Where Were You In 1976? Bicentennial Cinema: NETWORK (1976)
Thu, Oct 29 · 6pm–9pm · Palm Springs Cultural Center · Palm Springs
Thursday, October 29th [NEW DATE]
6pm Bicentennial pre-show by Deserted Films
6:30pm NETWORK (1976, Sidney Lumet)
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”
Come see Sidney Lumet’s NETWORK on the Camelot’s BIG screen, just in time for the 2026 election season! NETWORK was the first film we programmed when we teamed up with the Palm Springs Public Library to plan our Summer Semiquincentennial/1976 film series back in January. But the studio held it back for a big restoration, so now it’ll be THE LAST in the series!
Aside from its darkly satirical tone (you will laugh and despair simultaneously!), everyone and everything in Sidney Lumet’s landmark film is so finely tuned, so pressurized, so tapped into the nation’s increasing and destabilizing anxiety, that you’ll leave the Palm Springs Cultural Center feeling a little exhausted (but in a good way!). That was kind of Lumet’s thing! And believe us, the effect is more profound on the BIG SCREEN!!! We programmed 12 ANGRY MEN a couple of summers ago and realized with the crowd that Lumet's worlds become something else entirely when viewed theatrically. Of course the message here is even more relevant in 2026. Paddy Chayefsky’s award winning screenplay is perfect. Epic performances by Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden, Ned Beatty, and Robert Duvall don’t hurt!
Aside from its darkly satirical tone (you will laugh and despair simultaneously!), everyone and everything in Sidney Lumet’s landmark film is so finely tuned, so pressurized, so tapped into the nation’s increasing and destabilizing anxiety, that you’ll leave the Cultural Center feeling a little exhausted (but in a good way!). That was kind of Lumet’s thing! And believe us, the effect is more profound on the BIG SCREEN!!! We programmed 12 ANGRY MEN a couple of summers ago and realized with the crowd that Lumet's worlds become something else entirely when viewed theatrically. Of course the message here is even more relevant in 2026. Paddy Chayefsky’s award winning screenplay is perfect. Epic performances by Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden, Ned Beatty, and Robert Duvall don’t hurt!
ABOUT THE SERIES
Where Were You in 1976? A look back at bicentennial cinema…
The USA turns 250 years old this year. It’s a BIG birthday! So we’ve put together a series that looks back at our last big birthday…the bicentennial of 1976.
Deserted Films, the Palm Springs Public Library, and the Palm Springs Cultural Center have teamed up to bring you 5 (now six!) key films to get us thinking about where we were when we hit 200.
Deserted Films will present a special pre-show (6-6:30) before each feature… and we’ve got some spectacular bicentennial-era home movies and other goodies to share!
Enjoy the PSCC AC! Meet interesting people! See things you can’t see on TV or anywhere else! And support a couple of filmy nonprofits that need your help!
