The Greatest Cartoons Ever! – 12/26/19 Film Events December 26, 2019April 13, 2020 Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 2:00 & 7:00 PM Rather than heading to the mall on the day after Christmas, or sitting at home shopping for bargains on your phone, tablet or computer, consider spending a fun-filled afternoon or evening in Glendale's historic Alex Theatre with friends and family, enjoying the 9th edition of The Greatest Cartoons Ever!. Many of your favorite animation characters will appear on the big Alex screen, including Popeye and Olive Oyl, Porky Pig, Tom & Jerry, Mighty Mouse, and of course Bugs Bunny. Plus some special segments that you won't see anywhere else. Please join us at the Alex on Thursday, December 26th for fun the entire family can share together — shows at 2:00 and 7:00 PM. Highlights from this year's lineup: SHALL WE DANCE? – A Compilation of Animation With Live Action Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was not the first film to pair actors with cartoon characters. Here are segments from legendary Hollywood feature films (ANCHORS AWEIGH, DANGEROUS WHEN WET and MY DREAM IS YOURS) partnering live-action and cartoon stars. Anchors Aweigh SHE SICK SAILORS (1944, Seymour Kneitel) Discovering that Olive is fascinated by her Superman comic books, Bluto disguises himself as the super hero. When Olive discovers the ruse, Popeye must become a real hero to save her. She Sick Sailors THE INVISIBLE MOUSE (1946, Hanna-Barbera) While escaping from Tom, Jerry falls into a bottle of "invisible ink" and becomes invisible himself. This "unforeseen" (pun intended) circumstance allows Jerry to give Tom a riotous taste of his own medicine. WOODY DINES OUT (1945, Shamus Culhane) Woody reads a sign that
The Three Stooges® Big Screen Event! – 11/30/19 Film Events November 30, 2019April 12, 2020 Fresh Pandemonium for 2019! Three Stooges fans expect to see comedic pandemonium on the big Alex screen, and for the twenty-second edition of The Three Stooges® Big Screen Event! we've dug deep into the vaults to present six shorts that we've never shown before. While not exactly premieres — Pardon My Scotch was first released in 1935 — it's safe to say that this is the first time that this particular lineup has screened theatrically anywhere. So for those of you that make this an annual holiday tradition, you can look forward to not a single repeat at Glendale's historic Alex Theatre on Saturday, November 30th, with shows at 2:00 and 8:00 PM. As always, the shows are presented in association with C3 Entertainment. The program will include gorgeous 35mm prints of classic Stooges shorts, courtesy of Sony Pictures. Pardon My Scotch (1935) Directed by Del Lord. With Nat Carr, Al Thompson, Symona Boniface and Billy Gilbert. The Boys mix up a concoction they pass off as Scotch to a liquor salesman who then wants to pass off the Stooges as Scotsmen to convince his boss to order the booze… Pardon My Scotch So Long Mr. Chumps (1941) Directed by Jules White. With Dorothy Appleby, John Tyrrell, Eddie Laughton and Vernon Dent. The boys are street sweepers who find an envelope full of valuable oil stocks which they return to the owner who asks them to search for an honest man to manage the funds. The Boys are having a hard time finding a virtuous man until they hatch a plan to break
Classic Universal Studios Horror Double Feature for Halloween – 10/27/19 Film Events October 27, 2019April 13, 2020 Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 7:00 PM Universal Studios was the undisputed master of horror and the macabre during the 1930s and 40s. The Alex Film Society celebrates the Halloween season with a pair films featuring two of the studio's most popular stars. The Raven (1935) teams Boris Karloff with his frequent onscreen nemesis, Bela Lugosi. The picture highlights Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem and features Lugosi as a Poe-obsessed mad surgeon who just happens to have a torture chamber in his basement. Karloff is a fugitive murderer on the lam who falls victim to Lugosi’s mad schemes. Both actors were at the height of their fame, making this fast paced thriller one of Universal’s best offerings. Universal is providing an excellent 35mm print for the occasion. (Running time: 61 mins.) The Old Dark House (1932) was assumed to be a lost classic until a film negative was discovered in the Universal vaults in 1968. It has since assumed cult-like status among fans of director James Whale, who helmed Frankenstein (1931), and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Whale packed his offbeat take on horror with star talent including Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart and of course Karloff. The film is now considered to be the inspiration for many notable haunted house movies that have followed, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Director Joe Dante (Gremlins) names The Old Dark House as one of his Five Favorite Horror Films. AFS will be screening a glorious new 4K digital restoration courtesy of the Cohen Media Group. (Running time: 72 mins.) Live
Thanks for the Memories! – 7/13/19 Film Events July 13, 2019April 13, 2020 Presented by THE ALEX FILM SOCIETY and THE GLENDALE HISTORICAL SOCIETY in association with GLENDALE ARTS SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019 Doors at 6:30 P.M. A SPECIAL EVENT FUNDRAISER to benefit AFS and TGHS, their programs and outreach. The Alex Film Society, The Glendale Historical Society, and Glendale Arts join forces to celebrate the Jewel City's unique contribution to Hollywood, its studios, and the stars that called Glendale their home, featuring vintage film clips, newsreels, silent film classics, comedy shorts, and classic cartoons. Hosted by radio personality, actor, and humorist Adam Felber, the show will also screen Chuck Workman's Oscar®-winning salute to the movies, feature special guests, and highlight the many movie theatres on Brand Boulevard during its heyday. Celebrating Film, People, and Glendale History Line Up Cocktail Hour: The irresistible Kenton Youngstrom Trio plays the Great American Songbook Laurel and Hardy's Academy Award® nominated comedy short, Tit for Tat (1935) Don Donald (1937) starring the dashing Donald Duck Precious Images: Chuck Workman's Oscar® -winning salute to the movies The Silent Spot: The great stars, the thrills, the laughter and the heartbreak of Hollywood's silent era. Film accompanist, Cliff Retallick, demonstrates the musical cues that thrilled audiences before sound was invented. Relive the best moments from Valentino's The Son of the Sheik (1926), Fairbank's Robin Hood (1922) and Clara Bow in Wings (1927). The Sound Era: Vintage newsreels, travelogues, a visit with the stars "at home", and short subjects that provide a backdrop for Glendale-centric history and personalities: Marion "Duke" Morrison, the Glendale High grad who found fame as John Wayne, and Clarence "Ducky" Nash, who immortalized the voice