Friday, October 22, through Sunday, October 24 William G. McGowan Theater George Stevens Centennial Tribute
All films are free, but RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. For these films, reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance by e-mail (preferred) or telephone (202-501-5000). Please remember to specify the name of the show for which you would like to have a seat and the number of seats you will need. Due to the anticipated popularity of this program, we cannot reserve more than six seats under one name.
Note: To ensure the safety of all patrons, no one will be admitted to a film after the doors have closed and the lights have gone down.
This salute to director George Stevens premiers the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film at the McGowan Theater. It also launches a new partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Foundation for the National Archives to bring many of the Academy's programs to the Washington, DC, region for the first time.
Friday, October 22
6 p.m. George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin A video documentary with rare color war footage. (46 minutes)
8:30 p.m. The More the Merrier (1943) Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea face a housing shortage in this romantic comedy set in wartime Washington, DC. (104 minutes)
Saturday, October 23
5:30 p.m. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Directed by George Stevens, Jr., this 1985 documentary includes interviews with Hollywood legends such as Katharine Hepburn, Rock Hudson, Jimmy Stewart, Ginger Rogers, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., talking about their experiences working with Stevens. (110 minutes)
7:30 p.m. Shane (1953) Alan Ladd and Jack Palance in an antiviolence western. (118 minutes)
Sunday, October 24
5:30 p.m. Alice Adams (1935) Katharine Hepburn stars in this film version of a Booth Tarkington novel. (99 minutes)
7:30 p.m. A Place in the Sun (1951) Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in the dark side of the American Dream. (122 minutes)