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Each series, we select a theme and then screen films that fit the theme. Think of it as an extended conversation, with each film adding a new voice.  And you can’t beat the price. Admission is free!
 
2009 Theme: Time Capsule 1969-1969
 
Movies offer us a snapshot view of the past – of history – of culture – of issues that dominated the discussions of the day. Whether the films are frivolous or meaningful, by watching films from a specific period, we may come to a better collective understanding of that era and perhaps our own. This series will extend over the Spring and Fall slate of films. In the Spring, we’ll look at American films from 1968-69. Some of these movies may seem like old friends; others you may be seeing for the first time. In the Fall, we’ll open the time capsule for films from around the globe.

2009 Spring Film Series
 Time Capsule: 1968-1969
  
 Movies begin at 7:00 PM    Admission is FREE!
  
Films are shown at:
  
Laikin Auditorium, JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. (map)
  
For more information, contact: Stephen Conway
 
The Films

Easy Rider – Jan. 13
  
Laikin Auditorium, JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260  (map)

 Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Stars Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson. Nominated for 2 Oscars (Screenplay, Director)
(1969) 95 min. Dir: Dennis Hopper R

Alice's Restaurant - Jan. 27
  
Laikin Auditorium, JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)
 
Every Generation Has A Story To Tell. This cinematic adaptation of Arlo Guthrie’s rambling story-song stars Arlo Guthrie and Patricia Quinn. Nominated for 1 Oscar (Director).

27 (1969) 111 min. Director: Arthur Penn R
2001: A Space Odyssey - Feb. 10
 
 Laikin Auditorium, JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. (map)
 
When a mysterious, obviously artificial, monolith is discovered buried on the moon a team of astronauts and an intelligent computer, HAL, set off on a quest to Jupiter to discover its origin.
 
(1968) 141 minutes Director: Stanley Kubrick G
Planet of the Apes - Feb. 24
  
Laikin Auditorium, JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)
 
Astronauts crash land on a planet where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved. Stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter
  
(1968) 112 min. Director: Franklin J Schaffner G
Putney Swope - Mar. 3
 
Laikin Auditorium JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)
 
A dark satire in which the token black man on the board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. He replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers.
 
(1969) 84 minutes Director: Robert Downey Sr. R

Take the Money & Run – Mar. 17
 
Laikin Auditorium, JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)
 
A mock-umentary which traces the criminal career of Virgil Starkwell from his childhood through his incarceration for bank robbery. He robbed 16 banks. He got caught 16 times. His record is perfect.
 
(1969) 85 minutes Director: Woody Allen PG
Midnight Cowboy - Apr. 7
 
Laikin Auditorium JCC 6701 Hoover Rd.  (map)
 
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real hustler, he finds that he is the one getting hustled until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast.
 
(1969) 113 minutes Director: John Schlesinger R

Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid -
Apr. 21
 
Laikin Auditorium JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)
 
They're taking trains... They're taking banks and they're taking one piece of baggage! Two bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. Stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford
 
(1969) 110 min Director: George Roy Hill PG
Topaz - May. 5
  
Laikin Auditorium JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)

During the Cold War, a French intelligence agent works with an American operative to infiltrate the Russians' presence in Cuban affairs. Adapted from a novel by Leon Uris. Hitchcock’s 51st film.
 
(1969) 143 min. Director: Alfred Hitchcock PG
The Secret of Santa Vittoria - May 19
 
Laikin Auditorium JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)
 
A During WWII in Italy, a bumbling fool becomes mayor and helps his small wine producing village hide a million bottles from an occupying force of German soldiers. Stars Anthony Quinn
 
(1969) 139 minutes Director: Stanley Kramer PG
Cactus Flower - June 2
  
Laikin Auditorium JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)

A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment. When he falls for his girlfriend & proposes, he recruits his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife. Stars Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman & Goldie Hawn
 
(1969) 103 min Dir: Gene Saks PG
The Party - June 16
 
Laikin Auditorium JCC 6701 Hoover Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46260 (map)
 
A clerical mistake results in a bumbling film extra being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired. Stars Peter Sellers
 
(1968) 99 minutes Director: Blake Edwards PG