Clairidge Classics: CHILLY JANUARY
Introducing… Clairidge Classics, our new monthly series of contemporary classic films presented on the big screen as they were meant to be seen!
Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM and Tuesday at 7:30 PM for these special screenings of the films that define the form!
January 2023
CHILLY JANUARY!
A SIMPLE PLAN (1998)
Saturday, January 7 at 11:00 AM
Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30 PM
Three blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn’t long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.
FARGO (1996)
Saturday, January 14 at 11:00 AM
Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30 PM
A reality-based crime drama set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money that he hires two thugs to kidnap his own wife. Jerry will collect the ransom from her wealthy father (Harve Presnell), paying the thugs a small portion and keeping the rest to satisfy his debts. But when bad things happen, everything falls apart…
THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
Saturday, January 21 at 11:00 AM
Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30 PM
Charlie Chaplin’s comedic masterwork, which charts a prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with the beautiful Georgia Hale), forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character. Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featuring such timeless gags as the dance of the dinner rolls and the meal of boiled shoe leather, THE GOLD RUSH is an indelible work of heartwarming hilarity.
COMING TO AMERICA (1988)
Saturday, January 28 at 11:00 AM
Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30 PM
Join Eddie Murphy on an unforgettable comic quest to the New World. As an African Prince, it’s time for him to find a princess… and the mission leads him and his most loyal friend (Arsenio Hall) to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble. Keep an eye out for both Murphy and Hall in some unforgettable cameo roles!
Featured Films in this Series:
coming soon
The Wedding Banquet
April 18 - 24
Hoping to stay in the country, a gay man proposes a green card marriage to a female friend in exchange for paying for her IVF treatment. However, things soon get complicated when his grandmother surprises them with plans for an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.
coming soon
Julie Keeps Quiet
April 18 - 24
Star of an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the sport that she loves; when her coach is investigated and quickly suspended from his duties, Julie decides to keep quiet.
coming soon
Henry Fonda for President
April 18 - 24
Henry Fonda’s life, roles, and last 1981 interview voice narrate a journey across America’s history from 1651 to the 1980s presidency era, personifying the nation’s complexities through a road trip from Fonda, NY to the Pacific.