MISTER ROBERTSJanuary 10-11Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoyStarring: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon1955, color, 123 minutes, Not RatedA hilarious and heartfelt military comedy-drama directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy, the film stars Henry Fonda as an officer who’s yearning for battle but stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned Navy ship run by the bullying Capt. Morton (James Cagney). Jack Lemmon enjoys the star-making turn as the freewheeling Ensign Pulver and William Powell performs his final film role.

LES MISÉRABLESFebruary 14-15Directed by Tom HooperStarring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter2012, color, 157 minutes, Rated PG-13The musical version of Victor Hugo’s epic tale of love and sacrifice, first produced for the stage in 1985, now receives the big-screen treatment. The bloody era of the French Revolution is the backdrop to Jean Valjean’s long struggle for redemption. Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winner of three including Best Supporting Actress.

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ADAM’S RIBMarch 14-15Directed by George CukorStarring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday1949, black & white, 100 minutes, Not Rated Successful attorney Amanda Bonner (Hepburn) decides to defend Doris (Holliday), who stands accused of the attempted murder of her husband and his mistress, while Bonner’s husband (Tracy) signs on as the prosecuting attorney. The sensational trial that ensues finds them sitting on opposing sides of the courtroom--and the dinner table.

THE AFRICAN QUEENJune 6-7Directed by John HustonStarring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn1951, color, 105 minutes, Not RatedCharlie Allnut (Bogart), the booze-guzzling, rough-hewn captain of a broken-down East African riverboat, teams with a straitlaced, iron-willed missionary (Hepburn) to take on a menacing German gunboat during World War I. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Actress.

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVESApril 11-12Directed by William WylerStarring: Myrna Loy, Frederic March, Dana Andrews1946, black & white, 168 minutes, Not RatedWidely considered the most powerful film ever made about soldiers returning from war, this William Wyler classic follows three World War II vets, Homer, Al, and Fred, as they return to small-town America and try to come to terms with their experiences. Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’SMay 9-10Directed by Blake EdwardsStarring: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Mickey Rooney1961, color, 115 minutes, Rated GA lonely, struggling writer (Peppard) becomes enchanted with his neighbor (Hepburn), an independent young woman who strives to be a high-climbing socialite with a penchant for high-fashion and wild parties. But soon, he discovers the vulnerability she has at heart. Nominated for five Academy Awards, and winner of Best Original Song for “Moon River.”

MCLINTOCK!August 8-9Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenStarring: John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Patrick Wayne1963, color, 127 minutes, Not Rated.Based on Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” this rollicking western stars John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara! Based on trumped-up adultery charges, Katherine McLintock left her husband, George (Wayne), two years ago--and she’s still steaming. So what’s a wronged man to do? Come to the aid of a beautiful widow of course!

INDIANA JONES and the LAST CRUSADESeptember 12-13Directed by Steven SpielbergStarring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, River Phoenix1989, color, 127 minutes, Rated PG-13Fedora and whip at the ready, Indiana Jones (Ford) sets off on his third cinematic adventure accompanied by none other than his father, Henry (Connery), to explore the cradle of civilization on a perilous hunt for the Holy Grail--which the Nazis are also after. Nominated for three Academy Awards.

VERTIGOOctober 10-11Directed by Alfred HitchcockStarring: James Stewart, Kim Novak1958, color, 129 minutes, Rated PGOne of director Hitchcock’s darkest and most compelling suspense films tells the story of a police detective (Stewart) who has a crippling fear of heights--and an all-consuming obsession with a married woman. When an old friend asks him to tail his wife (Novak), the detective is drawn into a vortex of deceit and murder. Recently named the “best film of all time” by the British Film Institute.

THE CONJURINGOctober 31Directed by James WanStarring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor2013, color, 112 minutes, Rated RAs our special Halloween film, we offer this truly terrifying film from director James Wan. Based on true events, this spine-chiller tells the story of a New England family who begins having encounters with spirits in their farmhouse, and the paranormal experts who help them do battle with the supernatural force. See this one with an audience!

THE WIZARD OF OZNovember 14-15Directed by Victor FlemingStarring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley1939, black & white, color, 103 minutes, Not RatedThere’s no place like home for Dorothy (Garland). who’s been swept away from her farm in Kansas to a wonderful land of munchkins, flying monkeys, and different colored horses. To find her way home, she must follow the Yellow Brick Road to the all-knowing Wizard of Oz. This true American classic is the perfect holiday family event.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFEDecember 12-13Directed by Frank CapraStarring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore1946, black & white, 132 minutes, Not RatedIt’s a wonderful film! Frank Capra’s inverted take on A Christmas Carol stars the beloved Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a good man who’s spent a lifetime giving up on his dreams in order to keep life in his small town humming. When a guardian angel finds a despondent George poised to jump off a bridge, he shows him what life would have been like had he never been born.

CAROUSELDecember 31Directed by Henry KingStarring: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell1956, color, 128 minutes, Not RatedStart your New Year’s Eve celebration early with this classic musical. This non-typical 1950s production takes an abusive, low-life carny barker (MacRae) and gives him one last chance to make things right with his wife (Jones) and newborn daughter. Vibrant, gritty, and inspirational, the film feature’s the show-stopping song, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

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HELLO, DOLLY!July 11-12Directed by Gene KellyStarring: Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford1969, color, 146 minutes, Rated GComposer Jerry Herman’s Tony Award-winning Broadway musical gets its big screen production in this lavish film featuring Barbra Streisand as matchmaker Dolly Levi. When wealthy merchant Horace Vandergelder (Matthau) hired Dolly to find a mate for him, she decides to win him over for herself. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.