09/30/2025
JOIN US on the FRONT LAWN --
Of JACK BENSON HERITAGE PARK --
. . as we proudly present with the CHA LIBRARY --
The MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL!
Audience members will receive a ballot to vote for their favorite short film, and the winner will be chosen from finalists being screened simultaneously in 400 venues around the world!
IF YOU'RE GOING:
WHEN: Friday, October 3, 2025
TIME: 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM
WHERE: Front lawn of JACK BENSON HERITAGE PARK located at 1428 Jenkins Road in East Brainerd
RESTRICTIONS:
• Ages 15 and above;
• ALSO, please BRING LAWN CHAIRS to sit on
(the ground may be wet from earlier in the week.)
COST: Free to attend.
07/04/2025
HAPPY 4th!
-- Enjoy . . .
• Kris •
Romance, War Movie | This Is the Army (1943) Ronald Reagan, George Murphy, Joan Leslie
IT’S YOUR OWN ARMY - IN THE ARMY’S OWN SHOW!A soldier wounded in the War (WWI) becomes a producer and stages a show for the forces.Director: Michael CurtizWr...
07/04/2025
As we gather together to celebrate our country's 249th birthday, we wish you a --
'BIG HAPPY 4th!' from Don Eaves Heritage House Arts & Civic Center - City of Chattanooga --
*** And ON this occasion, we proudly present --
Michael Curtiz' THIS IS THE ARMY from 1943 --
"As the United States enters World War I in 1917, newly married actor Jerry Jones puts on an all-infantry musical to raise his fellow soldiers' morale.
At the dawn of World War II, as his own son, Johnny (RONALD REAGAN) ponders whether to marry his sweetheart, Eileen (JOAN LESLIE), Jerry and his old Army buddies -- including Eileen's father, Eddie Dibble (CHARLES BUTTERWORTH) -- decide to put on a new show for the boys marching off to battle just as they did years ago."
"A great Fourth of July movie -- big and bold and proud!" -- David Cornelius - DVD TALK.com
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06/20/2025
MADCHEN IN UNIFORM (1931)
Enjoy!
05/31/2025
* TIME TO GET OFF THE 'OL COUCH . . . (!)
For, while WE APPRECIATE you consuming our public domain movies ONLINE --
YA' KNOW -- You REALLY should join us IN-PERSON --
Q: Need a GOOD REASON?
A: Just CHECK OUT the absolutely FANTASTIC FILMS we have coming to Don Eaves Heritage House Arts & Civic Center - City of Chattanooga in the coming months!
WANT THE 'FULL SKINNY'?
Just DROP US A LINE at:
[email protected]
. . with "Film Schedule" in the header bar --
AND we'll be happy to zip you our full lineup (thru NOIRvember (that's our fancy name for Film Noir Month . . . )
See you SOON!
- Kris (Jones)
Film Series Curator
The RetroPolitan Film Series at Don Eaves Heritage House
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05/21/2025
JOIN US (in-person at Don Eaves Heritage House Arts & Civic Center) on THURSDAY (May 22nd) --
For Howard Hawks ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS --
"At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company (CARY GRANT) is compelled to risk the lives of his pilots (RITA HAYWORTH, THOMAS MITCHELL) in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl (JEAN ARTHUR) stops in town . . . "
Don Eaves Heritage House
is located in Jack Benson Heritage Park
1428 Jenkins Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(423) 643-7009 *(landline)
• DOORS open at 6pm
• TRAILERS at 6:45
• MAIN FEATURE at 7pm
• Free admission & light refreshments
• A lively audience Q&A usually follows the film
https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/only-angels-have-wings/
01/04/2025
APOLOGIES . . .
(It seems maybe Scrooge interfered with our broadcast over the holiday . . .)
SO, presented HERE for you (in slightly "delayed" form --
Is the 1935 SCROOGE starring SEYMOUR HICKS as Scrooge and DONALD CALTHROP as Bob Crachit and PHILIP FROST as Tiny Tim . . .
SYNOPSIS:
Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean old miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by spirits of the past, present, and future . . .
-- ENJOY!
* and Happy New Year 2025!!!
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12/05/2024
Who can resist a CARY GRANT picture?
(No one!)
HERE is a list of 15 of his very best . . .
https://collider.com/cary-grant-movies-best-ranked-rotten-tomatoes/
12/05/2024
An early (1935) cinematic adaptation of the immortal A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens from . . .
"Ebenezer Scrooge (SEYMOUR HICKS) is a curmudgeonly businessman who hates the Christmas season because it interferes with making money.
His meek employee, Bob Cratchit (DONALD CALTHROP), dutifully serves Scrooge despite his mistreatment because Bob needs to provide for his family.
On the night of Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by a number of visions, including the Spirit of Christmas Present (OSCAR ASCHE), which shows him things he cannot normally see, changing the miser's attitude forever . . ."
-- RottenTomatoes
* RATED 'PG'