The Greatest Show on Earth
“Damn everything but the circus! …damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, unrisking, inward turning, damn everything that won’t get into the circle, that won’t enjoy. That won’t throw it’s heart into the tension, surprise, fear and delight of the circus, the round world, the full existence.”
― E.E. Cummings
From March 11th to April 1st we are putting up the big top here in Paradise! Join us as we breathe fire, leap through rings, and celebrate that which does not conform as we bring the circus back to town. The Paradise Presents… THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. Come one, Come all as we screen Seven Sideshow Stories for the clowns and freaks in all of us.
Programming by Lucy Walker
La Strada
- Today, Mar 24
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: Federico Fellini Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 1954 Language: Italian
Starring: Aldo Silvani, Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Marcella Rovere, Richard Basehart
Filmed in Italy - where it happened!
Werckmeister Harmonies
- Mon, Mar 31
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: Béla Tarr Run Time: 139 min. Release Year: 2001 Language: Hungarian
Starring: Alfréd Járai, Gyula Pauer, Hanna Schygulla, Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a...
The Elephant Man
- Tue, Apr 1
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: David Lynch Run Time: 124 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, John Gielgud, John Hurt, Wendy Hiller
A true story of courage and human dignity.