Flashback Cinema
The Wizard of Oz
1939-08-15 • G • 102
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
North by Northwest
1959-07-08 • G • 136
Stylish thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense. Cary Grant plays an advertising executive who is being pursued by villains and doesn’t know why. Filmed in wide-screen Vista-Vision, the scene where Grant, alone on a rural highway, is chased by a crop-dusting plane is a classic. Eva Marie Saint co-stars as a mysterious woman who Grant encounters on a train. (“How does a girl like you get to be a girl like you?”)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975-05-25 • PG • 91
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982-06-11 • PG • 115
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Matilda 30th Anniversary
1996-08-02 • PG • 98
Matilda (Mara Wilson) is a resourceful 6-year-old who loves to read and must rely on her psychic powers to overcome the challenge of living with her neglectful parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.) (“Why would you want to read when you have a television set sitting right in front of you?”)
The Mummy Returns 25th Anniversary
2001-05-04 • PG-13 • 130
Rousing sequel to the 1999 blockbuster finds adventurers Rick & Evelyn O’Connell (Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz) once again exploring ancient Egyptian ruins and digging up trouble, this time with their 8- year-old son. Featuring Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson in his movie debut as the Scorpion King and full of action, humor and, of course, scores of menacing mummies (“Not these guys again!”)
Pride & Prejudice
2005-09-16 • PG • 128
Much-loved adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. In an era of arranged marriages, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) is determined to marry for love. To her amazement she finds the one person she cannot stand is the one man she may not be able to resist. With Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn, Judi Dench and Matthew Macfadyen as the proud and equally amazed Mr. Darcy. (“You have bewitched me, body and soul.”)
Speed Racer
2008-05-07 • PG • 135
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 40th Anniversary
2026-03-14 • PG-13 • 103
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.