Sunday Film Series continues Oct. 19 at Edmond Town Hall

 

Three courses of classic horror films will be served up on Sunday, October 19th at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St., Newtown, as part of the 2014 Sunday Film Series. First, 1939 Best Picture nominee, The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be shown at 1 PM and 4 PM, then at 7 PM, a double feature of The Return of Doctor X and Son of Frankenstein.  Matinee tickets are $2 and the double feature is $4.  As a special bonus treat for the 7 PM shows, A Really Bright Star, a short film by NHS student and emerging filmmaker, Max Galassi, will have its premier just before the double feature presentation.

Two of the films this month include some of the most recognizable monsters from the genre. The Hunchback of Notre Dame was a remake of the original 1923 silent film, which starred Lon Chaney, though Charles Laughton’s Quasimodo may be even more memorable.  With an expert cast, impressive set, and a script adapted from the Victor Hugo novel, an opera-scale story was created that is both horrifying and poignant.  When this film was first released, New York Times critic, Frank S. Nugent, opined that this film was “almost unrelievedly brutal”, though today’s audience can judge for itself.

Boris Karloff’s portrayal of Frankenstein’s creature is one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time, and in Son of Frankenstein, he plays opposite Bela Lugosi (best known for his Dracula) as Ygor and Basil Rathbone as Baron Frankenstein. 

The Return of Doctor X, though not a true sequel, was selected to accompany Son of Frankenstein because the role of the sinister “Doctor X” was a huge departure for Humphrey Bogart, and consequently was his first and last horror flick.

All films will be shown at the Edmond Town Hall Theater, 45 Main Street, Newtown.  All proceeds and donations will benefit the Edmond Town Hall for theater improvements.  For more information, visit www.newtownartscommission.organd www.facebook.com/sundaycinemaseries.

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Submitted by Newtown, CT

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