Melancholidays
“Christmas is a time in which, of all times in the year, the memory of every remediable sorrow, wrong, and trouble in the world around us, should be active with us, not less than our own experiences, for all good.”
-Charles Dickens
THIS DECEMBER … We are singing our favourite carols in a minor key once again. Join us in Paradise as we explore the cooler aspects of the season. The Paradise Presents … MELANCHOLIDAYS: Volume II. From icy thrillers and moral tales to cerebral dramas and wistful musicals- it’s a cinephile’s Christmas- and all spirits are welcome.
The Night of the Hunter: 70th Anniversary!
- Mon, Dec 8
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: Charles Laughton Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1955
Starring: Billy Chapin, Lillian Gish, Robert Mitchum, Sally Jane Bruce, Shelley Winters
It’s a hard world for little things.
My Night at Maud’s
- Sun, Dec 14
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: Éric Rohmer Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 1969 Language: French
Starring: Antoine Vitez, Françoise Fabian, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Léonide Kogan, Marie-Christine Barrault
The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis...
The Dead
- Mon, Dec 15
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: John Huston Run Time: 83 min. Release Year: 1987
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Cathleen Delany, Dan O'Herlihy, Donal McCann, Helena Carroll
A vast, merry, and uncommon tale of love.
Black Narcissus
- Mon, Dec 15
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: 100 min. Release Year: 1947
Starring: David Farrar, Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Kathleen Byron, SABU
A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- Tue, Dec 16
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: Jacques Demy Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1964 Language: French
Starring: Anne Vernon, Catherine Deneuve, Marc Michel, Mireille Perrey, Nino Castelnuovo
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
Eyes Wide Shut
- Wed, Dec 17
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: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 159 min. Release Year: 1999
Starring: Marie Richardson, Nicole Kidman, Rade Šerbedžija, Sydney Pollack, Tom Cruise
Cruise. Kidman. Kubrick.