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Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife. When someone says Beetlejuice's name three times, the mischievous demon gleefully returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
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A drab hotel owned by the charming Zero Moustafa is the basis for this story-within-a-story, as the older Zero recounts his life to a mysterious Author. The Grand Budapest Hotel, high in the mountains of Zubrowka, is the backdrop for the story of the great concierge Gustave H. Gustave ran a tight ship, and on this side seduced the old women of the hotel, one of whom may or may not have left him a priceless painting in her will. But her evil son doesn't like this, and so heists, romance, jailbreak, and other unbelievable plot twists, played by one of the most star-studded casts in modern cinema, make The Grand Budapest Hotel Anderson's most ambitious and successful film (by far). Nominated for nine and winner of four Academy Awards.
DCP - Walt Disney Co.
Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is a waitress struggling to get by in mid-80s LA. Literally out of the blue, a young man named Kyle (Michael Biehn) enters her life, with wild-eyed tales of time-travel and end-of-the-world fantasies. But when the cybernetic assassin (Arnold Schwarzenegger) shows up, destroying everything in its wake, Sarah realizes she'd better work with Kyle or her life, and the fate of the human race, are over. Schwarzenegger became a mega-star and Cameron became an A-list director with THE TERMINATOR, whose intensity was shocking for its time, and has since become a modern classic.
DCP - Park Circus
Alex (Malcolm McDowell) is a disaffected young man in dystopian London. With his Droogs, a stylish gang of white-clad hooligans, he terrorizes people with a bit of the "ultraviolence." One night he goes too far, killing a woman, betrayed by his Droogies, convicted and sent to prison. There, Alex is plunged into an experimental rehabilitation program, and dumped back into the "real" world. Kubrick's disturbing masterpiece was perhaps his most controversial film ever, and has since become a classic.
DCP - Warner Bros.
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With live accompaniment by Dreamland Faces.
When Lancelot, the nephew of the Baron of Chanterelle, is told by his uncle that he must marry, he balks. He is not in the least bit interested in having little Lancelots running underfoot, and so when the Baron puts out a reward to local maidens to wed his nephew, the poor fellow flees! But then he gets an idea...in the forest lives a man whose mechanical dolls are so true to life they fool everyone. He'll marry one of them. But when the dollmaker's daughter falls for the timid Lancelot, she switches places with his doll of choice, with hilarious, and sexy, results. Ernst Lubitsch's THE DOLL (DIE PUPPE) is one of the funniest sex comedies ever made, a riotous look at love and marriage, and one of the director's most sophisticated films.
With the short film "THE DOLL'S REVENGE"
Presented in Partnership with Archives on Screen Twin Cities, Syncopated Silents, and University of Minnesota Imagine Fund
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One of the most beloved dark comedies returns to the Heights! When Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) returns to his Brooklyn home to show off his new wife to his spinster aunts and oddball uncle, he figures nothing can go wrong, right? But when Mortimer's psychopathic brother shows up with a doctor (who just happens to be Peter Lorre) the body count rises and the laughs never cease.
35mm print - Park Circus.
NEW 4K RESTORATION!
Having crashed on the inhospitable planet Perdide, young Piel has managed to get radio contact with another ship that helps him survive. Jaffar, a pilot transporting an exiled prince and princess, keeps in touch with the orphaned boy and finally summons the help of Silbad, a veteran survivor of Perdide's vicious beasts. Enter the Masters of Time, strange beings who can fold realty and might just change Piel's destiny. This mind-bending animated film comes from the imagination of visionary science ficton animator Rene Laloux (Fantastic Planet) and designer Moebius. This extremely rare science fiction film has been newly restored and shouldn't be missed.
In French with English subtitles.
DCP - Janus Films.
NEW 70MM PRINT!
When Comanches abduct Ethan Edward's niece, he goes on an obsessive, brutal and years long quest to find her. Without question the most influential Western ever made, THE SEARCHERS is a personal favorite of Martin Scorsese, influenced Star Wars, and was ranked the greatest film of all time in the latest Sight and Sound poll.
The Searchers was filmed in VistaVison an 8 perf horizontal 35mm film format that created a large format negative comparable to 70mm. Warner Bros Motion Picture Imaging scanned the original 8 perf 35mm VistaVision camera negative in 13k with all restoration work completed in 6.5k. The new 70mm print was created at Fotokem by filming out a new 65mm negative from this 6.5k restoration.
Presented by The Heights Theater and The Trylon cinema.
70mm print - Park Circus
"Galaxy Quest" is a shlocky sci-fi TV show, now in reruns, its cast relegated to signing autographs at annoying fanboy conventions. Enter the Thermians, an alien race who are on the verge of being wiped out by an overpowering enemy. Having crafted a replica of the "Galaxy Quest" ship, the Thermians, who believe the show was the truth, now expect these bumbling actors to save the day. This epic spoof of "Star Trek" works wonders not just from its affectionate send up of television cliches, but from its stellar cast that included Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman, but also future stars in Sam Rockwell and Rainn Wilson (let's not forget Enrico Colantoni's amazing turn as Mathesar, leader of the Thermians). GALAXY QUEST's script is so great David Mamet considers it one of four 'perfect' films in Hollywood history.
DCP - Paramount
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A young girl has disappeared on the island of Summerisle, and Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) is sent to investigate. There, no one admits the girl ever existed, and worse, to the very conservative Sgt. Howie, the islanders engage in ritual paganism. But as his investigation widens, Sgt. Howie uncovers shocking truths about the islanders and their very charismatic leader, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Derided upon its original release and then vanished, THE WICKER MAN almost immediately became a cult hit, and is one of the most disturbing and original horror films ever made.
DCP - Rialto 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.
San Francisco was never so menacing in this, the first remake of the classic INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. Director Philip Kaufmann creates an atmosphere that is at once creepy and terrifying, and Brooke Adams, Leonard Nemoy (Spock!), Veronica Cartwright ("Alien') and the dear-departed Donald Sutherland are perfect as the first people trying desperately to save the world from killer seed pods from outer space. The perfect close to this year's Sci-Fi series also has one of the most incredible final scenes in cinema history. Don't miss this rare screening!
DCP - Park Circus
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Brother and sister Rick and Patricia purchase Windward House, in Cornwall, England, as the perfect retreat where Rick can compose his music. But the house sold cheap, due to rumors that the woman who committed suicide within its boundaries still haunts it to this day. This moody and influential film--thought by some to be the first ghost film in which the ghosts are real creatures, not tricks--is at once despairing and frightening. Considered by Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro to be one of the most frightening films of all time, The Uninvited is not to be missed.
35mm print - Universal Pictures.
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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.
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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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A scathing satire on the Cold War, Dr. Strangelove is also Stanley Kubrick's love-letter to the manic comic stylings of Peter Sellers. But Sellers isn't alone (even though he plays three roles): George C. Scott, Slim Pickins, Keenan Wynn, and Sterling Hayden all play against type and are absolutely hilarious.
35mm print - Sony Pictures.
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Germany's answer to THE WIZARD OF OZ and THE THIEF OF BAGDAD, the lush Agfacolor extravaganza, MUNCHHAUSEN stars Hans Albers as the incredible lying hero, a man who has seemingly lived for over two centuries, and whose tall tales stretch the imagination (and the special effects budget). Filmed in wartime Germany to celebrate the famous UFA studios 25th anniversary, and meant to compete with Hollywood and divert the public from the war, MUNCHHAUSEN is an impressive adult fairytale replete with nudity and ribald jokes, scripted by banned writer Erich Kaster (who worked under a pseudonym) and starring Albers, one of the biggest stars of wartime Germany. MUNCHHAUSEN has gone on to become a post-war classic, rarely seen in Minnesota.
DCP - Kino Lorber and the F. W. Murnau Foundation.
BONUS matinee added Saturday November 30th @ 2:00pm!
70TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING!
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.
