Kenny's Korner

Each Thursday for the past decade, I have put out a commentary on the week's films, Vine happenings and fun information in the form of Kenny's Korner.  This has been in our weekly email newsletter.  Please sign up for this newsletter to get my commentary, and the best information about the Vine.  Below is this week's Kenny Korner - enjoy!

 

Hello all, 

Thank you all for the AMAZING turnout for SUPER/MAN The Christopher Reeve Story!  We trounced our competition and with this film, and we have all of you to thank you for it!

Join us TONIGHT, September 26th for the outstanding classic, AMERICAN GRAFFITI.  This amazing 1973 film is so much fun, and well-reviewed – 95% on RottenTomatoes.  As you know, American Graffiti was filmed mostly in Petaluma, but is set in 1963 in the streets of Modesto in the film.  

American Graffiti synopsis:  From director George Lucas (Star Wars) and producer Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), American Graffiti is a classic coming-of-age story set against the 1960s backdrop of hot rods, drive-ins and rock n’ roll.  Starring Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips and Suzanne Somers in their breakout roles, this nostalgic look back follows a group of teenagers as they cruise the streets on their last summer night before college.  Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, American Graffiti features the howling sounds of Wolfman Jack and an unforgettable soundtrack with songs by Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys and Bill Haley & His Comets.

Tickets are selling well for AMERICAN GRAFFITI!

Starting Friday is LEE, starring Kate Winslet.  This extremely limited film is based on a true story of Lee Miller during World War II.  I believe so strongly that many of you will want to see this film that I pushed really hard to get it.  Please watch the trailer on this one as well.

Synopsis:  LEE, the directorial feature from award-winning Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (Kate Winslet).  Miller's singular talent and unbridled tenacity resulted in some of the 20th century's most indelible images of war, including an iconic photo of Miller herself, posing defiantly in Hitler's private bathtub.  Miller had a profound understanding and empathy for women and the voiceless victims of war.  Her images display both the fragility and ferocity of the human experience.  Above all, the film shows how Miller lived her life at full-throttle in pursuit of truth, for which she paid a huge personal price, forcing her to confront a traumatic and deeply buried secret from her childhood.

Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmFYkiUAAA8

By the way, the camera you see in the two images below look very similar to the Mamiya C220 cameras my father was still using in the 1980’s and 90’s to professionally take wedding photographs!  Those cameras only took rolls of film that held 12 or 24 pictures, so it was my job as his teenage assistant, to always keep a camera stocked with a new roll of film!

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE is a hit at the Vine!  This film is attracting all “four quadrants” as they say in the movie industry – old, young, men and woman.  This may be the fourth and final week for this film at the Vine, so come out to see it if you have not already!

Starring Michael Keaton, Catherine O’hara, Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder and Willem Dafoe, this comedy/fantasy/thriller is “Certified Fresh” on Rottentomatoes, and has a fantastic audience score as well!

Synopsis:  Beetlejuice is back!  After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River.  Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened.  With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem. 

Coming to the Vine Cinema in just one week is JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX.  Starring the amazing Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, this film is also a musical!  The film follows in the footsteps of the 2019 mega-hit JOKER, which set records for an R rated film at the time, and was nominated for ELEVEN Academy Awards, winning two of them!

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX synopsis:  Arthur Fleck is institutionalized at Arkham, awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker.  While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

Visit the Vine anytime between 12:30 – 8:00 to see our amazing new Cotton Candy Robot!  In just 2 minutes it makes a beautiful flower cotton candy with three different colors!  No tickets are required to get cotton candy, Dole Whip, take-out popcorn, etc.

We hope that you will continue to spread the word that the Vine Cinema & Alehouse is the valley’s only movie theatre showing independent films and classics, while serving beer, wine and food.

Kenny