September 1–3 HARRY POTTER MARATHON!
ALL 4 FILMS for only $12 adults / $7 kids & seniors!
Special Tickets will be sold at our box office for this 3-day engagement, allowing customers to return if they can’t take the four-film marathon in one sitting!

Sa, Su, M 12p: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Directed by Chris Columbus Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris; 2001, 152 min, ’SCOPE

Sa, Su, M 2:50p: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Directed by Chris Columbus Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Kenneth Branagh; 2002, 161 min, ’SCOPE

Sa, Su, M 5:50p: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis; 2004, 141 min, ’SCOPE

Sa, Su, M 8:30p: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Directed by Mike Newell Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson 2005, 157 min, ’SCOPE

September 6 DOUBLE FEATURE
Th 2:40p, 7p: The French Connection
Directed by William Friedkin; Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco 1971, 104 min
Hackman and Scheider are hard-boiled narcotics detectives obsessively on the tail of drug smugglers on the streets of NYC. Improvised dialogue and on-the-fly filming techniques propel this exciting, taut, and realistic portrayal of urban police life. The winner of five Oscars including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Film Editing, and Screenplay.

Th 4:45p, 9:05p: To Live and Die in L.A.
Directed by William Friedkin; Cast: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Darlanne Fluegel 1985, 116 min
In another obsessive pursuit, Secret Service agent Petersen is hot on the trail of master counterfeiter Dafoe. The thin line between cop and criminal is interestingly explored in this spectacularly seedy tale. Friedkin brings all the elements of THE FRENCH CONNECTION and shoots them through a highly stylized ‘80s prism, setting the action under dirty, power line strewn highways, industrial zones, and desert locations.

September 14
“MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS” presents “ROLE REVERSAL” TRIPLE FEATURE
Hosted By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
ALL THREE FILMS for only $10.00!

F 7:30p: The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Directed by Joel Schumacher; Containing: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty; 1981, 88 min.
The night of Role Reversals begins with a subtly subversive look at a housewife’s delirious descent into household-product oblivion. After stay-at-home wife Pat (Tomlin) combines a peculiar blend of cleaning products, she inexplicably starts to shrink. As her duties in the home become quite difficult, the sets and special effects grow to an enormously creative degree. They don’t make movies like this anymore. So bring the whole family out to celebrate all the Moms who might be feeling a little under-appreciated. Preceded by a bunch of short trailers. NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD

9:30p: Yentl
Directed by Barbra Streisand; Containing: Babs, Manny Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff; 1983, 132 min.
This legendary gender bender realism/musical has something for everyone. Barbra Streisand plays Yentl Mendel, a klutzy tomboy who wants to become a scholar. So she cuts her hair, puts on a hat & glasses and voila, she’s a 17 year-old-boy. Unexpectedly though, she falls in love with Avigdor, one of her classmates (Patinkin), who also falls for her, except he thinks she’s a man. But let’s not forget Avigdor’s fiancée Hadass (Irving), who also falls for Yentl, not realizing she’s a woman. Got it? If you’ve never understood why Barbra Streisand changes people’s lives, let it happen tonite with this sexual musical revolution. NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD

Midnite: The Legend of Billie Jean
Directed by Mathew Robbins Containing: Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater, Peter Coyote, Yeardly Smith; 1985, 96 min.
Back by desperate demand! (Why hasn’t this been released on DVD?!) A Joan of Arc analogy through and through THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN is one of the most overlooked films of the 1980’s. Defending herself from being raped, 17 year-old Billie Jean (Helen Slater) cuts her hair punk, rips-up her girly clothes and hits the road, bringing along her little brother (played by an unknown Christian Slater.) With the police hot on their trail, teenagers from every city help hide the two runaways and in return, Billie Jean inspires us all to stand up and fight against the abusive adults of the world. You will be chanting Pat Benatar’s Invincible-anthem all the way home! Preceded by a gang of radical trailers. NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD. 

MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS programming & notes by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
Advance Tix available at www.ticketweb.com or at the Castro Theatre box office. Please contact Jesse at www.midnitesformaniacs.com or email him at freekyfridays@gmail.com

September 16
Brokeback Mountain
Su (12:30p), 3:05p, 6p, 9p Directed by Ang Lee; Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Randy Quaid, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Linda Cardellini; 2005, 134 min.

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx and adapted for the screen by the team of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.

Set against the sweeping vistas of Texas and Wyoming, this cinematic masterpiece tells the story of two young men: soft-spoken ranch-hand Ennis (Heath Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection. This beautifully crafted film follows their story: the complications, joys and tragedies. In the end, BROKEBACK is an umistakable testament to the endurance and power of love.

Members of the Ultimate Brokeback Forum (www.davecullen.com/forum) will have original props and authentic costumes from the film on display at the theatre, as well as their book “Beyond Brokeback: The Impact of a Film” for sale. This book is a sampling of deeply moving personal stories selected from contributions to the forum, describing the the fears, hopes and aspirations of those readers and viewers for whom Brokeback Mountain is a revelation. All proceeds from the sale of the book support the Forum’s campaign of donating free copies of the original film DVD and the book to public libraries.

70MM FESTIVAL!

September 18
Tu (1:30p), 4:45p, 8p: Patton

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner; Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden  Music by Jerry Goldsmith; 1970, 170 min,
NEW 70MM PRINT!

LEGENDARY COMPOSER: JERRY GOLDSMITH (1929-2004)
Highly inspired by Miklos Rosza, Goldsmith eventually studied under him at USC. He started composing for radio in the ‘50s, progressing into television and film, the two mediums he worked in throughout his career. Life-long collaborations with several noted directors were forged in the course of scoring nearly 200 films. Perhaps the most eclectic composer in cinema, there was virtually no genre he did not take on due to his wide grasp of different musical techniques. He was nominated for 18 Oscars and many of those scores are featured in this series.

September 28 DOUBLE FEATURE
F 2:45p, 7p: The Omen
Directed by Richard Donner; Cast: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw; 1976, 111 min, ’SCOPE
The Anti-Christ materialized in the form of a child, the apocalypse seen through the eyes of his father! This is the score that finally won Goldsmith his only Oscar, so richly deserved. The dissonant musical stylings as well as the Gregorian-style Black Mass he created are among the movie’s most memorable and chilling components.

4:55p, 9:10p: Seconds
Directed by John Frankenheimer; Cast: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer, Jeff Corey 1966, 107 min
One of the ultimate psychological thrillers, as if sprung from Kafka, about a man given the ability to start his life over with a new identity and career. Goldsmith’s wonderfully eerie and disquieting work was a key element to this film that looked and sounded like nothing previous.

September 30 DOUBLE FEATURE
Su 2:30p, 7p: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Directed by Robert Wise; Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, et al.; 1979, 132 min, ’SCOPE
Markedly different than the TV series and subsequent films, this first cinematic foray placed its emphasis on boldly cosmic adventuring rather than half-hearted galactic adventure. Goldsmith labored for six months on this film, creating an awe-inspiring soundscape that can only be described as universally epic.

12:30p, 5p, 9:25p: Twilight Zone: The Movie
Directed by John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller; Cast: Vic Morrow, Scatman Crothers, Kathleen Quinlan, John Lithgow; 1983, 101 min
One of Goldsmith’s least mentioned scores, yet one of his best: four entirely different tales of the paranormal given four distinct mini-scores. This marked the first of ten collaborations with director Dante, his segment (the third) being the strangest of the bunch. Plus, a great prologue with Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks. NOT ON DVD