THE SLENDER THREAD

Friday, December 2 at 7:00

The late, great Anne Bancroft stars in Sydney Pollack’s first film as director. Set in Space Needle-dominated Seattle, Sidney Poitier is a volunteer at a crisis center when Bancroft calls in after taking pills. This riveting drama goes backward and forward in time, following the family drama that led up to the crisis, as well as the search to find the woman before it is too late. The film features some eye-popping 60’s camerawork, a jazzy, evocative score by Quincy Jones, and an unbelievable supporting cast that includes Telly Savalas, Ed Asner, Stephen Hill and Dabney Coleman.

(1965, 98 min.)



THE MORE THE MERRIER

Friday, December 9 at 7:00

“George Stevens' comedies had two particular distinguishing features: a strong sense of character and an offbeat handling of romance. Both are sparklingly displayed in this story about the housing shortage in wartime Washington that prompts a government worker to share her apartment with two men. Joel McCrea deftly moves in on Jean Arthur's feelings as well as her furniture, and Charles Coburn gives an Oscar-winning performance.” -National Film Theatre, London

(1943, 104 min.)



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