Flicks On The Bricks

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Warner Brothers

Classic Films with Beth Accomando Thursdays, Aug. 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2023

In August, film critic and scholar Beth Accomando will return to host Flicks on the Bricks. This year we’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Warner Brothers studio, and Beth has a stellar lineup of films to showcase the studio’s long history of American filmmaking.

The Athenaeum's outdoor movie series, Flicks on the Bricks makes it possible for you to enjoy classic movies that you love while enjoying the beautiful summer night on the patio of the Athenaeum. Series tickets for the open-air theater include four memorable films. The film series is curated and presented by KPBS film critic, arts reporter, and host of the Cinema Junkie podcast, Beth Accomando. She also programs films for Film Geeks San Diego.

Refreshments will be available for purchase. Join the Athenaeum for its 17th year of hot summer fun!

SCHEDULE:

"The Adventures of Robinhood"
Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Errol Flynn stars in the swashbuckling role that made him a star as the legendary hero Robin Hood, fighting to rid England of the tyranny of Prince John while trying to win the love of the beautiful Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland) in the beloved family classic,

"To Have and Have Not" (1944) (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 at 8 p.m.
‎Cast: starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; director, Howard Hawks
Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.
Tagline: At Last! Bogart makes love his kind of woman!
During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Cast: starring James Dean and Natalie Wood; director, Nicholas Ray
Runtime: 1 hr. 51 min.
Tagline: ...and they both came from 'good' families!
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.

What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Cast: starring Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand; director, Peter Bogdanovich
Runtime: 1 hr. 34 min.
Tagline: A screwball comedy. Remember them?
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.