Movies that Matter: Hollywood Laughs (1928-2000)

Thursdays, Sept 25-Nov 13

Doors open at 2:30p.m. / No registration required

A FREE, 8-week class about Hollywood comedy, presented by Tom Samp. Beginning with a survey of early film comedy and a Harold Lloyd feature, we will watch and discuss seven hilarious classics of the sound era, featuring works by Billy Wilder, Neil Simon, Mel Brooks, Gene Kelly, Jack Lemmon, Christopher Guest, and others. Discussions and screenings each week.  

Oct. 9:  Some Like it Hot (1959) Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe.  Lemmon and Curtis are Prohibition-era musicians, who flee the Mob when they witness the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.  Disguised as women, they join an all-female band and meet fellow band-member Monroe, with hilarious, gender-bending complications.  One of the most celebrated comedies of all time. It was so risqué, and so popular, that it helped kill the Production Code. Billy Wilder directed.