On November 14, 1976, a movie called Network held its premiere at the long gone Sutton Theater. The feature film was written by Sidney "Paddy" Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet, both native New Yorkers.

The film went on to win four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay for Chayefsky, his third. He also won for Marty (1955) and The Hospital (1971). This production was so important to Chayefsky that he negotiated to have his hand in picking the director, main cast and he was on-set for filming.

Network was nominated for Picture, Director, 2 Actors, Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress, Cinematography, Editing, as well as Screenplay. Along with Chayefsky, the other winners were Beatrice Straight for Best Supporting Actress, Faye Dunaway for Best Actress, and Peter Finch posthumously won for Best Actor. Paddy was announced to accept the award and brought up Finchy's wife Eletha Barrett.

The story follows Howard Beale (Finch), a long-time nightly news anchor who suffers a public on-air breakdown after being fired for low ratings. Instead of fading away, his unhinged, apocalyptic rants turn his show into a massive ratings sensation.

If you'd like hear "I'm as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!" on the big screen like 50 years ago, you can catch a few screening opportunities this month.

Sunday, November 15 at 9:05pm - Paris Theater

Monday, November 16 at 2:15pm - Paris Theater

Tuesday, November 24 at 9:15pm - Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park