revival cinema
Welcome to revival cinema, devoted to screenings of films that are outside of a current release. Revival cinemas (or repertory houses as they are also called) had their heyday in the 1960s and 70s before the rise of VHS, DVD, and TCM. James Wolcott, cultural critic for Vanity Fair says it best, “Revival houses were where epiphany-seeking cinephiles and less exalted film junkies could dip into the dark for a few hours and cut their Dracula fangs on Hollywood golden oldies, the latest foreign craze, avant-garde provocations, and camp treasures with cult followings.”
Die Hard
- Wed, Dec 10
- Sat, Dec 20
Director: John McTiernan Run Time: 132 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Reginald VelJohnson
Twelve terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it.
It’s a Wonderful Life
- Wed, Dec 17
- Sun, Dec 21
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Donna Reed, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!