Thursday, August 31, 2023
DOORS & WINE OPEN AT 7:30 PM
THE FILM BEGINS AT 8 PM
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.
Cast: starring Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand; director, Peter Bogdanovich
Runtime: 1 hr. 34 min.
Tagline: A screwball comedy. Remember them?
What's Up, Doc? joyously recaptures the bubbly style of 1930s screwball comedies—and firmly establishes Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal as a romantic duo uniquely endearing in screen history.
Included are a daffy luggage mixup plot, dippy dialogue exchanges, a marvelous example of the art of hotel-room demolition and one of the funniest chase sequences ever, all over San Francisco.
Dexterously written with a surefooted sense of the ridiculous by Buck Henry, David Newman and Robert Benton, directed by Peter Bogdanovich with giddy affection and cast with awesomely hilarious players (including film-debuting Madeline Kahn), What's Up, Doc? is no idle question. Among comedy movies, it's the top.
Golden Globes, USA: Nominee: Most Promising Newcomer—Female
Memorable Quote: Judy: Love means never having to say you're sorry.
Howard: That's the dumbest thing I ever heard.
Fun Trivia: When Howard Bannister ends up at the rooftop cocktail lounge, which was under construction, it was not a set, but actually the "Starlight Roof" of the Hilton, which was being remodeled at the time. The view of San Francisco is the actual view from the room. A piano was brought up and placed in the room for the shot. Barbra Streisand sang the song live, not to a recording, because director Peter Bogdanovich wanted her singing to sound natural as she stepped down from the top of the piano.
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Comedy
INDIVIDUAL FILMS:
$20 member / $25 nonmember
SERIES OF 4 FILMS:
$72 member / $92 nonmember
The films will be shown in person and outdoors on the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library patio. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Priority seating will be given to Donor level members and above.
These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each film.
Masks optional. If you have a fever, cough, or flu-like symptoms, please stay home.