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Movies at the Sunken Garden 2011

Movies at the Sunken Garden 2011, Fabulous Fridays under the stars at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden. July 8th – August 26th.

Matilija Pure Water is honored to have partnered with Santa Barbara County Parks, SB County Arts Commission, and UCSB Arts & Lectures to present the 2011. Please bring your empty reusable water bottles we will fill them for free.

Top Hat
Wed, July 6 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
Fri, July 8 / 8:30 p.m. / outside at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
This sparkling film, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, is highlighted by such Irving Berlin standards as “Isn’t This a Lovely Day” and “Cheek to Cheek.” Fred and Ginger dance through a delightfully absurd plot of mistaken identity with the help of such Thirties favorites as Edward Green Horton and Lucille Ball. (1935, 108 minutes)

Swing Time
Wed, July 13 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
Fri, July 15 / 8:30 p.m. / outside at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
This Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical, their sixth together, shines with class. Astaire plays a hoofer and Rogers the girl he falls in love with. The dancing is spectacular and the music is flawless, with each number a dazzler. (1936, 105 minutes)

Ziegfeld Girl
Wed, July 20 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
Fri, July 22 / 8:30 p.m. / outside at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
MGM pulls out all the stops in this spectacle about the lives of three Ziegfeld girls: Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and Hedy Lamarr. With Busby Berkeley’s sizzling direction of the production numbers; Adrian’s mind-boggling costumes; and such young and upcoming stars as James Stewart, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper and Eve Arden, this film is a dose of Forties sentimentality. (1941, 131 minutes)

The Gang’s All Here
Wed, July 27 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
Fri, July 29 / 8:30 p.m. / outside at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
A lavish piece of escapist entertainment, this film was Alice Faye’s last musical and director Busby Berkeley’s first color picture. The large-scale production numbers, some of the most fascinating of Berkeley’s extravagant flights of fancy, include “The Lady with the Tutti-Frutti Hat”, with Carmen Miranda, and “The Polka Dot Polka.” (1943, 103 minutes)

The Ziegfeld Follies
Wed, August 3 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
[Note: there will be no Friday, August 5 screening at the Courthouse due to Fiesta.]
The stellar cast includes Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice, Cyd Charisse, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, and anyone else who was anyone in the Forties, in revues of unparalleled opulence. (1946, 110 minutes)

On The Town
Wed, August 10 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
Fri, August 12 / 8:30 p.m. / outside at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin grace this rollicking tale of three sailors on a one-day pass in New York City. With unforgettable choreography by Kelly, this invigorating musical features Vera-Ellen, Ann Miller and Betty Garrett. Must-see numbers include “New York, New York: and “Prehistoric Man.” (1949, 98 minutes)

Singin’ in the Rain
Wed, August 17 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
Fri, August 19 / 8:30 p.m. / outside at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, this unforgettable masterpiece remains one of the finest, most durable musicals ever to come out of Hollywood. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor glitter in this light-hearted look at the early days of motion pictures. (1952, 103 minutes)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Wed, August 24 / 7:30 p.m. / inside at UCSB Campbell Hall
Fri, August 26 / 8:30 p.m. / outside at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Anita Loos’s smash-hit musical comedy found its quintessential interpretation in this movie adaptation featuring Jane Russell and the positively astounding Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee. In witty, campy sequences such as “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” Monroe really shines – but credit must be given to director Howard Hawks. (1953, 91 minutes)

Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! – The Great American Musical on Film is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures, Santa Barbara County Park Foundation, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, and the Santa Barbara Film Commission and sponsored by Matilija Pure Water, the Santa Barbara Independent and KCSB 91.9 FM. Films at UCSB presented with support from the UCSB Summer Cultural and Enrichment Program and the Freshman Summer Start Program. Admission to all film screenings is FREE. For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at 805.893.3535 or visit online at www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu