The Gateway Film Center is an independent, non-profit cinema that shows films of all genres. Photo credit: Katie Good | Lantern File Photo
The Gateway Film Center, an independent cinema at 1550 N. High St., is best known for its special screenings and niche film series.
This week is no exception, as the cinema prepares to present a long list of notable screenings. Click on the title of any film to find out more.
24-29 August — “Master of Time” (1982)
From Saturday to Friday, the center will show a 4K restoration of René Laloux’s 1982 animated science fiction film “Time Masters.”
The work is about a stranded boy named Piel (Frédéric Legros), who survives a tragedy by radioing his pilot friend Jaffar (Jean Valmont), who in turn must rescue the exiled Prince Matton (Yves-Marie Maurin) and Princess Belle (Monique Thierry) from their former kingdom.
The French space adventure film is shown in the original language but also has English subtitles.
27-28 August — “Five simple pieces” (1970)
Bob Rafelson’s 1970 drama film “Five Easy Pieces” will be shown on Tuesday at 9 p.m. and on Wednesday at 6 p.m., the center said. website.
The screening is part of Gateways “Shifting boundaries” Series that shows various films from the 1970s, which according to the center website“expanded the boundaries of what was possible in storytelling at the time.”
The film follows Robert Dupea (Jack Nicholson), a classical pianist from an intellectual, wealthy family who has spent much of his life running from job to job and woman to woman. At the beginning of the film, Dupea spends a lot of time with his frivolous girlfriend Rayette Dipesto (Karen Black); however, when he is called to his father’s deathbed, he meets and falls in love with a more sophisticated woman, leaving him caught between two conflicting lifestyles.
According to Gateway website, The film won four Oscars in 1970, including one for Best Picture.
28-29 August — “Carrie” – This is the story (1976)
The center will also host limited screenings of Brian De Palma’s 1976 film “Carrie” on Wednesday and Thursday, again as part of the “Shifting boundaries” Series.
Adapted from Stephen King’s horror novel of the same name, “Carrie” follows young Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), who is bullied by her classmates at school and abused by her mother at home. As more and more strange occurrences occur around Carrie, she eventually discovers her own supernatural powers, unleashing a new kind of chaos that has a haunting effect on the story’s characters.
29-30 August — “The Dragon is Coming” (1973)
Next, the center will offer limited screenings of Robert Clouse’s 1973 film The Man with the Death Claw – another contribution to the “Shifting boundaries” Lineup – this Thursday and Friday.
In the film, Bruce Lee plays a martial arts student who is recruited by an intelligence agency. Lee’s character soon finds himself on a remote island fortress and must take part in a brutal tournament to gather evidence that will convict the international drug trafficker responsible for his sister’s murder.
The film that brought Lee worldwide fame is shown as a 4K restoration.
30-31 August — “The Neverending Story” (1984)
On weekends from May to August, Gateway hosts a film series called “From book to film”, in which prominent film adaptations of classic books are shown. These screenings, according to the center, website, are every Friday and Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
According to the center website, There will be two screenings of The Neverending Story this weekend to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary – one on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and one on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
“The Neverending Story” is based on the fantasy book of the same name by German author Michael Ende and revolves around a young boy who ventures into a world filled with majestic creatures that only he can save from destruction.
30-31 August — “Dog Days” (1975)
In addition, the center will host limited screenings of Sidney Lumet’s 1975 film “Dog Days” on Friday and Saturday.
“Dog Day Afternoon” is based on the true story of Brooklyn-based bank robbers Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) and Salvatore Naturile (John Cazale), who attempt a bank robbery on one of the hottest days of the summer, which quickly escalates into a hostage situation.
August 30th – September 2nd — “Forbidden Planet” (1956)
As part of Gateways “Cult 101” This series features limited screenings of Fred Wilcox’s 1956 film “Outer Space” from Friday to Monday.
According to the center websiteThe series was launched in 2017 to celebrate “the best cult films of all time.” selected by a national jury of experts and curated by Christopher Hamel, CEO of the Gateway Film Foundation.
Loosely based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, “The Alarm” follows Commander Adams (Leslie Nielson), a space traveler who discovers a new planet, Altair IV, and the group of scientists sent there decades earlier. Over time, Adams begins to unravel the mystery of what happened on Altair IV and why there are only two survivors.
August 30th – September 4th — “The conversation” (1974)
Finally, as a further extension of the “Shifting boundaries” From Friday to September 4, Gateway is showing Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film “The Dialogue”.
Wiretapping expert and devout Catholic Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is commissioned to record a conversation between two lovers at Union Square in San Francisco. However, when he is asked to hand over the material to his client, he realizes that the couple may be in serious danger.
According to the center website, These exclusive theatrical screenings include – in addition to the new restoration – a new introduction by Coppola in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary.
