Greenfield Garden Cinema
Jinglefest Santa Visit & A Christmas Carol (1938)
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesSanta is coming to town and will be at the Greenfield GARDEN Cinema for JingleFest courtesy of the Greenfield Business Association from 9:30 -1:00 so you can get your photo taken. Presents for kids and adults alike. At 10AM the Liberty Tax FREE Holiday movie series continues with A Christmas Carol (1938). Reginald Owen (Mary Poppins) is Ebenezer Scrooge, Gene Lockhart (Miracle on 34th Street) is Bab Cratchit, Terry Kilburn (Goodbye, Mr. Chips) as Tiny Tim, Leo Carroll (North by Northwest) as Marley's Ghost, Ann Rutherford (Gone with the Wind) as the ghost of Christmas past, Lionel Braham (Snow White-1916) in his defining role as the ghost of Christmas Present, D'Arcy Corrigan (Tarzan and the Golden Lion) as the ghost of Christmas Future. On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife. Scrooge dismisses the apparition but the first of the three ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past, visits as promised. Scrooge sees those events in his past life,…
First Mondays Silent Film Series: Robin Hood (1922) with Douglas Fairbanks
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesJeff Rapsis will accompany the first film adaptation of the Adventures of Robin Hood starring the first and future President of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Douglas Fairbanks. Amid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. Apprised of England's peril by message from his lady-love Marian, the dashing Earl of Huntingdon endangers his life and honor by returning to oppose John, but finds himself and his friends outlawed, with Marian apparently dead. Enter Robin Hood, acrobatic champion of the oppressed, laboring to set things right through swashbuckling feats and cliffhanging perils! Fairbanks biographer Jeffrey Vance evaluated the film in 2008 as follows: "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood is the most important legacy of the rich life and career of Douglas Fairbanks. The towering sets are long gone, and the characters have been reimagined and reinterpreted, but the foundation the film was built upon—and the culture it created—exists to this day....The creation of Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood consumed nearly a year of his life, and the experience established the matrix for all of his subsequent silent film productions. Indeed, it was the…
Cans Film Fest
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesBring any 5 (or more) cans or ither non-perishable food items to the GARDEN and see the FREE Movie of your choice. ONE NIGHT ONLY. Did you miss Monte's March? You can still give to help stop food insecurity locally. This event is co-sponsored by the Salvation Army of Greenfield and John J. Galvin American Legion Post 81.
Liberty Tax Free Holiday Film Series: Batman Returns (1992)
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesAt 10AM the Liberty Tax FREE Holiday movie series continues with Batman Returns (1992) PG13. Please don't argue with Isaac about if Batman Returns is a Christmas movie, just come and enjoy, at the Greenfield Garden Cinemas. And bring a date because "Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it, but a Kiss can deadlier if you mean it!" In the Tim Burton sequel to the 1989 Batman Michael Keaton reprises his starring role with Danny DeVito as the Penguin, Christopher Walken as Max Shreck and Michelle Pfeiffer at the Catwoman. Meow! OK here is why it is a Christmas movie: Batman Returns takes place on multiple Christmas seasons. Gotham is decked out for Christmas from Wayne Manor to Gotham center. Everyone wishes each other Merry Christmas and with the snowfall you are certainly in a winter wonderland. With the clown gang attacking the tree lighting ceremony and the relighting ceremony Christmas is the focus of the film. Filled with Christmas music the film features a grinchy Penguin and a Scrooge like Max Shreck. In the end the spirit of Christmas wins, but we won't give away the ending.
Liberty Tax Free Holiday Film Series: Gremlins (1984)
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesAt 10AM the Liberty Tax FREE Holiday movie series continues with Gremlins (1984) PG at the Greenfield Garden Cinemas. This Steven Spielberg produced and Chris Columbus directed holiday classic features Howie Mandel as Gizmo, Zach Gallian as Billy, Phoebe Cates as Kate and fun ensemble cast including Corey Feldman Judge Reinhold, Harry Carey Jr. and others. Be careful what you get for Christmas. After receiving a mogwai for the holidays Billy is not great at following the rules. Miniature green monsters tear through the small town of Kingston Falls. Hijinks ensue as a mild-mannered bank teller releases these hideous loonies after gaining a new pet and violating two of three simple rules: No water (violated), no food after midnight (violated), and no bright light. Hilarious mayhem and destruction in a town straight out of Norman Rockwell. So, when your washing machine blows up or your TV goes on the fritz, before you call the repair man, turn on all the lights and look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesCome on Christmas Eve Eve at 11AM for the 1965 holiday Classic A Charlie Brown Christmas. At just under half an hour this is the perfect way to introduce small children to the movie experience. You can also get those last-minute Greenfield GARDEN gift cards. Remember Santa's favorite stocking stuffer is a Greenfield GARDEN gift card. Watch all the fun of the peanuts gang celebrating the holiday and listen as Linus tells us the real meaning of Christmas. From a chorus of Hark the Herald Angels Sing to Sally's letter to Santa, you will laugh and cry remembering the joys of your youth. Pass the tradition on to a new generation.
Liberty Tax Free Holiday Film Series: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesAt 10AM the Liberty Tax FREE Holiday movie series concludes on Christmas Eve Eve with National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) PG-13 This is a great opportunity to get those last-minute greenfield garden gift cards. After all a greenfield garden gift card is Santa's favorite stocking stuffer! Directed by John Hughes Christmas Vacation stars Chevy Chase (Caddyshack) as Clark Griswald, Beverly D'Angelo (Violent Night) as Ellen Griswald, Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) as Audrey Griswald, Johnny Galecki (Big Bang Theory) as Rusty Griswald with appearances by Diane Ladd (Chinatown), E.G. Marshal (12 Angry Men), Doris Roberts (Everybody Love Raymond), John Randolph (Serpico), Randy Quaid (Independance Day), Julia Louise-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) and Nicolette Scorsese (Boxing Helena). It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Duckworld! & Migration at the GARDEN
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesFrom noon to 7pm our friends at Duckworld Rescue and Sanctuary at the Ripley Farm in Montague will be at the theater with live Mallard ducks! They may even have some duck bling while supplies last. See the Illumination movie Migration in 2D or 3D and see real live ducks in our lobby.
New Years Day Silent Film: The Gold Rush (1925) with Charlie Chaplin & accompanist Jeff Rapsis
Greenfield Garden Cinema 361 Main St., Greenfield, MA, United StatesStart the New Year off right with musical guest Jeff Rapsis accompanying the silent film Charlie Chaplin winter classic The Gold Rush (1925) at the Greenfield Garden Cinemas. Passed 1hr 35 minutes. A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm. S=Written, Produced and directed by Charles Chaplin (Modern Times) who stars in his Little Tramp persona, and featuring Mack Swain (Gentlemen Prefer Blonds), Georgia Hale (The Great Gatsby), and a host of Chaplin film regulars. The Gold Rush was critically acclaimed upon its release, and continues to be one of Chaplin's most celebrated works; Chaplin himself cited it several times as the film for which he most wanted to be remembered. The American Film Institute includes it as one of the top 100 films ever made and has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.