Lake Park film society to show the iconic psychological thriller ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
Fans have voted for this year's political themed film!
Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society hosts its next screening on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The featured film is the 1962 Cold War psychological thriller “The Manchurian Candidate,” directed by John Frankenheimer.
The film stars Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh.
Admission to this community event is free. The film starts at 7 p.m. in the Lake Park High School West Campus Auditorium, 500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. in Roselle.
Community film buffs are invited to attend the cinematic presentation and stay for an in-depth panel discussion regarding the background and history of the featured film.
Patrons also will be able to cast their votes for the selection of a “Hollywood on Hollywood”-themed film at the next screening on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
The choices include:
• “Sullivan’s Travels,” the 1941 Preston Sturges satire of the film industry starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake. The title of the Coen brothers 2000 satire, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” is a reference to this classic film.
• “Sunset Boulevard,” Billy Wilder’s 1950 black comedy starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, and Erich von Stroheim. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards with nominations in all four acting categories and won three.
• “Singin’ in the Rain,” the 1952 musical comedy, directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, about the transition from silent films to talkies, starring Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Conner, Jean Hagen and Cyd Charisse.
On March 12, the choices will be on the theme, “Agatha Christie in Hollywood”: Rene Clair’s “And Then There Were None” (1945), Billy Wilder’s “Witness for the Prosecution” (1957), and Sidney Lumet’s “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974).
In April 16, it will be a “20th-Century War” theme with the choices: Stanley Kubrick’s “Paths of Glory” (1957) about World War I, Billy Wilder’s “Stalag 17” (1983) about World War II, and Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” (1964) about the Cold War.
The Lake Park Film Appreciation Society aims to engage the community in the presentation, exploration, interpretation, and critical discussion of classic cinema.
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