Join author Teresa K. Lehr examine Rochester's Great Tonsil Massacre: a unique event in early 20th century public health care.
The JCC will host a performance of The Flick by Annie Baker in the CenterStage Theatre. Three underpaid employees of a run-down movie theater tear tickets, clean up popcorn and attend to one of the few remaining 35 millimeter film … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Gareth Edwards, U.S. / U.K. 2016, 133 min.) "The Empire is developing a super weapon - a Death Star and the Rebellion is desperately trying to steal the plans so … Continue reading
The MuCCC is hosting a performance of Sketching the Soul by Jacqueline Lynch. Chelsea Logan is an artist struggling with the conflict between her growing celebrity and her Amish upbringing, which she left behind to pursue her ambition, and which … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Ultimo tango a Parigi (Last Tango in Paris, Bernardo Bertolucci, France/Italy 1972, 129 min., 35mm) as part of the Vittorio Storaro series. Still haunting, still disturbing, Last Tango in Paris is marked by the confluence of … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Split (M. Night Shyamalan, U.S. 2016, 117 min.) "'Split' is a thriller about three girls who are kidnapped by a man with multiple personality disorder. As they encounter the 23 different characters, they must decipher which … Continue reading
The Little will screen Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (Deborah Riley Draper, Germany / U.S. 2016, 82 min.) with Deborah Riley Draper in attendance for a discussion as part of the Black Cinema Series. Olympic Pride, American Prejudice explores the experiences … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Manchester By the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan, U.S. 2016, 137 min.) "A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies."
The Dryden will screen Fuocoammare (Fire at Sea, Gianfranco Rosi, Italy/France 2016, 108 min., DCP, Italian w/subtitles) as part of the Survey of Contemporary Italian Cinema series. The first documentary to ever win the top award at the Berlin International … Continue reading
Considered one of the outstanding Spanish dramas of all time, this 17th-century allegory explores the mysteries of human destiny, the illusory nature of existence, and the struggle between predestination and free will. On the basic plot structure of King's suspicions … Continue reading
The MuCCC is hosting a performance of Sketching the Soul by Jacqueline Lynch. Chelsea Logan is an artist struggling with the conflict between her growing celebrity and her Amish upbringing, which she left behind to pursue her ambition, and which … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, France / U.S. 2016, 93 min.) "Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House."