The Livingston Film Series presents the 1951 sci-fi thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still at 7pm on Thursday, March 9th in the Dulcie Theatre at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts.
When a UFO lands in Washington, D.C., bearing a message for Earth’s leaders, all of humanity stands still. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) has come on behalf of alien life who have been watching Cold War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth. But it is Klaatu’s silently menacing robot Gort (Lock Martin) that presents a more immediate threat to onlookers. A single mother (Patricia Neal) and her son teach the world about peace and tolerance in this moral fable, ousting the tanks and soldiers that greet the alien’s arrival.
The Livingston Film Series is in its seventh season of screening independent features, documentaries, local films, and vintage classics – absolutely free – on the second Thursday of every month in the Dulcie Theatre at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts. Concessions are available before the show. UV air filtration in the Dulcie Theatre and lobby.
Doors open at 6:30pm with screenings to follow at 7pm. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, please visit www.theshanecenter.org.
Livingston Film Series is generously sponsored by Marilyn Clotz & Mary Ann Bearden and Donald B. Gimbel. •
