WHEELER WEDNESDAYS
A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH
(Stairway to Heaven)
PRESENTED BY MICHAEL WHEELER
When: September 16th AT 7:00
WHERE: Main auditorium
Our very own Michael Wheeler will be providing an introduction to the film before showtime and after will be leading a discussion about the film and contextualize its legacy.
British Air Force pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) is on his way home to England from a World War II bombing mission in a badly damaged aircraft. Before he bails out of the plane into the ocean, he contacts June (Kim Hunter), an Allied radio operator with whom he shares what he believes to be his final moments on Earth. But Peter survives, finds June, and they fall in love. A problem arises when a divine messenger (Marius Goring) arrives to escort Peter to heaven to rectify his wrongful survival.
RUNNING TIME: 104 min.
RATING: PG
To purchase tickets, please select September 16th on the ticketing page.
HIS GIRL FRIDAY
PRESENTED BY MICHAEL WHEELER
When: September 23RD AT 7:00
WHERE: Main auditorium
Our very own Michael Wheeler will be providing an introduction to the film before showtime and after will be leading a discussion about the film and contextualize its legacy.
When hard-charging New York newspaper editor Walter Burns discovers that his ex-wife, investigative reporter Hildy Johnson, has gotten engaged to milquetoast insurance agent Bruce Baldwin, he unsuccessfully tries to lure her away from tame domestic life with a story about the impending execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams. But when Hildy discovers Williams may be innocent, her reporter instincts take over.
RUNNING TIME: 92 min.
RATING: NR
To purchase tickets, please select September 23rd on the ticketing page.
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