The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Armed men board a New York City subway and hold its passengers hostage. A transit officer works to save the hostages and apprehend the crooks. A summer movie as only the New Hollywood could deliver; cynical, grimy, and thoroughly middle-aged - a portrait of beleaguered men at odds in the thick of summer heat. Part of the series New Hollywood Cinema, hosted by the Cinema Society of Kingston. Series programmer Dan Simpson will introduce the film. About the Series: 1970's New Hollywood Cinema New Hollywood Cinema is a series dedicated to highlighting artistic triumphs from American film in the late sixties and seventies. In the wake of a collapsing studio system and disintegrating Hollywood Production Code a new generation of filmmakers took the reins of Hollywood movies and transformed the shape of American cinema. Combining Hollywood traditions with modern sensibilities, the New Hollywood made the arthouse mainstream, creating a legacy of artistry in American moviemaking which has never been matched. About the Host, Daniel Simpson: Daniel Simpson is a recent PhD graduate in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies at Queen’s University, having written his dissertation on the New Hollywood cinema of Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn. In addition to his work as an instructor, Daniel also creates original video essays on film and film culture, published on Youtube under the name Eyebrow Cinema.CrimePT1H44MRated 14A2025-08-03Walter Matthau
Robert Shaw
Martin Balsam
Joseph Sargent
Edgar J. Scherick
Gabriel Katzka
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"Showtimes
August 3, 7:10 pm
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