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AT THE TRYLON
The Trylon presents special screenings and events as well as films that don’t quite have a home in larger series.
For more than a decade, a greeting card company has been pumping out dozens of holiday-themed romantic comedies, bringing joy to the masses. Join us for a celebration of all things Christmas kitsch. A secret Hallmark holiday feature, shot in Minnesota, will be accompanied by 16mm shorts, commercials, Hallmark bingo, and more! 7:00
(1948, DCP, 135m) dir Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger w/Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring. A Trylon holiday tradition returns with this Technicolor classic, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of a pair of magic ballet slippers whose wearer cannot stop dancing. Powell and Pressburger’s film tracks a ballerina’s rise to the lead role and […]
Showings: Dec. 23 7:00, 9:30, Dec. 25 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, Dec. 26 7:00, Dec. 27 7:00
(DCP, approx 70m) The film for this screening is one we wanted to have show in our Dystopia series (going on now) but couldn’t fit in. It’s a newer art film that was never released in Minneapolis. Tickets (one per member) are free for Trylon Club members with active subscriptions as of January 23, on […]
(1933, DCP, 97m) dir Mervyn LeRoy w/Warren William, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell. Chantell Halsted brings her Hollywood Babylon series to the Trylon with this pre-Code gem. The Busby Berkeley choreography is sure to knock your socks off. 1:00
(1990, DCP, 102m) dir John Patrick Shanley w/Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges. Joe (Hanks), a hypochondriac working for an evil corporation, is diagnosed with an incurable disease. He agrees to jump into a volcano to appease an angry god. Along the way, he finds a reason to live. Ryan plays three roles in this […]
Showings: Feb. 10 7:00, 9:15, Feb. 11 7:00, 9:15, Feb. 12 3:00, 5:15
(1928, DCP, 82m) dir Willi Wolff w/Ellen Richter, Ralph Arthur Roberts, Jacob Tiedtke. When the Emilsburg Morality Committee condemns Ninon de Hauteville’s (Richter) cabaret, she sets out to expose its hypocrisy. Richter was a German actress, dancer, and producer who appeared in more than 70 features between 1913 and 1933. These screenings are made possible […]
Showings: Feb. 17 7:00, Feb. 18 7:00, Feb. 19 3:00, 5:00
(1969, DCP, 95m, Czech w/English subtitles) dir Juraj Herz w/Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Chramostová, Jana Stehnová. Bleak does not begin to describe this long-banned tale of a Czech crematorium director who’s obsessed with order and seduced by Nazi ideology. This restoration brings to life Herz’s fabulous camerawork and impressionistic set designs. At Perisphere, Jeremy Noble writes […]
Showings: Mar. 10 7:00, 9:00, Mar. 11 7:00, 9:00, Mar. 12 3:00, 5:00
(1976, DCP, 91m) dir John Carpenter w/Austin Stoker, Darwin Jostin, Laurie Zimmer. When a sadistic street gang besieges a police precinct office, a patrolman, the precinct secretary, and two jailed criminals forge an unlikely alliance. This early Carpenter film established him as a craftsman of horror and action. Is Assault on Precinct 13 as brutal […]
Showings: Mar. 17 7:00, 9:00, Mar. 18 7:00, 9:00, Mar. 19 3:00, 5:00