The Eagle Presents
Inspired by our theater’s storied past as an independent movie house (from 1929 to 2000!) known as the Eagle, this ongoing series celebrates the films that audiences of the time embraced, from the biggest blockbusters to the indiest of Indies. This series is made possible with generous support from Golden Globe Foundation.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Sun, May 18
Director: Richard Brooks Run Time: 108 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1958
Starring: Burl Ives, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson, Paul Newman
Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.
Jaws
- Sat, May 24
- Sun, May 25
Director: Steven Spielberg Run Time: 124 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1975
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider
We're going to need a bigger boat!
The Producers
- Fri, Jun 6
Director: Mel Brooks Run Time: 88 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1968
Starring: Dick Shawn, Estelle Winwood, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Zero Mostel
Mel Brooks' audacious comedy classic
The Wiz
- Sat, Jun 7
- Fri, Jun 13
Director: Sidney Lumet Run Time: 134 min. Format: 4K Digital Release Year: 1978
Starring: Diana Ross, Mabel King, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Richard Pryor, Ted Ross
Put on your ruby slippers and get ready to ease on down the road with Diana Ross!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – The Director’s Cut
- Sun, Jun 15
Director: Steven Spielberg Run Time: 137 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1977
Starring: Bob Balaban, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr
We are not alone.
The Graduate
- Sun, Jun 22
Director: Mike Nichols Run Time: 106 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1967
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, Murray Hamilton, William Daniels
If you dig nihilism with your sex comedy, look no further than Mike Nichols' brilliantly existential classic.