Throwback Thursday Film Series

Now in its 21st year, the Throwback Thursday Film Series screens a variety of classic movies for an adult audience.

April’s Theme:April Fools

April 4:Some Like It Hot (1959) NR

A pair of musicians (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon) disguise themselves as women and join an all-girl band to hide out from the Chicago mobsters who are searching for them. Marilyn Monroe and Joe E. Brown costar under the direction of Billy Wilder. This excellent comedy is rated No. 1 on the AFI list of funniest films of all time. 2hrs 1min 

April 11: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) PG

Stanley Kubrick directed this superb black comedy about government and military officials frantically trying to contain the damage when a deranged General launches a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Peter Sellers plays three different roles alongside costars George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, and Slim Pickens. 1hr 35min 

April 18:  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) NR

In this campy musical, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are voluptuous delights as gold diggers prowling for wealthy husbands on a cruise ship bound for France. This film, from director Howard Hawks, features Marilyn’s signature number, “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.” 1hr 40min 

April 25: The General (1926) NR  Silent Film

During the Civil War, a Confederate engineer (Buster Keaton) concocts a plan to rescue his girlfriend and beloved train, The General, when both are captured by Union spies. This acclaimed silent movie is No. 18 on the AFI list of funniest films of all time. 1hr 18min