Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever. Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell,” A Hard Day’s Night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.
Director: Richard Lester (UK 1964) 87 min.
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Tickets: $13.25 (General) | $9.75 (Seniors & Youth)
Movies in the Park are back in Mill Valley (June 2 - Oct. 13)!
The summer series kicks off this Friday at Old Mill park with Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Grab a blanket or your favorite lawn chair and some snacks and enjoy free family-friendly movies under the stars.
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Upcoming Movies in the Park:
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Admission is FREE.
Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse swings into theaters this weekend.
SYNOPSIS:
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
PG / Running Time: 2 hr 20 min.
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Tickets: $19.99 (General); $15.99 (Senior); $14.99 (Child-Teen)
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl's beloved family classic, is screening at the Lark Theater this Sunday.
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SYNOPSIS:
The last of five coveted "golden tickets" falls into the hands of Charlie, a sweet but very poor boy. He and his grandpa then get a tour of the strangest chocolate factory in the world. The mysterious owner (Gene Wilder) leads the five young winners on a thrilling and often dangerous tour of his factory.
Rated G / 1 hour 38 minutes
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Tickets: $5 (Matinee) | $9 (General Admission)
