About us
People often ask me, "What IS a Classic Movie?". Well, one thing for sure is that it doesn't HAVE to be made before you were born AND it doesn't HAVE to be in B&W. It MAY be both but, on the contrary, it may have come out in 2023 at Christmastime, like Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. A Classic Movie is a GREAT *movie that stands the test of time but may not be truly appreciated in its own time, like **Frank Capra's *It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
MISSION STATEMENT: Let's get together and watch GREAT movies of ALL eras & genres on The Big Screen AND at small events at members’ homes!
Our goal is not JUST seeing the best movies of both the past AND today, but making time afterward to talk about them and perhaps even becoming Film Friends.
There will also occasionally be events related to other areas of the Arts and local culture.
And each year we have an Oscars Party!
Although based in Fenton, MO, we will host events throughout the Metropolitan area, on BOTH sides of the Mississippi AND Missouri Rivers, including both St. Charles County and Edwardsville, IL!
We are looking for an ACTIVE membership, which for us means you'll attend at least ONE event each year.
Please submit a recent "selfie" profile photo when you join so we can easily recognize you at our doorsteps and in public places. Profile photos are most effective when they include only one human being and when that human being is not wearing sunglasses =OR= a hat.
I hope you'll also consider supporting my wife, Shirley's, plant-based eating group: https://www.meetup.com/plant-based-stl/
Established Monday, 11/19/2018!
Upcoming events
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Alfred Hitchcock's TORN CURTAIN (1966) @ The Hi-Pointe!
The Hi-Pointe Theatre, 1005 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO, USGeneral Admission - $12
Student/Senior - $9
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If you're NOT a Student/Senior, you can save at least $3/movie by becoming a Cinema St. Louis member.
MORE INFO: https://cinemastlouis.org/membership
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Coming SOON!
https://hipointetheatre.org/coming-soon/APRIL 2026
https://hipointetheatre.org/calendar/***
ADVANCE TICKETS:
This process does NOT get you a specific seat in the theater. If you believe an event like this might sell out, though, have at it. It does allow you to make a convenient additional donation to Cinema St. Louis, if you're so inclined.
NOTE: Until you select the desired quantity of tickets, ALL other fields will be "grayed out" and "unenterable".
https://hipointetheatre.org/purchase/450628/***
PARKING:
After 6PM M-F, after 12PM Saturday, and ALL DAY SUNDAY, there’s plenty of FREE parking right next door HERE:
Lindell Bank
6900 Clayton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139
314-645-7700
https://hipointetheatre.org/parking-directions/***
After the movie, we will gather in the lobby for lively, provocative, and insightful conversation--OR as close as we can come to that, anyway--HA!
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Part of the series "Getting Hitched"
https://hipointetheatre.org/film-series/getting-hitched/A Hitchcock Retrospective
Thursdays & Sundays • January 1–June 14, 2026The Hi-Pointe rings in 2026 by celebrating Alfred Hitchcock with a 16-film retrospective that commences on New Year’s Day and continues through mid-June. Hopscotching across the Master of Suspense’s long and storied career, which stretched from the silent era through the New Hollywood of the 1970s, the series includes a trio of his precedent-setting British works but focuses on Hitchcock’s absurdly fertile American period.
The Thursday matinees for six of the films – Blackmail, The 39 Steps, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Rear Window, and Vertigo – will feature introductions and post-film discussions by Cliff Froehlich, former Riverfront Times film critic and retired executive director of Cinema St. Louis. These discussion screenings are generously sponsored by St. Louis Oasis. Froehlich will likely make surprise appearances at a few additional screenings – we’ll keep you in suspense – and he also contributes the synopses for the entire film series.
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Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 127 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1966Starring: Hansjörg Felmy, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Paul Newman, Tamara Toumanova
The first of Alfred Hitchcock’s Cold War thrillers – it was followed by Topaz – Torn Curtain tells the story of the apparent defection of U.S. physicist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) to the Soviet Bloc. After a scientific conference in Copenhagen, Armstrong surreptitiously embarks for East Berlin, but fiancée Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews), who also works as his assistant (calling HR!), manages to follow him. Though appalled by his treason, Sarah reluctantly opts to remain with Michael, whose real intentions slowly reveal themselves. The film’s centerpiece is a justly celebrated sequence involving an existential struggle with secret-police minder Gromek (Wolfgang Kieling, who in an odd coincidence later moved from West to East Germany): Armstrong and a farmer’s wife (Carolyn Conwell) – actually a member of a dissident group helping with escapes to the West – engage in a prolonged, exhausting effort to dispatch the Stasi agent, who battles tenaciously for his life. Another of Torn Curtain’s attractions is the belated appearance of Lila Kedrova as a sympathetic Polish countess who expertly oscillates between comic and tragic modes in her attempts to wheedle U.S. visa sponsorship in exchange for aiding Michael and Sarah’s escape. Less happily, Torn Curtain marked the rupture of Hitchcock’s long-term collaboration with composer Bernard Herrmann, whom the director fired for failing to deliver a more pop-oriented score, replacing him with John Addison.
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NOTE: On Rotten Tomatoes, this movie has a 63% on the Tomatometer and a 52% on the Popcornmeter.https://hipointetheatre.org/movies/torn-curtain/ [Includes Trailer]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torn_Curtain
https://www.scripts.com/script/torn_curtain_221132 attendees
Sofia Coppola’s MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006) @ The ARKADIN/ | $9
Arkadin Cinema & Bar, 5228 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO, USSince this 50-seat theater DOES sell out MANY events, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you buy your tickets online BEFORE signing up for this MeetUp Event!
There is NO FEE for this service.
IF something comes up and you can't make it, simply email arkadincinema@gmail.com for a prompt refund.
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SCHEDULE
6PM - Alternative ’80s music videos pre-show
7PM - MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006)April 2026 Schedule
https://arkadincinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1000016479.webpGeneral Admission - $9
5228 Gravois Avenue | St. Louis, MO 63116
Microcinema in the Heart of Bevo!
https://arkadincinema.com/events/
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PLENTY of Public Parking a block closer to the Bevo Mill @ Walsh/Duke & Gravois!
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After the movie, we will gather in the lobby for lively, provocative, and insightful conversation--OR as close as we can come to that, anyway--HA!
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This screening is part of Arkadin’s April 2026 series, HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?—featuring botanical wonders, homicidal flora, and secret gardens for you to make your escape.
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Based on Marie Antoinette: The Journey, a 2001 biography by Antonia Fraser.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette:_The_Journey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia_Fraser“A decadent delight! Glorified opulence at its finest with a cotton-candy colored sugar coating.” – Behind the Lens
Written and directed by the great Sofia Coppola, MARIE ANTOINETTE is an electrifying yet intimate re-telling of the turbulent life of history’s favorite villainess. Kirsten Dunst portrays the ill-fated child princess who married France’s young and indifferent King Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman). Feeling isolated amidst the prim-and-perfect gardens of Versailles, surrounded by a royal court rife with scandal and intrigue, Marie Antoinette defied both royalty and commoner by embracing decadence. A commercial and critical disappointment when it was first released, Coppola’s satirical yet empathetic take on rich-kid ennui has aged like a fine Piper-Heidsieck over the past two decades and is now rightfully embraced for its vibrant fashion, post-punk soundtrack, and too-cool-for-school sensibility. If its reliability as a historical portrayal of pre-Revolutionary France may be somewhat dubious, MARIE ANTOINETTE’s ability to capture the feel of mid-’00s indie sleaze within the confines of a costume drama remains unparalleled.
In honor of the film’s iconic soundtrack, come out early for an alternative ’80s music videos pre-show, starting at 6 pm.
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The Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.
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NOTE: On Rotten Tomatoes, this movie has a 57% on the Tomatometer and a 56% on the Popcornmeter.https://arkadincinema.com/event/sofia-coppolas-marie-antoinette-2006-20th-anniversary-screening-w-alternative-80s-music-videos-pre-show/ [Includes Trailer]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_(2006_film)
https://www.scripts.com/script/marie_antoinette_133781 attendee
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