Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, in one of the most iconic screwball comedies of all time, are lighting up our screen this month in Bringing Up Baby, a part of our Screwball Sundays series. Hepburn, in a role specifically written for her, has rarely been more fast-talking in her hilariously anarchic character as heiress Susan Vance, who scoffs at worldly logic and social mores. And Grant, as the hapless and serious-minded paleontologist, who needs Susan’s aunt’s money to complete his Brontosaurus project and who becomes entangled in Susan’s antics, has never been funnier as the straight-man doomed to look ridiculous. It’s a dizzying ride of quick wit, delightfully absurd antics, ingenious comic timing, and a cast of supporting characters that are almost equal in joy to watch as Grant and Hepburn.  Walter Catlett, a veteran vaudeville actor who coached Hepburn in her role as Susan and who plays the befuddled town constable, is a particular delight. 

Join us Sunday at 11 am for our monthly mimosas and screwball hilarity!  

Last, another comedy, but this time from the modern era, Groundhog Day hits our screens this Thursday at 8:15 pm as a part of our weekly Nine from the 90’ssummer series.  Starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell and a whole host of wonderful supporting actors, including Stephen Tobolowsky and a young Michael Shannon, Groundhog Day, perhaps ironically, is an infinitely rewatchable film. It’s certainly also one of the most quoted films in my house due to its witty script and dialogue particularly perfectly suited to Murray’s hilariously misanthropic character, Phil, but its warm heart and thought-provoking central idea offer resonances beyond mere light comedy. It’s a film that takes the ideas of A Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life and transforms them into a uniquely powerful -- but still beautifully comic -- ingenious new story.  It is, deservedly, a modern classic. 

See you at the movies, friends! 

Melissa