Holiday Classics 2021
Holiday Classics returns to Gateway Film Center this December
Now in its eleventh year.
‘Tis the season to see the classics as they were meant to be seen—on the big screen with friends and family. Reconnect with iconic stories from our curated collection of Hollywood’s Golden Age alongside modern favorites, many presented on 35mm film. Whether starting a new tradition or continuing an old favorite, we are happy to host you and your loved ones this holiday season.
“But the main thing is … that we’re all going to be together, just like we’ve always been.”
—Judy Garland as Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Holiday Classics: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Feuding shop clerks fall in love while corresponding as anonymous pen pals. The smart, funny, and critically acclaimed romantic classic that inspired Nora Ephron’s 1998 feature You’ve Got Mail. | Country: United States | Language: English
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Country: United States Language: English, SpanishA group of friends move into a mansion while its owners are out for the holidays. Screening as part of Holiday Classics.
Holiday Classics: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A popular food writer who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero. | Country: United States | Language: English, German
Holiday Classics: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family. | Country: United States | Language: English
Holiday Classics: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
Yule crack up! Clarke Griswold does his best to orchestrate a traditional happy family Christmas, but is thwarted by odious relatives, bah-humbug neighbors, and plain old bad luck. | Country: United States | Language: English
Holiday Classics: Elf (2003) 20th Anniversary
This instant holiday classic tells the story of a human baby raised amongst the hard working elves of Santa’s workshop. Struggling to fit in (literally) with his adopted family, he sets out on a magical journey to the island of Manhattan in search of his birth father, a naughty-list lifer in desperate need of some Christmas spirit. | Country: United States, Canada | Language: English
Holiday Classics: A Christmas Story (1983) 40th Anniversary
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie connives, conspires and campaigns for the most fabulous Christmas present ever in this heartwarming, hysterical and sweetly nostalgic holiday film. | Country: United States, Canada | Language: English
Holiday Classics: White Christmas (1954) on 35mm film
A successful song-and-dance duo become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general. | Country: United States | Language: English
Holiday Classics: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) on 35mm film
Embraced as a cherished holiday tradition by families around the world, Frank Capra’s heart-warming masterpiece about how the life of one good man can change the world forever. | Country: United States | Language: English, French