POW! BOOM! YIKES! Before they were on the screen, they were on the comic book page. This month, the Packard Campus looks at some iconic heroes who ably moved from one media to another.
Dick Tracy (Buena Vista Pictures,1990)
Friday, August 9 @ 7:30 PM
The classic comic strip is colorfully brought to life as legendary detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) attempts to oust dangerous criminal mastermind Big Boy Caprice (Al Pacino) and his cadre of hyper-stylized goons. Will Breathless Mahoney (Madonna), an enigmatic barroom singer who witnesses some of Caprice’s crimes, help Tracy solve the case of his career? Color, 105 min. (35mm)
Wonder Woman (Warner Bros., 2017)
Saturday, August 10 @ 2:00 PM
An archival photograph is the starting point for this action-packed superhero tale from director Patty Jenkins (Monster). Amazonian princess Diana (Gal Gadot) works with US spy and pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) to stop World War I. This box-office smash from the DC Extended Universe set a new standard for comic book movies and how women are depicted in them. Color, 141 min. (Digital)
The Crow (Miramax, 1994)
Saturday, August 10 @ 7:30 PM
Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancée are brutally murdered on the eve of their Halloween wedding. Exactly one year later, Eric is risen from the grave by a mysterious crow to seek out his killers and force them to answer for their crimes. James O’Barr’s 1989 supernatural comic series was the inspiration for this haunting tale of revenge and redemption. Color, 102 min. Rated R. (35mm)
ALSO THIS MONTH…
Flash Gordon (Universal Pictures, 1936)
At every screening during the month of August, the Packard will show an installment from the 1936 Buster Crabbe serial “Flash Gordon”! Will Flash and Dale survive the latest peril inflicted on them by Ming! You’ll have to keep comin’ back to find out! This “Flash” was added to the National Film Registry in 1996. To learn more about the serial, see this link.
For more information on LC screenings, see this link.