Pictured: Pat O’Brien and Mary Brian in The Front Page. 1931. Image courtesy of United Artists.
On Thursday, July 13th at 7:30 PM, Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre will launch a new film and discussion series, presented in partnership with Wallace Matthews former columnist for Newsday, the New York Post and ESPN. The series will use the medium of film to examine the relationship between Hollywood and the News.
Edward G, Robinson and Boris Karloff in Five Star Final. 1931. Image courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.
Titled This Just In! The love-hate relationship between Hollywood and the News Media, the series will begin by looking at films from Hollywood’s pre-code era, and move throughout history, examining films that depict newsrooms & journalists – analyzing how they have been depicted in the movies throughout different periods of history. Each program will feature a film screening, followed by an audience discussion led by journalist Wallace Matthews.
Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant in His Girl Friday. 1940. Image courtesy of Columbia Pictures & Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.
The first three films covered in the series will be Lewis Milestone’s The Front Page, Mervyn LeRoy’sFive Star Final, and Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday.
The Front Page
Thursday, July 13th at 7:30 PM
Chicago’s reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O’Brien) wants to quit newspaper work and get married, but his editor, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou), is determined to keep him on the job. The court pressroom is full of lame reporters, all waiting to cover the hanging of Earl Williams. When Williams escapes custody, Hildy seizes the opportunity and bribes an insider to get the scoop on the escape. Can he keep Williams’ whereabouts secret long enough to get the scoop, especially with the Sheriff and other reporters hovering around? (1931, 101 mins, English | Dir. Lewis Milestone)
Five Star Final
Thursday, August 17th at 7:30 PM
Edward G. Robinson stars as Joseph Randall, the ruthless newspaper-editor who will go to any length to get a headline for the Five Star Final. Facing declining circulation, he decides to dig up a 20-year-old killing. He sends reporter Vernon Isopod (Boris Karloff) undercover to get a photograph of Nancy Townsend as she prepares for her daughter’s wedding. Now a pillar of society, Townsend shot her lover decades ago. But there are tragic consequences when Randall publishes the photo of Townsend with the story of the shooting. (USA, 1931, 89 mins, English | Dir. Mervyn LeRoy)
His Girl Friday
Thursday, September 14th at 7:30 PM
One of the fastest, funniest, and most quotable films ever, His Girl Friday stars Rosalind Russell as reporter Hildy Johnson – who is matched only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter (Cary Grant), who attempts to use every tick in the book to keep her from remarrying. When adapting Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s play The Front Page, Howard Hawks had the idea of turning reporter Hildy into a woman, and the result is an immortal mix of hard-boiled newsroom setting with ebullient remarriage comedy. (USA, 1940, 92 mins, English | Dir. Howard Hawks)
Additional Event Information:
Location: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington, NY 11743
Fees:
Public $15 | Cinema Arts Centre Members $10
You can also purchase tickets or find more information about this and other events on the Cinema Arts Centre website: www.cinemaartscentre.org
About Cinema Arts Centre:
The Cinema Arts Centre (CAC) is Long Island’s premiere, year-round, independent and international film showcase and its leading 501(c)3 not-for-profit community cinema. Located on Long Island’s North Shore, just an hour from Manhattan, the CAC is unique in scope and programming, with three state-of-the-art theaters, including a main theater holding nearly 300 seats. Founded by Vic Skolnick, Charlotte Sky and Dylan Skolnick in 1973, the CAC has over 10,000 members and serves approximately 150,000 individuals each year. For more information, please visithttps://cinemaartscentre.org.
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