WIDESCREEN WONDERS
“Widescreen Wonders” is a free series of Saturday afternoon matinees celebrating the biggest and best of popular movies, while showcasing the Clark’s HD projection capacity. All the films in the series boast Cinemascope or other extra-widescreen formats and numerous Academy Awards, including “Best Picture.” Experience the real scope of imperial moviemaking in this festival of the big screen.
Saturday January 12 2:00pm: The Bridge on the River Kwai. (1957, 160 min.) David Lean’s saga of British POWs in Burma during World War II features a classic performance by Alec Guinness, and the visual splendor to win 7 Oscars.
Saturday January 26 2:00pm: Ben-Hur. (1959, 217 min.) William Wyler’s epic of the Roman Empire in Palestine stars Charlton Heston and a cast of thousands, in a jaw-dropping spectacle that garnered 11 Oscars.
Saturday February 9 2:00pm: Lawrence of Arabia. (1962, 222 min.) David Lean returns with a sweeping tale of the Middle East during World War I, featuring Peter O’Toole and vast panoramas of desert, earning 7 Oscars.
Saturday February 23 2:00pm: The Deer Hunter. (1978, 182 min.) Michael Cimino follows Robert DiNiro and Christopher Walken as they depart their working class town for the quagmire of Vietnam, leaving Meryl Streep behind but returning with 5 Oscars.
Saturday March 9 2:00pm: Gandhi. (1982, 188 min.) Richard Attenborough directs Ben Kingsley as the spiritual leader, along with an all-star cast in a sprawling epic of India’s independence, which came away with 8 Oscars.
Saturday March 23 2:00pm: The Last Emperor. (1987, 163 min.) Bernardo Bertolucci presents the opulent captivity of the infant emperor of China as he endures abdication and humiliation at the hands of the Communists, earning 9 Oscars.
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