The town where Thomas Edison invented the movies 120 years ago continues to honor its film heritage with its 7th annual West Orange Classic Film Festival.

1.  Tentative schedule:    Each Sunday at 2 PM  January 8th through February 26th, 2012

All screenings are at the newly renovated AMC Theatre in the Essex Green Shopping Center on Prospect Avenue in West Orange on Sundays at 2PM. Admission is $10.00.  ($7.50 for members of the W.O. Arts Council)  For further information contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  For directions to the theater see www.amctheatres.com

Official Schedule

January 8

THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

directed by Sam Peckinpah
"If they move...kill 'em!" utters Pike Bishop (William Holden), the leader of a gang of aging outlaws, while robbing a railroad office containing a cache of silver.  
The film, which also stars Ernest Borgnine and Warren Oates, is one of the greatest westerns of all time

January 15

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)

directed by David Lean    
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers the years prior to, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif). Winner of five Academy Awards, including for screenwriting and cinematography.

January 22nd

L'ATALANTE (1934)

directed by Jean Vigo
Jean, the young captain of the barge, marries Juliette, a village girl who has never left home before. But when Juliette tires of her new life, she slips off the ship to discover the delights of Paris, leaving Jean heartbroken. Considered one of the most beautiful films ever made, L'Atalante became a favorite of the filmmakers of the French New Wave.

January 29th

WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
Winner of 10 Academy Awards, including director and best picture, the newly restored movie version of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This iconic film stars Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as doomed lovers from rival gangs.
February 5

BLACK ORPHEUS (1959)

directed by Marcel Camus
The ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is transplanted to the 20th Century and set against the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in this Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film. With its eye-popping visuals, sensual love story and samba beats, you will hardly notice it is in Portuguese (with English subtitles).

BLACK MARIA FILM FESTIVAL

Sunday, February 12
We're taking a break to screen this year's award winning short films. Come and see what may one day be classics. Visit www.blackmariafilmfestival.org for more information.

February 19

THE HUSTLER

February 26

SWEETIE (1989)

directed by Jane Campion
The only film in this year's festival that was directed by a woman. Before she made The Piano and Bright Star, New Zealand-born filmmaker Jane Campion directed this art-house hit about two very different sisters.

Stay for our post-screening FILMCHATS with Stephen Whitty, Allen Barra, Caryn Cline, Gerard Amsellem and others.  A film course for the price of a movie ticket.

Sundays at 2pm

AMC Theatre
Essex Green Shopping Center
Prospect Avenue
West Orange, NJ
Join the West Orange Arts Council and save money on each admission to W.O. Classic Film Festival films.  
Go to www.woartscouncil.org

Contact Information:
Kenneth Mandel, Co-director
West Orange Film Society
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