American Films

Saturdays at 2 pm

11/7 – Citizen Kane (1941) PG

119 minutes – Year after year this Orson Welles’ masterpiece (which never won an Oscar) has been hailed by movie critics around the world as “The Best Film Ever Made.” If you’ve never seen it, this is a rare opportunity to view it as it was intended to be seen – on a big movie screen. If you have, then here’s a fleeting chance to see it once again with Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane and, of course, Orson Welles.

11/14 – The Snake Pit (1948) NR

108 minutes – “A fascinating and deeply moving film” (N.Y. TIMES) about a young married woman (Olivia de Havilland) committed to an asylum for the violently insane. The N.Y. TIMES says de Havilland is “Brilliant” and Leo Genn is “Remarkably fine!” as her psychiatrist. NOT FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS WHO ARE EASILY DISTURBED!

11/21 – The Crucible (1996) PG-13

124 minutes – Arthur Miller adapted the screenplay from his Broadway hit drama and some critics say, improved on his original work. It’s a shocking tale of marital betrayal and the murdering power of lies set in Salem, Mass., in the year 1692, at the height of the witch-hunting craze. Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder star.

11/28 – Kiddies Matinee: My Friend Flicka (1943) NR

89 minutes – Roddy McDowall stars in this magical story of a dreamy boy and his strange colt, Flicka. Preston Foster plays a West Point type father who understands neither one of them. This is one of those rare films for children that also holds an important message for their parents.