The Three Stooges® Big Screen Event! – 11/27/21 Film Events October 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Tickets Now On Sale! The Alex Film Society is pleased to announce that tickets for the twenty-third annual edition of The Three Stooges® Big Screen Event!, presented in association with C3 Entertainment, are now on sale. This annual holiday tradition at Glendale’s historic Alex Theatre returns on Saturday, November 27th with shows at 2:00 and 8:00 PM. Scroll down to see this year’s lineup. The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same New This Year A First for AFS – A Commemorative T-shirt A T-shirt commemorating this year’s edition of The Three Stooges® Big Screen Event! will be available for purchase in the Alex forecourt on the day of the show. Produced in collaboration with C3 Entertainment, the shirt features the Stooges under the Alex marquee, ushering their fans into their favorite theatre. The price will be $25, tax included, cash or credit card. AFS Three Stooges T-shirt Online Ticket Sales The Alex has a new ticketing system, and has moved to an E-ticket sales model. We don’t just strongly encourage you to buy your tickets online in advance – we implore you to buy now, and then print at home or download to your phone. Box office fees are slightly lower online, plus, you’ll have access to the best selection of seats. Tickets are now on sale and are available at the following links: Three Stooges 2:00 PM Show Three Stooges 8:00 PM Show All Seats Reserved We understand that die-hard fans queue up early in order to get the best seats. In this post-COVID environment, some people may be more comfortable avoiding tightly-packed crowds. By offering reserved seats, you can guarantee your favorite seat location by buying early, and then not feel the need to rush to the theatre to get prime seats. COVID Protocols The Alex is currently requiring a photo ID and Proof of Vaccination or a Negative PCR Test (within 72 hrs.) to enter the theatre. Masks are required inside the theatre, and when on theatre grounds. The Alex has experienced delays getting audience members into the theatre as a result of vaccination status checks, so please allow extra time to access the theatre. As local COVID requirements are constantly changing, please check back closer to the event for possible changes to the policy at the Alex. Alex Box Office Hours Updated 11/18/21: The box office policy at the Alex Theatre has changed: The Box Office now opens TWO hours before the scheduled show time. So on November 27th, the box office will open at 12:00 noon. If you intend to buy tickets on the day of the show, please come early. In addition, cash transactions will go far more quickly than those on a credit card The Alex box office is only open on days with shows at the theatre, starting four hours before the scheduled show time. Please check the Alex calendar at AlexTheatre.org/events for show dates. On November 27, the box office should open at 10:00 AM. If you intend to buy tickets on the day of the show, please come early. In addition, cash transactions will go far more quickly than those on a credit card. What Remains the Same 35mm Prints The program will be presented by projecting gorgeous 35mm prints courtesy of Sony Pictures. A Great Lineup of Classic Stooges Shorts This year’s theme is “Back in Business,” showcasing the boys’ endeavors at making a living or pursuing a profession, and letting no obstacle stand in their way. AFS Members Save on Ticket Prices Alex Film Society members are able to buy tickets to our screenings at deeply discounted prices, typically $5.00 off the face value of a regular admission. Memberships may be purchased on our Web site at AlexFilmSociety.org/join-us. We will forward a discount code enabling new members to buy tickets for Stooges online at the discounted price. Most memberships also include free tickets, which may be redeemed for a future AFS show, Back in Business! False Alarms (1936) Directed by Del Lord. With Stanley Blystone, June Gittelson, Beatrice Curtis and Beatrice Blinn. The Stooges are inept firemen in trouble with their fire chief. Curly sneaks out to see his girlfriend, and then pulls a fire alarm so that Moe & Larry can join him as dates for her pals False Alarms Playing the Ponies (1937) Directed by Charles Lamont. With Lew Davis, Billy Bletcher, William Irving and Jack “Tiny” Lipson. The boys are owners of a failing restaurant and decide to trade their beanery for a played out racehorse. They discover that a mouth full of hot peppers can make Thunderbolt run like the horse he used to be. Playing the Ponies Termites of 1938 (1938) Directed by Del Lord. With Bess Flowers, Bud Jamison, Dorothy Granger, Etta McDaniel, John Ince and Symona Boniface. A rich widow needs escorts for a big dinner party, but what she gets are the Stooges, exterminators who think they’ve been hired to rid the house of pests. Termites of 1938 Three Little Sew and Sews (1939) Directed by Del Lord. With Phyllis Barry, Harry Semels, Bud Jamison, Vernon Dent, Lew Davis and Ned Glass. The Stooges are tailors in the Navy, who dress up as officers to get into a party, where they get mixed up with enemy spies. Three Little Sew and Sews Dizzy Detectives (1943) Directed by Jules White With Bud Jamison, Lynton Brent, John Tyrrell, Dick Jensen, and “Crash” Corrigan. The Stooges start out as carpenters but are soon pressed into service as police officers in search of an “Ape Man” who is terrorizing the city. Dizzy Detectives All Gummed Up (1947) Directed by Jules White. With Christine McIntyre, Emil Sitka, Cy Schindell and Symona Boniface. The Boys own a drug store, but are on the verge of loosing their lease. Shemp figures they might be able to influence the miserly landlord by making a potion to turn his elderly wife young and beautiful again…,and the concoction actually works! Dizzy Pilots (Program is subject to print availability) Visit The Three Stooges Official Web Site The Three Stooges ® is a registered trademark of C3 Entertainment, Inc. The Three Stooges ® characters, names, likenesses and all related indicia are trademarks and property of C3 Entertainment, Inc. © 2021 C3 Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
