7/8/21 - 8/1/21

BIG LAUGHS ON THE BIG SCREEN: Comedy Masters at the Aero Theatre

All shows at the Aero Theatre!

ABOUT THE SERIES

Plan your long-awaited return to the theatre and re-experience the communal joy of cinema with “BIG LAUGHS ON THE BIG SCREEN,” a month-long celebration of comedy’s greatest filmmakers. From screwball, to satire, slapstick, black comedy and more, this series features comedies from around the world, ranging from the earliest works of cinema to modern classics.

 

Share gut-busting laughter with us at our opening screening of the classic French comedy PLAYTIME, featuring Jacques Tati’s hilarious alter-ego Monsieur Hulot. Next, we pay tribute to two masters of satire, Mel Brooks and Spike Lee, who both take aim at the entertainment industry in their stinging, yet hilarious films THE PRODUCERS and BAMBOOZLED. Carl Reiner and Preston Sturges, two trailblazing comic filmmakers of their eras, take center stage on Saturday, beginning with THE JERK, whose hero’s journey is a hilarious riff on the title character’s story in THE GREAT MCGINTY. Then experience some of the greatest slapstick of all time, as Jackie Chan meets one of his cinematic inspirations, Buster Keaton, in a program with the 1922 short “Cops” and POLICE STORY. And don’t forget to bring the kids to our Sunday matinee of Charlie Chaplin’s timeless silent film MODERN TIMES.

 

Week two kicks off with Billy Wilder’s classic comedy romp, SOME LIKE IT HOT starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Then we make a trip to the 90s with a Penelope Spheeris awe-inspiring double bill of WAYNE’S WORLD and BLACK SHEEP. We’re not worthy!

 

On Saturday the 17th, outrageous Messiah figures take center stage in two irreverent comedies, MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN and Robert Downey’s little seen gem GREASER’S PALACE. Next, we pay tribute to the “Lubitsch touch” with a matinee screening of TO BE OR NOT TO BE. And on Sunday evening, special guest Jonah Hill joins us in person to present one of his favorite comedy films, Albert Brooks’ DEFENDING YOUR LIFE.

 

The series continues on July 21st with a classic Hollywood double feature of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY & THE AWFUL TRUTH presented by author Jeremy Arnold. On Thursday, we welcome filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich to a Q&A to discuss his romantic screwball comedy WHAT’S UP, DOC?, and the following day we pay tribute to the action comedies of Martin Brest, MIDNIGHT RUN & BEVERLY HILLS COP, and proudly host a special live virtual Q&A with the filmmaker. The weekend continues with a glorious Coen Brothers 35mm triple feature of THE BIG LEBOWSKIA SERIOUS MAN & BURN AFTER READING on Saturday. And on Sunday we invite the family to our Looney Tunes Matinee Program, and then close out the weekend with a wild double feature of two incredible Japanese comedies: Yasujirō Ozu’s fart-joke-ridden GOOD MORNING and Juzo Itami’s hilarious food & sex mashup TAMPOPO.

 

Our final weekend kicks off on Thursday with the underappreciated Mel Brooks’ gem THE 12 CHAIRS, set in 1920s Soviet Russia. The following night we are thrilled to welcome star Alicia Silverstone and filmmaker Amy Heckerling to talk about their beloved 1995 film CLUELESS. And on Saturday, we pay tribute to legendary filmmaker Robert Townsend, as he joins us for a screening of his hilarious satire HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE.

 

On Sunday, we close out the month with a matinee of the Howard Hawks screwball HIS GIRL FRIDAY and we end with an unexpected double feature, which pairs one of the greatest black comedies of all time, Stanley Kubrick’s DR. STRANGELOVE, with the lesser known, yet equally audacious 2010 film from Christopher Morris, FOUR LIONS.

 

Our “BIG LAUGHS ON THE BIG SCREEN” series continues in August! Stay Tuned!

Read More about PLAYTIME
Thu July 8, 2021

7:30 PM

PLAYTIME

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | In 35mm!

Read More about THE PRODUCERS / BAMBOOZLED
Fri July 9, 2021

7:30 PM

THE PRODUCERS / BAMBOOZLED

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Double Feature!

Read More about THE JERK / THE GREAT MCGINTY
Sat July 10, 2021

7:30 PM

THE JERK / THE GREAT MCGINTY

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Double Feature!

Read More about MODERN TIMES
Sun July 11, 2021

3:00 PM

MODERN TIMES

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Matinee!

Read More about POLICE STORY / "Cops"
Sun July 11, 2021

7:30 PM

POLICE STORY / "Cops"

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Preceded by Buster Keaton’s short “Cops” (18 mins.)

Read More about SOME LIKE IT HOT
Thu July 15, 2021

7:30 PM

SOME LIKE IT HOT

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Part of the “BIG LAUGHS ON THE BIG SCREEN: Comedy Masters at the Aero Theatre” series.

Read More about WAYNE'S WORLD / BLACK SHEEP
Fri July 16, 2021

7:30 PM

WAYNE'S WORLD / BLACK SHEEP

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Q&As with Penelope Spheeris prior to both films

Read More about MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN / GREASER'S PALACE
Sat July 17, 2021

7:30 PM

MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN / GREASER'S PALACE

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Double Feature! GREASER’S PALACE in 35mm!

Read More about TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Sun July 18, 2021

3:00 PM

TO BE OR NOT TO BE

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Matinee

Read More about Jonah Hill Presents DEFENDING YOUR LIFE
Sun July 18, 2021

7:30 PM

Jonah Hill Presents DEFENDING YOUR LIFE

$10.00 (member) ; $15 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Intro by Jonah Hill

Read More about THE PHILADELPHIA STORY / THE AWFUL TRUTH
Wed July 21, 2021

7:30 PM

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY / THE AWFUL TRUTH

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Jeremy Arnold signing his book TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES’ THE ESSENTIALS VOL 2 before the films! Intro by Jeremy Arnold!

Read More about WHAT'S UP, DOC?
Thu July 22, 2021

7:30 PM

WHAT'S UP, DOC?

$10.00 (member) ; $15 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Q&A with Peter Bogdanavich, moderated by Jim Hemphill

Read More about MIDNIGHT RUN / BEVERLY HILLS COP
Fri July 23, 2021

7:30 PM

MIDNIGHT RUN / BEVERLY HILLS COP

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Live Q&A in between films with filmmaker Martin Brest, moderated by Paul Thomas Anderson

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Read More about THE BIG LEBOWSKI / A SERIOUS MAN / BURN AFTER READING
Sat July 24, 2021

5:00 PM

THE BIG LEBOWSKI / A SERIOUS MAN / BURN AFTER READING

$10.00 (member) ; $15 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Triple Feature; all in 35mm

Read More about Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny at the Hare-o Theatre
Sun July 25, 2021

3:00 PM

Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny at the Hare-o Theatre

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Kids Matinee

Read More about GOOD MORNING / TAMPOPO
Sun July 25, 2021

7:30 PM

GOOD MORNING / TAMPOPO

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Double Feature; GOOD MORNING in 35mm

Read More about THE TWELVE CHAIRS
Thu July 29, 2021

7:30 PM

THE TWELVE CHAIRS

$8.00 (member) ; $13 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Part of the “BIG LAUGHS ON THE BIG SCREEN: Comedy Masters at the Aero Theatre” series

Read More about CLUELESS
Fri July 30, 2021

7:30 PM

CLUELESS

$10.00 (member) ; $15 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Q&A with Alicia Silverstone  & Amy Heckerling, moderated by Katie Walsh

Read More about HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE / THE MIGHTY QUINN
Sat July 31, 2021

7:30 PM

HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE / THE MIGHTY QUINN

$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Q&A with Robert Townsend, moderated by JB Smoove

Read More about HIS GIRL FRIDAY
Sun August 1, 2021

3:00 PM

HIS GIRL FRIDAY

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Matinee

Read More about DR. STRANGELOVE / FOUR LIONS
Sun August 1, 2021

7:30 PM

DR. STRANGELOVE / FOUR LIONS

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Double Feature