Prytania Theatre

An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.

Prytania Theatre presents Fleischer Toons (not so) Spooky Halloween Edition Friday, October 25, 2024 - 12:00noon Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 12:00noon Cartoons in program 1. Betty Boop's Halloween Party 2. Kokos Haunted House 3. Bimbo's Initiation 4. The Cobweb Hotel 5. Betty Boop - Is My Palm Read? 6. Swing You Sinners 7. Red Hot Mama 8. Betty Boop Snow White (bring the entire family) Max Fleischer is one of the most renown pioneers in animation since the dawn of the industry. From 1919 to 1942, he and his company, Fleischer Studios, produced nearly 700 cartoons. Among his many achievements, he invented the Rotoscope which revolutionized animation, developed the “Stereo-optical Process” giving scenes a 3-D appearance, and created the “bouncing ball” for sing-alongs. His studio was the first to animate both Popeye and Superman. And he created the iconic Betty Boop, who remains an emblem of of American culture to this day. Yet despite Fleischer’s major and prolific achievements, there is no single archive or collection of his work. Our mission is to collect all the Fleischer cartoons that remain today, gather them into a single digital space and restore them so they can be seen by audiences as Max Fleischer intended. The films will ultimately be made available to everyone and be preserved for all time. We are starting with the earliest films and those now rapidly deteriorating. While some of the best copies are still on nitrate, which not only decomposes but tends spontaneously ignite, even those on acetate are at risk from vinegar syndrome and just plain old age. There are approximately 160 KoKo the Clown cartoons in the “Out of the Inkwell” and “Inkwell Imps” series (1919-1929). In addition, Fleischer Studios made some of the first color cartoons, starting in 1934 with the “A Color Classic” series. These 36 beautifully colored cartoons have long been neglected and are now fading in archives and private collections. Finally, there are 9 original “Superman” cartoons. These are the first-ever animated Superman cartoons, shot in vibrant, art deco-style color. However, finding a print is only half the battle. They are often in bad condition, missing frames, title cards, intertitles, are faded and have sometimes completely decomposed. For this reason, we often need to locate several copies of one film in order to make it whole again. All of these films need restoration. A highly specialized process, restoration requires a knowledge of animation, technical expertise, dedicated equipment, highly sophisticated software, and an enormous amount of time. In late 2022 we started restoration on the films. Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation is restoring 11 films for us (6 from the “A Color Classic” series). We have also engaged private restoration experts to work with us. As of mid-2023, we have restored 25 films. This project was started in 2021 by Max Reid, Jane Fleischer Reid and Mauricio Alvarado. Jane is the granddaughter of Max Fleischer.

Prytania Theatre Presents.... HALLOWEEN (1978) On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.

In this adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is shipwrecked on a remote island presided over by the mysterious Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton). Edward discovers his host is conducting genetic experiments, and presiding over a race of half-human, half-animal hybrids, including the alluring Panther Woman and the sage Sayer of the Law (Bela Lugosi). The island has become its own society, with Moreau as its god.

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.

Nosferatu (1922) with Soundtrack synced to Radiohead's Amnesiac and Kid A Creator Josh Frank will be in attendance at both events for QA. A Silents Synced Film directed & mixed by Josh Frank Present on on BIG SCREEN through Prytania's 55 speaker Dolby ATMOS, Meyer Sound system! Uptown Prytania Theatre 5339 Prytania Street New Orleans, LA 70130 SYNOPSIS Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music. Created by an independent cinema owner for independent cinemas! Silents Synced will be available to book exclusively for independents and drive ins only!

Prytania Theatre & Well-Hung Speakers presents ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. -Well-Hung Speakers shadow cast during selected Movies -Merchandise available for sale -all age event -WELL-HUNG SPEAKERS Shadow Cast

The Shining Stanley Kubrick 90th Birthday Retrospective 1980, 146min, R Director: Stanley Kubrick Writers: Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay) Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd This legendary chiller stars Jack Nicholson as the off-season caretaker of a possessed hotel who slowly goes mad as evil spirits convince him to go after his family with a fire axe. Stephen King's spooky novel is vividly brought to life by director Kubrick, who infuses the film with some of the most memorable images of his career. Redrum! Redrum! Shelley Duvall co-stars. SHOWTIMES: Wednesday, July 25 at 9:15PM

Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid). She is then drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug: THE SUBSTANCE. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn – temporarily – as the gorgeous, twentysomething Sue (Margaret Qualley). The only rule? Time needs to be split: exactly one week in one body, then one week in the other. No exceptions. A perfect balance. What could go wrong? Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes sensation turns toxic beauty culture inside out with a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages. Explosive, provocative and twisted, THE SUBSTANCE marks the arrival of a thrillingly visionary filmmaker.

En route to visit their grandfather's grave (which has apparently been ritualistically desecrated), five teenagers drive past a slaughterhouse, pick up (and quickly drop) a sinister hitch-hiker, eat some delicious home-cured meat at a roadside gas station, before ending up at the old family home... where they're plunged into a never-ending nightmare as they meet a family of cannibals who more than make up in power tools what they lack in social skills...

THE WILD ROBOT presented in PLF (Premium Large Format) Uptown Prytania Theatre 5339 Prytania Street New Orleans, LA 70115 From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer’s The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island. The film also features the voice talents of Emmy winning pop-culture icon Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Boy and the Heron), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, The SpongeBob Movie franchise) and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible films, Pulp Fiction). A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things, The Wild Robot is written and directed by three-time Oscar® nominee Chris Sanders—the writer-director of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise).

Two talented song and dance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. One winter they join forces with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and VeraEllen) and trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. The result is stuff dreams are made of. This special 70th anniversary event includes exclusive insight from Leonard Maltin.

WICKED in PLF (Premium Large Format) Uptown Prytania Theatre 5339 Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA - 4K laser Projection - 40ft Screen - 55 Speaker, 40,000watts - Dolby ATMOS Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. The film also stars Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s regal headmistress Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers) as Fiyero, a roguish and carefree prince; Tony nominee Ethan Slater (Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants, Fosse/Verdon) as Boq, an altruistic Munchkin student; Marissa Bode in her feature-film debut as Nessarose, Elphaba’s favored sister; and pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz.