THE HOLIDAYS! Oh, man, you either love ’em or hate ’em. Love the shopping, trimming the tree, celebrating with family and friends… or not.
One thing we can all agree on, the holidays see some dynamite movies coming. Our brother and sister screens here in town have sleigh full of great titles. The Trylon’s pleased as punch to bring you a list of the great flicks programmed by the local geniuses at the Heights, Riverview, and Landmark Theaters:
Thanksgiving Day
TOP HAT, 1935, dir Mark Sandrich, w/Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
7:30pm at the Heights Theater.
Friday, November 29
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, 1953, dir Fred Zinneman, w/Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr.
Friday and Saturday at 7 & 9:15 and Sunday at 5 & 7:15 at the Trylon microcinema.
THE ARMSTRONG LIE, 2013, dir Alex Gibney.
THE GREAT BEAUTY, 2013, dir Paolo Sorrentino, w/Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone.
Regular engagement at the Lagoon Cinema.
Monday, December 2
A TASTE OF SIN, 2013, dir Jia Zhangke, w/Zhao Tao, Jiang Wu.
Monday and Tuesday 7 & 9:30 at the Trylon microcinema.
Friday, December 6
PATHS OF GLORY, 1957, dir. Stanley Kubrick, w/ Kirk Douglas, Adlophe Menjou.
Friday and Saturday at 7 & 9, Sunday at 5 & 7 at the Trylon microcinema.
GO FOR SISTERS, 2013, dir John Sayles, w/LisaGay Hamilton, Yolonda Ross.
OUT OF THE FURNACE, 2013, dir Scott Cooper, w/Christian Bale, Casey Affleck.
Regular engagement at the Lagoon Cinema.
Saturday, December 7
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 1954, dir Michael Curtiz, w/Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney.
Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 and 7:00 at the Heights Theatre.
Monday, December 9
CAMILLE CLAUDEL 1915, 2013, dir Bruno Dumont, w/Juliette Binoche.
Monday and Tuesday at 7 & 9 at the Trylon microcinema.
Wednesday, December 11
THE PUNK SINGER, dir Sini Anderson, w/Kathleen Hannah
Sound Unseen presents this film at 7:00 at the Trylon microcinema.
Thursday, December 12
LES VEPRES SICILIENNES, 2013, The Royal Opera House
Two shows only on December 12 and 15 at the Edina Cinema.
Friday, December 13
KILLER’S KISS, 1955, dir Stanley Kubrick, w/Jamie Smith, Irene Kane.
FEAR AND DESIRE, 1953, dir Kubrick, w/Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp.
Killer’s Kiss shows Friday at 7, Saturday at 8:30, Sunday at 6:30; Fear and Desire screens Friday at 8:30, Sat at 7, Sunday at 5:00 and 8:00 at the Trylon microcinema.
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS, 2013, dir Ruairi Robinson, w/Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai.
Regular engagement at the Uptown Theatre.
Sunday, December 15
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION, 1989, w/Chevy Chase.
1:30pm at the Heights Theatre.
Monday, December 16
BASTARDS, 2013, dir Claire Denis, w/Vincent Lindon, Lola Creton.
Monday and Tuesday 7 & 9 at the Trylon microcinema.
Wednesday, December 18
THE DEFENDERS: MATT GAMBLE
Secret movie screens at 7:00 at the Trylon microcinema.
RICHARD II, Royal Shakespeare Company
Wednesday December 18 at 7:00 and Sunday, December 22 at 11:00am at the Edina Cinema.
Friday, December 20
BARRY LYNDON, 1975, dir Stanley Kubrick, w/Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson.
Friday and Saturday one show at 7:00, Sunday at 5 & 8:30 at the Trylon microcinema.
A CHRISTMAS STORY, 1983, dir Bob Clark, w/Peter Billingsly, Melinda Dillon.
Shows December 20-23 at the Riverview Theater.
INSDIE LLEWYN DAVIS, 2013, dir Joel & Ethan Coen, w/Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake.
Regular engagement at the Uptown Theatre.
Monday, December 23
ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW, 2013, dir Randy Moore.
Shows Monday, 12/24 and Monday, 12/31 at the Trylon microcinema.
Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25
JASON X(-MAS), 2001, w/do you really care who directed or stars in Jason X?
Trash Film Debauchery screens this one at 7:00 at the Trylon microcinema.
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, 2013, dir John Wells, w/Meryl.
Regular engagement at the Lagoon Cinema.
Friday, December 27
LOLITA, 1962, dir Stanley Kubrick, w/James Mason, Shelley Winters.
Friday and Saturday at 7:00, Sunday at 5 & 8 at the Trylon microcinema.
New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1
HOLIDAY INN, 1942, dir Mark Sandrich, w/Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire.
1:00 matinee at the Heights Theatre.