LATEST CALENDAR The complete listing for the latest Astor Calendar (May 24 to September 5) is on–line along with poster–images and mini–reviews (as found on the back of the printed version of the calendar). The printed calendar itself is at the theatre and also at many shops and cafes throughout the area. But, as usual, you can get way ahead by downloading your own printable versions of the latest calendar!

SUNDAY MATINEE — July 5 The Astor is alive with The Sound of Music [G] for your Sunday–afternoon entertainment. Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in this much–loved musical classic. Brand–new CinemaScope print with, for the first time, DTS Digital Sound! The single-feature, matinee screening starts at 2 PM on Sunday, July 5.

SUNDAY EVENING — July 5 The second of this calendar's Sean Connery 007 doubles! Goldfinger [PG], also starring Honor Blackman, screens first at 7:30 PM on Sunday, July 5. And then the fourth in the Connery series, Thunderball [PG].

MONDAY — July 6 Francis Ford Coppola's seminal. Vietnam–war epic, Apocalypse Now: REDUX [R 18+], is Monday evening's single–feature presentation. Stars include Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando. Re–edited, re–issue, extended version and stunning 35mm Technicolor Dye–Transfer, Panavision print with DTS Digital Sound. The screening starts at 7:30 PM on Monday, July 6.

TUESDAY — July 7 The Astor Theatre is booked for a private function on Tuesday, July 7. There will be no normal screenings.

WEDNESDAY — July 8 Sean Penn stars in Gus Van Sant's Milk [M], the compelling story of the first openly–gay elected public official in American history, at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, July 8. The second feature, Frost/Nixon [M], highlights the dramatic clash between a “show-biz” interviewer and a disgraced US President. Wicked Wednesday prices — just $8 to see both films!

THURSDAY — July 9 Celebrate Mickey Rourke's triumphant return to the big screen in The Wrestler [MA 15+]. It's the evening's first feature at 7:30 PM on Thursday, July 9. It is followed by Guillermo del Toro's acclaimed “fairy tale” for adults, Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) [MA 15+].

FRIDAY — July 10 The evening's entertainment starts with the appealing comedy, Adventureland [M], about kids working in the theme park from hell. The feature starts at 7:30 PM on Friday, July 10. The second feature, Observe and Report [MA 15+], tells of a shopping–mall security officer who dreams of the day he might become a “real” cop.

NEXT SATURDAY — July 11 Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman star in Baz Luhrmann's Outback epic, Australia [M]. Panavision and DTS Digital Sound — sensational! The single–feature session starts at 7:30 PM on Saturday, July 11.

NEXT SUNDAY MATINEE — July 12 Brilliant, Sunday–afternoon, classic–musical double! Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra star in the first feature, High Society [PG]. It screens at 2 PM on Sunday, July 12. The treats continue with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris [G].

NEXT SUNDAY EVENING — July 12 The two films that made Mel Gibson a star! First up is the one that started it all, Mad Max [R 18+], which screens at 7:30 PM on Sunday, July 12. And what else for Sunday night's second feature but the sequel, Mad Max 2 — The Road Warrior [M].

NEXT MONDAY — July 13 Roman Polanski double! Repulsion [M], a story of sexual repression and fantasies starring Catherine Deneuve, screens first at 7:30 PM on Monday, July 13. It is followed by a chilling tale of sexual humiliation in the black–comedy, Cul de Sac [M].

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