Alison (95 School Street, Bridgehampton, NY [631] 537-7100) has announced a new special Movie Night. The restaurant will show films on a giant projection screen in the garden dining room every Wednesday and Sunday evening accompanied by dinner.
The evening will work as follows - on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. guests arrive and are seated, and orders are taken for entrees and drinks. The movie will begin while movie munchies are served including gourmet popcorn, tapas and appetizers to enjoy during the film. At its conclusion, dinner will be served followed by dessert and coffee.
The cost of the evening, which is $27 per person, includes movie munchies, entrée, dessert, coffee and soda and, of course, the film. Movies from the Criterion Collection (www.criterionco.com) will be featured according to the schedule below:
Wednesday, February 8th - 3 Women (Ladies night includes a glass of wine!)
Featuring brilliant performances from Spacek and Duvall, Robert Altman's dreamlike masterpiece, 3 Women, careens from the humorous to the chilling to the surreal, resulting in one of the most unusual and compelling films of the 1970s.
Sunday, February 12th - The Picnic at Hanging Rock
Peter Weir's stunning 1975 masterpiece - a lyrical, meditative film charged with suppressed longings.
Wednesday, February 15th - In the Mood For Love
Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments in time.
Sunday, February 19th - The Young Mr. Lincoln
Compassionate and assured, this indelible piece of Americana marks the beginning of John Ford and Henry Fonda's ascent to legendary status.
* Restaurant will be closed February 20th through March 2nd *
Sunday, March 5th - The Life Aquatic
Oscar-nominated writer-director Wes Anderson (2001, The Royal Tenenbaums, Best Original Screenplay) has assembled an all-star cast that also includes Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, and Bud Cort for this wildly original adventure-comedy.
Wednesday, March 8th - Masculin & Feminin
Through their tempestuous affair, Jean-Luc Godard fashions a candid and wildly funny free-form examination of youth culture in throbbing 1960s Paris, mixing satire and tragedy as only Godard can.
Sunday, March 12th - Hopscotch (Family Night)
Based on Brian Garfield's best-selling novel, and starring the inimitable comic team of Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson, Ronald Neame's Hopscotch is a smart and stylish tale of international intrigue and a cat-and-mouse comedy.
Wednesday, March 15th - Hiroshima Mon Amour
A cornerstone film of the French New Wave, Alain Resnais' first feature is one of the most influential films of all time.
Sunday, March 19th - The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde's comic jewel sparkles in Anthony Asquith's film adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Wednesday, March 22nd - The Virgin Spring
Winner of the 1961 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring is a harrowing tale of faith, revenge, and savagery in medieval Sweden.
Sunday, March 26th - Rushmore (Teen Night)
Wes Anderson's dazzling sophomore effort is equal parts coming-of-age story, French New Wave homage, and screwball comedy.
Wednesday, March 29th - Down by Law (Cult movie night wear black!)
Described by director Jim Jarmusch as a "neo-beat-noir-comedy," Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring fine performances and crisp black-and-white photography by esteemed cinematographer Robby Müller.
Sunday, April 2nd - Time Bandits (Family Night)
Featuring a darkly playful script by Gilliam and costar Michael Palin, Time Bandits is all at once giddy fairy tale, revisionist history lesson, and satire on technology gone awry.
Wednesday, April 5th - The Tales of Hoffman (Opera Night)
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's feverishly romantic adaptation is a feast of music, dance, and visual effects, and one of the most exhilarating opera films ever produced.
Sunday, April 9th - The Flowers of St. Francis
In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director
Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People's Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice.
Wednesday, April 12th - The Red Shoes (Mother & Daughter Night)
A glorious Technicolor epic that influenced generations of filmmakers, artists, and aspiring ballerinas, The Red Shoes intricately weaves backstage life with the thrill of performance.
Sunday, April 16th - The Last Temptation of Christ
At last, Martin Scorsese's most personal masterpiece can be seen outside of the controversy it engendered, and be seen for what it is: a l5-year labor of love.
Wednesday, April 19th - The Discreet Charm Bourgeoisie
Fernando Rey, Stéphane Audran, Delphine Seyring, and Jean-Pierre Cassel head the extraordinary cast of this 1972 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film.
Sunday, April 23rd - The Bank Dick
Written by W.C. Fields under the pseudonym Mahatma Kane Jeeves and featuring one of his most hilarious performances, The Bank Dick is an undisputed classic of American comedy.
Wednesday, April 26th - The Third Man
Orson Welles stars as Harry Lime, and Joseph Cotten plays his childhood friend, Holly Martins, in this all-time classic thriller scripted by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed.
Sunday, April 30th - Hoop Dreams (Father & Son, Sports, Teen and all!)
Two ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible "professional basketball glory" in this epic chronicle of hope and faith.
Wednesdays 3rd, 10th, 17th,and 24th in May - The Adventures of Antoine Doinel Francois Truffaut
The 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, and Love on the Run
The now-classic portrait of troubled adolescence introduced a major new director in the cinematic landscape and was an inaugural gesture of the revolutionary French New Wave.
Sunday, May 7th - My Life as a Dog
A bittersweet evocation of the struggles and joys of childhood, this film features an incredibly mature and unaffected performance by lead actor Anton Glanzelius.
Sunday, May 14th - Walkabout
Nicolas Roeg's mystical masterpiece chronicles the physical, spiritual, and emotional journey of a sister and brother abandoned in the harsh Australian outback.
Sunday, May 21st - Il Posto
A tender coming-of-age story and a sharp observation of dehumanizing corporate enterprise, Ermanno Olmi's Il Posto is a touching and hilarious tale of one young man's stumbling entrance into the perils of modern adulthood.
As well the restaurant may be booked for private movie parties with your choice of Criterion film. Please call for details. For reservation or further information call Alison at (631) 537-7100.
