FRIDAY NIGHT FILMS

Catch a classic film in a timeless space!  Weekly film viewings were an essential part of life at Taliesin West, and special rooms were created just for these screenings. Join us as we screen old-Hollywood favorites in our Cabaret Theater and discover why film was so essential to life at Taliesin West.

Details:

  • Includes access to program area only.

  • Seating is general admission.

  • Program is indoors.

  • Concession items will be available for purchase (popcorn, candy, soda, beer & wine).

  • All films are screened with closed captions.

  • This is not a formal tour of Taliesin West. Please consider purchasing a Tour if you would like to see more of the property.

If you have any questions about Cultural Programs at Taliesin West, please refer to our FAQ.

Dates:
Last Friday of the Month, October – May

Price:
Adults $15
Members $13.50
*Coming as a group? Buy two film tickets and save $5!*

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Members receive discounts on Cultural Programs, have access to special Member-Only programs, and more. Learn about Membership here.

SOLD OUT!
October 31, 2023

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

SOLD OUT!
Psycho (1960) – A cinematic classic set in Arizona, this Alfred Hitchcock thriller is about a psychotic motel owner who obsesses over his late, controlling mother while becoming the prime suspect in a murder case involving one of his recent guests, a pretty secretary who checked into the Bates Motel after impulsively stealing $40,000 and never checked out.


 

SOLD OUT!
November 17, 2023

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

 

SOLD OUT!
Goldfinger (1964)
– A film with an iconic villain’s lair, James Bond tries to nail a saboteur bent on depleting America’s gold reserve by robbing Fort Knox. In order to stop his adversary, Bond has to survive several perilous situations, including a huge, deadly laser.


 

SOLD OUT!
December 22, 2023

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

SOLD OUT!
White Christmas
(1954)
– Join us for a holiday classic from the Wright’s time! WII vets-turned-entertainers scheme to help a retired general with his strapped New England inn by putting on a big musical show with the help of their army buddies and a singing sister act.


 

SOLD OUT!
January 26, 2024

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

SOLD OUT!
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
– See Ann Baxter, Wright’s Granddaughter and frequent Taliesin West visitor on the big screen. Orson Welles’ follow-up to “Citizen Kane” is this Best Picture nominee, an epic tale of the gradual decline of an old-monied Indianapolis family in the face of turn-of-the-century industrialization. The Ambersons’ magnificent lives are apparent as the film opens, as is their sense of propriety. Welles, who directed, produced and adapted the screenplay from Booth Tarkington’s novel, also provides the narration.


 

SOLD OUT!
February 23, 2024

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

 

SOLD OUT!
Sabrina
(1954)
– First watched by the Fellowship in 1955, join us for this Hepburn classic. A chauffeur’s daughter falls in love with the estate playboy, who views her as a kid…until she returns from two years in Paris a sophisticated woman.


 

SOLD OUT!
March 29, 2024

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

SOLD OUT!
Vertigo
(1958)
– Join us for this classic cinematic ode to architecture. A retired cop, afflicted with acrophobia, agrees to shadow the wife of an old acquaintance, who fears that she may be suicidal.


 

SOLD OUT!
April 26, 2024

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

SOLD OUT!
Singin’ in the Rain
(1952)
– A feel good classic from the Fellowship’s time. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor star in one of the greatest musicals ever filmed. Musician Don Lockwood (Kelly) rises to stardom during Hollywood’s silent-movie era–paired with the beautiful, jealous and dumb Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). When Lockwood becomes attracted to young studio singer Kathy Selden (Reynolds), Lamont has her fired. But with the introduction of talking pictures, audiences laugh when they hear Lockwood speak for the first time–and the studio uses Selden to dub her voice. Set during the advent of “talkies,” this film’s classic song-and-dance numbers celebrate the beginning of movie musicals.


 

SOLD OUT!
May 31, 2024

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cabaret Theater

SOLD OUT!
Wizard of Oz
(1939)
– Watched by the Fellowship in 1949, this classic is fun for the whole family. A young farm girl and her little dog are magically transported into the enchanted land of Oz via a Kansas tornado. As they travel down Oz’s Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard and ask him to send them home, they encounter a wonderful, funny, terrifying and, ultimately, enlightening group of characters, human and otherwise. This 1939 award-winning film classic (Best Score and Best Song Academy Awards) is a perennial favorite that has recently been meticulously restored.

 

 

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