The Fishers Island Community Center is pleased to again be able to offer Classic Movie Night! At this time, attendance limited to the first 18 people. Social distancing, masks required.
The movies will be shown in the Great Room on the 2nd floor of the FICC, with the elevator in full working order.- Doors open at 6:30pm, film at 7:00pm.
- Admission by donation.
- Each movie will have a short introduction by former faculty David Hoch who taught a class in this subject.
- A small selection of drinks and snacks, are available in the vending machine in the 1st floor Café lounge, and you may BYO beverage.
- Please remember to social distance and wear a mask.
See you at the movies!
Thursday, April 1
The Roots of Heaven (1958)
Drama | 126 min.
Errol Flynn, Juliette Greco, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles, Eddie Albert, directed by John Huston.
From the Romain Gary novel, an early film about eco-terrorism, as a former British officer campaigns to stop the killing of elephants in French Equitorial Africa, which attracts world-wide interest and an eclectic group of followers. Huston directs an interesting cast, with a memorable climax. Flynn’s last film.
Click play button below to hear David’s intro.
Thursday, April 8
Red River (1949)
Western| 133 min.
John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, directed by Howard Hawks.
One of Hawks’ and Wayne’s best, the story of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas.
Click play button below to hear David’s intro.
Thursday, April 15
Chinatown (1974)
Film Noir | 133 min.
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, directed by Roman Polanski (Oscar-script).
Nicholson’s breakout role, in a story about corruption and murder in 1940s Los Angeles.
Click play button below to hear David’s intro.
Thursday, April 22
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
War Drama | 161 min.
William Holden, Alec Guiness (Oscar), Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakama (Oscar), directed by David Lean.
Oscars for Best Picture, Director, and Script about the madness of war, when British prisoners are forced by their Japanese captors to build a bridge deep in Burma during WWII.
Click play button below to hear David’s intro.