Starlet Fever
“Funny business, a woman’s career. The things you drop on your way up the ladder– so you can move faster– you forget you’ll need them when you go back to being a woman.”
-Margot Channing ALL ABOUT EVE
THIS MARCH: We’re focusing the lens on the women at the centre of the frame, and they are ready for their close-ups! The Paradise Presents: STARLET FEVER. Eight leading ladies playing the part. Join us as we explore the prides and pitfalls of stardom, through every step of the ladder.
programming by Lucy Walker
All About Eve
- Sat, Mar 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: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Run Time: 139 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1950
Starring: Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, George Sanders
It's all about women... and their men!
Irma Vep
- Mon, Mar 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: Olivier Assayas Run Time: 99 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1996 Language: French
Starring: Antoine Basler, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Maggie Cheung, Nathalie Boutefeu, Nathalie Richard
A Latex Comedy
A Star Is Born
- Sat, Mar 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: George Cukor Run Time: 182 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1954
Starring: Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, James Mason, Judy Garland, Tommy Noonan
The applause of the world... and then this!
Opening Night
- Mon, Mar 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: John Cassavetes Run Time: 144 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1977
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Joan Blondell, John Cassavetes, Paul Stewart
The Show Must Go On…
Millennium Actress
- Tue, Mar 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: Satoshi Kon Run Time: 87 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2002 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fumiko Orikasa, Mami Koyama, Miyoko Shoji, Showko Tsuda, Shozo Iizuka
The magic of movies, the mystery of memory.
Veronika Voss
- Mon, Mar 23
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: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Run Time: 105 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1982 Language: German
Starring: Annemarie Düringer, Cornelia Froboess, Doris Schade, Hilmar Thate, Rosel Zech
Stars don't die, they fade away.
Notting Hill
- Wed, Mar 25
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: Roger Michell Run Time: 124 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1999
Starring: Gina McKee, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny
Can the most famous film star in the world fall for the man on the street?
Sunset Boulevard
- Mon, Mar 30
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: Billy Wilder Run Time: 110 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1950
Starring: Erich von Stroheim, Fred Clark, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson, William Holden
A Hollywood Story.