A Night at the Opera
An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.”
— Maria Callas
THIS SEPTEMBER: The Paradise Theatre is lifting its curtains to become the finest opera house in town. Join us for a season of majesty, melodrama, and money notes! The Paradise Presents: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA. Coloratura cinema that will stay with you well beyond the opera house.
Programming by Lucy Walker
A Night at the Opera
- Thu, Sep 3
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Sam Wood Run Time: 91 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1935
Starring: Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle
Don't miss it! The funniest picture ever made!
Amadeus
- Sat, Sep 5
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Miloš Forman Run Time: 160 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1984
Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, F. Murray Abraham, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, Tom Hulce
The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.
Carmen Jones
- Mon, Sep 7
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Otto Preminger Run Time: 105 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1954
Starring: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Joe Adams, Olga James, Pearl Bailey
Something Really New! Something Truly Different!
The Magic Flute
- Wed, Sep 9
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Ingmar Bergman Run Time: 134 min. Release Year: 1975 Language: Swedish
Starring: Britt-Marie Aruhn, Elisabeth Erikson, Håkan Hagegård, Irma Urrila, Josef Köstlinger
We only see Bergman, we only hear Mozart
Topsy-Turvy
- Fri, Sep 11
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Mike Leigh Run Time: 160 min. Release Year: 1999
Starring: Allan Corduner, Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Timothy Spall
Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More
The Tales of Hoffmann
- Sun, Sep 20
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell Run Time: 127 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1951
Starring: Ann Ayars, Léonide Massine, Ludmilla Tchérina, Moira Shearer, Pamela Brown
You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!