| Sergio Leone
Classics
An Aero Theatre Exclusive!
Sergio Leone (1929 - 1989) was one of the great larger-than-life
personalities of not just Italian, but world cinema. Along with its two predecessors,
FISTFUL OF DOLLARS and FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, Leone's majestically gritty masterpiece and
conclusion of the Man-With-No-Name trilogy, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
not only revolutionized the western genre, forever cementing his trademark visual style of
epic vistas and meticulous production design punctuated by claustrophobically emotional
close-ups, but branded Ennio Morricone as one of the most original, eclectically fluid
soundtrack composers of his generation. Leone followed up his successful Eastwood films
with his operatic masterwork ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968). We are happy to
once again present these two phenomenal motion pictures as they were meant to be seen - on
the big screen!
Friday, September 30 – 7:30 PM
THE GOOD, THE BAD &
THE UGLY (IL BUONO, IL BRUTTO, IL CATTIVO), 1966, Sony (MGM/UA), 161 min. From the
opening whistle and whip crack theme, to the final images of a vast cemetery stretching
almost to infinity, THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY is surely one of the bloodiest,
funniest and most wickedly entertaining portraits of human corruption ever made. Leone's
surreal masterpiece of the American West during the last days of the Civil War follows a
trio of equally violent and unrepentant gunslingers (Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee
van Cleef) who engage in a jaw-dropping series of double-and triple-crosses to get their
hands on a fortune in stolen Confederate gold.
An Aero Theatre Exclusive!
Saturday, October 1 – 5:00 PM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
(C'ERA UNA VOLTA IL WEST), 1968, Paramount, 165 min. Leone's vast, mournful, brilliantly
poetic epic of the rape and conquest of the American West stars Charles Bronson as a
soft-spoken, harmonica-blowing gunslinger bent on revenge against corporate railroad
assassin Henry Fonda, in one of the most chilling portraits of consummate evil ever put on
screen. Co-starring the phenomenal Claudia Cardinale as a mail-order bride who proves more
than a match for the men who would claim her, and Jason Robards as a wry, wiley bandido
with an agenda of his own. Co-written by (are you ready for this?) Dario Argento and
Bernardo Bertolucci - ! Note: This is a rare print of the full-length, director's cut
version of the film.
An Aero Theatre Exclusive!
Saturday, October 1 – 9:00 PM
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY (IL
BUONO, IL BRUTTO, IL CATTIVO), 1966, Sony (MGM/UA), 161 min. [See description Aero 9/30]
Sunday, October 2 – 4:00 PM
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY (IL
BUONO, IL BRUTTO, IL CATTIVO), 1966, Sony (MGM/UA), 161 min. [See description Aero 9/30]
Sunday, October 2 – 7:30 PM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
(C'ERA UNA VOLTA IL WEST), 1968, Paramount, 165 min. [See description Aero 10/1]
Wednesday, October 5 – 7:30 PM
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY (IL
BUONO, IL BRUTTO, IL CATTIVO), 1966, Sony (MGM/UA), 161 min. [See description Aero 9/30]
Thursday, October 6 - 7:30 PM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (C'ERA
UNA VOLTA IL WEST), 1968, Paramount, 165 min. [See description Aero 10/1] |
