One of the most heroic times in American history is also the darkest. While World War II raged on and U.S. soldiers fought for freedom and democracy elsewhere, Japanese-Americans were removed from their homes and communities and interned in camps … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Ici et ailleurs (Here and Elsewhere, Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville, France 1976, 60 min., 16mm, French w/subtitles), and Al-Shareet bi Khayr (All Is Well on the Border, Akram Zaatari, Lebanon 1997, 43 min., digital, French … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Learning to Drive (Isabel Coixet, U.K. / U.S. 2014, 90 min.) "As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they … Continue reading
For forty years, Wendy Ewald has traveled the world working with children and adults to document their communities. Her recent book, This Is Where I Live (London: Mack, 2015), documents this collaborative approach, reflecting the personal experiences of people living … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Grandma (Paul Weitz, U.S. 2015, 80 min.) "A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter."
The Shakespeare Players program of the Rochester Community Players presents Henry V at the MuCCC. "Henry V concludes the "Henriad" Cycle that began in Spring with Richard II. Young King Henry V takes the throne in a most contentious atmosphere … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Kreuzweg (Stations of the Cross, Dietrich Brüggemann, Germany/France 2014, 107 min., DCP, German w/subtitles). Told in fourteen fixed-angle, single shot tableaux that parallel Christ's journey to his crucifixion, Stations of the Cross is both an indictment … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Learning to Drive (Isabel Coixet, U.K. / U.S. 2014, 90 min.) "As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they … Continue reading
The Bug Jar will host The Branch Davidians, and Cavalcade.
The Cinema will screen Black Mass (Scott Cooper, U.S. / U.K. 2015, 122 min.) "The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became … Continue reading
The Shakespeare Players program of the Rochester Community Players presents Henry V at the MuCCC. "Henry V concludes the "Henriad" Cycle that began in Spring with Richard II. Young King Henry V takes the throne in a most contentious atmosphere … Continue reading