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Mel Brooks: The Orgasm of InsanityThe ProducersThe TrylonFri Sep 03 7:00 8:45 Sat Sep 04 7:00 8:45 Sun Sep 05 5:15 7:00(1968, 35mm, 88min) Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) and Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) come up with a plan to bilk oversexed old ladies out of millions, by producing the sure-fire flop "Springtime for Hitler: A Gay Romp with Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden." Brooks won the Oscar for Best Screenplay for this film. |
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JAZZ88's Reel Jazz Film SeriesThelonious Monk: Straight, No ChaserThe TrylonThu Sep 09 7:30(1988, Charlotte Zwerin, DVD, 90min) Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser provides an intelligent portrait of this often reclusive, sometimes difficult artist, including telling glimpses of his volatility. Perceptive interviews and glimpses of Monk's sunnier moments provide added depth, yet the real triumph is the generous catalog of classic Monk songs captured on camera. |
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Mel Brooks: The Orgasm of InsanityBlazing SaddlesThe TrylonFri Sep 10 7:00 Sat Sep 11 8:50 Sun Sep 12 7:00(1974, BD, 93min) “I wrote berserk, heartfelt stuff about white corruption and racism and Bible-thumping bigotry. Blazing Saddles just got everything out of me—all of my furor, my frenzy, my insanity, my love of life and hatred of death."—Mel Brooks |
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Mel Brooks: The Orgasm of InsanityHistory of the World, Part IThe TrylonFri Sep 10 8:50 Sat Sep 11 7:00 Sun Sep 12 5:10(1981, BD, 92min) Featuring Brooks' usual ensemble and a host of famous Catskills' comics (including Sid Caesar, Henny Youngman, and Shecky Green), History is a riotous send-up of the "sword-and-spectacle" and costume drama epics of the 50s. |
About Take-Up
Take-Up is dedi- cated to screening classic films, from Double Indemnity to Dolemite to Dead Man.
We operate the Trylon microcinema and present screen- ings in neighborhood theaters including the Heights, and the Riverview.
The Trylon features 50 deluxe rocker seats and a 20 foot screen. Films are run from our pair of Century Model SA 35mm projectors, installed by TJ Hopland of Bright Star Systems.



Contact us
info@take-up.org
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(612) 424-5468