We will be showing e Great
Zieg feld, the 1937 Academy
Awards Best Picture, on Sept.
26 and Oct. 1 at 6 pm in The
Lodge Theater. This is a lavish
biography of Flo Ziegfeld,
the producer who became
Broadway's biggest star maker.
This movie was one of the
biggest successes in film in the
1930s and the pride of MGM. It
was acclaimed as the greatest
musical biography to be made
in Hollywood and still remains
a standard in musical film
making. It won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture for
producer Hunt Stromberg, Best Actress for Luise Rainer, and Best
Dance Direction for Seymour Felix, and was nominated for four
others.
It stars William Powell as Ziegfeld, Myrna Loy as Billie Burke, and
Luise Rainer as Anna Held. Robert Z. Leonard directed the film,
which was written by William Anthony McGuire and shot at Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City.
Wednesday's Western Matinee is
Winds Of e Wasteland starring
John Wayne. At a time when the Pony
Express' days are numbered, two rival
stagecoach companies vie for the
government contract. Cowboys John
Blair (John Wayne) and Larry Adams
(Lane Chandler) hastily purchase
a stagecoach line operating out of
Crescent City, Calif., unaware that the
place is essentially a ghost town. Join
us for this screening on Sept. 11 at
2 pm in The Lodge Theater. ~ Paul
Plamondon, 4seasonsmoviegroup@
gmail.com
The Cinema Club has screenings on the second Sunday of
each month. We screen films you won't find at the big cineplexes:
documentaries, indie films, foreign films, and other little gems that
don't get wide release.
Our screening for this month, on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 6 pm, is Frida
(USA 2024, 1 hr.27 min., English). Here is a brief description from
IMDb.com: "A raw and magical journey into the life of iconic artist
Frida Kahlo, told through her own words from diaries, letters, essays,
and interviews. Her story is vividly brought to life with lyrical
animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork."
All of our screenings are followed by lively discussion about the
film; we'd love to have you join us. The Lodge Theater has very
limited seating, so if you're interested in our screenings, come early;
we hope to see you there. Please note that all films announced are
subject to availability. If you have any questions about the Counter
Culture Cinema Club or want to recommend a film, please email
Micki Rosen at michelesrosen@gmail.com. ~ Micki Rosen
Classic
Film Group
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