The Dryden will screen Private Hell 36 (Don Siegel, U.S. 1954, 76 min., 16mm) as part of the Tarnished Badge series. Written by and starring Ida Lupino, for her independent company the Filmmakers, and featuring direction by genre masters Don … Continue reading
Madelein Smith and I are bringing back the 50/50 open mic show for the third year running! This is to encourage cis women/transgender people to start performing stand-up comedy and to show everyone what an open mic looks like that's … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Una Mujer Fantastica (A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio, Chile / Germany / Spain / U.S. 2017, 104 min.) "Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Rian Johnson, U.S. 2017, 152 min.) "Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares … Continue reading
The Little will screen Be Prepared to Stop (Jennifer Clymer, Marijane Miller, U.S. 2017, 62 min.) followed by a Panel Discussion with Enid Cardinal, Jim Hofmann, Richard Perrin, James Stack, and moderated by Elissa Orlando as part of the Rochester … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro, U.S. 2017, 123 min.) "At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen 8½ (Federico Fellini, Italy/France 1963, 138 min., 35mm, Italian w/subtitles) as part of the Academy Awards at 90 series. Fellini's rapturous masterpiece stars the director's parallel persona Marcello Mastroianni as a filmmaker lost in life, unable … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Una Mujer Fantastica (A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio, Chile / Germany / Spain / U.S. 2017, 104 min.) "Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over … Continue reading