Ideastream Passport Movie Club

Stay tuned for the next Ideastream Passport Movie Club season!

Did you know that Ideastream Passport, in addition to providing the best in local and national PBS programming, also has a classic film library?

When you become a Member at the $120 level or higher (just $10 a month as a Sustainer), you’ll receive admission for two to our monthly Ideastream Passport Movie Club. It’s a lively gathering of movie lovers with both in-person and virtual events! Each month we pick a different film from the Ideastream Passport library. In-person screenings take place at various Cleveland Cinema locations. Online discussions take place via Zoom. Each screening includes a newsreel and cartoon from the year the film of the month was released.

Upcoming schedule:

The House on Haunted Hill (1959) Wednesday, October 30 at 7 pm at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights

This Halloween classic from director William Castle stars Vincent Price as an eccentric millionaire who has invited five people to his mansion for a "haunted house" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000. As the night progresses, the guests are trapped within the house with an assortment of terrors.

My Favorite Brunette (1947) Monday, November 18 at 7 pm via Zoom

Bob Hope is a baby photographer who is mistaken for a detective by a beautiful baroness (Dorothy Lamour). The fake gumshoe is soon in all kinds of trouble in this comedic film noir parody that co-stars Alan Ladd, Peter Lorre and Lon Chaney, Jr.

Cyrano De Bergerac (1950) Wednesday, December 18 at 7 pm via Zoom

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano (an Oscar-winning performance by Jose Ferrer) is in love with his cousin Roxanne. He has never expressed his love for her, as his large nose undermines his self-confidence. He discovers a way to communciate his love for her - indirectly.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) Tuesday, January 14 at 7 pm at the Capitol Theatre in Gordon Square and Monday, January 27 at 7 pm via Zoom

Flavored with Americana and loaded with cinematic inventiveness, "Steamboat Bill, Jr." was Buster Keaton's final independent production, a comic masterpiece. Set on the Mississippi River, the film follows the adventures of a spoiled young man who is forced by his crusty father (Ernest Torrence) to learn riverboating.

And Then There Were None (1945) Monday, February 24 at 7 pm via Zoom

Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a mansion on a remote island. When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one, in uniquely macabre Agatha Christie-style. The cast features Walter Huston and Barry Fitzgerald.

Mr. Arkadin (1955) Monday, March 24 at 7 pm via Zoom
This screening has been cancelled.

Virtual screenings are held on Zoom, and you will need a link to access the screening. The link will be sent out via email prior to the event. You do not need to have Zoom loaded onto your computer – just click on the link provided! Please RSVP by noon on the day of the film to receive your link.