FILM FORUM CORONADO: "The Manchurian Candidate"
2022-11-16 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
November 16: The Manchurian Candidate (1962, 126 min)
Visionary director John Frankenheimer’s jazzy, daring, delirious, and wickedly satirical political thriller. A U.S. Army sergeant (Laurence Harvey), a POW during the Korean War, is programmed to become a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy. Frank Sinatra is a fellow POW who uncovers the sinister plot. Angela Lansbury gives a bravura performance as the Machiavellian wife of a staunch anti-Communist senator. With Janet Leigh.

Totally '90s Teen Movie
2022-11-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Watch a throwback teen movie from the 1990s and eat ’90s snacks!
This event is only for teens in 6th through 12th grades.

Free Thanksgiving Day Movie
2022-11-24 12:00 - 14:00 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Enjoy a free movie on Thanksgiving Day presented by the Optimist Club of Coronado.
Movie starts at noon. Doors open at 11:15am.

Village Theatre Movie Times / Schedule (619-437-6161)

CIFF Classic Film Series
2022-11-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join us every month for our Classic Film Series!

Enjoy watching Classic Films on the Big Screen the way they were meant to be seen!
Doors open at 5pm | Film starts at 5:30pm.
Tickets are on sale now for all movies.
Price includes a complimentary glass of wine, beer or a non-alcoholic beverage.
CIFF HAS A NO REFUND POLICY (ticket transfers are allowed)

November 30: “The Holiday” (2006)

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "The Magician"
2022-12-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
December 7: The Magician (1958, 102 min)
Ingmar Bergman has a few tricks up his sleeve with this lusty, darkly comic tale of chicanery that blends bawdy bedroom farce with a diabolically clever battle of wits between faith and reason. An itinerant mesmerist (Max von Sydow) has his magic confronted by a skeptical, rational medical adviser (Gunnar Bjornstrand). With Ingrid Thulin. Swedish with English subtitles.

Children's Movie Mondays: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
2022-12-19 15:30 - 17:30 | Coronado Library Winn Room, 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "My Tender and Affectionate Beast"
2022-12-21 18:00 - 20:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
December 21: My Tender and Affectionate Beast (1958, 102 min)
Rich in imagery and atmosphere, Emil Loteanu’s feature is an adapted version of Anton Chekov’s novel of innocence corrupted, The Shooting Party. A naïve but ambitious peasant girl is willingly led astray by the bored gentry in this subtle critique of an aristocracy steeped in decadence, lust, deceit, and corruption. This film is in Russian with English subtitles.

CIFF Classic Series: "Love Actually" (2003)
2022-12-28 17:30 - 20:00 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
runtime 135 minutes

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "Sweet Smell of Success"
2023-01-04 18:00 - 20:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
January 4: Sweet Smell of Success (1957, 96 min)
A scathing, pungent, energy-charged dispatch from the dark wilds of 1950s Manhattan. An immoral press agent(Tony Curtis) sells his soul to a treacherous Broadway columnist (Burt Lancaster) beginning a Machiavellian struggle for power, money and survival.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "Seven Days in May"
2023-01-18 18:00 - 20:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
January 18: Seven Days in May (1964, 117 min)
Rod (The Twilight Zone) Serling penned this suspenseful and provocative conspiracy thriller. A Colonel (Kirk Douglas) stumbles upon a deep-state plot led by a rogue General (Burt Lancaster) to nix a U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty. This film co-stars Frederic March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien and Martin Balsam.

CIFF Classic Film Series: "Casablanca" (1942)
2023-01-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.

Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
Length: 102 minutes

Spoilers Book Club: "It's Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
2023-01-28 14:00 - 17:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Inspired by his own experiences, Ned Vizzini‘s 2006 novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story follows the adventures of a teenage Craig Gilner, who is checked into a psychiatric hospital after reaching out for help. Vizzini’s book, which critics found believable and honest, was selected by the American Library Association as one of the Best Books for Young Adults in 2007. It was brought to film audiences in 2010’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story, starring Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, and Zach Galifianakis. As Craig, Gilcrist brought the character’s struggles and warmth to the screen in a film that sidestepped psych-ward comedy clichés and leaned into its strong cast and the tender moments between the three.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "Day for Night (La Nuit Americaine)"
2023-02-01 18:00 - 20:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
February 1: Day for Night (La Nuit Americaine) (1973, 115 min)
Francois Truffaut celebrates the chaos and creativity of moviemaking in his irreverent love letter to the cinema. Truffaut stars as a seasoned director of a tawdry melodrama who must navigate the off-screen dramas that swirl around him – an impetuous leading man (Jean-Pierre Leandro), a fading diva (Valentina Cortese) and a troubled starlet (Jacqueline Bisset). French with English subtitles.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "Lightning (Inazuma)" Primary tabs
2023-02-15 18:00 - 20:30 | Coronado Library Winn Room, 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
February 15: Lightning (Inazuma) (1952, 90 min)
Mikio Naruse’s eloquent, slow-burn rebellion against social conventions is considered his masterpiece. Hideko Takamine portrays a perky bus conductor frustrated with the tensions in her squabbling family who breaks free to make a go of it on her own. This film is in Japanese with English subtitles.

Spoilers Book Club: "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
2023-02-25 14:00 - 17:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Spoilers Book Club reads books that are turned into movies. We read the book and get together to watch the film. We compare the two and discuss what we did and didn’t like.
Event Details

Three female African-American mathematicians provide crucial calculations for NASA’s space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers.
Director
Theodore Melfi
Production year
2016
Rating
PG
Studio
Twentieth Century Fox
Runtime
127 minutes
Cast
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons

"Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story" Screening & Q&A
2024-07-13 10:30 - 22:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) is thrilled to present “Gidget Comes to Coronado,” a special weekend featuring two events with Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman, the iconic surfer girl and real-life inspiration for the Gidget novel, TV shows, and film.

The celebration continues on Saturday, July 13, with a screening of the 2010 documentary, Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story at Coronado’s Village Theatre. Filmmaker Brian Gillogly, Kohner-Zuckerman, and surf legend Jericho Poppler will participate in a post-screening Q&A. Limited VIP tickets include a copy of the bestselling book Gidget, written by Kohner-Zuckerman’s father Frederick Kohner and inspired by Kathy’s teenage summer in Malibu, along with a book signing. The doors open at 10:30 am and the film begins at 11 am.
“Growing up in Southern California, Gidget was a part of our pop culture,” states Merridee Book, CIFF CEO & Artistic Director, “Hosting the ‘real’ Gidget is such an honor! These events represent a quintessential blend of the California surf culture of the ’50s and ’60s, breaking the barrier of a male-dominated sport, inspiring a new generation of female surfers, and celebrating an era gone by.”
Proceeds from these events and the raffle will benefit the Coronado Island Film Festival, a 501(c)(3) organization. Raffle items include a Surf Bike from Shaka Surf Bikes. Those who cannot attend can support CIFF by donating online; through July 11, every $25.00 donation will receive one raffle entry.

Animation Celebration: Short Film Festival
2024-07-17 18:00, 2024-07-20 14:00 | Coronado Library Winn Room, 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library’s First Annual ANIMATION CELEBRATION, dedicated to showcasing an eclectic spectrum of styles and techniques in this vibrant and imaginative art form. This celebration will take place in two parts. The first will take place Wednesday, July 17 at 6 p.m. The second, all-ages focused celebration will take place on Saturday, July 20 at 2 p.m. and feature shorts to entertain the young and old.
Highlights of the festival include:

Closed Mondays (1974), Will Vinton’s groundbreaking, Oscar-winning claymation;
Paradise (Paradis) (1984), a surreal fable utilizing multiple exposures, cell animation and pinholes;
Quasi at the Quackadero (1975), a psychedelic trip to an amusement park traversing time, dreams and memories; and
Betty Boop in Snow White (1933), the Boop-oop-adoop girl stars in this wacky take featuring the rotoscoping of Cab Calloway.

Other titles include: Hunger (1974); The Wizard of Speed and Time (1979); Is it Always Right to be Right (1970); Logorama (2016); Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992).
This event will supersede Film Forum for this week only.

AI International Film Festival Shorts - "AI in Films - What Next"
2024-07-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
On Thursday, July 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at Coronado’s Village Theatre, film enthusiasts will gather to honor independent short films in “AI in Films – What Next,” an AI International Film Festival Shorts event.
With judges from around the globe, the AI International Film Festival showcases international independent films, bringing creative filmmakers together to share their visions and skills about how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our lives and reshaping cinema.
Tickets for the AI International Film Festival Shorts are now available at tickettailor.com and aifilmfest.org. Students 17 and older, as well as faculty, AI and film professionals can order tickets free of charge.
“14 great films have been selected to be screened out of the 73 films from 24 countries which were submitted for the month ending June 2024. Film crews will discuss their films and the future of AI in filmmaking with the audience, followed by an Awards Show,” says Bert Holland, AI International Film Festival Executive Director.
“The AI International Film Festival Shorts offers a diverse selection of international independent films that focus on the societal effects of Artificial Intelligence, as well as those produced using AI tools. Highlights include a plot-twisting experimental film from Iran, a poetic art film from China, a robotic LGBT film from USA, a captivating music video from an Azerbaijani filmmaker, and a prescient flick about mind-bending AI from Argentina,” says Holland.

The AI International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports creative independent and student filmmakers whose work educates the public and students about the potential effects of Artificial Intelligence on Society and Filmmaking. The festival strongly supports the rights and fair treatment of content creators and talent regarding compensation and intellectual property everywhere in acting, screenwriting, animation, directing, production, and all other filmmaking-related activities.
The AI International Film Festival encourages open discussion regarding the use of AI tools and how they affect people in the industry. The festival is committed to nurturing talent and providing opportunities for independent and student filmmakers from diverse communities worldwide.

Free Screening of "Jesus Revolution"
2024-07-19 18:30 | First Baptist Church Coronado, 445 C Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
First Baptist Church of Coronado is honored to hold a free screening of “Jesus Revolution” on Friday, July 19 at 6:30 pm at 445 C Avenue in Coronado.
Set in the 1970s, the film tells the true story of a young Greg Laurie searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer), they open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what Time Magazine dubbed a Jesus Revolution.
Rated PG-13 for “strong drug content.” No childcare provided.

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Still Sizzles After All These Years
2024-07-31 17:00 - 19:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Every month, Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) treats the town to a classic movie at the gloriously restored 1947 Village Theatre at 820 Orange Avenue. You may have seen these films a zillion times on TV, but to see them the way they were meant to be seen – larger than life on the big screen – is a whole new experience!
Join CIFF on Wednesday, July 31, for the 1958 film adaption of the Tennessee Williams 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Feast your eyes on two of the most gorgeous icons in cinematic history, Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman, who star as Maggie the Cat and her alcoholic husband Brick Pollitt. Burl Ives, reprising his role from the play, also shines as the bombastic family patriarch, Big Daddy Pollitt. Doors open at 5 p.m. for complimentary adult beverages, followed at 5:30 by a vintage cartoon and the feature presentation. Tickets are $15 and are on sale now at coronadofilmfest.com.
Creating a sense of claustrophobia and tension, while adding to the film’s Southern personality, the story is set in the confines of the family mansion and takes place over the course of one day in the life of the wealthy southern Pollitt family. The family, in all its glorious dysfunction, is gathered under one roof to celebrate Big Daddy’s 65th birthday. The film also stars Jack Carson and Judith Anderson, along with an impressive supporting cast. This movie is a Master Class in ensemble acting, worth watching closely for that reason alone.
Although Tennessee Williams was disappointed in the changes to his original play, necessary due the the censorship of the time, the film nonetheless holds up brilliantly as a thought-provoking study of the complexities of the human relationship. It was well-received critically and at the box office, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Newman), Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor), Best Director (Richard Brooks), Best Writing (Richard Brooks and James Poe), and Best Cinematography (William Daniels). It was MGM’s most successful release of 1958, but “Gigi” swept the 1959 Oscars with a record-breaking nine wins!
Next month, celebrate America’s love of baseball with the 1984 heartwarmer, “The Natural,” starring Robert Redford, on Aug. 28. Tickets are available now. And – YES! – now is the time to get your badges for CIFF 2024, Wed. Nov. 6 – Sun. Nov. 10.

Screening of "Límite"
2024-08-08 18:00 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) and Planet 9 Films on August 8 will present a screening of Límite, a George Nicholas short film, at the Village Theatre.

Límite is a 40 minute film that follows Manuel, a 16-year-old living in Tijuana, Mexico with his grandfather while his mom works in the United States. When he meets a girl, he sees an opportunity to assert his independence, but what he doesn’t know about her will push him to the limit.
“This powerful film sparks tough conversations, calling for humanity and compassion. It reveals the complexities of drug-related issues and youth involvement in cartels, urging against blanket judgment for real change, or at the very least awareness to ignite change,” says Merridee Book, CIFF CEO & Artistic Director.
A Q&A will follow the screening with cast members Jorge Domínguez Cerdá (Manuel Sr.) and Carla Culebro (Maria), Director George Nicholas, Executive Producer John Cappetta, Producer Eliza Bonev, Associate Producer Carlos Carrillo, and Casting Director Isaac Brown.
VIP tickets are available and include a post-screening reception with the cast and crew at the Brigantine in Coronado (1333 Orange Ave.). The reception includes a curated Mexican-inspired menu and a no-host bar.
The screening is part of the collective series of events hosted throughout the year, on both sides of the border, celebrating and highlighting the distinguished World Design Capital designation awarded to San Diego and Tijuana. This is the first time two cities have been awarded this prestigious recognition and the first time there has been a cross-border collaboration. By showcasing our region as a global hub for design, innovation, arts, and culture, WDC 2024 will foster lasting economic, social, cultural, civic, and environmental impact.
Tickets can be purchased at the CIFF website.

"My Penguin Friend" Free Film Screening
2024-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman João (International star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy. But when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help. To his wife’s (Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza) dismay, he not only rescues the sea creature, but takes the flightless bird under his wing. For the first time in years João starts to feel joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed. When the penguin suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, João believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, the penguin is caught in misadventures of his own, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to the place he now considers home. Based on an emotional true story that riveted the world and filmed on the spectacular coasts of Brazil and Argentina, My Penguin Friend is a tale that traverses the magic of the ocean, the beauty of nature, and the transformative power of love.
Seating is not guaranteed, so arrive early to secure your spot in line!
5:00pm Line opens
5:30pm Theater doors open
6:00pm Film presentation begins
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General Public Seating is open on a first come basis. Although there are plenty of seats in the Village main theater we recommend arriving early.
Saving seats will not be allowed so please make sure your whole party enters the theater at the same time.

AI International Film Festival, Final 11 Screening
2024-08-15 18:30 - 21:00 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Out of 91 submissions from 25 countries, the final 11 winning selections of the AI International Film Festival will be screened on Aug. 15. The festival includes four World Premieres, numerous US and Festival Premieres, Audience Choice, and Awards Show.
Mark your schedules and get your tickets at bit.ly/aifilmfestshorts (before they sell out). The festival will take place on Thursday, August 15, 6:30-9 pm at the Coronado Village Theatre.
At the festival, cutting-edge international and domestic filmmakers will engage in discussions and Q&A sessions, both in person and via Zoom, making this a truly interactive event.
Click the links to check out this month’s selection of outstanding short films including:

ADAM – Yaniv Bloch – Israel – Animated Humous Short about our Future with AI
Ocular Whispers – David André, Bruno Pereira – Portugal – Animated Short in Comic Style about our Future with AI
Mother – Meta Puppet – USA – Classic Horror / Thriller using AI
Postcards – Directed by Kenneth Russo – Spain – AI Animated Photography brings postcards to life
Gone Producer – Directed by M-phago (AI machine) – Korea – Experimental Documentary Web Series Pilot directed by AI
Evolution Goes Wrong – Reza Delevar – Iran – AI Animation
Broccoligeddon – Rosa Lykiardopoulos – UK – AI Children’s Thriller
Modello Linguistico Divino – Arthur Machado – New Zealand (in Italian language) – Experimental AI Art Music Video
Blackbird – Michael Cole – USA – AI Fan Music Video
Solidify Me – Wang Yue – China – Brilliant AI Treatise on Aging and Depression
Chocolate Gate – Zoé Mahfouz – France – AI short on Cyber-bullying and Chocolate

An enthusiastic full house for the previous sold-out program in July enjoyed 14 boundary-busting short films from around the world, and enlightening audience/filmmaker discussions centering on the future of AI followed each short.
“Now that AI tools have democratized creativity, curation is more important than ever. During the festival, I was amazed at the quality of the selected films, and excited to interact with such talented creators via zoom,” said winning Argentinian filmmaker Andres Aloi (The Abyss), “As such, taking home two major awards was certainly an honor.”
“As a film professional, I drove 75 miles to see this festival, and it was worth it” says attendee Mila Albertson. “Fantastic films all of them, and it was fascinating to discuss each film interactively together with a panel of such wonderful international filmmakers and an engaged audience.”
Reserve your tickets at bit.ly/aifilmfestshorts.

CIFF Classic Film "The Natural"
2024-08-28 17:00 - 19:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
If you’re following the smokin’ hot San Diego Padres these days, then you understand why Coronado Island Film Festival couldn’t resist bringing you the beloved 1983 baseball classic, “The Natural,” as its monthly Classic Movie selection for August.
See this inspiring film as it was meant to be seen: on the big screen at Coronado’s Village Theatre. Doors open at 5 p.m. for complimentary adult beverages, followed at 5:30 by a vintage cartoon and the feature presentation. Tickets are $15 and are on sale now at coronadofilmfest.com.
The stellar cast includes Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, and Richard Farnsworth. The film is based on Bernard Malamud’s 1952 novel and was directed by Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson (“Rain Man,” 1988).
It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Glenn Close.
Film critics have noted that, unlike most Hollywood actors who have starred as baseball players down through the years, Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs in the 1983 classic “The Natural,” actually looks the part!
Redford, who celebrated his 88th birthday on August 18, was 47 when he filmed “The Natural,” portraying Hobbs at ages 19 and 35. Too old for the part, yes, but his boyish good looks and genuine athletic ability make it all work.

Film Forum Coronado: "Woman on the Run"
2024-09-04 18:00 - 20:45 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
September 4: Woman on the Run (1950, PG-13, 80 min)
A lost gem rediscovered! Orson Welles protege Norman Foster directed this witty, wise-cracking take on the travails of romance and marriage. Join the wild chase around San Francisco as the sole witness to a gangland slaying goes into hiding, trailed by a police bird dog, a roguish newspaper man (Dennis O’ Keefe) and the witness’s wife (Ann Sheridan).

Film Forum Coronado: "The Intruder"
2024-09-18 18:00 - 20:45 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
September 18: The Intruder (1962, PG-13, 84 min)
Roger Corman’s searing and incendiary effort to dissect the massive resistance of organized racists to school integration. William Shatner stars as a charismatic white supremacist sent to rouse the smoldering white citizens of a small southern town.

Spoilers Book Club: "Postcards From The Edge" by Carrie Fisher
2024-09-21 14:00 - 17:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Spoilers Book Club reads books that have been turned into movies. We read the book and get together to watch the film. We compare the two and discuss what we did and didn’t like.

“Postcards From The Edge” by Carrie Fisher

When we first meet the extraordinary young actress Suzanne Vale, she’s feeling like “something on the bottom of someone’s shoe, and not even someone interesting.” Suzanne is in the harrowing and hilarious throes of drug rehabilitation, trying to understand what happened to her life and how she managed to land in a “drug hospital.”
Just as Fisher’s first film role—the precocious teenager in Shampoo—echoed her own Beverly Hills upbringing, her first book is set within the world she knows better than anyone else: Hollywood. This stunning literary debut chronicles Suzanne’s vivid, excruciatingly funny experiences inside the clinic and as she comes to terms with life in the outside world. “Postcards from the Edge” is more than a book about stardom and drugs. It is a revealing look at the dangers—and delights—of all our addictions, from money and success to sex and insecurity.
Film
“Postcards from the Edge” (1990)
Rated R
Runtime: 1h 41m

Spielberg’s 1998 Masterpiece, "Saving Private Ryan"
2024-09-25 17:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Nominated for eleven, and winner of five, Academy Awards, “Saving Private Ryan” is considered by many to be the greatest war movie ever made. Presented by Coronado Island Film Festival as part of the popular monthly Classic Film Series, it will screen at Coronado’s Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave., on Wednesday, September 25.
Doors will open at 5 pm for a Meet and Greet with complimentary wine, followed by the feature presentation at 5:30. Tickets are $15 and are available at coronadofilmfest.com.
Director Steven Spielberg won the Oscar for his work, as did cinematographer Janusz Kaminski. The opening 24-minute battle scene on Omaha Beach cost $12 million to film over a four-week period, using 1500 background actors, and is thought to be one of the greatest pieces of combat cinema ever made.
The film is set in Normandy, France, and stars Tom Hanks as Capt. John Miller, who has been ordered to locate a young private from Iowa named James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) behind enemy lines, to send him safely home to his grieving mother after his three brothers have all been killed in action.
The cast includes Edward Burns as rebellious soldier Richard Reiben, Tom Sizemore as Mike Horvath, Miller’s great friend and second-in-command, and Jeremy Davies as Timothy Upham, the French and German interpreter.
Also watch for the familiar faces of Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti, and Bryan Cranston. The music by John Williams is just perfect.
As one reviewer put it in 1998, “It gives us a million reasons why no one should go to war and one very powerful reason to go to war. It’s a soul-numbing, realistic depiction of what our grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers and sons have faced in humanity’s darkest moments. Not just in WWII, but in any war. No one can see this movie without being altered in some way.”
Tickets are available at coronadofilmfest.com. And – while you’re at it – now is the time to get your badges for CIFF 2024, Wed. Nov. 6 – Sun. Nov. 10.
On October 30, be sure to join us at our next classic film offering for another of Mel Brooks’ adventures into pure wackiness, “Bride of Frankenstein,” as we celebrate Halloween together.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "The Spiritualist"
2024-10-02 18:00 - 20:45 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.

October 2: The Spiritualist (1948, Approved, 80 min)
From out of the surf it came… a familiar voice… a voice that belonged to the afterlife. John Alton’s stunning cinematography elevates this supernaturally-tinged, moody masterwork. A psychic (Turhan Bey) insinuates himself into the cliffside mansion of a wealthy widow by convincing her he can communicate with spirits. With Cathy O’Donnell and Lynn Bari.
