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October 2026 Friday Oct 30 Young Frankenstein 1974 / PG / 1 hr 46 min A comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks about an American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, who is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Includes an all-star cast of comedians not to be missed. November 2026 Friday, November 6 Secrets and Lies 1996 / 136 min. / R Secrets and Lies is a 1996 comedy-drama, a breakout hit for Mike Leigh, who wrote and directed it. Factory worker Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn, who later helmed the Brit police series Vera), hears from Hortense, a Black optometrist who is Cynthia’s adult daughter given up for adoption at birth. Cynthia’s dysfunctional family knows nothing of Hortense, but Hortense is determined to meet Cynthia. Secrets and Lies won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Blethyn was named Best Actress there, too. Friday, November 13 Grumpy Old Men 1993 / 103 min. / PG-13 Feuding next door neighbors, John and Max (Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau), try to outdo each other with dirty, smelly tricks while pursuing their love of ice-fishing and Ariel (Ann-Margaret), the new widow across the street. No doubt about it, these old guys have explosive chemistry, and Ariel enchants their jealous, thieving hearts. A surprise hit in the pantheon of holiday season cinema for 1993, producers just had to perpetrate a grumpier sequel. Friday, November 20 The Thin Man 1934 / 91 min. / NR One of this writer’s all-time favorites, The Thin Man is based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel of the same name and produced pre-Code just before censor Hayes started snarling at Hollywood. Inventor Clyde Wynant discovers $50,000 in bonds are gone, and promptly disappears himself. Meanwhile, socialites Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) are drinking up New York and cracking wise as Christmas tiptoes near. Soon they’re…

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