We're so excited to be partnering with The Garden Theater to showcase a classic film in anticipation of the Kentucky Derby: National Velvet (1944, G)!
We can't wait to see you on Tuesday, April 29, at 6pm--bring your friends!
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We've been doing our Monthly Movie Club for more than a year now, and it's been so popular, that we've decided to add to what we're offering...
Yes, we will still be playing "nostalgic" movie throwbacks once a month--mostly movies from the 1980s, '90s, and early 2000s. Those events will still encourage you to dress up in a costume to match the movie's theme, and we will still have wonderful treats provided by Kilwins. And yes, even though those movies are free, we're going to be taking donations that fit a local cause on theme with that night's movie.
However, we are now going to be offering a more laid-back GARDEN CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB once a month, as well! (No dressing up necessary, no treats, no fundraising.)
These will be movies that are older--think 1930s through 1970s.
Our first was in December, when we had 85 show up for "It's A Wonderful Life"; then in January, we had 95 show up to Dr. Zhivago; then in February, we had 40 for The Third Man; in March, we had about 70 for The Sting, and now, we're showing National Velvet--please join us!
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National Velvet is a 1944 sports film--directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold. The film stars Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury, Anne Revere, Reginald Owen, and an adolescent Elizabeth Taylor.
In 2003, National Velvet was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 2006, the film was ranked 24th on the American Film Institute's list of most inspirational movies.
The film won two Oscars, and was nominated for three others, in 1945.
On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". National Velvet holds a 98% 'Fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's consensus reads:
"National Velvet makes the most of a breakout performance from Elizabeth Taylor, delivering a timeless family-friendly tearjerker that avoids straying into the sentimental."
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