Get excited! The latest Flashback Cinema line-up is here! Enjoy some of your favorite films back up on the big screen and discover what is playing this month!
With so many films coming back to the cinema covering genres for everyone, you’ll want to get your tickets now to watch (or rewatch) these iconic movies at Galaxy!
SUN MAY 4 & WED MAY 7
SCREAM (1996)
Wes Craven’s ORIGINAL Scream, the one that thrilled and surprised 1990’s audiences and revived the slasher movie genre. A group of teenagers are fans of horror movies, taking delight in debating all the tropes and cliches of the genre. (“There’s a formula to it! A very simple FORMULA!”) But when reality starts to imitate art, it’s no laughing matter. (“Do you like scary movies?”)
Rated R
SUN MAY 11 (MOTHER’S DAY) & WED MAY 14
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Before there was Wicked, there was The Wizard of Oz. Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her friends in the beloved musical based on the book by L. Frank Baum. This magnificent Technicolor production features Judy Garland in her star-making role (“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…”) and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West. ("I’ll get you, my pretty…and your little dog too!")
Rated G
SUN MAY 18 & WED MAY 21
LABYRINTH (1986)
Muppets creator Jim Henson directed this musical fantasy about a teenage girl (Jennifer Connelly) who must enter the mythical world of the Labyrinth to rescue her kidnapped baby brother. The casting of David Bowie as the Goblin King made this an iconic 80’s movie; Bowie’s five original songs include “Magic Dance,” which he performs with a gaggle of goblin puppets. (“You remind me of a babe…”)
Rated PG
SUN MAY 25 & WED MAY 28
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
NOT your typical western. This politically incorrect 70’s comedy from director Mel Brooks stars Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart and Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid. Madeline Kahn plays saloon singer Lily von Shtupp (“Oh…a wed wose. How womantic!”) who falls for Sheriff Bart (“Oh, it’s twue, it’s twue!”) Harvey Korman plays the villain whose name is unfortunately similar to movie star Hedy Lamarr’s. (“That’s HEDLEY!”)
Rated R
SUN JUN 1 & WED JUN 4
GREASE (1978)
Grease is STILL the word! John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John star in the original high school musical (“Summer loving, had me a blast…”) The dynamite score (the album went multi-multi-platinum) includes “Greased Lightnin’,” “Beauty School Dropout” (performed by 50’s heartthrob Frankie Avalon) and “You’re the One That I Want.” (“I’ve got chills…they’re multiplying…and I’m losin’ control!”)
Rated PG
SUN JUN 8 & WED JUN 11
TWILIGHT (2008)
Blockbuster film version of the romantic thriller that became a literary phenomenon. 17-year-old Bella (Kristen Stewart) moves to a new town where she meets a cool guy named Edward (Robert Pattinson) who is impossibly fast and strong, has ice-cold skin…and is a vampire! Despite obvious complications, the two find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. (“You don’t know how long I’ve waited for you.”)
Rated PG-13
SUN JUN 15 (FATHER’S DAY) & WED JUN 18
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Celebrate Father’s Day with this non-stop adventure, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on an idea from George Lucas. Archeologist/action hero Indiana Jones (“Trust me”) is in a race to find the mysterious lost Ark of the Covenant. The Ark is said to contain enormous power, and “Indy” (Harrison Ford) and Marion (Karen Allen) must find it before the Nazis do. (“Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?”)
Rated PG
SUN JUN 22 & WED JUN 25
TOP GUN (1986)
Tom Cruise stars as Navy fighter pilot Maverick in the ORIGINAL 80’s hit that is the perfect blend of action, patriotism and romance. (“I feel the need…the need for speed!”) Kelly McGillis plays a flight instructor romantically drawn to the reckless Maverick and Val Kilmer co-stars as Iceman, Maverick’s chief rival for “best of the best” at the Top Gun school. (“You figured it out yet? Who’s the best pilot?”)
Rated PG
SUN JUN 29 & WED JUL 2
GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
“There’s something strange in the neighborhood” in this iconic 80’s comedy. New York City is experiencing an ominous surge in paranormal activity and Sigourney Weaver has a demon living in her refrigerator. So who’s she gonna call? Ghostbusters Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Bill Murray (“He slimed me!”) are the experts who can avert the coming disaster (“Dogs and cats, living together…mass hysteria!”)
Rated PG
DIRTY DANCING (1987)
You’ll have “the time of your life” at this romantic crowd-pleaser, set at a summer resort in 1963. Jennifer Grey (Ferris Bueller’s sister) plays Baby, a rich girl attracted to a working-class dance instructor (Patrick Swayze). Tough guy Swayze’s experience with the Joffrey Ballet (who knew?) prepared him for the role. We dare you to sit still during the film’s big finish. ("Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”)
Rated PG-13
THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)
The ORIGINAL big-screen debut of master puppeteer Jim Henson’s lovable creations. Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are supported by hundreds of colorful Muppet characters, with cameo appearances from the likes of Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn and Steve Martin. Nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Original Song for “The Rainbow Connection.” (“Why are there so many songs about rainbows?”)
Rated G
BATMAN FOREVER (1995)
30th ANNIVERSARY
“Riddle me this, riddle me that, who’s afraid of the big, black bat?” Val Kilmer stars in this thoroughly 90’s, tongue-in-cheek depiction of Gotham City’s most famous vigilante. (“It’s the car, right? Chicks love the car.”) With Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian (“I'll bring the wine, you bring your scarred psyche.”), Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face, and Jim Carrey as the Riddler (“Was that over the top? I can never tell.”)
Rated PG-13
MAMMA MIA! (2008)
“Mamma Mia, here I go again…my, my, how can I resist you?” Start with the music of ABBA, add an all-star cast including Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried, mix in plenty of romance and the breathtaking scenery of the Greek Isles, and you get one of the most joyous movie musicals ever made. With hit songs from “Take a Chance on Me” to “Waterloo” to “Dancing Queen” (“See that girl, watch that scene…!”)
Rated PG-13
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