Consolidated Theatres will bring a series of black and white movies to its big screen through the “Classics in Black & White” series in 2025. Each film runs at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. for one day at local theaters.
Here are the films planned for the rest of this year:
Philadelphia Story (Feb. 17): Two Philadelphia socialites, Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven, marry impulsively and then get divorced. When Tracy plans to remarry two years later, the ceremony brings three unexpected guests into town, including Dexter. Not rated. 112 minutes.
Belfast (March 17): The story of one boy’s childhood and the love, laughter and loss that defined it in the late 1960s. Rated PG-13. 97 minutes.
Winchester ’73 (April 21): This cowboy’s obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a journey through the American West. Not rated. 92 minutes.
The Magnificent Ambersons (May 19): This drama follows two generations of a well-to-do Indianapolis family. Not rated. 88 minutes.
Sunset Boulevard (June 16): The tale of Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film actress, and the young screenwriter enthralled by her. Not rated. 110 minutes.
Dark Passage (July 21): Vincent Parry escapes San Quentin after being falsely accused of murdering his wife. He moves in with Irene Jansen, whose own innocent father died in prison. Parry sets off to build a new identity and find the real killer of his wife. Rated PG. 106 minutes.
Roman Holiday (Aug. 18): European princess Ann takes a night off from her tour and finds herself asleep on a park bench where she is found by a reporter, Joe Bradley, who promises his editor he can deliver an exclusive interview with her but then finds himself falling in love. Not rated. 119 minutes.
On the Waterfront (Sept. 15): A former prize fighter finds himself working as a manual laborer who loads and unloads cargo onto ships and struggles to stand up to corrupt union bosses. Not rated. 108 minutes.
Metropolis (Oct. 20): A futuristic city, Metropolis is home to a Utopian society, but there is trouble when the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts a savior. Not rated. 148 minutes.
Dr. Strangelove OR: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Nov. 17): Paranoid Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper of Burpelson Air Force Base becomes convinced there is a Soviet plan to poison the citizens of the United States and sets off to stage a nuclear attack without the knowledge of his superiors. Rated PG. 103 minutes.
Some like it Hot (Dec. 15): A pair of jazz musicians who have run out of money decide to masquerade as an all-girl band, but complications follow when one falls for a the group’s lead singer. Rated PG-13. 132 minutes.
Katie Helland can be reached at katie@alohastatedaily.com.
