DO NOT PARK IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT BEHIND THE THEATER, YOU WILL BE TOWED!
Members of the Portokalos family reunite in Greece for a hilarious and heartwarming trip full of love, twists and turns.
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In a small, French mining town, a young couple is married, to the delight of friends and family. They are deeply in love, and set up house, barely able to separate from one another to work. But when a mining accident leaves the husband with a grotesque facial deformity (hidden under a silver mask), he rejects her, and the lonely woman falls in love with another. This simple summary can only fail to capture the utter majesty of this gorgeous production, which was hailed as a masterpiece by French filmmakers Jean Cocteau and Jean Renoir. Charles Vanel, who was famous as a French actor (Diabolique, The Wages of Fear), wrote, directed and starred in this wondrous masterpiece, lost to time. Released to incredible acclaim in France, its timing was awful - it came out a year after sound films were launched, and it vanished from public view, remaining Vanel's only directing credit. The Heights is proud to screen DANS LA NUIT'S Midwest premiere.
Featuring live accompaniment by Katie Condon. Condon is a pianist, percussionist, teacher, and composer based in Minneapolis, whose score for "The Fire Brigade" stunned Heights audiences in 2022.
DCP courtesy of Institut Lumiere
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THIS SCREENING IS SOLD OUT!
Like Murder by Death before it, Clue (loosely based on the board game) is a spot-on parody of classic murder mysteries, with a star-studded cast of the 80s best comic actors, and featuring not one but three endings (each included at our screening!) Six strangers appear at an old mansion, are given pseudonyms (Col. Mustard, Mrs. White, etc., from the game), and soon, chaos and hilarity ensue! Tim Curry cements the whole thing as the crazed butler, while Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn, Leslie Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd and even the Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin make appearances. A flop in its day, Clue has since gone on to be a hilarious cult classic!
DCP - Paramount Pictures.
On a remote Alaskan outpost, members of the Army Air Force command and a Nobel prize-winning scientist uncover the frozen remains of an alien. But this alien isn't dead, and it needs blood to survive. The original THE THING is a cunning cold war parable, and a very different beast than the 1982 remake, a thrilling adventure in its own right.
The United Federation of Planets sends the Starship Reliant to Ceti Alpha VI to see if this desolate planet is suitable to detonate the Genesis device, part weapon, part bio-engineering marvel. Once there, the crew is overtaken by the cunning Kahn (Ricardo Montalban), the genetically-engineered superman who had been exiled years before by Captain Kirk (William Shatner). Hell-bent on revenge, Khan strikes quickly, taking Genesis and threatening the Federation. After the near-disaster of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", Paramount turned to director Meyer to jump-start the series. Inspired by swashbuckling sea adventures of his youth, Meyer made arguably the greatest "Star Trek" film ever, and brought this franchise back from the brink.
DCP - Paramount Pictures.
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In the heart of New York City, in one of its most high-end apartments, lurks an evil that sent filmgoers into a frenzy fifty years ago. Rosemary's Baby captured America's attention in 1968, a horrifying distraction from one of the most turbulent years in our history. The story of Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), who moves into The Bradford Apartments with her actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes), only to discover a nightmare world of suicide, cults, and Satanism. At once a disturbing look at motherhood and power, Rosemary's Baby is also simply one of the most entertaining scary movies ever made.
DCP - Paramount Pictures.
Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfus) is a normal, blue-collar fellow, an electrician called to work late one night after a series of rolling blackouts. What he encounters changes his life forever: alien life, spaceships that render his mundane world almost unbearable in the face of this cosmic majesty. This story of people whose lives are upended by these cosmic peoples is at once a classic sci-fi thriller and a profound study of human imagination, compassion, and faith.
DCP - Sony Pictures.
Working with visionary author Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick blew the world's mind with 2001: A Space Odyssey, considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time. A strange black rectangle, the monolith, appears in pre-human times and helps apes discover tools... and violence: when it reappears on the moon in modern times, the monolith communicates the same messages to HAL, the artificial intelligence running the spacecraft. This special presentation is an "unrestored" 70mm print made from the original negative in 2018.
70mm print - Park Circus.
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Arguably Kubrick's best, and perhaps most personal film, The Shining has influenced scores of horror films, and its technical achievements with the Steadicam changed cinema forever. The story of writer Jack Torrence, whose personal demons collide with the haunted Overlook Hotel, which he and his family have been hired to occupy over the winter, is at once a mind-bending trip and a terrifying, and moving, destruction of a man's world. So bizarre it has spawned countless conspiracy theories, including explaining the moon landing, The Shining can be watched, interpreted and reinterpreted numerous times.
DCP - Warner Bros.
On a remote Arctic outpost, a dozen men are suddenly met by a seemingly insane pair of Norwegian scientists pursuing a fleeing husky. When the Norwegians open fire on the dog and are killed in response, our heroes investigate, only to discover that an alien has landed nearby, seemingly thousands of years before, buried in yards of ice and snow. But when the alien thaws, what emerges is a beast made up of countless single-cell organisms that can replicate any form of life, and the fate of the world lies in these men's hands. A gory and visually stunning film, THE THING is widely recognized as one of the most unfairly panned films of all-time--the reviews destroyed the film's box office and derailed Carpenter's career. Today, THE THING is not just regarded as his best, but also one of the greatest science fiction films of all-time.
DCP - Universal Pictures.
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Deanna Durbin was once America's sweetheart, the girl who literally saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy, and whose movies are now all but forgotten. This is a crying shame, because Heights' audiences have been utterly charmed whenever we've screened her movies. 100 MEN AND A GIRL, unavailable until now, is a delightful, charming and moving film that should be at the top of your moviegoing list for the year. Durbin plays Patsy, the daughter of the down-and-out trombone player, John Cardwell (Adolphe Menjou). John lies to Patsy that he's got a job with top conductor Leopold Stokowski (who plays himself). When Patsy finds out the truth, she's far from disappointed - instead, she cooks up a plan to land work for these 100 musicians and is determined to convince Stokowski to take them on. Durbin's emotional range is remarkable - only 16 at the time, she carries the picture with her wit and charm, her anger and frustration, her tears and her incredible voice. A star beyond compare, she would act for only 12 more years before retiring to France.
DCP - Universal Pictures.
Once upon a time, computer animation was a novelty. Back in the day, no one thought a computer animated film with no known characters would do well at all. But "Toy Story" exploded, shooting to number one at the box office, eventually becoming the second-highest grossing film of the year, and ushering in such memorable characters as Woody and Buzz Lightyear. The story of a bunch of toys navigating the changing fortunes of the boy who owns them was both hilarious and moving, and "Toy Story" became the first animated film nominated for the Best Screenplay Oscar.
All proceeds from "Toy Story" will benefit Groveland Food Shelf of Minneapolis.
DCP - Walt Disney Pictures.
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NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION!
Singin' In the Rain is one of our most popular events and sells out year after year! Considered by many to be one of the greatest screen musicals of all time, Singin' in the Rain is also a hilarious look at the chaos and turmoil that the switch from silents to talkies cast upon Hollywood in the late 1920's. Plus all that glorious TECHNICOLOR!
DCP - Warner Bros.
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NEW AGFACOLOR RESTORATION!
Banned by the German government in its day, GREAT FREEDOM NO. 7, named after the main thoroughfare in the red-light district in Hamburg, is a rich and honest look at the life of the "singing sailor", Hannes Kroger (Hans Albers) whose love of the sea conflicts with his desires for a farm girl (played by the amazing Ilse Werner) who was his deceased brother's companion. But she is in love with another man, and the heartbreak of Hannes is palpable as he weighs his options. Now considered a classic of German cinema, this bracingly honest look at the lives of the lower classes infuriated the German high command, and it was banned until the Allied forces won the war. Don't miss this gorgeous Agfacolor restoration of this super rare film on the big screen!
In German with English subtitles
DCP - Kino Lorber and the F. W. Murnau Foundation.
A Heights Theater tradition! One of our most popular events! An event that sells out year after year. You will not want to miss the perennial TECHNICOLOR favorite, WHITE CHRISTMAS, on the big screen!
Plus.....ON OUR STAGE! The big show starts with a special 20 minute concert by the wonderful MAUD HIXSON, singing a stocking full of your favorite holiday classics! Accompanied by Rick Carlson on the piano.
Also... A fantastic pre show concert by ED COPELAND and LOU HURVITZ at the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!
WHITE CHRISTMAS FAQS
Q: I have an MPR 2 for 1 coupon, can I use these for White Christmas?
A: No, since this is a special event we do not accept any 2 for 1 coupons or other discounts.
Q: When does the singer start and when does the movie start and when do I need to be there?
A: The show, which starts with Maud Hixson performing at either 2:00pm or 7:00pm with the movie following immediately after her performance. So you need to be here at the ABSOLUTE LATEST by 2:00pm or 7:00pm because that is when the show officially starts and we do not seat after that.
Q: When does the organist start?
A: The organist will start playing 30 minutes before the start of the show.
Q: When do your doors open?
A: Our doors open an hour before the start of the shows and we encourage you to arrive early so you can get seated and have plenty of time to get refreshments and relax before the show. We have a pianist playing the lobby piano at 1:00pm and 6:00pm and the Organist starts to perform at 1:30pm and 6:30pm, so there is plenty to keep your and your guests entertained before the show starts.
Q: Is the seating reserved seating?
A: All the seating for these performances is not assigned and is general seating, so the earlier you arrive the better selection of seats you will have, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A LARGE GROUP. Your advance ticket purchase guarantees you a seat at the performance, but with a sold out show there may be a chance, especially if you arrive late, that you may not be able to sit with your guests, so arrive early as refunds are not given if you cannot sit together.
Q: Something has come up and now we are unable to attend, can we get a refund.
A: Refunds are not given on advance ticket sales.
One of our most popular events returns! Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show) have over 11,000 VHS tapes in their collection and will take viewers on a guided tour through their latest and greatest finds, including rare footage from a short-lived video dating service featuring 1987's most eligible bachelorettes, a questionably sexy striptease video called "Males In Motion," and a mysterious New Age seminar called "Elimination: The First Step."
