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The GIIFys began in 2007. For more on our board, click here.
Films are shown once a month with the season beginning in November and ending in October of the following year. Films are chosen based on several criteria as decided by the board, including their enduring nature, their relevance to the area and their artistic and cultural merits. We look to the public for input as well.
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Season Schedule
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November 20 - “Singing in the Rain” (1959) - One of the most beloved and delightful Hollywood musicals ever put to film, Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds star in this ode to the magic of movies, the loves of the people who make them and the good old fashion joy of singing in the rain. If you don’t leave feeling good, you better check your pulse!
December - “Duck Soup” and “A Night at the Opera” - Through dozens of years and thousands of imitators, no one blended wit, slapstick and chemistry into a magnificent comedy cocktail like The Marx Brothers, and “Duck Soup” and “A Night at the Opera” represent the brothers at the top of their form. Once you’ve seen these unrestrained, infinitely witty laugh riots, you see how modern American comedy evolved, and why Groucho Marx remains an icon to this day.
January 2008 - “2001: A Space Odyssey” - Widely considered one of the greatest pieces of science fiction to ever grace the silver screen, director Stanley Kubrick’s controlled style collides with Arthur C. Clarke’s haunting yet expansive vision to create an indescribable movie with more memorable scenes than a dozen modern blockbusters. From the opening scene with where apes discover tools to the apocalyptic showdown with the artificial intelligence HAL, this movie will leave you thinking and quoting it for weeks to come.
February 2008 - “Casablanca” - Arguably no American movie surpasses Casablanca for sheer legend and no movie has been so attached to the American experience. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in this tale of love in times of war and sacrifice in the face of happiness. This movie is specifically programmed for couples in love, as it works equally for men and women.
March 2008 - “Animal House” - Why include a raunchy teen sex comedy in the middle of some of the greatest American movies ever committed to film? Because “Animal House” is the mother of all raunchy teen sex comedies, a movie so beloved and well known you can’t just pick one quote. This movie’s a party in a bottle, a toga party for the senses and a film in the pantheon of American comedies. If that’s not enough for you…TOGA, TOGA, TOGA!!!
April 2008 - “Gone With The Wind” - Quite simply, “Gone With The Wind” isn’t just one of the most beloved movies of all time, it’s the reason movies were invented. It’s sweeping, it’s epic, it’s grand and gorgeous, and it’s unbeatable for epic storytelling and memorable moments. It’s art that’s endured the test of time, and you’ve never seen Atlanta burn until you’ve seen it on the big screen. Frankly my dear, you should give a damn and attend this screening.
May 2008 - “Seven Days in May” - Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas star in this ode to the paranoia of the Cold War and the incorruptibility of square-jawed heroes against conspiratorial forces of an evil government. It’s also tense as piano wire and smart as a dozen bureaucrats. It’s a perfect antidote for election season.
June 2008 - “Dances With Wolves” - Kevin Costner’s ode to the plains, this legendary film about a man’s search for meaning among the Native American tribes of the plains won Oscars for best picture and director, and remains a classic to this day for it’s expansive storytelling, it’s intimate portrait of Native American life and it’s central conflict of man versus himself. Parts of this film were shot in and around Nebraska.
July 2008 - “The Flying Leathernecks” - John Wayne, World War II, flying dogfights and unbridled, beautiful war time patriotism. What more do you need?
August 2008 - “The Grand Island International Film Festival Animated Movie Festival” - Check back for more details.
September 2008 - “North By Northwest” - Alfred Hitchock, the master of suspense, outdid himself with this “3000 Mile Chase of Terror!” starring Cary Grant as the everyman embroiled in a fight for his life after he’s wrapped up in a conspiracy. This movie set the tone for literally hundreds of suspense films that came after it, but Hitch did it first, and Hitch did it best. See for yourself.
October 2008 - “The Shining” - All work and no play make Jack a dull boy…or more accurately an ax wielding, homicidal, off his rocker boy in this terrifying classic based on the Steven King novel. Jack Nicholson was never so nuts, Shelly Duvall never so vulnerable and you’ll be murmering “REDRUM, REDRUM” long after you leave the theater. HEEERE’S JOHNNY!!
