Past Film Screenings

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The Secret Sunday Matinees II

Weekly, March 1 - May 24, 2009

Northwest Film Forum Seattle, WA

The return of our weekend matinee series, this time featuring the classic adventure serial Zorro’s Fighting Legion (1939, 12 episodes). The features were more diverse than the first series, and included silent film, art-house and foreign releases, swashbucklers...and sci-fi and horror, of course. Each show also included a cartoon and/or short — the last time this was done for an entire series, except for the 2022 edition which featured a different serial trailer before the main program.

The Secret Sunday Matinee returns, now at a different time! Relive the old-fashioned matinee with a weekly movie serial, a classic Secret Feature, plus cartoons and shorts. This spring, the 12-chapter cliffhanger is Zorro’s Fighting Legion (1939). Packed with non-stop action, it's one of the all-time best from the legendary Republic Studios!

The Secret Features will bring 1920s-1960s adventure, tough guys and intrigue, plus some curveballs to keep you guessing. Our two Silent Movie Shows are not to be missed! Directors include Curtiz, Boetticher, Clouzot, Honda, Dreyer, Reed and Lang. The cartoons and shorts will be as cool and daring as ever, and there will be another 13th Episode Show, our cavalcade of extra-special surprises. All film, no video! Family friendly! Will Zorro save all Mexico?! What will the classic Secret Feature be?! Find out only on Sunday afternoons this spring!

The series went on hiatus for a year, then returned in 2011 at different venue and with a slightly different format.