The Dryden will screen Bakushu (Early Summer, Yasujiro Ozu, Japan 1951, 124 min., 35mm, Japanese w/subtitles). Two parents seek a suitable mate for their 28-year-old professional daughter (Setsuko Hara), bound to marry her off before they retire to the country. … Continue reading
Rochster Movie Makers is hosting their monthly Script Writers Workshop at Carlson Cowork. Come out to the Writers Workshop this Wednesday, 6pm-8pm, at the Carlson Cowork. We'll be discussing the Outline process and sharing the ones we've been working on. … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn, U.S. 2014, 85 min.) "Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Informer (John Ford, U.S. 1935, 91 min., 16mm). John Ford's adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel by the same name is now commonly regarded as the director's passion project and his foray into art-cinema. Though Ford … Continue reading
In the Interfaith Chapel Sanctuary on the UofR Campus, Noam Chomsky will present a lecture titled Language, Creativity, and the Limits of Understanding followed by a Q&A and a reception in the Eisenberg Rotunda in Schlegel Hall.
Mayor Lovely Warren will host a Community Input Session to ask residents for their opinions on jobs and business development programs, public safety measures, quality of life services and much more. The Mayor is seeking community feedback on City programs … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, U.S. 2016, 112 min.) "A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan."
Tonight's The Photographic Historical Society (TPHS) meeting at Barnes and Noble features Grant Romer discussing More Light — The Story of the First American Photography Patent. On May 8, 1840, Alexander S. Wolcott was granted the first American patent relating … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, Uk/Us 1976, 117 min., 35mm). If Goldfinger defined what a Bond movie should be, You Only Live Twice gloriously stretched that definition to its limits. From the time that 007 … Continue reading
A Blues and Roots performance Jam, in tribute to the 1930's Delta Blues Roots legend Eddie James "Son" House Jr., who was rediscovered living in Rochester, NY in the 1960s. Opening set by host, Genesee Johnny, followed by a featured … Continue reading
Cello Fury will perform at Abilene. A cello rock powerhouse featuring three cellists and a drummer, Cello Fury's original music combines the emotive and symphonic sounds of the cello with driving rock beats to create a cinematic, progressive rock sound.
The Cinema will screen The Witch (Robert Eggers, U.S. / U.K. / Canada / Brazil 2015, 92 min.) "A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession."
Wicked Squid Studios will host excellent, deceptively mellow, complex rock-and-roll from Hinkley, and Marlowe.