Boyz N the Hood in 4K Sun, Jan 12 | 7:30pm | DGT
John Singleton’s feature filmmaking debut earned nominations for Original Screenplay and Directing, making him the first Black nominee in the latter category and still the youngest to date—he was 24 years old at the time. The cast of this powerful drama was equally impressive. Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Morris Chestnut gave memorable performances at the start of their careers, as three friends navigating the struggles and dangers of life in South Central Los Angeles, while Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett delivered strong support in their roles as Gooding’s parents. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: John Singleton. WITH: Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nia Long. 1991. 108 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP.
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
An Officer and a Gentleman in 35mm Sun, Dec 22 | 7:30pm | DGT
Inspired by screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart’s time in the US Navy, this touching drama focuses on an aimless Naval Academy student finding love and self-respect. Acclaimed stage actor Louis Gossett Jr. earned an Oscar for his portrayal of a demanding drill sergeant, a character originally conceived as a white man, and became the first Black actor to win in a supporting role. The film also won an Oscar for the original song “Up Where We Belong” and received nominations for Best Actress, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, and Original Score. DIRECTED BY: Taylor Hackford. WRITTEN BY: Douglas Day Stewart. WITH: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Louis Gossett Jr. 1982. 125 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Collateral Sun, Jan 19 | 7:30pm | DGT
Los Angeles taxi driver Max Durocher (Jamie Foxx) aspires to open a luxury car service business. One fateful night, Max agrees to drive Vincent (Tom Cruise) for a generous sum before discovering the seemingly easygoing businessman has a grisly agenda. Foxx was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the distressed driver; the same year, he won Best Actor for his uncanny portrayal of Ray Charles, making him one of three actors to ever accomplish the feat of being nominated for two performances in the same year. DIRECTED BY: Michael Mann. WRITTEN BY: Stuart Beattie. WITH: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo. 2004. 120 min. USA. Color. English. DCP.
FLASHDANCE
Flashdance in 4K Sun, Jan 5 | 7:30pm | DGT “Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night”: Jennifer Beals is Alex, a welder who moonlights in a nightclub to support her dream of becoming a professional ballerina. This sleeper hit brought the MTV music video aesthetic to the big screen and helped establish director Adrian Lyne and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. The film’s Oscar nominations include two for Original Song, for “Maniac” and the winning title song, “Flashdance… What A Feeling.” Afro-Latina lyricist and performer Irene Cara, who shared the award with Keith Forsey and Giorgio Moroder, became the first Black woman to win an Oscar in a non-acting category. DIRECTED BY: Adrian Lyne. WRITTEN BY: Tom Hedley, Joe Eszterhas. STORY BY: Tom Hedley. WITH: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Belinda Bauer, Lilia Skala. 1983. 96 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Beasts of the Southern Wild Sun, Jan 26 | 7:30pm | DGT An allegory for Hurricane Katrina, this magical-realist fable follows precocious 6-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), who lives with her sickly father Wink (Dwight Henry) in an isolated Louisiana bayou named “the Bathtub.” When their homes flood after a terrible storm, Hushpuppy and Wink gather the survivors of their community, all accustomed to living on the fringe of society, to rebuild over the waters. Wallis, who was 9 years old at the time, received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her extraordinary performance as the intrepid Hushpuppy and became the youngest ever nominee in this category. DIRECTED BY: Benh Zeitlin. WRITTEN BY: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin. WITH: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes. 2012. 93 min. USA. Color. English. DCP.
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