The Dryden Theatre http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org at George Eastman House Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:49:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just Announced! PINEAPPLE EXPRESS - Rochester Premiere

July 28, 2008 8:00 pm

(David Gordon Green, US 2008, 111 min.) Join us for this special sneak preview showing of the latest comedy from the guys who brought you Knocked Up and Superbad. Seth Rogen (who also co-wrote the screenplay) stars as a lazy stoner who, along with his dealer buddy (James Franco) witnesses a ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/just-announced-pineapple-express-rochester-premiere/ Hair

July 29, 2008 8:00 pm

(Milos Forman, US 1979, 121 min.) Gerome Ragni and James Rado’s “Tribal Love Rock Musical” goes from ’60s Broadway to ’70s big screen under the capable direction of Czech émigré Forman. Twyla Tharp’s energetic choreography infuses a string of hit musical anthems including “Aquarius,” “Let the Sunshine In,” and the ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/hair/ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

July 22, 2008 8:00 pm

(Milos Forman, US 1975, 133 min.) Forman’s unforgettably moving, funny, and multi-Oscar®-winning adaptation of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel about life inside a mental institution stars Jack Nicholson as the charming con man R. P. McMurphy, who meets his match in Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). A newly preserved 35mm print from ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/ Revenge of the Pink Panther

July 30, 2008 8:00 pm

(Blake Edwards, UK/US 1978, 99 min.) Underworld leader Philippe Douvier (Robert Webber) plots to have Clouseau killed to prove he still wields power. After an unsuccessful attempt on his life, Clouseau feigns his own death and, along with his sidekick Cato (Burt Kwouk), investigates the plot on his life. Meanwhile ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/revenge-of-the-pink-panther/ The Pink Panther Strikes Again

July 23, 2008 8:00 pm

(Blake Edwards, UK/US 1976, 103 min.) In the most surreal and cartoonlike of director Edwards’ divinely inspired farces, Peter Sellers returns for the fourth time as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, whose French accent is increasingly silly and indecipherable. Clouseau’s former boss, Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), who has finally succumbed to madness, assembles ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/the-pink-panther-strikes-again/ Loves of a Blonde

July 8, 2008 8:00 pm

(LÁSKY JEDNÉ PLAVOVLÁSKY, Czechoslovakia 1965, 88 min., Czech/subtitles) Forman’s breakthrough film, a comment on the perils of totalitarianism, follows the everyday life and sexual fumbles of a teenaged girl in a dreary town. A cornerstone of the Czech New Wave, the film grapples with the realities of injustice and disillusionment, ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/loves-of-a-blonde/ The French Connection

July 31, 2008 8:00 pm

(William Friedkin, US 1971, 104 min.) Gene Hackman won an Oscar® as “Popeye” Doyle, a loud-mouthed New York City cop obsessed with breaking a drug ring masterminded by a European crime lord (Fernando Rey). The top-notch performances (including the late Roy Scheider as Popeye’s partner) and a hair-raising chase scene ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/the-french-connection/ The Driver and Vanishing Point

July 24, 2008 7:00 pm

(Walter Hill, US 1978, 90 min.) then at 8:45 p.m. VANISHING POINT (Richard Sarafian, US 1971, 107 min.) In The Driver, an homage to film noir and the heist thrillers of Jean-Pierre Melville, Ryan O’Neal stars as a supercool getaway driver who seeks help from Isabelle Adjani while playing cat-and-mouse with ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/the-driver-and-vanishing-point/ A Shot in the Dark

July 9, 2008 8:00 pm

(Blake Edwards, US 1964, 101 min.) “Give me ten men like Clouseau, and I could destroy the world!” says Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), desperate to remove Peter Sellers’ legendary bumbling French detective from the murder case the department is struggling to solve. Director Edwards gives Sellers’ genius free rein ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/a-shot-in-the-dark/ Bullitt

July 10, 2008 8:00 pm

(Peter Yates, US 1968, 113 min.) Steve McQueen, in his quintessential role, is icy-cold San Francisco detective Frank Bullitt. Assigned to protect a Chicago hood turned stool pigeon, Bullitt gets wise to a double cross, leading to maybe the most exciting chase sequence in movie history. Bonus: spectacular chase and ... http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/films/bullitt/