There are plenty of ways to avoid the derelict teens at the summer blockbuster bum rush of major cinemas. The only problem is that it’s summer and even you want to just watch mindless action. Luckily, you live in the Bay Area. This means you are in reasonable proximity of UC Berkeley’s Pacific Film Archive (PFA) Theater.
Used mostly for classes in the UCB film department, the theater is also screens films – not to be confused with movies or flicks – for the general public. In the past, they have shown Eraserhead, 8½, Yojimbo and many other titles that neither you nor I have heard of. Continuing on July 5th, PFA will run all of what they deem to be the cornerstone films of the United Artists (UA) movie distributor for the past 90 years.
Founded by Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, and Charles Chaplin in 1919, UA functioned primarily as a distributor without the enormous overhead of a conventional Hollywood production/distribution/exhibition conglomerate. By the mid-fifties, UA was one of the most important forces in American cinema. The company formed fruitful partnerships with independent producers like Samuel Goldwyn and the Mirisch brothers, and released films by such independent-minded artists as Buster Keaton, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, Woody Allen, and Martin Scorsese. This anniversary tribute surveys UA’s illustrious and diverse roster from the silent era to the eighties, sampling everything from low-budget gems to blockbuster classics, including many restored/new prints.
This is the schedule for the screenings:
Saturday, July 5, 2008
♥ 6:30 p.m. Some Like It Hot Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Billy Wilder’s outrageous cross-dressing comedy.
♥ 8:50 p.m. Dr. No The debut film of the world’s biggest blockbuster character, James Bond, comes complete with double lasers, double martinis and Sean Connery as the suave 007. Sunday, July 6, 2008
♥ 5:00 p.m. Steamboat Bill, Jr. A recent college grad (Buster Keaton) becomes a steamboat captain to follow in his father's footsteps. Watch for the famous hurricane scene where Keaton does his own stunts, one of which an entire building façade falls on top of him but with the attic window fitting neatly around his body so as not to crush him.
♥ 6:30 p.m. Scarface Howard Hawks’s direction drives this godfather of all gangster films. In 1994, Scarface was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."Tuesday, July 8, 2008
♥ 7:30 p.m. Stagecoach John Ford’s first film with John Wayne and his first shot in Monument Valley. It is a western adventure with a Mark Twain spirit and is hailed by Orson Welles as one of the most influential film ever made.
Full Schedule Here
Used mostly for classes in the UCB film department, the theater is also screens films – not to be confused with movies or flicks – for the general public. In the past, they have shown Eraserhead, 8½, Yojimbo and many other titles that neither you nor I have heard of. Continuing on July 5th, PFA will run all of what they deem to be the cornerstone films of the United Artists (UA) movie distributor for the past 90 years.
Founded by Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, and Charles Chaplin in 1919, UA functioned primarily as a distributor without the enormous overhead of a conventional Hollywood production/distribution/exhibition conglomerate. By the mid-fifties, UA was one of the most important forces in American cinema. The company formed fruitful partnerships with independent producers like Samuel Goldwyn and the Mirisch brothers, and released films by such independent-minded artists as Buster Keaton, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, Woody Allen, and Martin Scorsese. This anniversary tribute surveys UA’s illustrious and diverse roster from the silent era to the eighties, sampling everything from low-budget gems to blockbuster classics, including many restored/new prints.
This is the schedule for the screenings:
Saturday, July 5, 2008
♥ 6:30 p.m. Some Like It Hot Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Billy Wilder’s outrageous cross-dressing comedy.
♥ 8:50 p.m. Dr. No The debut film of the world’s biggest blockbuster character, James Bond, comes complete with double lasers, double martinis and Sean Connery as the suave 007. Sunday, July 6, 2008
♥ 5:00 p.m. Steamboat Bill, Jr. A recent college grad (Buster Keaton) becomes a steamboat captain to follow in his father's footsteps. Watch for the famous hurricane scene where Keaton does his own stunts, one of which an entire building façade falls on top of him but with the attic window fitting neatly around his body so as not to crush him.
♥ 6:30 p.m. Scarface Howard Hawks’s direction drives this godfather of all gangster films. In 1994, Scarface was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."Tuesday, July 8, 2008
♥ 7:30 p.m. Stagecoach John Ford’s first film with John Wayne and his first shot in Monument Valley. It is a western adventure with a Mark Twain spirit and is hailed by Orson Welles as one of the most influential film ever made.
Full Schedule Here
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