Lyric Theatre Announces Summer Film Series, Now thru 6/26

It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra, in which a pampered socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries to get out from under her father's thumb, and falls in love with a roguish reporter (Clark Gable). Ellie Andrews has just tied the knot with society aviator King Westley when she is whisked away to her father's yacht and out of King's clutches. Ellie jumps ship and eventually winds up on a bus headed back to her husband. Reluctantly she must accept the help of out-of- work reporter Peter Warne. Actually, Warne doesn't give her any choice: either she sticks with him until he gets her back to her husband, or he'll blow the whistle on Ellie to her father. Either way, Peter gets what (he thinks!) he wants .... a really juicy newspaper story. 

Sponsored by HUMANA and The Lyric Theatre Tickets are limited to four per person and subject to availability. Tickets for the Summer of Free Movies are only available at the Box Office. Summer Box Office Hours are Monday thru Saturday 10am - 3pm and Two Prior to Show Times. For More information or ticket availability, call the Box Office 772-286-7827.

THE SHINING

Summer of Free Movies todya, June 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM June 24, 2012 at 5:00 PM

The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A writer, Jack Torrance, takes a job as an off-season caretaker at an isolated hotel. His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel. Soon after settling in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son.

Sponsored by HUMANA and The Lyric Theatre Tickets are limited to four per person and subject to availability. Tickets for the Summer of Free Movies are only available at the Box Office. Summer Box Office Hours are Monday thru Saturday 10am - 3pm and Two Prior to Show Times. For More information or ticket availability, call the Box Office 772-286-7827.

THE PERFECT FAMILY

Comedy ~ Art Cinema June 25, 2012 at 2pm, 4pm, & 7pm 84 minutes spoken language: English

Suburban supermom Eileen Cleary (Academy Award® nominee Kathleen Turner) is the ultimate Catholic, and when she’s nominated for the coveted Catholic Woman of the Year Award at her local parish, it looks like she’s about to get the plaque to prove it. Only one final test remains—introducing her family to the church board for the seal of approval. Now, she must finally face the truth about her nonconformist family—a truth she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel), is about to marry her life partner. Her unhappily married son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is having an affair with the local manicurist. And Eileen’s own marriage to a recovered alcoholic is pulling at the seams…. This heartfelt dysfunctional family comedy boasts a memorable performance from Academy Award® nominee Turner as the conflicted and comical matriarch, alongside a bright ensemble cast including Richard Chamberlain and Michael McGrady. Newcomer director Anne Renton keeps the pacing taut and crafts an honest, modern family tale, and writers Claire V. Riley and Paula Goldberg infuse just the right amount of seriousness and levity into their script, reminding us that family is never truly perfect.

Official Selection - Tribeca Film Festival, 2011 TICKET PRICE $10.00

GOODBYE FIRST LOVE

French Drama ~ Art Cinema June 26, 2012 at 2pm, 4pm, & 7pm 110 minute run time | spoken language: French | English subtitles

Mia Hansen-Love returns with GOODBYE FIRST LOVE, an acutely perceptive portrait of a bright young woman in the wake of her first romance. Fifteen-year-old Camille (Lola Creton) is a serious girl who has fallen in love with the cheerful Sullivan (Sebastian Urzendowsky), an older boy who returns her feelings, mostly, but wants to be free to explore the world. When he leaves her to travel, she is devastated, but develops over the following years, into a more fully formed woman, with new interests and a new love - and the possibility that she’ll be less defenseless when Sullivan enters her life again. Hansen-Love’s follow up to the award-winning THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN is filled with scenes that showcase her extraordinary ability to evoke moods and feelings. The story of a young woman’s first romance is made into a singular experience, familiar in its broad strokes and yet so specific that it feels uniquely personal.

WINNER - Jury Prize - Critics Week - Cannes Film Festival TICKET PRICE $10.00

COOL HAND LUKE Summer of Free Movies June 30, 2012 at 4:00 PM July 1, 2012 at 2:00 PM Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Paul Newman. The screenplay was adapted by Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson from Pearce's 1965 novel of the same name. The film features George Kennedy, Strother Martin, J.D. Cannon and Morgan Woodward. Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.

Sponsored by HUMANA and The Lyric Theatre Tickets are limited to four per person and subject to availability. Tickets for the Summer of Free Movies are only availabile at the Box Office. Summer Box Office Hours are Monday thru Saturday 10am - 3pm and Two Prior to Show Times. For More information or ticket availability, call the Box Office 772-286-7827.

Humana Presents YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Summer of Free Movies June 30, 2012 at 7:00 PM July 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn and Gene Hackman. The screenplay was written by Brooks and Wilder. A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, frau Blucher -iiiiihhh!-. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is only crap, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind...

Sponsored by HUMANA and The Lyric Theatre Tickets are limited to four per person and subject to availability. Tickets for the Summer of Free Movies are only availabile at the Box Office. Summer Box Office Hours are Monday thru Saturday 10am - 3pm and Two Prior to Show Times. For More information or ticket availability, call the Box Office 772-286-7827.

CADDYSHACK Dinner and a Movie June 30, 2012 at 6:00pm & 9:00pm Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and Rodney Dangerfield star in this uproarious 1980 comedy about a dysfunctional country club with a serious gopher problem. The upscale members of an exclusive golf course are in for a wild ride when an audacious new member Al Czervik, played by Dangerfield, joins the club. Meanwhile, assistant Greenskeeper Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) is tasked with removing a certain dancing gopher that has made its home underneath the golf-course grass. And all young caddy Danny Noonan (Michael O’Keefe) wants to do is make enough money to go to college. Directed by Harold Ramis, Caddyshack takes golf to a whole new level, featuring side-splitting lines from some of the best comedians of all time in their prime.

Stay Tuned for the Menu..... Catering Provided by ArcAngels Catering Dinner will be served 30 minutes prior to each screening.

Doors will close promptly at 6:00 pm for early screening and 9:00 pm for late screening. Seating is limited. Reservations highly recommended.

The Lyric’s Flagler Center is located at 201 SW Flagler Avenue, in the former Flagler Park Recreation Center. The Lyric’s Flagler Center is a versatile multi-purpose venue that can be easily transformed into a black box theater, a dance club, a dinner theatre or an intimate concert setting. The Center is owned by the City of Stuart and is operated by the Lyric Theatre.

The venue is available for rent for everything from meetings to weddings; it will accommodate up to 370 people. For rental information, call 772-220-1942, ext. 216.

Ticketing for Flagler Center performances is handled through the Lyric Theatre box office at 772- 286-7827 or online at www.lyrictheatre.com. TICKET PRICE $20.00

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