A CASE OF THE MONDAYS

DRACULA (1992)

Monday, August 4, 7 pm

Coppola’s lavish, gothic film reimagines the classic vampire tale, restoring the tragic and romantic aspects that have been left out of many previous adaptations. Gary Oldman delivers one of his best performances as the titular bloodsucker. Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Richard E. Grant, Sadie Frost, Cary Elwes, Monica Bellucci, and Tom Waits costar in this operatic and visually opulent picture that blends eroticism and horror, delivering one of the quintessential adaptations of Stoker’s classic.

THE CONVERSATION (1974)

Monday, August 11, 7 pm

Gene Hackman stars as Harry Caul, a surveillance expert who becomes obsessed with a cryptic recording that suggests a murder is about to occur. As his paranoia grows, the line between truth and delusion blurs in this haunting meditation on guilt, privacy, and moral responsibility.

ONE FROM THE HEART (1981)

Monday, August 18, 7 pm

Set in a dreamlike Las Vegas, One from the Heart tells the story of a couple (Teri Garr, Frederic Forrest) who separate on their anniversary and explore life with new lovers (Nastassja Kinski, Raul Julia). This stylized romance costars Harry Dean Stanton, Lainie Kazan, and Allen Garfield. Featuring a soundtrack by Tom Waits.

APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) – THE FINAL CUT

Monday, August 25, 7 pm

Coppola’s hallucinatory Vietnam epic returns to the big screen in a cut that combines both the 1979 theatrical release and the 2001 Redux version, creating a film that represents the director’s intended vision. Martin Sheen stars as Captain Willard, who travels deep into the jungles of Vietnam to locate Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a rogue colonel who has created his own jungle sanctuary. This unsettling exploration of war, madness, and moral decay costars Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Laurence Fishburne, Sam Bottoms, Scott Glenn, Harrison Ford (in a small cameo), and Dennis Hopper in one of his most manic performances.