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SPRING 2014

MOONLIGHT MOVIES AN OUTDOOR SERIES PRESENTED BY THE NEW ORLEANS FILM SOCIETY

ABOUT THE SERIES Moonlight Movies, formerly known as “Movies to Geaux,” is a biannual outdoor movie series presented by the New Orleans Film Society (NOFS). What began as a string of collaborations with local organizations in 2011 (NOLA Drive-In and the New Orleans Museum of Art, to name a few), today stands as a sustainable series thanks to a generous grant from the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation and a Kickstarter campaign initiated in 2012. From this support the NOFS was able to purchase a 25-foot outdoor inflatable screen, projector, and sound equipment to help bring the joy of outdoor cinema to more communities in the Greater New Orleans area. The purpose is simple: to gather audiences for exciting free and low-cost film events in neighborhoods around the city, and to show a wide range of films. From classics, cult films, and Louisiana favorites, this year’s spring lineup attests to our fun-filled mission: to engage, educate, and inspire through the art of film. So grab a blanket, a few of your friends, and we’ll see you there! NOTE: All screenings begin at sundown, below times are estimations. Same applies to the rain dates!

MARCH 28 NOTORIOUS

APRIL 3 REAR WINDOW

APRIL 18 SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

In partnership with the New Orleans Museum Of Art

In partnership with the Latter Library

In partnership with the New Orleans Museum Of Art

DIR. ALFRED HITCHCOCK, 1946 A woman with a tainted past (Ingrid Bergman) is enlisted by agent Devlin (Cary Grant) to spy on a ring of Nazis in post-war Rio. Her espionage work becomes life-threatening after she marries the most debonair of the Nazi ring. Only Devlin can rescue her, but to do so he must face his role in her desperate situation and acknowledge that he’s loved her all along. Deemed “the most elegant expression of The Master’s visual style” by Roger Ebert, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. TICKETS: NOFS/ NOMA Members: $3, General: $6

DIR. ALFRED HITCHCOCK, 1954 Laid up with a broken leg in his flat in the West Village, news photographer L.B. Jefferies (James Stewart) wiles away the sweaty summertime hours between visits from uptown gal Lisa Fremont (Grace Kelly) by using that telephoto lens to zero in on the human comedy across his courtyard, only to witness a murder no one thinks has occurred. One of Hitchcock’s greatest successes: a witty, nerve-shredding entertainment and technical tour de force. Based on a Cornell Woolrich story. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

DIR. STANLEY DONEN & GENE KELLY, 1952 Considered by many to be the finest musical comedy of all-time, Singin’ in the Rain is sheer delight. Betty Comden and Adolph Green wrote this wonderful film about the time when movies were changing from silent to talkies. The songs range from the hilarious “Make ‘Em Laugh” performed by Donald O’Connor, to the delicate “You Were Meant for Me” and the show-stopping classic “Singin’ in the Rain” solo by Gene Kelly. TICKETS: NOFS/NOMA Members: $3, General: $6

MAY 9 CASABLANCA

MAY 10 THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

MAY 11 METROPOLIS

In partnership with the New Orleans Museum Of Art

In partnership with the Alliance Française de la Nouvelle Orléans, the European Commission, the World Trade Center of New Orleans, and the Latter Library

In partnership with the U.S. Mint, Louisiana Museum Foundation, Alliance Française de la Nouvelle Orléans, the European Commission, and the World Trade Center Of New Orleans

DIR. SYLVAIN CHOMET, 2003 Kidnapped by mysterious, square-shouldered henchmen, a Tour de France cyclist named Champion is spirited across the ocean to the teeming metropolis of Belleville. His grandmother, Madame Souza, and her faithful dog Bruno follow his trail team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

DIR. FRITZ LANG, 1927 It’s 2026 in the city of Metropolis. The populace is divided between workers who must live in the dark underground and the rich who enjoy a futuristic city of splendor. The son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. Metropolis stands today as a milestone of sci-fi and German expressionism. TICKETS: NOFS/Alliance Française/Louisiana Museum Foundation/Friends of the Cabildo Members: $3, General: $5

MAY 17 THE GOONIES

MAY 23 LABYRINTH

MAY 30 JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY

In partnership with the Coliseum Square Neighborhood Association

DIR. JIM HENSON, 1986 Babysitting infant stepbrother Toby on a weekend night isn’t young Sarah’s (Jennifer Connelly) idea of fun. Frustrated by his crying, she secretly imagines the Goblins from her favorite book, Labyrinth, carrying Toby away. When her fantasy comes true, a distraught Sarah must enter a maze of illusion to bring Toby back from a kingdom inhabited by mystical creatures and governed by the wicked Goblin King (David Bowie). FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

In partnership with U.S. Mint and Friends of the Cabildo

SYDNEY & WALDA BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN | 1 COLLINS DIBOLL CIR. 7:30 PM | RAIN DATE: APRIL 1

SYDNEY & WALDA BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN | 1 COLLINS DIBOLL CIR. 8:00 PM | RAIN DATE: MAY 13

DIR. MICHAEL CURTIZ, 1942 In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), an exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. To his surprise, Blaine discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo. Laszlo is a resistance leader from Czechoslovakia, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country—but will he? TICKETS: NOFS/NOMA Members: $3, General: $6

COLISEUM SQUARE PARK | COLISEUM ST. BETWEEN CAMP AND PRYTANIA 8:00 PM | RAIN DATE: MAY 24

DIR. RICHARD DONNER, 1985 Following a mysterious treasure map into a spectacular underground realm of twisting passages, outrageous booby-traps, and a long-lost pirate ship full of golden dubloons, the kids race to stay one step ahead of a family of bumbling bad guys and a mild-mannered monster with a face only a mother could love. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

LATTER LIBRARY | 5120 ST. CHARLES AVE 7:30 PM | RAIN DATE: APRIL 11

LATTER LIBRARY | 5120 ST. CHARLES AVE 8:00 PM | RAIN DATE: MAY 22

THE BRICK YARD | CHARTRES ST. AT MONTEGUT, BYWATER 8:15 PM | RAIN DATE: MAY 29

SYDNEY & WALDA BESTHOFF SCULPTURE GARDEN | 1 COLLINS DIBOLL CIR. 7:45 PM | RAIN DATE: APRIL 22

OLD U.S. MINT | 400 ESPLANADE AVE. 8:00 PM | RAIN DATE: MAY 16 | *With live musical accompaniment

OLD U.S. MINT | 400 ESPLANADE AVE. 8:15 PM | RAIN DATE: JUNE 6

DIR. ARAM AVAKIAN & BERT STERN, 1960 Part concert documentary, part popcultural time capsule, Jazz on a Summer’s Day chronicles the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival with an approach as deceptively relaxed, even impulsive, as the music itself. This precursor to Woodstock is the granddaddy of all concert films where music greats like Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Anita O’Day, Chuck Berry, Mahalia Jackson, and Dinah Washington gave electrifying performances. TICKETS: NOFS/Louisiana Museum Foundation/Friends of the Cabildo Members: $3, General: $6

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