Dryden presents double features Dec. 27 thru 31, including New Year's Eve!

Titles include musicals, Beatles films, and Hitchcock and James Bond classics

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House presents five days of double features the week between Christmas and New Year's, featuring daily two films for the price of one. Box-office hits on the big screen will include musicals, Hitchcock and James Bond classics, and psychedelic Beatles films.

Thurs, Dec. 27
7 p.m. THE PRODUCERS (Mel Brooks, US 1968, 88 min., 35mm)
In the original film farce that inspired the smash Broadway musical, Gene Wilder plays a meek accountant dragged into a scheme by money-hungry producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel). In their attempts to produce a flop, they create one of the most memorable and comedic musical numbers in film history: Springtime for Hitler.

8:45 p.m. WHERE'S POPPA? (Carl Reiner, US 1970, 82 min., 35mm)
In a movie with a true commitment to tasteless humor, George Segal plays a lawyer whose domineering mother (a hilariously senile Ruth Gordon) has all but ruined his life. Bonus: preceding Where's Poppa?, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks voice the animated version of THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN (Leo Salkin, US 1975, 26 min., Digital Projection).

Friday, Dec. 28: HITCHCOCK DOUBLE FEATURE
7 p.m. REAR WINDOW (Alfred Hitchcock, US 1954, 112 min., 35mm)
A photographer (James Stewart) witnesses what he thinks is foul play while peeping in on his neighbors. "Hitchcock was Hollywood's greatest technician, obvious here in the almost-exclusive use of a studio soundstage to recreate a city block"—Jack Garner (this film is also part of the Dryden series "Jack Garner Selects")

9 p.m. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Alfred Hitchcock, US 1959, 136 min.)
In one of the most entertaining classics of all time, Cary Grant is an ad exec sucked into an intrigue of mistaken identity. The ensuing chase plays out across the American landscape, including one particularly memorable Midwestern farm.

Saturday, Dec. 29: JAMES BOND DOUBLE FEATURE
7 p.m. GOLDFINGER (Guy Hamilton, UK 1964, 111 min., 35mm)
Accept no substitutes! Sean Connery is James Bond, here battling Gert Frobe as the man with the Midas touch and Harold Sakata as Goldfinger's top-hat-wielding bodyguard Oddjob, with help from Honor Blackman as the quasi-lesbian fighter pilot Pussy Galore.

9 p.m.: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (Lewis Gilbert, UK 1967, 116 min., 35mm)
James Bond goes to Japan to defeat his arch-nemesis Blofeld (Donald Pleasence, the prototype for Dr. Evil). Ken Adam's always-amazing Bond set designs reach their pinnacle here. New 35mm prints with remixed Dolby Digital soundtracks.

Sunday, Dec. 30: JAMES BOND DOUBLE FEATURE
2 p.m. GOLDFINGER (please see Dec. 29 for description)
4 p.m. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (please see Dec. 29 for description)

Sunday, Dec. 30: BEATLES DOUBLE FEATURE
7 p.m. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (Richard Lester, UK 1964, 85 min., 35mm)
The Beatles' first film follows the group for one day as they deal with the pressures of touring and perform their most beloved early songs. "Nobody took rock 'n' roll movies seriously until Richard Lester created this gem. Who knew the Beatles had the humor and pizzazz to make viewers think of The Marx Brothers?"—Jack Garner (this film is also part of the Dryden series "Jack Garner Selects")

8:30 p.m. YELLOW SUBMARINE (George Dunning, UK 1968, 85 min., 35mm)
The Beatles' foray into feature-length animation utilizes a mythical plot about the band's attempt to free the people of Pepperland from the Blue Meanies. A treat for both the eyes and the ears, the film beautifully combines iconic '60s psychedelic imagery with classic songs such as Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and All You Need Is Love.

Monday, Dec. 31: BEATLES DOUBLE FEATURE
2 p.m. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (please see Dec. 30 for description)
4 p.m. YELLOW SUBMARINE (please see Dec. 30 for description)

Monday, Dec. 31: NEW YEAR'S EVE LAFF RIOT DOUBLE FEATURE
7 p.m. HELLZAPOPPIN' (H.C. Potter, US 1941, 88 min., 35mm)
In a frantic comedy that will have you laughing until it hurts, the genius team of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson recreate their famous Broadway show, with help from Martha Raye and our favorite projectionist, Shemp Howard. The musical numbers alone are worth the price of admission, but there are plenty of other wacky surprises in store.

8:45 p.m. IT'S IN THE BAG (Richard Wallace, US 1945, 87 min., 16mm)
Radio comedian Fred Allen, in a rare starring vehicle, plays a flea circus owner who comes into an inheritance, which leads to a series of madcap episodes involving (among others) Jack Benny, Don Ameche, Rudy Vallee, and William Bendix. The screenplay for this landmark in lunacy was co-written by Alma Reville, aka Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock! Preceded by SHE WAS AN ACROBAT'S DAUGHTER (Friz Freleng, US 1937, 7 min., 35mm, nitrate print).

Advance tickets for New Year's Eve only are available at dryden.eastmanhouse.org, the Eastman House admissions desk, Dryden Theatre box office, or (585) 271-3361 ext. 218.

Admission for all double features (two films for the price of one) is $6 general admission; $5 students; and $4 members. (Please note, no Take-10 tickets or passes accepted.) For more information visit dryden.eastmanhouse.org or call (585) 271-4090.

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