The Dryden will screen Night and the City (Jules Dassin, U.K./U.S. 1950, 111 min., format) as part of the Nitrate Picture Show. "An exciting, suspenseful melodrama, . . . the story of a double-crossing heel who finally gets his just … Continue reading
An all-ages orchestration of miming what we want to see in the heart of our city, from artist Ray Ray Mitrano.
The Dryden will screen Spellbound (Alfred Hitchcock, U.K. 1945, 111 min.) "This writer has had little traffic with practitioners of psychiatry or with the twilight abstractions of their science, so we are not in a position to say whether Ingrid … Continue reading
This foundational tour is a two-hour walk of approximately one mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This overview includes the graves of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, as well as topics of local history, horticulture, geology, architecture, monument … Continue reading
Blackfriars Theatre will host a performance of The Blacks: A Clown Show by Jean Genet. A troupe of black actors reenact the rape and murder of a white woman before a kangaroo court and thus begins The Blacks: A Clown … Continue reading
Language is the primary tool we use to communicate about cinema, but it is not cinema itself. We use language to contextualize the cinematic experience, to talk about the themes and content of film, to relate the emotional journey we've … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen T2 Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, U.K. 2017, 117 min.) "After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie."
The Cinema will screen The Last Word (Mark Pellington, U.S. 2017, 108 min.) "Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task … Continue reading
Charlie Parr is a roots musician like no other today. The Minnesota musician has built a frenzied following of fans around the world with his energetic performances and 12 records. On his 13th album and Red House Records debut, Stumpjumper, … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Life (Daniel Espinosa, U.S. 2017, 104 min.) "A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form, that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on … Continue reading
A gift of the Century Projector Company, the Century Model C projectors have been installed in the Dryden Theatre since it opened in 1951. These MacHines are "closed head" projectors, so called because the entire film path from feed magazine … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Last Word (Mark Pellington, U.S. 2017, 108 min.) "Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task … Continue reading