Film EventsWide Screen Roadshow Series - Lawrence of ArabiaSunday, January 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Film Critic and Historian, Matias Bombal takes you on a Wide Screen Roadshow on the 2nd Sunday of each month.
This month's movie will be the 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia, starring Oscar Winner, Peter O'Tool. Lawrence of Arabia won 7 Academy Awards 1963, including Best Pitcure!
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Come support classic Wide Screen Roadshow cinema right here at the Orinda Theatre!
About Matías:
Matías Bombal, nationally syndicated radio movie critic of “Matías Bombal’s Hollywood” Capsule Current Cinema Reviews (www.mabhollywood.com, Matías Bombal's Hollywood on Facebook), has been seen and heard in many entertainment venues as a master of ceremonies throughout California. Born in Santiago, Chile, June 3, 1967, Matías was surrounded by the arts at an early age.
He was placed in charge of the restoration and management of Sacramento's historic Crest Theatre at 19 years of age. He made a considerable impression on the Sacramento valley’s show going public in his tenure there from 1986 to 1991, with colorful stage introductions and rare film bookings.
He was directly involved with reviving Sacramento’s Guild and Colonial Theatres, as well as working in the Tower and Sacramento Inn theatres as promoter, booker, historian and all around showman. He has appeared as an extra and/or lent his production assistance to the films BIRD, PINK CADILLAC, XENIA, WISDOM, and an episode of HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN. He was featured as a cashier in an independent black & white comedy short silent film 9 ITEMS OR LESS.
TV 58, KSCH, Sacramento brought Matías to the small screen as a Sunday night movie host which lead to work as an emcee all over the west coast for special events.