Let’s start with Slacker Uprising. This is a Michael Moore documentary that deals with the director’s observations as he embarked on a 60 campus college tour during our last presidential election. The next is The Bride of Dracula. This stars Peter Cushing. This is one of a series of Dracula movies made by Cushing. You might remember him from Star Wars, he had the stench Princess Lea found so offensive. We round out the first weekend with Carry On…Up the Kyhber. This is a British comedy that consistently rates high on funny film lists. It will be a treat to see on the big screen.

The second weekend in September starts with the film Orpheus. The French film is a classic from 1950. The story is well known and the film is on most film buffs must see list. Saturday night we show The Evil of Frankenstein. Another Peter Cushing horror classic. We round out the weekend with the hilarious Divorce Italian Style. This movie won the Academy Award for best comedy writing. It also had Best Supporting Actor and Best Director nominations. It stars Marcello Mastrioanni.

The third weekend brings us to the most diverse offering of the month. We start out on Friday night with the Serge Einstein classic Alexander Nevsky. Einstein was a major player in Russian art and film. Many of us had to study his work in college. This film was scored by the famed Russian composer Serge Prokofiev. The film will be presented in Russian with English subtitles. Saturday we leap…and I mean leap, to the Legend of Sandsquatch. Just read the title and come up with your own conclusion. This film is going to be a late night classic, we are just ahead of the game showing it only 3 years after its release. The final film needs no explanation: Ma & Pa Kettle at the Fair.
As you can see, the Strand Film School is open for business the month of September. But wait…there’s more! We have a whole weekend of B Movies the final weekend of the month as we are a host site for the B-Movie Celebration.

You will also notice that we are trying different starting times. This coming month the Sunday movies will be at 5:00pm. We’ll see if this helps.

Don’t worry, we have a great variety of live entertainment planned for the month too. We’ll write about that next week. Thank you for the support. While you plan your weekend activities, don’t forget to visit our friends at the Blue River Festival in downtown Shelbyville starting on Friday. Our late night movie on Saturday night is the Alfred Hitchcock classic PSYCHO! We hope to see you there.

Thank you for the support. As we try new things, some things work, some don’t. There is a common thread throughout them all, we are doing our mission and having fun in the process. We truly look forward to seeing you at the theatre.

Ma & Pa Kettle at the Fair – Rated G

1952 – 78 Minutes

Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride

Legend of the Sandsquatch – Rated R

2006 – 90 Minutes

Directed by:  Lola Wallace

Alexander Nevsky (subtitled) – unrated

1938 – 112 Minutes

Directed by:  Sergie M. Einstein

Russian subtitled in English

“It’s not the strength of the iron in a weapon but the strength of the person that wields it is what matters.”

This film’s score was written by Sergie Prokofiev.

Divorce Italian Style – Rate PG

1961 – 105 Minutes

Won the Oscar® for the Best Writing, Story & Screenplay.   Had nominations for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.   Won the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Comedy

The Evil of Frankenstein – unrated

1964 – 84 Minutes

Peter Cushing