2011 CAPA Summer Movie Series Announced

The list is out for the 41st CAPA Summer Movie Summer Series presented by PNC (I'll be waiting for the check). The series promises to showcase the oldies with the newbies.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

     Friday, June 17 @ 7:30pm

     Saturday, June 18 @ 7:30pm

     Sunday, June 19 @ 2 & 7:30pm

Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy

     Wednesday, June 22 @ 7:30pm

     Thursday, June 23 @ 7:30pm

Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)

     Friday, June 24 @ 7:30pm

Cartoon Capers

     Saturday, June 25 @10am

To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

     Saturday, June 25 @ 7:30pm

     Sunday, June 26 @ 2 & 7:30pm

High Noon (1952) 

     Wednesday, June 29 @ 7:30pm

     Thursday, June 30 @ 7:30pm

The Big Sleep (1946)

     Wednesday, July 6 @ 7:30pm

     Thursday, July 7 @ 7:30pm

FRIGHT NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

     Friday, July 8 @ 7:30pm

West Side Story (1961)

     Saturday, July 9 @ 7:30pm

     Sunday, July 10 @ 2 & 7:30pm

Airplane! (1980)

     Wednesday, July 13 @ 7:30pm

Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)

     Thursday, July 14 @ 7:30pm

     Friday, July 15 @ 7:30pm

The Sound of Music (1965)

     Saturday, July 16 @ 7:30pm

     Sunday, July 17 @ 2 & 7:30pm

Bringing Up Baby

     Wednesday, July 20 @ 7:30pm

Glory
     July 22 @ Ohio Statehouse Lawn around 9pm

Cartoon Capers

     Saturday, July 23 @ 10am

Gone with the Wind (1939)

     Saturday, July 23 @ 7:30pm

     Sunday, July 24 @ 2 & 7:30pm

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

     Thursday, July 27 @ 7:30pm

     Friday, July 28 @ 7:30pm

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

     Friday, July 29 @ 7:30pm

Fight Club (1999)

     Friday, July 29 @ 11pm

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

     Saturday, July 30 @ 7:30pm

     Sunday, July 31 @ 2 & 7:30pm

Tron (1982)

     Wednesday, August 3 @ 7:30pm

The Matrix (1999)

     Thursday, July 27 @ 7:30pm

     Friday, July 28 @ 7:30pm

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

     Saturday, August 6 @ 7:30pm

     Sunday, August 7 @ 2 & 7:30pm

Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo

     Wednesday, August 10 @ 7:30pm

     Thursday, August 11 @ 7:30pm

Funny Girl (1968)

     Friday, August 12 @ 7:30pm

     Saturday, August 13 @ 7:30pm

Tickets are $4 at the door or $3.50 for seniors.

Strips of 10 tickets for $25 can be purchased by calling 614-469-0939 or stopping by the CAPA Ticket Office at the Ohio Theatre. Additional info can be found HERE.

What movie would you die to see in a theatre? Comment below or at @MovieMorty on Twitter

Happy Mother's Day

Today is the day for those we call mom. Then of course on Monday, it's back to the whatevers and eye rolls of everyday life. :-)

There have been lots of motherly portrayals on the big screen.

Mommie Dearest. Stepmom. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.

Some of course have been extremely heart breaking. Littlefoot's Mother

Some are...comically disturbing...Hey You Guys!

Now I leave you with a video that will probably require therapy afterwards for the guys.



Who or what is your favorite movie mom or motherly movie?

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.

Sound Tracks: Vertigo

The film that features this music is possibly Alfred Hitchcock's best film ever.

Composed by Bernard Hermann, this is "Scene D'Amour", featured in the 1958 film, "Vertigo", which if you haven't seen, please do. This track is in my top 5 of all time favorite tracks.

Jackie Cooper passes away at 88

Legendary film star Jackie Cooper has passed away today after a sudden bout of illness.

Most famous in my mind was his work as editor of the Daily Planet, Perry White in the Superman films from 78-87.

You will greatly be missed sir.

Happy Birthday Audrey Hepburn

Today would have been Ms. Hepburn's 82nd birthday if not for her passing away from appendicular cancer on Jan. 20, 1993.

Ms. Hepburn was a beautiful and wonderful actress with starring roles in such films as Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina and Wait Until Dark.

Her final film would be Steven Spielberg's "Always" in which she plays Hap, an angel sent to help Richard Dreyfusss'(is that right?) characters' transition from life to death.

Below is a scene from "Breakfast at Tiffany's with Audrey singing Henry Mancini's beautiful piece, "Moon River"



And also Happy Birthday to my sister, Patty.