SATURDAY MORNING CLASSICS, Cinema 21
SATURDAY MORNING CLASSICS
Programmed Exclusively for Cinema 21 by Elliot Lavine
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A QUIRKY QUARTET OF MODERN CLASSICS
APRIL 12 -- "Raising Arizona" (1987)
A wildly funny fast-paced farce that brazenly goes where most comedies wouldn’t. A couple, frustrated by their inability to have children of their own, decide to kidnap one for themselves. When the frenzied father responds by sending a bounty hunter after them, all sorts of unpredictable mayhem is served up, Coen-style. This was an early example of the type of uninhibited filmmaking that would eventually become their hallmark. This one will likely make you a little dizzy. Starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Frances McDormand. Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. In Color. 94 mins.
APRIL 19 -- "Miller's Crossing" (1990)
Trouble brews as rival gangsters in 1929 face a deadly showdown over whether a crooked bookie deserves to get knocked off. It’s only a problem because one of the gangsters is romantically involved with the bookie’s sister. The escalating tension brought on by this erupts in a shocking explosion of violence, a display of bombastic filmmaking that rivals any gangster picture ever made. A simmering neo-noir masterpiece that can only be properly appreciated on the big screen. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Jon Polito, John Turturo, Marcia Gay Harden. Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. In Color. 115 mins.
APRIL 26 -- "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000)
It’s the 1930s and a trio of ne’er do-wells led by Ulysses Everett McGill have just been sprung from a Mississippi chain gang and are embarking on a journey to recover the buried loot from a bank heist. Along the way they encounter a bevy of bizarre characters designed to impede their Homeric quest. The amazing soundtrack is a virtual compendium of the music that helped define the Depression. A truly inspirational film that continues to cast its wonderful spell. Starring George Clooney, John Turturo, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter, Charles Durning, John Goodman. Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. In Color. 107 mins.