Kenny's Korner

Each Thursday for the past decade, I have put out a commentary on the week's films, Vine happenings and fun information in the form of Kenny's Korner.  This has been in our weekly email newsletter.  Please sign up for this newsletter to get my commentary, and the best information about the Vine.  Below is this week's Kenny Korner - enjoy!

 

Hello all,

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Join us in just one week for one of the best classics nights we play – CASABLANCA!  Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, this 1942 masterpiece always draws big crowds!  CASABLANCA plays Thursday, January 9th at 7pm, and buying tickets in advance is highly recommended.

CASABLANCA synopsis: Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who owns a nightclub in Casablanca, discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country. 

Thank you to everyone that came to see A COMPLETE UNKNOWN at the Vine over the past 8 days!

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN stars Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Edward Norton and Pete Seeger, and Monica Barbaro and Joan Baez.  This biopic has received outstanding reviews and it ALSO received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, Actor and Supporting Actor!  It looks to be a major player in the upcoming Oscar race, and we are so proud to be playing it for you this holiday season. 

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN synopsis:  New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.  He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide.  Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold's A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

We are excited to be able to bring you some wonderful Oscar quality films in January and February!  THE BRUTALIST is almost every critic’s consensus pick to win the Oscar for Best Picture.  We expect to open that film on January 17th or 24th.  

September 5th, set during the 1972 Munich Olympics is a film that is universally praised, and looks to be a Best Picture and Best Director nominee at a minimum.  We are hoping to open this film on January 17th.

Speaking of the Oscars, SAVE THE DATE for Sunday, March 2nd,  the date of the 97th Academy Awards!  This year the Oscars are being hosted by Conan O’Brien, which will be his FIRST time hosting!

TICKETS FOR OUR OSCAR GALA go on sale Thursday, January 16th, to YOU, our newsletter patrons first!  I will have more information in next week’s newsletter about our Oscar Party, but for now, start asking around to see which friends and family members want to go with you!!!

We hope that you will continue to spread the word that the Vine Cinema & Alehouse is the valley’s only movie theatre showing independent films and classics, while serving beer, wine and food.

Kenny