FEATURES AND FEATURE-LENGTH PROGRAMS ARE CAPITALIZED. SHORTS ARE ITALICIZED. SHORTS LEAD DIRECTLY INTO FEATURES; BREAKS OCCUR AFTER EACH FEATURE. WE DO OUR BEST TO STICK TO THE SCHEDULE, BUT CHANGES AND DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. WE WILL NEVER START A FILM EARLY! QUESTIONS? LET US KNOW!

ALL TITLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

NEW DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

(30 MINUTES) SAT AUG 30TH – 10:00AM

My Fair Mother

Long-time Cinecon attendee Karen Snow’s film My Fair Mother is a bio-documentary film about the filmmaker’s mother, who left home at age 17 to fulfill her dream of being a dancer and worked professionally on stage and television from the late 1940s to the 50s. Includes on-screen commentary from Chita Rivera, Lee Roy Reams, and Sondra Lee. My Fair Mother was an official selection at the 2024 Greenwich Village Film Festival.

Dance of the Bootlegger

In the new film DANCE OF THE BOOTLEGGER, Director Adam Karp uncovers the story of this often-overlooked window of American Film history through the lens of a projectionist and family man, Woody Wise. In 1974, the FBI, under the direction of the Motion Picture Association, raided the film collections of underground film dealers, collectors, historians, and even well-known actors. Within months, private collections were confiscated or destroyed, and Woody Wise found himself in the crosshairs of the Motion Picture Association of America and the FBI.

PARAMOUNT TECHNICOLOR MUSICALS

(60 MINUTES) SATURDAY AUG 30TH – 2:30PM & 7:30PM

From 1943 to 1948, Paramount Pictures produced a wonderful series of 2-reel Technicolor musical short subjects, 30 in total. In the past, we have shown Boogie Woogie (1945) and Sweet and Low (1947). This year Cinecon is pleased to present three more newly restored titles from the series, Midnight Serenade (1947) starring Peggy Lee, which will be introduced by Lee’s granddaughter Holly Foster Wells. Plus, Jingle Jangle Jingle (1948) and Footlight Rhythm (1948) featuring Margaret Field, mother of actress Sally Field. Special thanks to Charlotte Barker and her team at Paramount for making these available to us!

PARAMOUNT TECHNICOLOR MUSICALS

(60 MINUTES) SATURDAY AUG 30TH – 2:30PM & 7:30PM

From 1943 to 1948, Paramount Pictures produced a wonderful series of 2-reel Technicolor musical short subjects, 30 in total. In the past, we have shown Boogie Woogie (1945) and Sweet and Low (1947). This year Cinecon is pleased to present three more newly restored titles from the series, Midnight Serenade (1947) starring Peggy Lee, which will be introduced by Lee’s granddaughter Holly Foster Wells. Plus, Jingle Jangle Jingle (1948) and Footlight Rhythm (1948) featuring Margaret Field, mother of actress Sally Field. Special thanks to Charlotte Barker and her team at Paramount for making these available to us!

MAX FLEISCHER CARTOON RESTORATIONS

(30 MINUTES) SUNDAY AUG 31ST – 10:00AM

For decades, much of the animation output from Fleischer Studios has been either poorly preserved or not preserved at all. This is changing daily, and we are thrilled to present three examples of the wonderful work that has been going on to give these animated masterpieces their proper significance. We offer three examples from the fabulous Fleischer Studio:

1. Out of the Inkwell – The Mechanical Doll – A Restoration World Premiere – Original Release Date: Feb 7, 1922

2. Betty Boop – Judge For A Day – US Restoration Premiere – Original Release Date: Sept. 20, 1935

3. Color Classics – Musical Memories – A brand-new digital restoration from the original camera negative – The last Color Classics cartoon to be filmed in Cinecolor. – Original Release Date: Nov. 8, 1935

SHE’S ALIVE – THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN AT 90! 

(30 MINUTES) SUNDAY AUG 31ST – 10:30AM

2025 marks the 90th anniversary of the release of one of the greatest of the Universal Monster films, The Bride of Frankenstein. Author Julian David Stone returns to Cinecon with an all-new presentation on the history and making of this masterpiece, assembled from his research as he writes the sequel to his bestselling novel about the making of the original 1931 Frankenstein, It’s Alive! The presentation will delve into all the fascinating details of how this amazing film came together, resulting in the addition of the first, and greatest, female monster to the Universal horror cycle, as well as a deep dive into what makes this film so unique and so wonderful.

KINECON 

(95 MINUTES) SUNDAY AUG 31ST – 11:10AM

TWO SPECIAL CENTENNIAL TRIBUTES!

1925 saw the birth of two immortals of show business. For this ninth edition of our annual trip through the world of Kinescopes, we pay tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. and Dick Van Dyke. From the film archives of Stu and Stan, we will take an affectionate look back at some of the television work these two brilliant performers gave audiences before the advent of videotape. Sammy Davis Jr. passed away at the age of 64 in 1990. Dick Van Dyke is about to celebrate his centennial birthday. He knows we are honoring him and has seen the clips we are presenting in tribute to him.

LAUREL AND HARDY 1929 RESTORATIONS

(40 MINUTES) SUNDAY AUGUST 31ST – 2:30PM

Premiere Restorations!

We are extremely humbled to premiere two brand new restorations several months before they become available to the general public: Big Business and Double Whoopee. Lobster Films and Flicker Alley have graciously provided us with these short subjects starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in a condition never seen before.