QC Film Blog

Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" Pulls into Rave Theater

Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train aptly illustrates the wisdom of your mother's admonition to avoid talking to strangers.

Tennis star Guy (Farley Granger) hates his unfaithful wife.  Fellow train passenger Bruno (Robert Walker) hates his father.  In a casual conversation Bruno proposes that they exchange murders so as to commit untraceable crimes. It's just two young men airing their private frustrations. Criss cross?

Hitchcock's daughter Patricia also stars in this bonefide black and white classic from the Master of Suspense.

1:00 pm - Monday, January 9, 2012

$3.00 (and that includes a small drink AND popcorn!!!)

Rave Motion Pictures
3601 East 53rd Street
Davenport, Iowa
563.359.1314

http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/

Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" will Thrill at Rave Theater

Marnie

127 minutes - 1964

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, Vertigo)

Starring Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and Sean Connery (The Man Who Would be King)

Disclaimer:  I am a HUGE fan of Alfred Hitchcock.

I should also admit that my first viewing of Marnie left me a little puzzled.  What was Hitchcock doing?  Was he out of step with the times, or were phoney looking backdrops and goofy tracking shots meant to look fake?  Yes, I think they were.  It's a kind of feature-length dream sequence.  Over time, Marnie has become one of my favorite Hitchcock films precisely because it's so weird.

A brilliant opening sequence, one of Hitchcock's best scenes of suspense (involving a cleaning woman and a mop), and a hypnotic film score by Bernard Herrman (his last for Hitchcock) comprise just a few of my favorite parts of this film. 

From the Rave flier: Hitchcock creates a masterful psychological thriller about a compulsive liar and thief (Hedren), who winds up marrying the man (Connery) she attempts to rob.  When a terrible accident pushes her over the edge, her husband struggles to help her face her demons as the plot races to an inescapable conclusion.

Tickets are only $3.00!  That includes a small soda and popcorn (therapy not included).

1:00 pm - Monday, July 18, 2011

Rave Motion Pictures
3601 East 53rd Street
Davenport, Iowa
563.359.1314

http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/

Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" Onscreen at Davenport's Rave Theater

Rebecca

1940 | 130 spellbinding minutes | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again."

A young woman's whirlwind romance and marriage to a wealthy widower leads her into a psycholigical conflict with the memory of her husband's dead wife, and the very real consquences of the first wife's mysterious death.

Rebecca was the first product of the tempestuous relationship between David O. Selznick and Alfred Hitchcock.  The film was based on the best-selling book by Daphne du Maurier and producer Selznick insisted on a faithful adaptation.  To ensure the film could not be reworked in the editing room by Selznick, director Hitchcock edited in-the-camera by filming only the angles he intended to use.

Clever boy.

The film's stellar cast features Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.  An equally good supporting cast includes George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, and Leo G. Carroll.

Northern California's rocky coast stands in for Cornwall, England.  Rounding out the production is a sumptuous film score by Franz Waxman.

TRIVIA: At the peak of his directorial powers Hitchcock filmed another Daphne du Maurier story entitled The Birds.  Hitchcock asked the film's screenwriter to use only the title and the notion of birds attacking people.  "Forget the rest," he said.

WARNING: After seeing this film you may have an uncontrollable urge to...

1. Put a cigarette out in a jar of cold cream.

2. Reproduce an evening dress depicted in a family portrait.

3. Check the status of your seacocks.

You may also develop an irrational fear of cocker spaniels.

Hold onto your oxygen tank, these classic films at the Rave Theater in Davenport are still only $2.00.  And, that includes popcorn and a drink!

1:00 pm
January 31, 2011
Rave Motion Pictures
3601 East 53rd Street
Davenport, Iowa
563.359.1314
http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/

The second Mrs. deWinter and the housekeeper chat about a transparent
negligee and other unsettling triffles. "You moved her brush," observes the
always ominous and omnipresent Mrs. Danvers.

Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion" to Screen at Rave Cinema on Monday

Most of us remember, "you'll never go back into the water." (Jaws)

Our parents remember, "you'll never take another shower." (Psycho)

But our grandparents remember, "you'll never drink another glass of milk served by your spouse."

Yes, only Alfred Hitchcock could turn a calming beverage into a menace you will never forget.  Set in England, Suspicion tells a heart-warming tale of love, betrayal, and possible (vehicular) homicide.

The film stars Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant, and its not to be missed.   A showing of a film like this in the Quad-Cities is like viewing Haley's Comet!  My only regret?  I can't be there!  Horrors!

Anyway, go drink a glass of milk tonight, and each night during the weekend.  After Monday, you'll be going to bed thirsty.

$2.00 admission nets you popcorn and a drink.  Stop checking your pulse.  That's what their flyer says!

Additional players include: Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Nigel Bruce.

Monday, September 20, 2010

1:00 pm

Rave Cinema, Davenport, Iowa

Details: http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/