Classic Films in Leisure Village

Briefly, we show classic movies, 50 years old or older, to the audience. We have gone back to 1915 for BIRTH OF A NATION, come up to 1952 for SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, and shown a lot of movies in between. We try to show movies that are not available on the regular TV or cable channels. We also show historical footage relevant to the showing. Like when we showed SINGIN' IN THE RAIN we also showed clips from BROADWAY MELODY OF 1929, which had "Singin' in the Rain" and "Broadway Melody" show numbers as filmed back then, for historical perspective. Sometimes we show interviews with the actors or directors.

We always have free punch, coffee, and popcorn. What would a movie be without popcorn? And our showings are always free. Never a charge. Hearing aids are available, especially for the silent films.

It's a lovely way to spend a Sunday evening, seeing our old friends, Charlie Chaplin, Deanna Durbin, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and Buster Keaton. There is still something magic about sitting in a dark theatre with your friends watching these historical films, much better than sitting at home and watching a video. We meet every second Sunday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Assembly Room.

On Sunday, March 11, at 7 PM in the AR, we feature Alec Guinness in KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS. Long before Sir Alec acted in BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI and played the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in STAR WARS, he was one of England's leading comedians.

In this movie he plays no less than eight roles, all perfectly. KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS was roduced in England back in 1949 at Ealing Studios. Ealing Studios itself has an interesting history, and we will see it after the break.

The second Sunday in April traditionally our movie nite, is Easater Sunday. Since no other Sundays are available that month we will not have a screening in April. Our next screening will be on Sunday, May 13, when we will see one of Peter Sellers' funniest hits.

See you at the movies!


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