(The History of Future Folk turned out to be unavailable in big-screen quality, so we pivoted. The Future Folk movie is available in full on YouTube though, so you can watch it on the small screen in the comfort of your own home: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2oKGSmr9oo)
Stage 33 Live, along with Dave & Sharon Pelland, Rick Holloway, Chrisman Kearn, Andrew Dey, Circuits in the Woods, WOOL-FM, anonymous angels, and Rockingham Entertainment Development are sponsoring four classic movies at the Bellows Falls Opera House this year. Tickets are $6 in advance through bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the Opera House box office on show day.
July 1: Coal Miner’s Daughter (2h 4m, 1980, PG) is a 1980 American biographical musical film that follows the story of country music singer Loretta Lynn from her early teen years in a poor family and her rise as one of the most influential country musicians. Based on Lynn’s 1976 biography of the same name, the film stars Sissy Spacek as Lynn. Tommy Lee Jones (with red hair!), Beverly D’Angelo (as Patsy Cline), and Levon Helm (in a terrific turn as Loretta’s dad) are featured in supporting roles. Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl make cameo appearances. Lynn chose Spacek to portray her, despite being unfamiliar with her films. Sissy ended up winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the part. The film is considered “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress and was selected to be preserved in the United States National Film Registry in 2019.
July 1: The History of Future Folk (1h 28m). A comet threatens to destroy their planet, so the citizens of Hondo enlist their most decorated soldier to search for a new home. Landing near Brooklyn, he wanders into a megastore to unleash terror and is enchanted by a human invention called “music.” He abandons his mission, assumes the name Bill, and launches a bluegrass act. The Hondonians send an assassin to get the mission back on track. Subduing Kevin is no challenge for the great General Trius… they join forces to save Hondo, prevent an intergalactic takeover of Earth, and hopefully get some bigger gigs for the universe’s first Hondonian bluegrass duo.
“A delightful sci-fi adventure that simultaneously strips the genre down to its low-tech basics and infuses it with audacious new verve.” – Washington Post
“Ultra-low-budget sci-fi comedy delivers intergalactic laughs with down-to-earth warmth.” – Los Angeles Times
The Bellows Falls Opera House presents a classic film every Wednesday at 7:00 PM, with sponsorship help from area individuals and businesses. Tickets are $6 in advance from bellowsfallsoperahouse.com or at the door.
