MOVIES: They may not make ’em like that anymore, but you can still see ’em …
Home video has revolutionized movies (and being a movie buff), but there's no substitute for seeing golden oldies on a big screen.
Locals don't get many chances to do just that (Tropicana Cinemas' ongoing Insomniac Cinema screenings every Wednesday night come to mind), but we're about to get several more chances, thanks to Regal Cinemas' "Flashback Features."
Mondays at Aliante Station (May 25 through July 13), Tuesdays at Fiesta Henderson (May 26 through July 14) and Wednesdays at Texas Station (May 27 through July 15), a variety of Hollywood favorites will light up the big screen once again, from musicals ("Singin' in the Rain" to "Grease") and comedies ("Some Like It Hot" to "Spaceballs") to all-time classics (from "Casablanca" to "It's a Wonderful Life").
The eight-week series will present screenings at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 each.
The Aliante Station lineup on Mondays:
May 25: "It’s a Wonderful Life" (1946), with James Stewart and Donna Reed
June 1: "West Side Story" (1961), with Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno
June 8: "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), with Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor
June 15: "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955), with James Dean, Natalie Wood and Dennis Hopper
June 22: "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" (at right, 1961), with Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard
June 29: "Some Like It Hot" (1959), with Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon
July 6: "Mary Poppins" (1964), with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke
July 13: "Casablanca" (1942), with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Coming to Fiesta Henderson on Tuesdays and Texas Wednesdays:
May 26: "Top Gun" (1986), with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis
June 2: "Jaws" (1975), with Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw
June 9: "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" (1986), with Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey
June 16: "Pretty in Pink" (1986), with Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer
June 23: "Grease" (at right, 1978), with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
June 30: "Spaceballs" (1987), with Mel Brooks, John Candy and Bill Pullman
July 7: "The Breakfast Club" (1985), with Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez
July 14: "Sixteen Candles" (1984), with Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall
Save me some popcorn ... and an aisle seat!
