This special screening will also include STEPHEN SHEARER author of the forth coming book "Gloria Swanson: the Ultimate Star", who will speak before the film and conduct a Q & A after the screening.

NEW DIGITAL CINEMA RESTORATION!

“SUNSET BOULEVARD” (1950) – DCP Presentation.

Starring GLORIA SWANSON, WILLIAM HOLDEN, ERICH VON STROHEIM, NANCY OLSON. Directed by BILLY WILDER. The story of a hack screenwriter who falls in the clutches of a deranged silent film star is the poisoned pill of our series and one of the most entertaining cynical films about Hollywood ever. Upon its release in 1950 there were many big wigs in Hollywood who were horrified and angry with Paramount for producing such a bleak tale of Hollywood…that is until it became a run away hit and then they all wondered why they didn’t think of it first. A true classic! DCP courtesy Paramount Pictures.

CRISPIN HELLION GLOVER ON OUR STAGE IN PERSON!! EPIC TWO DAY EVENT!!

“IT’S FINE! EVERYTHING IS FINE” CRISPIN HELLION GLOVER, world-renowned actor, artist, author, and director, performs his BIG SLIDE SHOW PART 2, a one-hour dramatic narration of 8 of his illustrated projected books. He then presents feature film "It is fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE" (Part Two of the “It” Trilogy), followed by a comprehensive Q&A. Afterwards, Mr. Glover will sign books. Do not miss this unique experience! “It is fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE!” is unavailable in any format and has never been seen in the Twin Cities! Due to some of the adult nature of this film no one under 18 will be admitted.

CRISPIN HELLION GLOVER ON OUR STAGE IN PERSON!! EPIC TWO DAY EVENT!!

“WHAT IS IT?” CRISPIN HELLION GLOVER, world-renowned actor, artist, author, and director, performs his BIG SLIDE SHOW PART 1, a one-hour dramatic narration of 8 of his illustrated projected books. He then presents feature film "What is it?" (Part One of the “It” Trilogy), followed by a comprehensive Q&A. Afterwards, Mr. Glover will sign books. Do not miss this unique experience! “What is it?” is unavailable in any format. This show is the companion to Monday’s events, and will feature ALL-NEW material! Don’t miss this event! Due to some of the adult nature of this film no one under 18 will be admitted.

“THE BEDROOM WINDOW” (1924) – 35mm presentation.
Plus “YOU’RE DARN TOOTIN” (1928) with LAUREL & HARDY. -35mm presentation.

Starring , MAY McAVOY, RICARDO CORTEZ, ETHEL WALES. Directed by WILLIAM C. DeMILLE. Who doesn’t like a murder mystery and who doesn’t like a comedy? Well put them together and you’ll love The Bedroom Window, a breezy who done it directed by  William C. DeMille, Cecil B. DeMille’s older brother.  Things go awry for young lovers Ruth (May McAvoy) and Robert (Ricardo Cortez) when her father is murdered and Robert is accused of committing the crime. When all looks lost Ruth’s aunt Matilda arrives, who is also a writer of popular mystery novels. Fed up with the incompetent bungling of the police, Matilda decides to crack the case herself, and clear Robert of a crime he did not commit. But did he? 35mm prints courtesy Library of Congress.
This special screening will include:
HARVEY GUSTAFSON at the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!

NEW DIGITAL CINEMA RESTORATION!

“IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT” (1934) – DCP Presentation.

Starring CLARK GABLE, CLAUDETTE COLBERT, WALTER CONNOLLY. Directed by FRANK CAPRA. Considered to be one of the first “screwball comedies”, It Happened One Night soon spawned a series of imitators, but few could match the charm and sophistication of this Academy Award winner. A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. DCP courtesy Columbia Pictures.

ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR EVENTS RETURNS!

“FOUND FOOTAGE FEST: BEST OF THE MIDWEST”

The Found Footage Festival is back in Minneapolis, at the Heights Theatre, for a “Best Of the Midwest” FFF show, featuring all footage found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio. Planning some special guests and surprises as well. Don’t miss it. Presented by the Brooklyn Brewery as part of its “Mash” series of film, food, and art culture. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will go to benefit the local Twin Cities chapter of Slow Foods USA.

AT 7:30PM

“IT’S A GIFT” (1934) – 35mm presentation.

Starring W.C. FIELDS, BABY LeROY, KATHLEEN HOWARD. Directed by NORMAN Z. McLEOD. Not only is It’s a Gift one of W.C. field’s greatest comedies, it is also a hilarious deconstruction of the conventions of what American family life of the 1930’s was supposed to be. A true classic! A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife and family. 35mm print courtesy Universal Pictures.



AND AT 9:15PM

“INTERNATIONAL HOUSE” (1933) – 35mm presentation.

Starring W.C. FIELDS, BURNS & ALLEN, RUDY VALLEE, BABY ROSE MARIE, CAB CALLOWAY, BELA LUGOSI, FRANKLIN PANGBORN. Directed by A. EDWARD SUTHERLAND. This all star omnibus comedy has to be seen to be believed and features plenty of racy pre code humor, sexy situations, wild production numbers, Cab Calloway singing about the “reefer man” and Baby Rose Marie belting out a hot tune on top of a baby grand piano.  Assorted wacky characters converge on a Chinese hotel to bid on a new invention...television. 35mm print courtesy Universal Pictures.

35MM STUDIO PRINT!

“MY MAN GODFREY” (1936) – 35mm presentation.

Starring WILLIAM POWELL, CAROLE LOMBARD, ALICE BRADY, EUGENE PALLETTE, GAIL PATRICK. Directed by GREGORY LaCAVA. The definitive screwball comedy, My Man Godfrey follows the madcap antics of a wealthy and eccentric family when they hire a down-and-out “forgotten man” as their butler. My Man Godfrey features brilliant performances by Carole Lombard and William Powell, and was the first film to receive Academy Award nominations in all four acting categories. 35mm print courtesy Universal Pictures.

35MM STUDIO PRINT!

“TRUE CONFESSION” (1937) – 35mm presentation.

Starring FRED MacMURRAY, CAROLE LOMBARD, JOHN BARRYMORE, UNA MERKEL. Directed by WESLEY RUGGLES. Carole Lombard returns in this rarely seen screwball black comedy about a woman who just can’t tell the truth and it is the hidden gem of our series. Fred MacMurray is outstanding as Carole’s patience tested husband and John Barrymore boarders on the surreal as a shady extortionist trying to blackmail them. Helen (Carole Lombard) and Ken (Fred MacMurray) are a pretty strange couple. She is a pathological liar, and he is a scrupulously honest (and therefore unsuccessful) lawyer. When Helen is accused of murder it is up to Ken to defend her in court…but is she really innocent, or is she just lying again. 35mm print courtesy Universal Pictures.

“THE THIEF OF BAGDAD” (1924) – DCP Presentation.

Starring DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. Directed by RAOUL WALSH. The Thief of Bagdad remains one of the most visually stunning of all silent films with trick photography, lavish sets (compliments of William Cameron Menzies) and a sense of style that makes this Arabian Knights fantasy a lavish movie going experience and perhaps Douglas Fairbanks’ greatest production. The Thief of Bagdad is even more incredible in this wonderful new digital restoration!! A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
This special screening will include:
Live organ score performed on the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!
DCP courtesy the Cohen Media Group.

NEW 35MM PRINT!

“NINOTCHKA” (1939) – 35mm presentation.

Starring GRETA GARBO, MELVYN DOUGLAS. Directed by ERNST LUBITSCH. Our series concludes with Greta Garbo’s first full comedy, which is a classic of the genre under Ernst Lubitsch’s solid direction. A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest. 35mm print courtesy Warner Bros.

This special screening will also include:
• MAUD HIXSON on our stage before the film performing a special Jerome Kern tribute concert!


“SHOW BOAT” (1936) – 35mm presentation.

Starring IRENE DUNNE, ALLAN JONES, CHARLES WINNINGER, PAUL ROBSON, HELEN MORGAN, HATTIE McDANIEL. Directed by JAMES WHALE. Not only is this the definitive film version of the 1927 stage musical Show Boat, it is also a cinema masterpiece and not to be missed on the big screen! Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady. 35mm print courtesy Warner Bros.

“CHICAGO” (1927) – 35mm presentation.

Starring PHYLLIS HAVER, VICTOR VARCONI, EUGENE PALLETTE. Directed by FRANK URSON. Long before the award wining 2002 film musical CHICAGO, the sordid tale of jazz and booze loving Roxie Hart first hit the silver screen in this highly entertaining 1927 silent pre code film. Actually based upon a true life crime story, Phyllis Haver does a spectacular job as Roxie Hart and really shows what made the 1920’s roar!  The beautifully restored 35mm print we will be screening is the original silent road show version complete with Intermission. 35mm print courtesy UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Cecil B. DeMille Estate.
This special screening will include:
KARL EILERS at the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!

Please note that unlike chain or multiplex theaters we DO NOT run any advertisements or multiple previews before our features. The feature usually starts no later than 5 - 10 minutes after the posted start times.

ALSO, for the comfort of our patrons enjoying the show we DO NOT sell tickets or seats for any performance 20 minutes after the posted start time. So please plan accordingly. Thank you!