Mal Vincent was not only The Virginian-Pilot’s film and arts critic for more than half a century; he also helped create and host an annual summer movie series at Naro Expanded Cinema that often sold out.
(He also had a popular podcast at WHRO called “This Week in Mal’s World.”)
Vincent died in 2021, but the movie series has continued and opens on Monday.
The films — except for the final silent classic — begin at 7 p.m. Mondays, with a host. The movie will replay the following day at 1 p.m., but without a host.
Here's the movie lineup, including the name of the host:
- July 6: "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (with Danny Epperson)
Defying her conventional in-laws, young widow Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney) leaves London with her young daughter and moves away for a quieter life in a secluded seaside cottage. But the house is haunted. - July 13: "Goldfinger" (with Joe Flanagan)
Special agent 007 (Sean Connery) faces a notorious villain and must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a scheme to raid Fort Knox — and obliterate the world’s economy. - July 20: "The Pride of the Yankees" (with Joel Rubin)
The biographical drama follows the life of revered baseball player Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper). Championed by sportswriter Sam Blake (Walter Brennan), Gehrig eventually gets recruited by the New York Yankees. - July 27: "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" (with Mike Gooding)
Set in the 1960s, Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a white woman, takes her Black fiancé John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) to meet her parents. - Aug. 3: "All the President’s Men" (with Jim Newsom)
Two young reporters working for The Washington Post, Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), research the botched 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party Headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex. - Aug. 10: "The Searchers" (with Page Laws)
Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother’s family are killed or abducted by Comanches, he vows to track down his surviving relatives and bring them home. - Aug. 17: "The Uninvited" (with Katherine Byrd)
While vacationing on the English coast, composer Rick Fitzgerald (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) find an abandoned 18th-century house and decide to buy it. The owner, Commander Beech (Donald Crisp), associates it with the tragic death of his daughter and is willing to part with it despite his granddaughter Stella’s (Gail Russell) objection. - Aug. 24: "Charade" (with Christopher Palestrant)
Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) falls for the dashing Peter Joshua (Cary Grant) on a skiing trip in the French Alps. She returns to Paris and learns that her husband has been murdered. - Sunday, Aug. 30, 1 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m. "Sherlock Jr." The screenings include live accompaniment by pianist and composer Christopher Kypros.
Buster Keaton plays a movie projectionist who wants to be a detective. When his fiancée (Kathryn McGuire) is robbed by a thief (Ward Crane), the projectionist is framed for the crime.
Visit narocinema.com for tickets and more information.
