Three strangers are reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story instantly becomes a global sensation complete with fame and celebrity, however, the fairy-tale reunion sets in motion a series of events that unearth an unimaginable secret -- a secret with radical repercussions for us all.
Join us for our Twin Cities Film Fest August Insider Series as we continue to celebrate Minnesota film making. THE GOOD EXORCIST is the debut feature of Josh Stifter, IPR Graduate. Josh directed this off-beat horror film after attending the Robert Rodriguez "Rebel Without a Crew" intensive workshop. Josh was one of five young filmmakers to be selected worldwide out of 2,000 applicants.
After a ranch in Texas is befallen by a mysterious demonic presence, it's up to an eccentric, wandering priest to find answers and dispel the darkness. As he digs deeper, he finds he may be in over his head and out of time.
DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! THE WORLD OF BUSBY BERKELEY
35MM PRESENTATION
This warm bio-pic of vaudevillians Jo Hayden (Minnesota's own Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly), was a departure from Berkeley's usual manic Depression-era musicals. While it doesn't feature the usual over-the-top numbers, For Me and My Gal was Garland's first adult role, and Berkeley proves himself a master of modern musicals that would dominate the 1950s, with individual performances from Garland and Kelly that would inspire their later work.
35mm print courtesy Warner Bros.
35MM PRESENTATION
In the long and storied history of film noir, Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity shines as perhaps its greatest incarnation. Based on the bleak novel by James M. Cain, and adapted by the master crime writer Raymond Chandler, Wilder's story is of an insurance agent (Fred MacMurray) caught in the web of the most fatale of the femme fatales (Barbara Stanwyck) who wants her husband dead, and the double indemnity clause invoked, which doubles the life insurance money. Enter Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson), a dogged insurance inspector, whose instincts and nose for trouble spell doom for the deadly pair.
35mm print courtesy Universal Pictures.
DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! THE WORLD OF BUSBY BERKELEY
35MM PRESENTATION
Join us for a night of Busby Berkeley, two films for the price of one! At the time the most expensive film from 20th Century Fox, The Gang's All Here was an enormous hit, that has since gone on to become a camp classic! Colors explode off the screen, especially from the headdress of Carmen Miranda, who sings and dances with giant bananas (in a scene whose innuendo caused the film to be banned in Brazil). This was Berkeley's first color film, and a welcome return to the controlled insanity that made him famous.
The Gang's All Here 35mm Presentation Courtesy of Fox and a private collector (note: this screening has French subtitles)
35MM TECHNICOLOR DYE TRANSFER PRESENTATION
One of Berkeley's last films, and one that was meddled with by Howard Hughes (who had just bought RKO Pictures), Two Tickets to Broadway is a blast, with a young Janet Leigh as a singer and dancer who wants to make it big, but can't, despite the efforts of her manic promoter (Eddie Bracken.) Great songs, great dances, and a pair of curmudgeonly deli owners (and reluctant show producers) make this very rare screening not one to miss!
35mm Presentation Courtesy of Warner Bros. and a private collector
35MM PRESENTATION
What is poor Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) to do when he accidentally lands back in time to the 1950s and his own mother falls in love with him? Try and set her up with his dad, of course! One of the biggest hits of the 80s, and a beloved classic that seems to have stepped out of Hollywood's Golden Era, Back to the Future helped cement Michael J. Fox's stardom, made Crispin Glover's career, turned the clunky DeLorean into a time machine, and forever put the words "flux capacitor" in people's minds.
35mm print courtesy Universal Pictures.
DIGITAL CINEMA PRESENTATION
From classic horror director James Whale (Frankenstein) comes a dark, terrifying... and utterly zany comedy/horror hybrid. Two sets of couples, a husband and wife team and a upper class twit and his chorus girl date, seek shelter in a most grim mansion, staffed by cackling old ladies and a Boris Karloff sporting a giant scar and a menacing look that will send shivers up your spine. Genuinely frightening, The Old Dark House manages to be a send up of the films that made its director famous, while crafting new and exciting methods of gothic horror. Newly restored and rarely seen in cinemas, The Old Dark House is the perfect October treat.
DCP courtesy the Cohen Collection.
DIGITAL CINEMA PRESENTATION
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 courtesy Paramount Pictures.
35MM PRESENTATION
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!
35mm print courtesy Warner Bros.
One of our most popular events returns - 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 as well as A BOUNCING BALL SING ALONG at the end!!
Also... A fantastic pre show concert by HARVEY GUSTAFSON and ED COPELAND at the keyboard of the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!
WHITE CHRISTMAS FAQS
Q: I have an MPR or Chinook Book 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 20 minutes before the start of the show.
Q: When do your doors open?
A: Our doors open an hour and 15 minutes 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 1:15pm and 6:15pm and the Organist starts to perform at 1:45pm and 6:45pm, 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.
