FILM

The Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks presents Big Screen Classics:  DOG DAY AFTERNOON.

Like a rich Bordeaux from a good vintage, some films age well, delicately maturing and growing more sophisticated with each passing year. There is a wealth of cinematic gems out there, gathering dust in the annals of time. Enter Big Screen Classics - a place where we celebrate all of the accomplishments in movies over the past 100+ years. Here you'll see the crème de la crème of old movie magic.  You'll always be amazed at the riches of cinema history at Big Screen Classics.

This series also encompasses our Digital Classics Series. The newest advancement in digital movie technology involves the painstaking restoration and preservation of classic films using computer technology. The films are then printed onto 4K or 2K digital drives, providing the clearest and brightest image possible using our state-of-the-art digital projectors. Whenever an archive or a studio announces a new digital restoration, we rush to bring it to the Alamo.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON
Director Sidney Lumet
Year 1975
Starring Al Pacino
Rating R
Run Time 135min

"ATTICA! ATTICA! " Based on a true 1972 story, Sidney Lumet's 1975 drama chronicles a unique bank robbery on a hot summer afternoon in New York City. Shortly before closing time, scheming loser Sonny (Al Pacino) and his slow-witted buddy, Sal (John Cazale), burst into a Brooklyn bank for what should be a run-of-the-mill robbery, but everything goes wrong. This is what film is all about and a true pleasure to see on the big screen on an original 35mm print!

The Society For The Performing Arts will be on hand to give away 2 pairs of tickets for their upcoming visit from Al Pacino: One Night Only at Jones Hall!