If a resident needs a break from the Olympics, check out the Bay Theater. The movie house is playing Milestone Movies from 1994.
Playing through August 8 are Pulp Fiction and Speed.
Pulp Fiction, one of this editor’s favorites for its quirkiness, stars John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson who are hitmen – but that often fall into philosophical discussions.
It was an independent crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It tells intwining tales of crime and violence in Los Angeles. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Film Editing. The movie won for Best Original Screenplay.
Speed stars Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper in this thriller filled with breathtaking stunts and unexpected romance. Jack Traven an L.A. cop is sent to diffuse a bomb planted on a bus by a vengeful extortionist. The bus must stay at 50 mph or the bomb will explode.
Also showing in the five theaters located on 1035 Swarthmore are Beverly Hill Cop Axel F (2024), starring Eddie Murphy and Hitman with Glen Powell and Adria Arjona. Netflix summer family favorites continue with Back to the Outback and Nimona.
Outback is described as reptiles tired of being locked in a zoo where humans gawk at them like they’re monsters, so a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo. The plan to go to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs. Leading the group is Maddie, a poisonous snake with a heart of gold, who bands together with a self-assured Thorny Devil lizard Zoe, a lovelorn hairy spider Frank, and a sensitive scorpion Nigel.
But when their nemesis — Pretty Boy, a cute but obnoxious koala — unexpectedly joins their escape, Maddie and the gang have no choice but to take him with them on road trip across Australia, pursued by a zookeeper Chaz.
There is an extensive menu at the theater that includes appetizers, salads, pizza, sandwiches and desserts. Wine, beer, cocktails and bottomless icees are available. The theater will validate three hours of parking. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children and seniors – and you don’t have to leave town.
Visit: https://www.baytheaterla.com or call (310) 230-1457.