1948. Academy Award winner for Best Director John Huston. Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Bob Curtin (Tim Holt), both down on their luck in Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard (Walter Huston) and decide to join him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their plan into a disaster. 126 Minutes. Not Rated.

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June 6 at 1:30 PM or June 8 at 7:00 PM

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1939. Academy Award nominee for Best Picture. Bette Davis stars as a hedonistic Long Island socialite with a passion for horses & fast cars. When an accident reveals a brain tumor, her carefree lifestyle is shattered and she is faced with an uncertain future. 104 Minutes. Not Rated.

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June 13 at 1:30 PM or June 15 at 7:00 PM

1950. Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. NEW 35mm Print. Rashomon has been said to have been the film that introduced director Akira Kurosawa and Japanese cinema to Western audiences. When a brutal crime is committed four witnesses, each from their own point of view, tell what happened. - Who is telling the truth? What is truth? 88 Minutes. Not Rated.

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June 20 at 1:30 PM or June 22 at 7:00 PM

1971. Academy Award Winner for Best Picture. Gene Hackman stars as the legendary Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in this gritty crime drama centered on the drug smuggling rings of the 1960’s/70’s. The film is also known for having one of the greatest car chases in movie history. 104 Minutes. Rated R.

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June 27 at 1:30 PM or June 29 at 7:00 PM

1930. Groucho Marx plays African explorer Capt. Spaulding, who's just returned to the states to inflict comic carnage on the highfalutin party of society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse (Margaret Dumont). Groucho regales the partygoers with tales of his adventures in the wild ("I shot an elephant in my pajamas; how he got there I'll never know" and so on). Meanwhile, Harpo chases blondes, and Chico connives. This film is known for its one-liners and visual gags. 97 Minutes. Not Rated.

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July 4 at 1:30 PM or July 6 at 7:00 PM

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1970. Directed by Albert and David Maysles, the film chronicles The Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour, which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert. The documentary is associated with the Direct Cinema movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Rather than investigating a subject matter through such documentary techniques as interviews, reconstruction and voiceover, direct cinema simply records events as they unfold naturally and spontaneously - like a fly on the wall. 91 Minutes. Rated R.

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July 11 at 1:30 PM or July 13 at 7:00 PM

1953. New 35mm Print. The film follows the generally harmless misadventures of a lovable, gauche Frenchman, Monsieur Hulot (played by director Jacques Tati himself) as he spends the obligatory August vacation at a beach resort. The film affectionately lampoons several elements of French political and economic classes whom find it nearly impossible to free themselves, even temporarily, from their rigid social roles in order to relax and enjoy life. 114 Minutes. Not Rated.

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July 18 at 1:30 PM or July 20 at 7:00 PM

1950. Affable tippler Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) lives with his sister, Veta (Josephine Hull), and her bashful daughter. They hate his drinking, but what rankles them more is his faithful companion: a 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. Elwood's embarrassing flight of fancy is foiling Veta's plans to marry off her daughter, so Veta decides to commit Elwood. But when she confesses she's seen Harvey, the doctor institutionalizes Veta instead! 104 Minutes. Not Rated.

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July 25 at 1:30 PM or July 27 at 7:00 PM

1960. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Jack Lemmon plays C.C. Baxter, a go-getting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his philandering superiors for their romantic trysts. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine) with his callous boss (Fred MacMurray). 125 Minutes. Not Rated.

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August 1 at 1:30 PM or August 3 at 7:00 PM

1954. Winner of 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Director Elia Kazan's classic morality tale stars Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, a has-been boxer who experiences a crisis of conscience while working for mobbed-up union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). Terry turns a blind eye when Friendly's thugs kill a fellow dockworker to keep him from testifying in a corruption case, but he has second thoughts when the victim's sister (Eva Marie Saint) urges him to take a stand. 108 Minutes. Not Rated.

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August 8 at 1:30 PM or August 10 at 7:00 PM

1939. Academy Award winner for Best Song (“Over The Rainbow”). Sing along with Dorothy, the Scarecrow and all your friends from Oz! When a twister sends Dorothy and her little dog to the Land of Oz she must navigate the Yellow Brick road to see the Great and Powerful Oz, who is her only chance to get home. A landmark of cinema, the Michigan Theater is proud to present this very special Sing-a-long print from the vaults at Warner Brothers with onscreen lyrics, goodie bags, and more! 103 Minutes. Not Rated. Special ticket prices: $12 adults, $10 students, seniors & veterans, $8 Michigan Theater Members.

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August 15 at 1:30 PM or August 17 at 7:00 PM

1967. Academy Award for Best Director. Dustin Hoffman stars as recent college graduate who doesn’t know what to with the rest of his life . At his "Homecoming" party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt him when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter. 105 Minutes. Rated PG.

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August 22 at 1:30 PM or August 24 at 7:00 PM

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1976. Winner of 4 Oscars! When network news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) loses his mind on the air, his outrageous rants reach viewers at home, boost the ratings and intrigue cutthroat network executives Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall. William Holden contrasts their avarice as an old-school TV journalist hopelessly out of step which predicted today's rash of trash television and shock-laden news broadcasts. 121 minutes. Rated R.

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August 29 at 1:30 PM or August 31 at 7:00 PM

1939. Winner of 8 Academy Awards and 2 Honorary Academy Awards. The epic tale of a woman's life during one of the most tumultuous periods in America's history. From her young, innocent days on a feudalistic plantation to the war-torn streets of Atlanta; from her first love whom she has always desired to three husbands; from the utmost luxury to absolute starvation and poverty, Margaret Mitchell's sweeping Civil War saga remains one of the greatest examples of cinematic storytelling. 238 Minutes. Not Rated.

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September 5 at 1:30 PM or September 7 at 7:00 PM

1942. Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture. In this Oscar-winning classic, American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers, thieves and refugees at his Moroccan nightclub during World War II... but he never expected Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) - the woman who broke his heart - to walk through that door. Ilsa hopes that with Rick's help, she and her fugitive husband (Paul Henreid) can escape to America. But the spark that brought the lovers together still burns brightly. Not Rated. 102 Minutes.

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September 6 at 7:00 PM

1927. In the year 2026, when the populace is divided between workers who must live underground and the wealthy, who enjoy a futuristic city of splendor, a man from the upper class abandons his privileged life to join oppressed workers in a revolt. Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, German director Fritz Lang's masterpiece has now been magnificently restored to include the original 1927 orchestral score with live organ accompaniment by Dr. Steven Ball. 153 minutes. Not Rated.

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September 12 at 1:30 PM or September 14 at 7:00 PM

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