Upcoming special film showings in the area

Classic Movies

The Everett Historic Theatre is hosting Seniors Movie Afternoons every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 and each month will have a theme: November is musicals; December is holiday films. For more information, visit www.historiceveretttheatre.com. Dec. 16, “A Christmas Wish.”

Dial H for Hitchcock

A yearlong series of 12 of Alfred Hitchcock’s best films will be shown on the last Wednesday of the month at the Evergreen Branch of the Everett Public Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett; call 425-257-8250. A screening and discussion will start at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 31, “North by Northwest”: A New York executive (Cary Grant) becomes embroiled with spies; he meets Eva Marie Saint as he flees across the country (1959).

Movies at the library

Bring your friends, have some popcorn and enjoy a movie at a branch of the Sno-Isle library system. Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule. Dec. 16: “Frozen,” Monroe, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19: “Casablanca,” Freeland, 2 p.m. Dec. 20: “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Edmonds, 1 p.m. Dec. 22: “Dolphin Tale 2,” Mukilteo, 2 p.m. Dec. 23: “Sleeping Beauty,” Monroe, 2 p.m.

“A Christmas Wish”

The Christmas Classic starring Jimmy Durante will be showing at 1 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the Historic Everett Theatre. Durante stars as the patriarch of a down-on-their-luck family of acrobats who suddenly finds a great deal of money hidden in his house amid the depths of the Great Depression. Tickets are $5.

“It’s a Wonderful Life”

The classic bittersweet Christmas comedy will be showing at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 and 23 at the Historic Everett Theatre. “It’s a Wonderful Life” lost money in its original run, but it lapsed into the public domain in 1973 and soon became a holiday classic. Tickets are $10.

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