Summer Classics

Set against a gritty backdrop of the American Southwest, Thelma and Louise starts as a girls-weekend road trip between two best friends, but soon takes a dark turn. Timid housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) and footloose…

Small-town California doctor Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy… not that one) has discovered that extraterrestrial seed pods are replacing the townspeople with emotionless clones while they sleep. As the invasion spreads, Dr. Bennell and his friends…

Set in the aftermath of World War II, Notorious follows Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman), the daughter of a convicted German spy, as she is recruited by American intelligence agent Devlin (Cary Grant) to infiltrate a…

In the glamorous, decaying world of Hollywood, Sunset Blvd. tells the story of struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden), who finds himself tangled in the web of faded silent film star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson).…

Francis Ford Coppola won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director for his cinematic masterpiece The Godfather Part II in 1974. Part sequel, part origin story, it explores the intricate world of the Corleone crime…

Based on the true story of the ill-fated 1970 space mission, Ron Howard’s gripping historical drama Apollo 13 follows astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton), and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) as they…

Starring Paul Newman as the titular Butch Cassidy and Robert Redford as his sidekick, the Sundance Kid, this nominee for the Best Picture Oscar dramatizes the exploits of an infamous band of real-life outlaws in…

The Wizard of Oz has permeated popular culture to such an extent that, even if they haven’t seen it themselves, most people know it almost by heart. It’s certainly true that they don’t make them…

Mookie (Spike Lee) delivers pizzas for Sal Fragione (Danny Aiello) in the predominantly Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. He and Sal’s younger son, Vito (Richard Edson), are friends, despite the racist reaction…

Once upon a time, a grandfather is reading his favorite book to his largely disinterested grandson (played a young Fred Savage). The story, he promises, has everything – “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Revenge. Giants. Monsters. Chases.…

Set in 1930s Los Angeles, Roman Polanski’s 1974 neo-noir Chinatown follows private investigator J.J. “Jake” Gittes (Jack Nicholson) as he delves into a web of corruption, deceit, and murder surrounding the water rights of the…

Casablanca lands so routinely in listings of the top two or three movies of all time, it’s become almost boring to call it great. It’s the definition of a Hollywood masterpiece. The scenes and the…

Come experience time travel at Tampa Theatre as Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ underscores an afternoon of silent comedy classics from the genre’s all-time masters with all-new original musical accompaniment written and performed live by the…