In "Candida", Shaw presents a minister's wife compelled to choose between her staid husband, the Rev. James Morell, and a mysterious young suitor, Eugene Marchbanks. A scoundrel of a father-in-law, a fawning intern and a conflicted secretary add to the … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen L'heure d'été (Summer Hours, Olivier Assayas, France 2008, 103 min., 35mm, French w/ subtitles). The divergent paths of three fortysomething siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th-century art collection, dies suddenly. Left … Continue reading
The Little will screen PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes (John Ennis, U.S. 2014, 87 min.) Pay 2 Play follows filmmaker John Ennis' quest to find a way out from under the Pay 2 Play System, where Politicians reward their … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen the fascinating (if only to this uninformed viewer's eyes) documentary Amy (Asif Kapadia, U.S. 2015, 128 min.) "The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks."
The Cinema will screen the too-impossible-to-be-real documentary The Wolfpack (Crystal Moselle, U.S. 2015, 90 min.) Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Son of Kong (Ernest B. Schoedsack, U.S. 1933, 70 min., 35mm). Bogged down with lawsuits and money troubles following King Kong's charge through Manhattan, conscience-heavy producer Carl Denham boards the Venture, a ship captained by … Continue reading
Marian Henry will discuss Finding Your Female Ancestors in the Gates Town Hall Annex. Difficulty in finding female ancestors has many causes. They are mentioned in fewer sources and the sources treat them differently. Census, naturalization, military records, land records—give … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen the fascinating (if only to this uninformed viewer's eyes) documentary Amy (Asif Kapadia, U.S. 2015, 128 min.) "The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks."
The Cinema will screen the too-impossible-to-be-real documentary The Wolfpack (Crystal Moselle, U.S. 2015, 90 min.) Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films … Continue reading
The Brighton Memorial Library will screen To Kill A Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, U.S. 1962, 129 min.) A scrupulously honest lawyer (Gregory Peck), in the Depression-era South, puts his career on the line when he defends a black man against an … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen the fascinating (if only to this uninformed viewer's eyes) documentary Amy (Asif Kapadia, U.S. 2015, 128 min.) "The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks."