The Victoria Theatre has announced its “Michelob Ultra Cool Films” slate for this summer:

Each summer, the silver screen takes center stage. Our annual summer film series presents films from the classic era of Hollywood. A different Hollywood classic runs each weekend in July and August in the air-conditioned comfort of the Victoria Theatre.

I went to one of these a year or two ago, but I don’t recall what I saw. I think it might’ve been MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. It’s a fun time, though. The Victoria is a comfy theater, and there’s free popcorn and soda. Tickets are only five bucks, too, so it’s a good deal overall.

Nice to see CASABLANCA and ANIMAL HOUSE included on the list, and not just the typical, boring offerings like THE MUSIC MAN, MY FAIR LADY, and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Those are fine films, and I don’t believe any of them have been shown in the Cool Films of yesteryear . . . however, they’re also, in my opinion, the sort of stereotypical films that usually get included on lists of “classics” like the Cool Films series. Diversity is nice, is all I’m saying.

Hmm. Speaking of diversity, it seems the Victoria’s also stepped up this year and finally showing some old school summer blockbusters in the form of the INDIANA JONES trilogy. (Yes, I said “trilogy” and not “tetralogy.” As far as I’m concerned, the most recent Indy movie never happened.) I caught RAIDERS and TEMPLE last year when the Regal briefly flirted with airing films of yore, but wouldn’t mind seeing them again on the silver screen.

Good show, Victoria — you earned my business again. I full-well intend to hit up the Indy movies and CASABLANCA. Now if only they’d include JAWS and THE PRINCESS BRIDE in next year’s slate.