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Back on the Big Screen: Hollywood Highlights 1952-1982

June 6–28, 2018

For decades, Hollywood has produced a seemingly endless amount of film spectacles that have captivated audiences from several generations. To kick off the summer season, Retro Revival is screening some of the biggest, loudest, brightest, most entertaining films from a large stretch of Hollywood history. Sure, home theater setups are pretty intense these days, but this list of films, no matter how many times you’ve seen them, no matter how great the Blu-ray looks on your 4K TV, demand the Big Screen treatment—and this June, Retro Revival has you covered!

Programmed by JBFC Senior Programmer Andrew Jupin and JBFC Programming Director Brian Ackerman.

Read more about the series in a blog post from guest writer Vincent Abbatecola.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind Sep. 6–7, 2024 Richard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who along with several other stunned bystanders experience a close encounter of…
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Singin’ in the Rain June 7, 2019 “This one’s the Taj Mahal, Armstrong’s footprint on the moon, the 2001 Arizona–New York World Series, the Clash’s London Calling,…
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Spartacus June 28, 2018 It’s a wonder that this heroic story of a slave uprising against the Roman Empire—led by gladiator-cum-rebel general Kirk Douglas—was…
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Lawrence of Arabia June 25, 2018 The film that defines “epic,” Lawrence of Arabia is oversized in every way, from director David Lean’s sweeping vision, to…
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut June 20, 2018 “This is perhaps the only science-fiction film that can be called transcendental.” (Entertainment Weekly) Harrison Ford stars as Rick Deckard,…
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The Bridge on the River Kwai June 13, 2018 With the box-office draw of William Holden and Alec Guinness and a thrilling plot, this British-American epic war film was…
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The French Connection June 11, 2018 Fans of chase scenes had never seen anything like it: A car in hot pursuit of an elevated train—shot as…
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