In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a Books Sandwiched-In lecture with Reverend Dr. Richard (Dick) S. Gilbert reviewing Henry David Thoreau : a life by Laura Dassow Walls. Walls's Thoreau is ... a … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird, U.S. 2018, 118 min.) "Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world."
The Dryden will screen Die Stadt ohne Juden (The City Without Jews, H. K. Breslauer, Austria 1924, 80 min., DCP) with live piano by Philip C. Carli as part of the Silent Tuesdays series. Lost for more than ninety years, … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Juliet, Naked (Jesse Peretz, U.S. 2018, 105 min.) "Juliet, Naked is the story of Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens … Continue reading
Many urban neighborhoods throughout the U.S. were destroyed by the construction of new highways during the latter half of the twentieth century. In many cases, low income and minority neighborhoods were selected as locations for these new highways to pass … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Mature Mastery (Jiri Trnka, Czechoslovakia 1962—65, 74 min., DCP) as part of the Animation of Jiri Trnka series. In the 1960s, at the height of his artistic output, Trnka turned to increasingly dark, surreal, satirical, and … Continue reading
Babeville will host Neko Case with Thao (of the Get Down Stay Down) in Asbury Hall. Five years have passed since Case's last solo project, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I … Continue reading
The Little will screen Bad Reputation (Kevin Kerslake, U.S. 2018, 98 min.) A journey through Joan Jett's life and career, from her early years as founder of "The Runaways" and first collaborations with Kenny Laguna to her status as rock … Continue reading
At a time when everyone is talking about fake news, what about real news: who produces it, under what conditions, and who pays attention to it? If the ratio of fake news to real news is increasing, what would reverse … Continue reading
The Little will screen Finché c'è Prosecco c'è speranza (The Last Prosecco, Antonio Padovan, Italy 2017, 101 min.) as part of the Italian Film Series. The dashing, opinionated Count Ancillotto, as unstinting in his criticism of a nearby pollution-producing factory … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird, U.S. 2018, 118 min.) "Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world."
The Dryden will screen Cabin in the Sky (Vincente Minnelli, U.S. 1943, 98 min., 35mm) as part of the Reinventing Hollywood series. Presented in a gorgeous sepia-toned print, this story follows Petunia Jackson (Ethel Waters) as she tries to convince … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Juliet, Naked (Jesse Peretz, U.S. 2018, 105 min.) "Juliet, Naked is the story of Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens … Continue reading