Woody Allen's

Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

Tuesday, April 21, 8pm
FREE ADMISSION | Cash Bar Opens at 7pm

StageOne, Downtown Fairfield

The fact that Connecticut's own Mia Farrow has never been Oscar nominated is one of the great Hollywood mysteries, particularly in the case of this hilarious 1984 Woody Allen comedy about show biz and the Mob. Farrow disappears into the role of the tough gangster widow Tina Vitale, who hooks up with the terrible theatrical agent of the title (played by Allen) after he is mistakenly targeted for a contract hit. This is one of the most purely funny Woody Allen films and one of the most beautiful (ace cameraman Gordon Willis shot it in glorious black & white).

Albert Brooks'

Lost in America (1985)

Tuesday, May 19, 8pm
FREE ADMISSION | Cash Bar Opens at 7pm

StageOne, Downtown Fairfield

Ever think about chucking it all and living on the road for a while? That's what the disgruntled Los Angeles yuppies played by Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty do in this 1985 classic that is easily the funniest film written and directed by Brooks. The Angelenos sell their belongings, buy a deluxe Winnebago, and head out to "touch Indians." Unfortunately, their first stop is Las Vegas where the couple's precious "nest egg" is lost. How Brooks and Hagerty cope with their sudden poverty results in one of the best comedies of the Reagan Era.

Paul Mazursky's

Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)

Tuesday, June 16, 8pm
FREE ADMISSION | Cash Bar Opens at 7pm

StageOne, Downtown Fairfield

Writer-director Paul Mazursky delved into his own early days as a struggling actor in Greenwich Village in the 1950s for this warm and wonderful 1976 coming-of-age comedy. Lenny Baker plays the Mazursky stand-in and Ellen ("Little Shop of Horrors") Greene is his wise-beyond-her-years girlfriend. Shelley Winters delivers one of her best performances as the actor's over-protective mother and the terrific supporting cast includes a very young Christopher Walken (as a narcissistic poet), Lois Smith, Lou Jacobi, Jeff Goldblum and a quick cameo by Bill Murray. The beautifully detailed Village bohemian atmosphere of 50 years ago is a big part of the film's charm.