Classic Movies

From MGM in 1987, Overboard stars Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in this fun, light- hearted rom-com about a spoiled rich woman who stiffs a carpenter. When he is the first one to find her when she has amnesia; he gets revenge by conning her into thinking she's his wife and the mother of his four kids. Also featuring Roddy McDowall and Katharine Helmond.

On a recent Saturday night I went to see the James Bond classic Goldfinger at Carson Stadium Cinemas, 2571 N Carson St. I'd seen that movie when it was released in 1964, and I have the DVD as part of a boxed set of James Bond films, but I was thrilled when it appeared on the marquee because there is nothing like seeing a movie made for the big screen on an actual big screen.

For the past five years the Carson City Classic Cinema Club has been showing the great 'Golden Age of Hollywood' films to local moviegoers as a way to promote art education in the community. The club's founder notes its acceptance thus far has been slow going but, so far, successful.

Film lovers are invited to walk the red carpet for a night of glitz and glamour — while also raising money for arts programs in the community — as part of the Carson City Classic Cinema Club’s fourth annual Hollywood Gala.

Join us at the Carson City Library for an early movie matinee Thursday, Dec. 15. We're celebrating our 50th anniversary, and so is this classic movie, "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" starring Clint Eastwood.

The two best days of my life will always be the day I married Kathy and the day our daughter Karyn was born.

For our wedding music, I chose “Sunrise, Sunset” from Fiddler on the Roof, among other pieces.

“But we’re not Jewish,” said Kathy.

“Don’t have to be,” I answered. That song and everything about the film had always moved me greatly. Fiddler’s on the short list of best films ever, and the song perfectly captures a wedding.

Join the Carson City Classic Cinema Club for our monthly viewing! Our theme for Tuesday, April 7 viewing is the religious epic "The Agony and the Ecstasy."
The 1965 film, starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II, deals with their conflict over the painting of the Sistine Chapel.

The club meets in the back room at Red's Old 395 Grill (1055 S. Carson Street in Carson City) at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday of every month.

This is a story about history and Hollywood. Art imitating life. Often times when the two met, history took a back seat to hype and drama in order to insure good attendance at the box office. This time however, the story was so good, and so strong, that not even Hollywood could screw this one up. The year was 1950 and the film was titled: “Mister 880.” It was based on ten years in the life of Emerich Juettner, who was also known as Edward Mueller.