SATURDAY MORNING CLASSICS, Cinema 21
SATURDAY MORNING CLASSICS
Programmed Exclusively for Cinema 21 by Elliot Lavine
COMING IN JANUARY 2025: 4 X HITCHCOCK!
Yes, the Master of Suspense returns to Saturday Morning Classics with a quartet of his most illustrious films from the 1950s, all on the BIGGEST SCREEN at CINEMA 21!
JANUARY 4 "STRANGERS ON A TRAIN" (1951)
Considered by many to be Hitchcock’s “comeback film,” it came after a string of commercial flops, overnight reinvigorating the great director’s career. A pair of perfect strangers meet on a train and there begins one of the most sinister murder plots ever devised; a pair of murders committed in exchange for the freedom each crime represents. The only problem: only one of those strangers is prepared to keep their end of the bargain. Adapted from the first novel by Patricia Highsmith. Starring Robert Walker, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock, Leo G. Carroll. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In B&W. 101 minutes.
JANUARY 11 "REAR WINDOW" (1954)
From a tale written by Cornell Woolrich, this wonderfully macabre thriller presents the perfect picture of suspense, all based upon the voyeuristic nature of a man confined to a wheelchair who becomes obsessed with the comings and goings of his neighbors across the courtyard from his Greenwich Village apartment. As his suspicions about one particular neighbor mount, becomes increasingly clear that those suspicions could actually be true. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In COLOR. 112 mins.
JANUARY 18 "VERTIGO" (1958)
Upon its original release, this film was treated somewhat indifferently by both the critics and audiences. Over time, it has become one of the director’s most often discussed and venerated films, a masterpiece of style and content, merging to become an unforgettable viewing experience. A retired San Francisco detective with a recently acquired case of acrophobia is hired by an old friend to investigate the seemingly irrational activities of his wife. His assignment becomes an obsession, leading to unfathomable psychological tragedy. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novack, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In COLOR. 128 mins.
JANUARY 25 "NORTH BY NORTHWEST" (1959)
The ultimate comic Hitchcock thriller; a virtual compendium of what makes his films so vastly entertaining. A Madison Avenue ad-man is mistaken for a double-agent and chased cross-country by a pair of actual spies while also being hunted as an assassin by the police! Almost every trope and technique the director is known for is gleefully on display in this once-in-a-lifetime motion picture experience! Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Leo G. Carroll, Martin Landau, Jessie Royce Landis. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In COLOR. 136 mins.