FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has added four new screenings to its 100 Years of Movies series: Dr. Strangelove (1964) on August 2; Young Frankenstein (1974) on August 16; Amadeus (1984) on September 13; and Crooklyn (1994) on September 27.
Film director and educator Deborah Reinisch will continue to introduce the movies, celebrating a century of film at the Mahaiwe. The screenings mark every decade from 1914 to 2014, each title dated 10 years apart. Deborah will highlight what was going on in Hollywood, the Berkshires and the world during each period.
The Mahaiwe will screen Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) on Friday, August 2 at 7 p.m. Dr. Strangelove is a political satire directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Peter Sellers in three different roles – Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove. The film satirizes Cold War anxieties and is ranked third in the American Film Institute’s list of the funniest American films. (Rated PG.)
The theater will screen Young Frankenstein (1974) on Friday, August 16 at 7 p.m. Young Frankenstein is a comedy-horror film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder. Wilder’s Frederick Frankenstein is a descendant of the infamous Victor Frankenstein who brought a monster to life in the classic tale. Frankenstein the younger is invited to Transylvania where he becomes acquainted with the family trade. (Rated PG.)
The Mahaiwe will screen Amadeus (1984) on Friday, September 13 at 7 p.m. Miloš Forman’s Amadeus dramatizes a fictionalized rivalry between the composers Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). The film is told through the eyes of Salieri, as he plots the downfall of the more talented Mozart. Abraham and Hulce were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, with Abraham winning. The film earned 11 Oscar nominations in total, winning eight, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. (Rated PG.)
The Mahaiwe will screen Crooklyn (1994) on Friday, September 27 at 7 p.m. Crooklyn is a semi-autobiographical film directed by Spike Lee and co-written with his siblings. Lee also co-stars in this family portrait about growing up in Brooklyn during the 1970s. (Rated PG-13.)
Remaining titles are to-be-announced.
Mahaiwe Movies are sponsored by BUCHWALD.
Tickets
Tickets are $8 or $5 for ages 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased online at mahaiwe.org, or by calling or visiting the Box Office, 413-528-0100, on Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
The Mahaiwe accepts ConnectorCare/WIC/EBT cards — four free tickets to movies or HD broadcasts per individual. Learn more at mahaiwe.org/visit/ticketing-offers.
About Deborah Reinisch
Deborah Reinisch has produced and directed award-winning movies and series for network, cable and public television, including the Emmy Award and National Board of Review winner Andre’s Mother. Her recent directing credits include Bull, Madam Secretary, and NCIS: New Orleans for CBS. Prior to her work in television, Deborah worked as first assistant director on many feature films, including Blood Simple and Raising Arizona for Joel and Ethan Coen. Deborah taught directing, production and film history at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Brooklyn College/Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, and Columbia University. This spring, she taught The New American Cinema 1967-1980 at Berkshire OLLI.
About the Mahaiwe
Located in downtown Great Barrington, Mass., the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center is the year-round presenter of world-class music, dance, theater, classic films, Live in HD broadcasts, and arts education programs for the southern Berkshires and neighboring regions. The intimate jewel box of a theater opened in 1905. Since 2005, the performing arts center has hosted over 1,500 events and welcomed over half a million people through its doors. More than 26,000 students from 75 different schools have benefited from the Mahaiwe’s school-time performances and residencies. For more information, see mahaiwe.org.
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