ON THE WATERFRONT

Directed by Elia Kazan
Starring Marlon Brando

(1954) “I coulda been a contender,” agonizes Marlon Brando’s pigeon-raising ex-pug Terry Malloy, as he gets mixed-up in corruption and murder in a Hoboken longshoremen’s union, thanks to brother/mob mouthpiece Rod Steiger, then must face victim’s sister Eva Marie Saint. Winner of 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Screenplay (Budd Schulberg) and Cinematography (Boris Kaufman). DCP. Approx. 108 mins.
12:30, 4:20, 8:10

“A HEART-CLUTCHER FROM BEGINNING TO END!”
– J. Hoberman, Village Voice

“One of the best performances ever recorded on celluloid.”
– David Shipman

“If there is a better performance by a man in the history of film in America, I don’t know what it is.”
– Kazan

“Pretty ELECTRIFYING.”
– Geoff Andrew, Time Out (London)

“Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, and Lee J. Cobb are all as good as they’ve ever been.”
– Jonathan Rosenbaum

THE WILD ONE

Starring Marlon Brando

(1953, Laslo Benedek) “What’re you rebelling against?” “Whaddya got?” In an image that launched a million posters, biker Marlon Brando and his gang zoom into Wrightsville (get it?) and shake things up good – but there’s Lee Marvin’s off-the-wall rival leader to contend with. DCP. Approx. 79 mins.
2:40, 6:30, 10:20

“A sleazy good time.”
– Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader