May Film Outings
There are no special film outings for May
Recurring Film Events
2nd Wednesday Matinee
Openhouse and 30th St. Senior Center present a new monthly film series..
“2nd Wednesday Matinee”
LGBT-themed films every 2nd Wednesday at 30th St. Senior Center
This month’s film is “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”
Invited to perform at a casino in remote Alice Springs, Australia, drag queens Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Felicia (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) hit the road in a broken-down lavender bus named Priscilla in this campy comedy classic. Along the way, the friends change into their most outrageous costumes and lip-synch disco tunes — including plenty of ABBA — for the outback’s befuddled locals. This film is fun, campy, and includes outstanding comedic and dramatic performances. Adapted into a hit broadway play, the film features gorgeous cinematography spanning the Australian outback.
When: Wednesday, May 9th
What: Farmers Market runs from 10AM to 1 PM
Lunch is served at both 12 and 1PM. Come early to sign up.
Film will be screened at 2 PM with a bilingual discussion to follow.
Where: 30th St. Senior Center, 225 30th St.—near Dolores— Muni line 24 and J Church, 3rd Floor
Price: Free
3rd Thursday, “Documentaries on the Hill” (NEW!)
Openhouse and Bernal Hill Neigborhood Center are proud to introduce this new film series.
This month’s film is “Southern Comfort”
This moving documentary chronicles the last year in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transgender man dying of ovarian cancer. We’re introduced to several prominent figures in Robert’s life — most importantly, his life partner, Lola Cola. Lola is a transgender woman who’s become Robert’s life partner and caretaker. This film follows Robert and Lola as they prepare to lead a panel at Atlanta’s annual Southern Comfort Conference, a yearly event for and by transgendered individuals
All are welcome to come for the film and stay for lunch and discussion.
When: Thursday, May 17th at 10:00 am
Where: Bernal Hill Neighborhood Center – 515 Cortland Avenue – Map
Price: Free
Castro Senior Center Film Program: May 2012
Monday: newer films – Friday: classics
Showtime: 12:45
** Denotes early start
Friday, 5/04 The Old Maid (1939) 95 minutes
Bette Davis stars as Charlotte, an unwed mother who, out of financial need, gives her illegitimate child, Tina, to her scheming cousin (Miriam Hopkins). Posing as Tina’s aunt, Charlotte is ignored by her own daughter but maintains a constant presence in the girl’s life. Embittered by her old maid status, her daughter’s constant dismissals and her cousin Delia’s toxic meddling, Charlotte takes action when Tina comes of age. George Brent co-stars.
Monday, 5/07 Moneyball (2011) 133 minutes
An all-star cast brings to life the true story of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), a former jock turned general manager who uses unconventional methods to bring the best players to the Oakland A’s, a major league baseball team struggling against financial hardship.
Friday, 5/11 Pennies From Heaven (1981) 108 minutes R rated
In this bizarre but warmhearted black-and-white musical written by Dennis Potter and directed by Herbert Ross, traveling sheet music salesman Arthur (Steve Martin) entices innocent teacher Eileen (Bernadette Peters) in Depression-era Chicago. When Arthur and Eileen set out on a series of misadventures, their bleak world turns to song and dance in a series of lavish Busby Berkeley-style musical numbers. Christopher Walken and Jessica Harper co-star.
Monday, 5/14 The Ides of March (2011) 111 minutes R rated
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman’s (Ryan Gosling) idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where “victory” is relative. The film, directed by George Clooney, is inspired by the real-life experiences of an aide who worked on Howard Dean’s failed 2004 run.
Friday, 5/18 The Four Feathers (1939) 115 minutes
The son and son-in-law of career military men, Harry (John Clements) is unsure whether he’s cut out for battle and quits his post. But after he’s labeled a coward, he disguises himself as an Arab, goes behind enemy lines and becomes a reconnaissance agent. Ralph Richardson co-stars in this epic war film that is based on A.E.W. Mason’s novel, set during Britain’s Victorian-era invasion of North Africa.
Monday, 5/21 Iron Lady (2011) 105 minutes
Meryl Streep provides a subtle and nuanced portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Britain, whose political career and determination changed the rules that had limited women’s opportunities for leadership.
Friday, 5/25 Rebecca (1940) 130 minutes
The only Alfred Hitchcock film to win an Oscar for Best Picture, this mystery stars Laurence Olivier as Maxim de Winter, a widower whose hapless second wife (Joan Fontaine) moves into his mansion only to find the memory of his first wife still governs the household. Intimidated by the home’s hostile staff, the living Mrs. de Winter begins to go mad in Hitchcock’s eerie adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s Gothic classic
Monday, 5/28 The Castro Senior Center is closed for Memorial Day
R rated films may include adult themes, hard language, violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug use or other elements.
