THE MAD MAGICIAN (John Brahm, US 1954, 72 min., 35mm)

Vincent Price follows up his House of Wax triumph with this tale of an illusionist who sets out to destroy his rivals. Eva Gabor and Patrick O’Neal join in the thrills. Bonus: The Three Stooges poke your eyes out in the great 3-D short Spooks (Jules White, US 1953, 20 min.). Fresh popcorn, candy and soft drinks will be on sale in the lobby.

DIAL M FOR MURDER
(Alfred Hitchcock, US 1954, 105 min., 35mm).

Certainly the classiest 3-D feature ever made, Dial M stars Ray Milland as a calculating husband plotting the demise of his rich, unfaithful wife (played with precision by Grace Kelly). Hitchcock’s subtle yet effective use of the third dimension is only one of the many pleasures to be found in this tale of premeditation and perfect crime, as the deadly game of cat and mouse is executed with the director’s characteristically ingenious employment of camera angles and props. Fresh popcorn, candy and soft drinks will be on sale in the lobby.

NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE
Paul Mazursky
US 1976
109 min.
35mm

Writer/director Mazursky’s semi-autobiographical portrait of a young actor (Lenny Baker) making his way through the Bohemian landscape of 1950s New York is one of the very best films of the 1970s. In addition to the late Shelley Winters in one of her finest performances (as the hero’s overbearing mother), the cast of mostly then-unknowns includes Ellen Greene, Christopher Walken, Antonio Fargas, Jeff Goldblum, and even, very briefly, Bill Murray in his big-screen debut. After the screening, acclaimed filmmaker Mazursky, whose other triumphs include An Unmarried Woman , Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, and Down and Out in Beverly Hills, will discuss his career in film and answer audience questions. Tickets $10, $8 members and students. Advance tickets available at the Dryden Theatre box office or by clicking on the link below.