35MM PRINT!!! 80s high schooler Marty McFly finds himself in a jam after accidentally traveling back to the 1950s in a time-traveling Delorean and interrupting the union of his own parents. With the help of eccentric inventor Doc Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd), Marty must set things right so that he will be born before traveling …
35mm Print! From a screenplay written by Melissa Mathison (Harrison Ford’s then-wife), Steven Spielberg’s 1982 tour-de-force explores the friendship between a lonely 10 year-old boy, Elliott (Henry Thomas), and a lost alien. Featuring supporting work from genre favorite Dee Wallace, young Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote. Spielberg’s most personal film was a box office smash …
35mm Print! Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the Elks…Steven Spielberg’s maritime thriller storms back on to Middletown’s big screen. Police chief Martin Brody’s (Roy Scheider) summer anxieties intensify when a hungry Great White shark chooses the cozy island town of Amity as its new feeding ground. With help from …
35mm Print! John Travolta received a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Brooklyn youth Tony Manero, who dons the white suit and busts a move on the disco dance floor in this classic slice of 1970s New Hollywood cinema. Dance the night away at a special 35mm screening of John Badham’s iconic …
35mm Print! Just in time for Senior Prom, the STE! Cult Corner will present the first, and arguably one of the the best, adaptations of a Stephen King novel: Brian De Palma’s “Carrie.“ The film stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Betty Buckley, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, John Travolta, P. J. Soles and Priscilla Pointer. Take an opportunity to see De Palma and King’s teen …
35mm Print! SAVE THE ELKS is honored to present the war epic that garnered Steven Spielberg his second Academy Award for Best Director. The film stars Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, and Tom Sizemore, but also has a riveting score by John Williams. ‘Saving Private Ryan’ will be the fourth and final installment of …
Get ready to crack your whips and dis some snakes! Steven Spielberg’s 1981 “blockbuster-to-end-all-blockbusters”, Raiders of the Lost Ark, storms into the Elks Theatre for a limited weekend engagement. Part-time university lecturer and full-time archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) dons his famous fedora, and sets out on the trail for the Ark of the Covenant, … Continue reading »
THIS WEEK (5/24 thru 5/26): Current Release IRON MAN 3 (dir. Shane Black, 2013) Marvel’s “Iron Man 3″ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, … Continue reading »
Quick, what was the first movie you ever saw in a theater? For many of us, this question requires only a few seconds of thought to answer, but opens the door to a much-cherished gallery of memories that we could spend hours strolling through if we so chose. Decades may have filled our minds … Continue reading »
As part of the fundraising efforts for the SAVE THE ELKS! Campaign and our continuing push for development in what the cinema offers, we are pleased to unveil our Elks Theatre Annual Membership Program. For an annual donation (beginning at just $40), you’ll receive a personal membership card that provides special incentives and privileges while at The Elks … Continue reading »
Once again, a new year begins and an old year disappears into memory. No doubt the transition will be a smooth one and the coming years will prove as fruitful and satisfying as the last, with new blockbusters, tearjerkers, biopics, action flicks and indie sensations to dazzle and ‘wow’ us. Here at the historic Elks … Continue reading »
