, William Demarest. Robert Warwick, Jeff Donnell. Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by . James McTeigue. James McTeigue. John Huston. Nicholas Ray. 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 3 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 4 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 56 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 7 Celebrating DP Robert Surtees' 100th Birthday DEATH IN A FRENCH THE HIDDEN BLADE THE BAD AND THE HAIL THE THE BAD AND THE GARDEN (2004-Japan) BEAUTIFUL CONQUERING HERO (1985-French) In Japanese with English (1952) (1944) BEAUTIFUL subtitles & in widescreen (1952) in French w/English subtitles with Kirk Douglas, Lana with Eddie Bracken, Ella with Masatoshi Nagase, Turner, Dick Powell, Gloria Raines, Raymond Walburn, with Kirk Douglas, Lana & in widescreen Takako Matsu, Yukiyoshi Turner, Dick Powell, Gloria with Anémone, Richard Grahame, Barry Sullivan, William Demarest, Bill Ozawa, Hidetaka Yoshioka. Edwards, Elizabeth Patterson. Grahame, Barry Sullivan, Bohringer, Michel Piccoli. Walter Pidgeon. Directed by Walter Pidgeon. Directed by Directed by Directed by Preston Sturges. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. . Yoji Yamada. Vincente Minnelli. 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 10 11 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 12 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 13 14 THE HIDDEN BLADE WITHNAIL & I PRIVATES ON PARADE THE NAKED SPUR PRIVATES ON PARADE (2004-Japan) (1987-British) (1982-British) (1953) (1982-British) In Japanese with English in widescreen in widescreen in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen with Richard E. Grant, Paul with John Cleese, , with , Janet with John Cleese, Denis Quilley, with Masatoshi Nagase, McGann, Richard Griffiths, Nicola Pagett, Patrick Pearson, Leigh, Ralph Meeker, Robert Nicola Pagett, Patrick Pearson, Takako Matsu, Yukiyoshi Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick. Ozawa, Hidetaka Yoshioka. Michael Elphick. Ryan, Millard Mitchell. Michael Elphick. Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by Yoji Yamada. Bruce Robinson. . Anthony Mann. Michael Blakemore. 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 17 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 18 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 19 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 20 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 21 THE DAY THE EARTH THE DAY AFTER V FOR VENDETTA KEY LARGO THE DAY AFTER CAUGHT FIRE TOMORROW (2005-US/Germany) (1948) TOMORROW (1961-British) (2004) in widescreen with Humphrey Bogart, (2004) in widescreen in widescreen with Natalie Portman, Hugo Lauren Bacall, Edward G. in widescreen with Edward Judd, Janet with Dennis Quaid, Jake Weaving, Stephen Rea, with Dennis Quaid, Jake Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Robinson, Lionell Barrymore, Munro, Leo McKern, Michael Gyllenhaal, , Emmy Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez. Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Goodliffe, Michael Caine. Rossum, . Tim Pigott-Smith. Rossum, Sela Ward. Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by Val Guest. Roland Emmerich. James McTeigue. John Huston. Roland Emmerich. 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 24 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 25 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 26 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 27 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm 28 KEY LARGO 28 UP 35 UP 42 UP TSOTSI (1948) (1984-British) (1991-British) (1998-British) (2005-British/South African) with Humphrey Bogart, with Bruce Balden, Jacqueline with Bruce Balden, Jacqueline with Bruce Balden, Jacqueline in Zulu/Xhosa/Afrikaans with Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Bassett, Symon Basterfield, English subtitles & in Robinson, Lionell Barrymore, Andrew Brackfield, Suzanne Andrew Brackfield, Suzanne Andrew Brackfield, Suzanne widescreen Dewey, Paul Kligerman. Dewey, Paul Kligerman. with Presley Chweneyagae, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez. Dewey, Paul Kligerman. Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe, Percy Matsemela. Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by Directed by John Huston. Michael Apted. Michael Apted. Michael Apted. Gavin Hood. 2, 4, 6 & 8pm 31 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8pm Sep 1 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8pm Sep 2 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8pm Sep 3 2, 4, 6 & 8pm Sep 4 $5 General Admission / $4 Members All films will be presented Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771. with digital sound. MOVIE MUSEUM August 2006 $5 General Admission / $4 Members COMING ATTRACTIONS Reservations Recommended. Call 735-8771.

V FOR VENDETTA (2005-US/German) 132m*** ½ THE HIDDEN BLADE (2004-Japanese) 132m (2004) 124m *** D: D: James McTeigue. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weav- *** ½ D: Yoji Yamada. Masatoshi Nagase, Roland Emmerich. Dennis Quaid, , Ian Holm, ing, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott- Takako Matsu, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Hidetaka Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward, Dash Mihok, Kenneth Welsh. Smith. It is the year 2020. Most of the US population Yoshioka, Min Tanaka, Tomoko Tabata, Ken Quaid tries to convince his superiors in Washington (includ- is dead, and Britain is ruled by a fascist dictator who Ogata, Chieko Baisho. Set in 1861 in the last ing a Dick Cheney look-alike) that climatologists are correct promises security but not freedom. But one man, who days of Japanese feudalism, this film focuses and worldwide calamity is imminent: increasingly violent wears a Guy Fawkes mask and calls himself “V” on Katagiri (Nagase), a gentle samurai troubled weather due to global warming. Ultimately, he must make his (Weaving), moves freely through London destroying by his forbidden love for a servant girl (Matsu) way to a flooded Manhattan to rescue his son (Gyllenhaal). bastions of authority and outwitting his enemies. Who and confused by his clan’s transition from Spectacular visual effects make this a movie well worth is he? V rescues Evey Hammond (Portman) from rape swords to Western artillery. The ultimate test watching. at the hands of the police, and forces her to join him of obedience to his clan comes when he is in his crusade. This thoughtful big-budget action asked to kill his old friend, who is arrested for KEY LARGO (1948) 101m *** ½ D: John Huston. Humphrey thriller features excellent performances and intrigu- plotting against the Shogunate. An affecting por- Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel ing plot developments. trayal of the profound changes brought on by Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Jay Silverheels, the Westernization of Japan, which ended an Marc Lawrence, Dan Seymour. Bogart plays a veteran GI BEAT THE DEVIL (1954) 89m *** D: John Huston. entire way of life. Nominated for 11 Japanese who stops at the crumbling hotel run by the family of his Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, (including Best Film) and buddy who was killed in the war. A sneering and brutal Robert Morley, Peter Lorre. Director Huston and winner for Best Direction. Robinson arrives along with his gangster cohorts and holds writer Truman Capote concocted this wryly funny the hotel occupants prisoner. With a hurricane brewing and satire of Huston's own hardboiled movies while on WITHNAIL & I (1987-British) 105m *** D: day turning into night, the tension builds to a nerve-shred- location in Italy. The result is a cult classic that is a Bruce Robinson. Richard E. Grant, Paul ding conclusion. Trevor won an Oscar for her role as showcase for character actors, in this case, disrepu- McGann, Richard Griffiths.An endlessly quot- Robinson’s boozy moll. Director Huston was nominated for table-looking ones. (In one scene, Jones says, able British comedy classic. Withnail (Grant) a WGA Award for the screenplay he co-wrote with Richard “They’re desperate characters. Not one of them looked and ‘I’ (McGann) are two “resting” (unem- Brooks. at my legs!”) The story involves raffish misfits hang- ployable) actors, scraping a living at the end ing out in an Italian seaport as they wait for their rust- of the '60s, holed up in a rat-infested London TSOTSI (2005-British/South African) 94m **** D: Gavin bucket ship to be repaired so they can leave for Brit- flat. Desperately needing a change of scene, Hood. Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe, ish East Africa. All cast members look like they're having they manage to persuade Withnail’s gay uncle, Percy Matsemela, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto. This drama a great time except maybe Bogart, who helped fund Monty (Griffiths) to lend them his farmhouse. of deep emotional power follows a young killer, who kills the picture. John Huston was born 8/5/1906. The touching, funny story is based on direc- coldly and unthinkingly, and who is transformed into a better tor Robinson’s own experiences as a young man by the helplessness of a baby. Tsotsi (Chweneyagae) (1944) 101m actor living with elegant wastrel Vivian kills a woman and steals her car, with her baby boy inside. **** D: Preston Sturges. Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, MacKerrell, who managed to drink and smoke Though Tsotsi is a killer, he can’t kill a baby, and the urgent Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Bill Edwards, himself to death. Robinson's screenplay won needs of an infant begin to take priority over the needs of Elizabeth Patterson, Jimmy Conlin, Franklin Pangborn. the Evening Standard British Film Award. being a criminal. This simple but profound story won a For- After being discharged by the Marines for chronic eign Language Film Oscar and numerous other international hay fever, Bracken is mistaken for a war hero by his PRIVATES ON PARADE (1982-British) 100m awards. home town. This simple error escalates beyond his *** D: Michael Blakemore. John Cleese, Denis control, to nominations for mayor and the building of Quilley, Nicola Pagett, Patrick Pearson. Favorite The Up Documentaries monuments. Among Sturges’ satirical best, his screen- British comedian John Cleese leads a hilarious Back in February, the Movie Museum presented the first three play was nominated for an Oscar. Ella Raines was ensemble in this bawdy military satire that The of the Up Documentaries: SEVEN UP, SEVEN PLUS 7 and born 8/6/1920. New York Times calls “lethally funny”. The year 21 UP. This series follows 14 seven-year-old British children is 1948, and Maj. Flack (Cleese) has been or- of different socio-economic classes, revisiting them every IN A LONELY PLACE (1950) 91m *** ½ D: Nicholas dered to organize a song-and-dance unit to en- seven years to see how time affects their lives. (If you missed Ray. Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank tertain the beleaguered British troops in South- the earlier installments or don’t recall details from them, don’t Lovejoy, Robert Warwick. A mature, powerful drama east Asia. But while he’s transforming the front worry. Each segment shows clips from earlier interviews, mak- about a feisty, self-destructive screenwriter (Bogart) line into a chorus line, his entertainers are be- ing each documentary capable of standing alone.) This month, who has an affair with starlet Grahame while trying ing used as a cover operation to sell illegal arms we present the next three installments of this series: to clear himself of a murder rap. Against a cynical to Malaysian guerrillas! and realistic Hollywood backdrop, Bogart and 28 UP (1984-British) 136m **** D: Michael Apted. Bruce Grahame’s intense performances explode on the THE NAKED SPUR (1953) 93m ***½ D: An- Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew screen. This brilliant character study is director Ray's thony Mann. James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Brackfield, Suzanne Dewey, Nicholas Hitchon, Neil Hughes, (born 8/7/1911) masterpiece. Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan. After being duped Lynn Johnson, Paul Kligerman, Susan Sullivan, Tony Walker. by his faithless wife, Howard Kemp (Stewart), The stresses of adulthood begin to show in talk of divorce, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1952) 118m**** a Civil War veteran and former rancher, ac- the arrival of children and work difficulties. Two subjects, D: Vincente Minnelli. Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Dick cepts work as a bounty hunter. His assignment: John and Charles, both of the privileged class, drop out of Powell, Gloria Grahame, Barry Sullivan, Walter bring back an outlaw from the Colorado this program. But though the arrival of adulthood is said to Pidgeon, Gilbert Roland. This captivating Hollywood Rockies and collect $5000. Just enough money, be the time of determination, when the future will be set, story about ambitious producer Douglas is told through Kemp figures, to start over. But when Kemp there are surprises. Ultimately, it seems an individual’s future his relationships with actress Turner, writer Powell and his two assistants find and capture their is determined as much by character as by class, and the and director Sullivan. Insightful and witty, this drama prey, the victim (Ryan) uses mind games to pit results are fascinating. features Turner’s best performance. A winner of five the bounty hunters against each other. Mann's Oscars: for Grahame, Art Direction, Cinematography brilliant psychological Western uses location 35 UP (1991-British) 123m **** D: Michael Apted. Same (Robert Surtees, born 8/9/1906), Costume Design and landscapes as a character. NAKED SPUR was cast as 28 UP plus John Brisby. Now approaching middle Screenplay. Stylish musical score by the great David added to the National Film Registry in 1997. age, the subjects are increasingly distinct as they go in dif- Raksin (LAURA). ferent directions. Neil, suffering from numerous personality THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE disorders, is articulate and expressive in describing his world, DEATH IN A FRENCH GARDEN aka Péril en la (1961-British) 99m *** D: Val Guest (THE as are the more “successful” subjects, as they face chal- demeure (1985-French) 100m *** D: Michel Deville. QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT). Edward lenges such as the loss of parents and failed marriages. John Anémone, Richard Bohringer, Nicole Garcia, Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Michael Brisby makes a brief reappearance in this installment. Christophe Malavoy, Michel Piccoli, Anaïs Jeanneret. Goodliffe, Michael Caine. This intelligent, ab- Julia (Garcia), the seductive and scheming wife of sorbing sci-fi drama depicts the gradual chaos 42 UP (1998-British) 139m **** D: Michael Apted. Same Graham (Piccoli) hires guileless David (Malavoy) to that follows when atomic explosions start cast as 28 UP. By this installment, the full sweep of the times teach guitar to her attractive teenage daughter. David Earth spiraling toward the sun. By using a com- is apparent in the changes in fashion, the role of women, and is pursued not just by Julia, who wants to use him to bination of newsreel footage with stunning spe- technology. The power of the British class system shows in get rid of her husband, but is preyed upon by the cial effects, Guest created a look of great real- some ways, but in many ways doesn’t, as the subjects find kinky woman next door and by a hit man. A spicy mix ism. He even cast a former editor of the Daily avenues of expression that define their individual meanings of erotica, stylish photography and classical music, Express to play himself in a major role. This of success. Endlessly fascinating, suspenseful and uplifting, this rarely screened film is a feast for the senses. film won a BAFTA award for the screenplay. the Up Documentaries are rewarding studies of humanity.