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Classics From the Vault presents Dinner at Eight

Eric Veillette

Classics from the Vault presents Dinner at Eight (1933, USA, 111mins, 14a) Directed by George Cukor Starring Jean Harlow, Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery Written by Frances Marion Based on the play by George S. Kaufman In the 1930s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios was billed as having “more stars than there are in heaven,” and they made full use of them in Dinner At Eight, which features the likes of Jean Harlow, Canada’s own Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, as well as Lionel and John Barrymore, who plays a wonderful send-up of himself as a silent film star reconciling with the talkies. … Continue reading Classics From the Vault presents Dinner at Eight

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Classics From the Vault presents King Kong!

Eric Veillette

The Eighth Wonder of the World returns to Toronto screens for One Nite Only! Plus shorts, cartoons and prizes from Rue Morgue Magazine! Thursday, February 24! 7PM The Fox Theatre (2236 Queen St. E at Beach Ave.) KING KONG (1933) Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot and KONG Written by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace 100 mins | 16mm Call it a love story, a horror film, a jungle adventure — KING KONG remains one of the greatest films from Hollywood’s Golden Age, still drawing awe nearly 80 years … Continue reading Classics From the Vault presents King Kong!

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Classics From The Vault Presents Swing Time

Eric Veillette

Fred and Ginger return to Classics From The Vault at the Fox Theatre, our celebration of seldom-seen titles from the ’30s and ’40s, this upcoming Thursday, December 16th at 7PM! SWING TIME (1936) Directed by George Stevens Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor More Featuring songs by Jerome Kern 103 min. | PG In their sixth screen collaboration, Astaire plays “Lucky” Garnett, a gambler and dancer who must raise $25 000 to win back the respect of his fiancee’s family after showing up late to his wedding. But while in New York, his world is turned upside down when he … Continue reading Classics From The Vault Presents Swing Time

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New Classics From The Vault lineup announced

Eric Veillette

Last Thursday, at the Fox Theatre, we wrapped up the first season of Classics From The Vault, a fun, well-attended, five-month run of classic films that hadn’t played Toronto screens in several years. If you missed out, fear not — here’s the new lineup: November 11 (Remembrance Day): Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet On The Western Front | December 16: Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in Swing Time | January 27: An MGM all-star cast in Dinner at Eight | February 24: Laurel & Hardy in The Flying Deuces | March 31: Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage | April 28: … Continue reading New Classics From The Vault lineup announced

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Classics From The Vault presents The Big Sleep!

Eric Veillette

Classics From the Vault at the Fox Theatre is back for a fourth month and this time we’re bringing you a genuine Bogie double bill! Thursday, September 30, 7PM. THE BIG SLEEP (1946) Directed by Howard Hawks Screenplay by William Faulkner Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall 114 mins. Preceded by an assortment of cartoons, shorts and trailers. Stuff you’ve likely never seen! The second film in our Classics From The Vault lineup directed by Howard Hawks, The Big Sleep stars Humphrey Bogart as hard-nosed private investigator Philip Marlowe. Called on to the mansion of a wealthy client and tasked to … Continue reading Classics From The Vault presents The Big Sleep!

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Classics From The Vault presents TOP HAT

Eric Veillette

Classics From The Vault, our new series aimed at rarely-screened Hollywood fare, returns  to the Fox Theatre on Tues, Aug. 24 at 7PM with a look at the musical. Top Hat (1935) Directed by Mark Sandrich Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Music by Irving Berlin In Top Hat (1935), Jerry (Fred Astaire) falls hopelessly in love with Dale (Ginger Rogers) and pursues her all over London while rehearsing for a new show opening in the west end. Part screwball, part romance, Top Hat features celebrated Irving Berlin tunes like “No Strings,” “Cheek to Cheek,” and “Top Hat, Coat & Tails.” … Continue reading Classics From The Vault presents TOP HAT

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Classics From The Vault presents Scarface (1932)

Eric Veillette

On Thursday, July 29, 7PM, my new screening series at the Fox Theatre continues with one of my favourite films from Hollywood’s Pre-Code era, Howard Hawks’ Scarface (1932). Considered one of the greatest early gangster films, Paul Muni’s performance in Scarface ranks alongside James Cagney in The Public Enemy and Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar, and would influence the genre for generations to come, from The Godfather to The Sopranos. Scarface chronicles Tony Camonte’s rise through the grisly, realistic underworld of the ’30s sound film, when the riccochet of bullets, wiseguy banter and tough-talkin’ dames could finally be heard. … Continue reading Classics From The Vault presents Scarface (1932)

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Classics From The Vault presents Joan Crawford in “Rain”

Eric Veillette

by Eric Veillette In its continuing efforts to offer specialty programming, Toronto’s Revue Cinema, NOW Magazine’s favourite rep cinema, presents Classics From The Vault, a new series featuring little-seen classics from the 1930s and 1940s. Screening Wednesday, Nov. 18 (7 p.m.) is director Lewis Milestone’s Rain (1932). Set in the South Pacific, it features rising star Joan Crawford as Sadie Thompson, a tough-talking, hard-drinking prostitute who spells certain destruction for a missionary (Walter Huston) seeking to redeem her soul. This was the second film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s short story, the first being Sadie Thompson (1928), a silent starring … Continue reading Classics From The Vault presents Joan Crawford in “Rain”