Have yourself a witchy little Christmas with… BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE (1958) w/ pop-up shop by Chaos Magick
December 7 : 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
“For me, Christmas is witches and warlocks, bongos and beatniks, a classic golden age Hollywood pairing and, hands down, one of the finest and most criminally underrated festive movies of all time… [F]orget a white Christmas, just give me some of that ol’ black magic.” – The Independent
After teaming memorably in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 classic Vertigo, James Stewart and Kim Novak reteamed the same year in the witchy, whimsical Bell Book and Candle, a spellbinding romantic comedy packed with beatniks, bongos, boho vibes, and offbeat Christmas cheer. Stewart plays Shep Henderson, a staid New York publisher entranced by a mysteriously bewitching new downstairs neighbor, Gillian (Novak). But little does Shep know, Gillian is a witch whose specialty is making men fall for her. But it’s a one-way street: when a witch falls in love, she loses her powers. Photographed in rich, glowing colors by James Wong Howe that grooves to the rhythms of George Duning’s jazz-inflected score. Jack Lemmon, Bride of Frankenstein‘s Elsa Lanchester, and TV pioneer Ernie Kovacs co-star in this utterly mesmerizing charmer that heavily inspired the sitcom Bewitched. Let Stewart and Novak bring a little magic to the holiday season.
Our sorcerous friends at Chaos Magick will be popping up in the lobby, so grab some gifts for all your witchiest friends and fiends.
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