One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Monty Python and the Holy Grail to be shown at 2015 Plaza Classic
Two very different classics from 1975 are among the first titles announced for this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest won several Academy Awards and starred Jack Nicholson in the main role of a patient at an asylum.
The other film from 1975 is the Arthurian, comedic send-up Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The eighth annual Plaza Classic Film Festival will be Aug. 6-16, 2015 in and around the historic Plaza Theatre.
Also scheduled for PCFF 2015:
• The King and I (1956) – Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Rita Moreno star in the heartwarming Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about a stubborn king and the woman who tames his heart. It includes the standards Getting to Know You and I Whistle a Happy Tune.
• Shall We Dance (1937) – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in this musical about a ballet star who falls for a tap dancer. It features the Gershwin brothers’ classic Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, which features an Astaire-Rogers routine on roller skates.
• The Bicycle Thief (1948) – Vittorio de Sica’s poignant post-WWII story about a destitute father’s frantic search for his stolen bicycle is one of the most famous examples of neorealism in Italian cinema and is considered one of the greatest movies of all time.
• Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones (1974) – This no-frills concert documentary captures the legendary band, who just announced their “Zip Code” American tour, at their best during the Texas leg of their 1972 American tour supporting the classic Exile on Main St.
Tickets for the Plaza Classic Film Festival go on sale in early July. Festival passes are $200 and include admission to all ticketed events, an express lane and other perks. Plaza Classic Film Club passes, for teenagers 14 to 18, are $100. They are available at 915-533-4020 and plazaclassic.com.
