SEPTEMBER 2014 FILM CALENDAR
FILM SERIES & SPECIAL EVENTS (NOW – 9/21) MARCO BELLOCCHIO @HFA (9/9) OPEN SCREEN @COOLIDGE (9/12 & 9/13) SPIKE & MIKE’S FESTIVAL…
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AUGUST 2014 FILM CALENDAR
FILM SERIES & EVENTS: (NOW – 8/23) REEL WEIRD BRATTLE @BRATTLE (NOW – 8/26) ROBERT WISE CENTENNIAL @BRATTLE (NOW – 8/27) GIRLS…
(7/13) INTOLERANCE (1916) DIR. D. W. GRIFFITH // THREE AGES (1923) DIR. BUSTER KEATON...
HUMANS SUCK OR WHY I WON’T TELL YOU I’M IN LOVE Struggling to come up with something to say to your crush?…
JULY 2014 FILM CALENDAR
FILM SERIES & EVENTS: (6/27 – 7/19) BILL MURR-ATHON! @CAPITOL (7/10 – 7/27) THE 19TH ANNUAL BOSTON FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL @MFA (7/12)…
(6/20 & 6/21) WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001) DIR. DAVID WAIN @COOLIDGE
With a cast that reads like the who’s-who of comedy, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER is a tour de force of campy (literally)…
(6/20 & 6/21) DEAD MAN (1996) DIR. JIM JARMUSCH @MFA
We are quick to hail director Jim Jarmusch as a cinematic prophet of our times and the man is well deserving of…
SUPPORT “THE MOVIE” – Q&A with Writer-Producer Ethan Hurwitz of ONSLO
Ethan Hurwitz is truly living the dream. In a recent Facebook post, he stated, “The trouble I got myself into is that…
(6/16) MARS ATTACKS! (1996) DIR. TIM BURTON @BLOC11
The end of the world is more conceivable than the end of the politico-economic system that we live in during a speech given to Occupy Wall Street at Liberty Plaza. Hence, the slew of alien invasion, natural disaster, and zombie outbreak films we’ve seen in the last 20 years.
(6/9) BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991) DIR. JOHN SINGLETON @COOLIDGE
BOYZ N THE HOOD encapsulates the experience of three teenage boys growing up in South Central LA, home of the feud between the illustrious Bloods and Crips gangs. This isn’t another gangster idolizing film – it’s not just sipping forties and mowing down rival gang members. This is a story about pain, about dreaming, and about the circumstances that make those dreams almost impossible to achieve.
(6/7) LET’S GO TO THE RAT (2013) DIR. ANDREW SZAVA-KOVATS @MILL NO.5
Do you love DIY? Are you proud to be a member of our little city’s big scene? While you might just be…
(6/6) HFC PRESENTS: THE OBSCENE KISS: SUSPIRIA // THE LORDS OF SALEM @CUISINE-EN-LOCALE
Our friends at the Horror Film Club are back after a short hiatus and boy are we excited to see the chills…
(6/2) LOST HORIZON (1937) DIR. FRANK CAPRA @HFA
Frank Capra, the man who contributed heavily to making Columbia Pictures the powerhouse it is today (and even more so to, well,…
