SPECIAL SERIES
Lincoln Theater’s Classic Film Club is an annual series celebrating the incredible films of the Golden Age of Hollywood!
Information on membership for Season 8 will be made available by the end of the summer. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions in the meantime at info@LincolnTheater.org or (207) 563-3424.
Get ready for Season 8... "Stars & Noirs," a cinematic “mix tape” of comedies & film noirs.
The Thin Man (1934)
*Two Legendary Stars combine comedy and film noir, William Powell & Myrna Loy
* Nominated for four Oscars – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
* The original heist film that inspired countless crime/caper films to follow
* Stars: Sterling Hayden, a young Marilyn Monroe, Jean Hagen (Singin’ in the Rain)
* 4 Oscar nominations for Director John Huston, Screenplay, Supporting Actor
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
* Classic comedy starring two-time Oscar winner Gary Cooper & fan favorite Jean Arthur
* 2nd of 3 Oscar wins for director Frank Capra (It Happened One Night, It’s a Wonderful Life)
* From Oscar-winning writer Robert Riskin (It Happened One Night)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
* Best Actress Oscar win for Joan Crawford in the role that resurrected her career
* From the novel by noir legend James M. Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity)
* Oscar-winning director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca)
Born Yesterday (1950)
* Best Actress Oscar for Judy Holliday; dubbed My Fair Lady Meets Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
* Oscar-winning co-stars: William Holden (Stalag 17) & Broderick Crawford (All the King’s Men)
* Based on the Broadway hit & directed by Oscar winner George Cukor (My Fair Lady)
Out of the Past (1947)
* Critics & fans consider it the quintessential film noir
* Killer cast: Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Jane Greer; and cynical, wise-guy one-liners
* Roger Ebert calls it “One of the greatest of all the film noirs”
We look forward to sharing these classic films with you in season 8!
"Stars & Noirs"
See you at the movies!
Jeannie MacDonald
Meet Jeannie - the host of Lincoln Theater's annual Classic Film Club. A film historian and lifelong movie fan, Jeannie began her career as a producer at two Boston TV stations. After moving to Los Angeles, Jeannie wrote marketing copy for Paramount Television on the studio’s iconic Hollywood lot. As a freelancer, she has written movie copy for Warner Bros. and humor pieces for The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. Jeannie hosts classic films around New England, and writes the bimonthly blog, Classic Hollywood, at JeannieMacDonald.com. She lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with her husband John.
