Schedule of Events

July 12, 2023

7:00 pm - Little Shop of Horrors

Meek flower shop assistant Seymour (Rick Moranis) pines for co-worker Audrey (Ellen Greene). During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great deal of business for the previously struggling store. After Seymour feeds Audrey's boyfriend, Orin (Steve Martin), to the plant after Orin's accidental death, he must come up with more bodies for the increasingly bloodthirsty plant.

Directed by Frank Oz, PG-13, 1986, Musical Horror, 1h 34m

July 13, 2023

7:00 pm: Blue Hawaii

After being discharged from the U.S. Army, cool guy Chadwick Gates (Elvis Presley) returns home to Hawaii. Following several years of strict military life, Gates wants nothing more than to hang loose and surf all day. Meanwhile, his family pressures him to work for the family pineapple business. Much to the chagrin of his mother (Angela Lansbury), Gates lands a job as a tour guide at the same company where his girlfriend, Maile (Joan Blackman), also works.

Directed by Norman Taurog, PG, 1961, Romance Musical, 1h 41m

July 17, 2023

7:00 pm - Grease

Experience the friendships, romances, and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of "Grease," the most successful movie musical of all time. A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a leather-clad Danny (John Travolta) have a summer romance, but will it cross clique lines?

Directed by Randal Kleiser, PG, 1978, Musical Romance, 1h 50m

July 18, 2023

7:00 pm - The Mummy

A team of British archaeologists led by Sir Joseph Whemple (Arthur Byron) discover the mummified remains of the ancient Egyptian prince Imhotep (Boris Karloff), along with the legendary scroll of Thoth. When one of the archaeologists recites the scroll aloud, Imhotep returns to life, but escapes. Several years later, Imhotep has taken on the guise of a wealthy man, as he searches Egypt for his lost love, who he believes has been reincarnated as the lovely Helen Grosvenor (Zita Johann).

Directed by Karl Freund, Not Rated, 1932, Horror Fantasy, 1h 13m

July 19, 2023

7:00 pm - Car Wash

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in Los Angeles. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers, including a smooth-talking preacher (Richard Pryor), a wacky cab driver (George Carlin), and an ex-convict, all while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.

Directed by Michael Schultz, PG, 1976, Comedy Drama, 1h 37m

July 20, 2023

7:00 pm - Silent Comedy Shorts

See a series of silent comedy shorts, accompanied LIVE by Mark Andersen on the Carolina Theatre's Robert Morton pipe organ! The Carolina Theatre's Summer Film Festival is sponsored by the Deuterman Law Group.

MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE
Man and wife—with the surname of Moose and the faces to match the namesake—independently decide that plastic surgery would do wonders in this exceptional Charley Chase comedy short.
23 minutes | 1926 | Not Rated | Starring Charley Chase & Vivian Oakley

BE YOUR AGE
Charley needs money right away. The widow Mrs. Schwartzkopple has inherited $2 million and wants to marry a younger man. Her attorney sees a way to solve both problems and keep control of her cash…
22 minutes | 1926 | Not Rated | Starring Charley Chase, Oliver Hardy & Gladys Hulette

LAUGHING GAS
Charlie is a dentist's assistant who blunders his tasks and abuses patients before making enemies at a nearby pharmacy. Directed by Charlie Chaplin.
13 minutes | 1914 | Not Rated | Starring Charlie Chaplin, Fritz Schade & Alice Howell

July 24, 2023

7:00 pm - The Big Lebowski

Jeff 'The Dude' Leboswki is mistaken for Jeffrey Lebowski, The Big Lebowski, which explains why he's roughed up and has his precious rug peed on. In search of recompense, The Dude tracks down his namesake, who offers him a job. His wife has been kidnapped, and he needs a reliable bagman. The Dude precedes, aided and hindered by his pals Walter Sobchak, a Vietnam vet, and Donny, master of stupidity.

Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, R, 1998, Comedy Crime, 1h 57m

July 25, 2023

7:00 pm - Vertigo

An ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights is hired to prevent an old friend's wife from committing suicide, but all is not as it seems. Hitchcock's haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director's own predilections and hang-ups and is widely considered to be one of his masterworks.

Starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. PG, 1958, Mystery Thriller, 2h 9m

July 26, 2023

7:00 pm - A Raisin in the Sun

This lauded drama follows the Youngers, an African-American family living together in an apartment in Chicago. Following the death of their patriarch, they try to determine what to do with the substantial insurance payment they'll soon receive. Opinions on what to do with the money vary. Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) wants to make a business investment, while his mother, Lena (Claudia McNeil), is intent on buying a house for them all to live in -- two differing views of the American Dream.

Directed by Daniel Petrie, Not Rated, 1961, Drama, 2h 8m

July 27, 2023

7:00 pm - The Princess Bride

It's the fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her, but first they must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride," which earned its own loyal audience.

Directed by Rob Reiner, PG, 1987, Romance Adventure, 1h 38m

July 31, 2023

7:00 pm - Singin' in the Rain

When the transition is being made from silent films to 'talkies', everyone has trouble adapting. Don and Lina have been cast repeatedly as a romantic couple, but when their latest film is remade into a musical, only Don has the voice for the new singing part. After a lot of practice with a diction coach, Lina still sounds terrible, and Kathy, a bright young aspiring actress, is hired to record over her voice.

Directed by Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, G, 1952, Musical Romance, 1h 43m

August 1, 2023

7:00 pm - Purple Rain

A victim of his own anger, the Kid (Prince) is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, The Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father (Clarence Williams III), the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia (Apollonia Kotero). But another musician, Morris (Morris Day), looks to steal the Kid's spotlight—and his girl.

Directed by Albert Magnoli, R, 1984, Musical Romance, 1h 51m

August 2, 2023

7:00 pm - The Sandlot

When Scottie Smalls (Thomas Guiry) moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures, but the boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.

Directed by David Mickey Evans, PG, 1993, Sport Family, 1h 41m

August 3, 2023

7:00 pm - The Lady Vanishes

On a train headed for England, a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris (Margaret Lockwood) befriends elderly Miss Froy (Dame May Whitty). When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler (Michael Redgrave) and, as the pair search for the truth, romantic sparks fly.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Not Rated, 1938, Mystery Thriller, 1h 36m

August 7, 2023

7:00 pm - Monty Python and The Holy Grail

Pending Final Confirmation

A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen.

Directed by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones, PG, 1975, Comedy Fantasy, 1h 29m

August 8, 2023

7:00 pm - South Pacific - 2023 Summer Film Fest

Nurse Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor) of the U.S. Navy falls for French plantation owner Emile De Becque (Rossano Brazzi), but recoils upon discovering that he's fathered two mixed-race children. When Nellie leaves him, the heartbroken Emile agrees to take on a dangerous espionage mission. In his absence, Nellie struggles to reconcile her prejudices with her love for him, and after she spends time with his children and comes to care for them, fears that Emile may not return alive.

Directed by Joshua Logan, Not Rated, 1958, Musical Romance, 2h 52m

August 9, 2023

7:00 pm - North by Northwest - 2023 Summer Film Fest

This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon Vandamm's henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a series of iconic action sequences.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Not Rated, 1959, Thriller Mystery, 2h 16m

Date: July 12-August 9, 2023

Location:
The Carolina Theatre,
310 South Greene Street,
Greensboro, NC 27401.

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